... FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EDT THIS EVENING... THE FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * ALL OF MASSACHUSETTS EXCEPT FOR THE CAPE AND ISLANDS AND BERKSHIRE COUNTY... SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE AND RHODE ISLAND. * UNTIL 6 PM EDT THIS EVENING * HEAVY RAIN THIS AFTERNOON MAY PRODUCE FLOODING OF URBAN AREAS... SMALL STREAMS AND RIVERS. RAINFALL RATES OF AROUND ONE INCH PER HOUR ARE POSSIBLE AT TIMES... MAINLY IN ANY THUNDERSTORMS. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS SHOULD REDEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON. * RAINFALL WILL AVERAGE AN ADDITIONAL 0.5 TO 1.5 INCHES THROUGH THIS EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... IF YOU LIVE IN A FLOOD PRONE AREA... TAKE TIME NOW TO PROTECT ANY ITEMS THAT COULD BE DAMAGED BY FLOOD WATERS. HAVE A SAFE PLACE TO GO IN CASE FLOODING OCCURS. DRIVERS SHOULD PLAN ON ALTERNATE TRAVEL ROUTES. THIS IS ESPECIALLY TRUE IN URBAN AREAS... WHERE ROAD CLOSURES ARE POSSIBLE.
Posted on: Tue, 11 Jun 2013 21:00:58 +0000
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