2 products issued by NWS for:
Flash Flood Watch
FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 111 AM EDT FRI MAY 24 2013 ...FLASH FLOOD RISK FOR MUCH OF SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND DURING THE EARLY MORNING HOURS FRIDAY... .LATEST RADAR AND SATELLITE IMAGERY DEPICT AN EXTENSIVE AREA OF TROPICAL MOISTURE HEADED FOR RHODE ISLAND AND SOUTHEAST MASSACHUSETTS. THUS...THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH HAS BEEN EXPANDED EASTWARD. LOCALIZED RAINFALL OF 1 TO 2 INCHES WITHIN A COUPLE OF HOURS IS POSSIBLE IN THE WATCH AREA...AND LEADS TO SPECIAL CONCERN FOR URBAN AREAS IN RHODE ISLAND AND SOUTHEAST MASSACHUSETTS...INCLUDING PROVIDENCE AND BOSTON. MAZ013-015>021-RIZ001>007-241315- /O.EXA.KBOX.FF.A.0001.000000T0000Z-130524T1600Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ WESTERN NORFOLK MA-SUFFOLK MA-EASTERN NORFOLK MA- NORTHERN BRISTOL MA-WESTERN PLYMOUTH MA-EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA- SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA-SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA-NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI- SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI-WESTERN KENT RI-EASTERN KENT RI- BRISTOL RI-WASHINGTON RI-NEWPORT RI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FOXBORO...NORWOOD...BOSTON...QUINCY... TAUNTON...BROCKTON...PLYMOUTH...FALL RIVER...NEW BEDFORD... MATTAPOISETT...FOSTER...SMITHFIELD...PROVIDENCE... WEST GREENWICH...WARWICK...BRISTOL...NARRAGANSETT...WESTERLY... NEWPORT 111 AM EDT FRI MAY 24 2013 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EDT TODAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS EXPANDED THE * FLASH FLOOD WATCH TO INCLUDE PORTIONS OF MASSACHUSETTS AND RHODE ISLAND...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN MASSACHUSETTS...EASTERN NORFOLK MA...EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA... NORTHERN BRISTOL MA...SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA...SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA...SUFFOLK MA...WESTERN NORFOLK MA AND WESTERN PLYMOUTH MA. IN RHODE ISLAND...BRISTOL RI...EASTERN KENT RI...NEWPORT RI... NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI...SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI...WASHINGTON RI AND WESTERN KENT RI. * UNTIL NOON EDT TODAY * PERSISTENT MODERATE TO HEAVY RAINFALL IS EXPECTED OVERNIGHT INTO FRIDAY MORNING. SATELLITE AND RADAR IMAGERY DEPICT A LONG BAND OF HEAVY RAIN MOVING TOWARD RHODE ISLAND AND SOUTHEAST MASSACHUSETTS. THUS...HAVE EXPANDED THE WATCH INTO THESE AREAS. HEAVY RAINFALL DURING THE EARLY MORNING HOURS...PARTICULARLY WITHIN STRONGER THUNDERSTORMS...COULD RESULT IN FLASH FLOODING. * THE MAIN CONCERN WILL BE FOR URBAN AREAS AND SMALLER TRIBUTARIES...STREAMS AND CREEKS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED. && $$
Hazardous Weather Outlook
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 416 PM EDT THU MAY 23 2013 RIZ002-004>007-242030- SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI-EASTERN KENT RI-BRISTOL RI-WASHINGTON RI- NEWPORT RI- 416 PM EDT THU MAY 23 2013 ...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EDT THIS EVENING... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHERN RHODE ISLAND AND SOUTHERN RHODE ISLAND. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT. A FEW OF THESE STORMS MAY BE STRONG TO POSSIBLY SEVERE. MAIN THREATS WILL BE STRONG WINDS GUSTS AND HEAVY DOWNPOURS. SOME STORMS MAY PRODUCE LOCALIZED FLOODING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE MORNING AND INTO THE AFTERNOON ON FRIDAY. ALTHOUGH THESE STORMS ARE NOT EXPECTED TO BE STRONG...HEAVY DOWNPOURS ARE STILL POSSIBLE WITH LOCALIZED FLOODING. ROUNDS OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH AT LEAST SATURDAY WITH THE POSSIBILITY OF HEAVY DOWNPOURS THAT MAY CAUSE LOCAL FLOODING. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES. $$