Expires:202403291000;Remove:202403291000;792297 WGUS61 KBOX 290233 FFABOX Flood Watch National Weather Service Boston/Norton MA 1033 PM EDT Thu Mar 28 2024 CTZ004-MAZ004>007-012>024-026-RIZ001>007-291000- /O.CON.KBOX.FA.A.0006.000000T0000Z-240329T1000Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ Windham CT-Northern Worcester MA-Central Middlesex MA-Western Essex MA-Eastern Essex MA-Southern Worcester MA-Western Norfolk MA-Southeast Middlesex MA-Suffolk MA-Eastern Norfolk MA-Northern Bristol MA-Western Plymouth MA-Eastern Plymouth MA-Southern Bristol MA-Southern Plymouth MA-Barnstable MA-Dukes MA-Nantucket MA-Northern Middlesex MA-Northwest Providence RI-Southeast Providence RI-Western Kent RI-Eastern Kent RI-Bristol RI- Washington RI-Newport RI- Including the cities of Newport, Falmouth, Worcester, Chatham, Providence, East Greenwich, West Greenwich, Westerly, Willimantic, Taunton, West Warwick, Framingham, Cambridge, Mattapoisett, Vineyard Haven, Gloucester, Ayer, Narragansett, Lawrence, New Bedford, Coventry, Fitchburg, Plymouth, Fall River, Warwick, Foxborough, Barre, Norwood, Milford, Foster, Provincetown, Brockton, Quincy, Bristol, Boston, Putnam, Lowell, Smithfield, and Nantucket 1033 PM EDT Thu Mar 28 2024 ...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EDT FRIDAY... * WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues to be possible. * WHERE...Portions of northern Connecticut, including the following area, Windham County. In Massachusetts, including the following areas, Barnstable, Bristol, Dukes, Essex, Middlesex, Nantucket, Norfolk, Plymouth, Suffolk and Worcester Counties. And in Rhode Island, including the following areas, Bristol, Kent, Newport, Providence RI and Washington Counties. * WHEN...Until 6 AM EDT Friday. * 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. Flooding may occur in poor drainage and urban areas. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - Rainfall totals between 1 and 2.5 inches will be common across the region. Heaviest will be across eastern MA, where a few locations may receive up to 3 inches of rain. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. && $$ Belk