Active Alerts Brookline, MA

Severe Thunderstorm Watch

Issued at Wed 9:58 PM Jun. 26

Issued by: National Weather Service

Description

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH472 IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM EDT THURSDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING AREASIN MASSACHUSETTS THIS WATCH INCLUDES 7 COUNTIESIN CENTRAL MASSACHUSETTSWORCESTERIN EASTERN MASSACHUSETTSMIDDLESEX NORFOLK SUFFOLKIN SOUTHEASTERN MASSACHUSETTSBRISTOL PLYMOUTHIN WESTERN MASSACHUSETTSHAMPDENIN RHODE ISLAND THIS WATCH INCLUDES 5 COUNTIESIN NORTHERN RHODE ISLANDBRISTOL KENT PROVIDENCEIN SOUTHERN RHODE ISLANDNEWPORT WASHINGTONTHIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF BLOCK ISLAND, BOSTON, BRISTOL,BROCKTON, FALL RIVER, FITCHBURG, FOXBOROUGH, FRAMINGHAM, LOWELL,NEW BEDFORD, NEWPORT, PLYMOUTH, PROVIDENCE, QUINCY, SPRINGFIELD,TAUNTON, WARWICK, WESTERLY, AND WORCESTER.

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Flash Flood Warning

Issued at Wed 9:26 PM Jun. 26

Issued by: National Weather Service

Recommended Action

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

Description

At 926 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavyrain. A trained spotter reported that the portion of Route 9 wasflooded up to one foot in Natick. Between 1 and 2 inches of rainhave fallen. The expected rainfall rate is 0.5 to 1.5 inches in 1hour. Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 2 inches are possible inthe warned area. Flash flooding is already occurring.HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.SOURCE...Radar.IMPACT...Flash flooding of small creeks and streams, urban areas,highways, streets and underpasses as well as other poordrainage and low-lying areas.Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...Boston, Cambridge, Quincy, Newton, Somerville, Framingham,Waltham, Brookline, Medford, Revere, Arlington, Everett,Marlborough, Chelsea, Natick, Watertown, Needham, Wellesley,Dedham and Belmont.

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