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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Boston/Norton MA
343 PM EDT Mon Aug 26 2024

The National Weather Service in Norton has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for...
  West Central Bristol County in southeastern Massachusetts...
  Bristol County in Rhode Island...
  Northeastern Kent County in Rhode Island...
  Southeastern Providence County in Rhode Island...

* Until 645 PM EDT.

* At 343 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated slow moving thunderstorms 
  over the northern portion of Narragansett Bay moving onshore, 
  producing heavy rain across the warned area. Up to 1 inch of rain 
  has fallen. The expected rainfall rate is 1 inch in 1 hour. 
  Additional rainfall amounts up to 2 inches are possible in the 
  warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin 
  shortly.

  HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.

  SOURCE...Radar.

  IMPACT...Rapid rises on small creeks and streams, as well as
           flash flooding of urban areas, highways, streets and
           underpasses as well as other poor drainage and low-
           lying areas.

* Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
  Providence, Warwick, Cranston, East Providence, West Warwick, 
  Johnston, Bristol, Barrington, Swansea, Seekonk, Rehoboth and 
  Warren.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood 
deaths occur in vehicles.

Be aware of your surroundings and do not drive on flooded roads.

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LAT...LON 4182 7149 4184 7137 4184 7129 4182 7128
      4178 7127 4173 7125 4168 7124 4166 7123
      4166 7128 4169 7143 4167 7152 4168 7153
      4172 7153 4179 7152

FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED
EXPECTED RAINFALL RATE...1 INCH IN 1 HOUR

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