Avisos

Flood Warning issued May 16 at 6:28AM EDT until May 16 at 9:30AM EDT by NWS Boston/Norton MA* WHAT...Urban area and small stream flooding caused by excessiverainfall is expected.* WHERE...Portions of southeastern Massachusetts, including thefollowing counties, Bristol and Plymouth and Rhode Island,including the following counties, Bristol, Kent, Newport,Providence and Washington.* WHEN...Until 930 AM EDT.* IMPACTS...Flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lyingand flood-prone locations is imminent or occurring. Streams are onthe rise due to excess runoff from rainfall.* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...- At 627 AM EDT, Doppler radar and automated rain gaugesindicated heavy rain due to thunderstorms. Flooding isongoing or expected to begin shortly in the warned area.Between 1 and 3 inches of rain have fallen.- Additional rainfall amounts of 0.5 to 2 inches are possiblein the warned area.- Some locations that will experience flooding include...Providence, New Bedford, Fall River, Warwick, Cranston,Pawtucket, East Providence, Coventry, Dartmouth, Cumberland,North Providence, South Kingstown, West Warwick, Johnston,North Attleborough, North Kingstown, Newport, Bristol,Attleboro and Smithfield.- http://www.weather.gov/safety/floodTurn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flooddeaths occur in vehicles.Stay away or be swept away. River banks and culverts can becomeunstable and unsafe.In hilly terrain there are hundreds of low water crossings which arepotentially dangerous in heavy rain. Do not attempt to cross floodedroads. Find an alternate route.Please report observed flooding to local emergency services or lawenforcement and request they pass this information to the NationalWeather Service when you can do so safely.

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