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WGUS41 KBOX 281155
FLWBOX

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Flood Warning
National Weather Service Boston/Norton MA
755 AM EDT Mon Sep 28 2026

MAC005-021-023-027-RIC007-281745-
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Bristol MA-Norfolk MA-Plymouth MA-Worcester MA-Providence RI-
755 AM EDT Mon Sep 28 2026

...FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 145 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON...

* WHAT...Flooding caused by prolonged heavy rainfall is expected.

* WHERE...Southeastern Worcester County in central Massachusetts...
  Southern Norfolk County in eastern Massachusetts...
  Northwestern Bristol County in southeastern Massachusetts...
  West Central Plymouth County in southeastern Massachusetts...
  Northeastern Providence County in Rhode Island...

* WHEN...Until 145 PM EDT.

* IMPACTS...Flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying
  and flood-prone locations is imminent or occurring. Streams
  continue to rise due to excess runoff from previous rainfall.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
  - At 747 AM EDT, Doppler radar indicated continued light to at
    times moderate rain falling over the warned area. Between 3 and 6
    inches of rain have fallen over the last 48 hours in the warned
    area. Additional rainfall expected through this morning could
    lead to areas of street and poor drainage flooding. The
    Blackstone River above Woonsocket is now in minor flood stage
    levels at 11.96 ft, which leads to low- lying flooding along
    portions of Cumberland and Woonsocket as well as off of Route 122
    in Cumberland.
  - Additional rainfall amounts of 0.5 to 1 inch are possible in the
    warned area.
  - Some locations that will experience flooding include...
    Brockton, Pawtucket, Taunton, East Providence, Woonsocket,
    Cumberland, Randolph, North Providence, Franklin, North
    Attleborough, Norwood, Stoughton, Attleboro, Walpole and
    Mansfield.
  - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Turn around, don`t drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.

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LAT...LON 4206 7164 4218 7141 4219 7119 4214 7094
      4203 7088 4200 7100 4190 7112 4184 7125
      4182 7132 4186 7141 4186 7153 4190 7160
      4204 7164


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