Lexington, Massachusetts, USA
Issued by the National Weather Service - Boston / Norton, MA
Areas Affected: Northern Worcester; Central Middlesex County; Western Essex; Eastern Essex; Southern Worcester; Western Norfolk; Southeast Middlesex; Suffolk; Eastern Norfolk; Northern Bristol; Western Plymouth; Eastern Plymouth; Southern Bristol; Southern Plymouth; Barnstable; Dukes; Nantucket; Northwest Middlesex County; Northwest Providence; Southeast Providence; Western Kent; Eastern Kent; Bristol; Washington; Newport; Block Island
Urgency: Future
Severity: Severe
Certainty: Possible
Alert Sent: Saturday 12:18pm EDT
Alert Effective: Saturday 12:18pm EDT
Alert Expires: Sunday 4:30am EDT (expect updated alert by this time)
Event Onset: Saturday 12:18pm EDT
Event Ends: Tuesday 2:00am EDT
Issued by: NWS Boston/Norton MA
...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE MONDAY NIGHT... * WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is possible. * WHERE...Central and eastern Massachusetts as well as all of Rhode Island. * WHEN...Through late Monday night. * IMPACTS...Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations. Creeks and streams may rise out of their banks. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - Periods of rain will continue across the region right through Monday. Storm total rainfall amount of 2-4" are expected, but localized 5-7" amounts are possible. If these higher amounts are realized...the potential for both urban and small river/stream flooding would increase. This is particularly true if these localized higher amounts occur over a vulnerable urban center. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
You should monitor later forecasts and be alert for possible Flood Warnings. Those living in areas prone to flooding should be prepared to take action should flooding develop.
ID: urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.8fe193a3a27c821ed6bba9595ad846d36da29d38.001.1 Codes: MAZ004, MAZ005, MAZ006, MAZ007, MAZ012, MAZ013, MAZ014, MAZ015, MAZ016, MAZ017, MAZ018, MAZ019, MAZ020, MAZ021, MAZ022, MAZ023, MAZ024, MAZ026, RIZ001, RIZ002, RIZ003, RIZ004, RIZ005, RIZ006, RIZ007, RIZ008 Link: https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.8fe193a3a27c821ed6bba9595ad846d36da29d38.001.1