Headline:
Flash Flood Warning issued June 23 at 5:07AM EDT until June 23 at 8:15AM EDT by NWS Boston/Norton MA
Event:
Flash Flood Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
June 23, 2026 - 2:07am
Expires:
June 23, 2026 - 5:15am
Description:
FFWBOX
The National Weather Service in Norton has issued a
* Flash Flood Warning for...
Southeastern Bristol County in southeastern Massachusetts...
Southwestern Plymouth County in southeastern Massachusetts...
Newport County in Rhode Island...
* Until 815 AM EDT.
* At 507 AM EDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing
heavy rain across the warned area. Up to 1 inch of rain has
fallen. The expected rainfall rate is 1 to 2 inches in 1 hour.
Additional rainfall amounts of 1 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...Excessive runoff will cause street flooding and rapid
rises on streams and creeks in the warned area.
Urbanized street flooding is likely in Fall River and
New Bedford.
* Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
New Bedford, Fall River, Dartmouth, Newport, Bristol,
Middleborough, Somerset, Portsmouth, Middletown, Fairhaven,
Swansea, Tiverton, Westport, Lakeville, Acushnet, Freetown,
Mattapoisett, Rochester and Little Compton.
Instruction:
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
Area Description:
Bristol, MA; Plymouth, MA; Newport, RI
Forcast Office:
NWS Boston/Norton MA
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov