Issued: Sat Sep 12 | 1:18 PM
In effect for: Windham; Southern Worcester; Western Norfolk; Suffolk; Eastern Norfolk
Severe: Severe
Certainty: Possible
Urgency: Future
* WHAT…Flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues to be
possible.
* WHERE…Portions of northern Connecticut, including the following
area, Windham CT and Massachusetts, including the following areas,
Eastern Norfolk MA, Southern Worcester MA, Suffolk MA and Western
Norfolk MA.
* WHEN…From late tonight through Sunday afternoon.
* IMPACTS…Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers,
creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations.
Flooding may occur in poor drainage and urban areas.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS…
– Showers and a few embedded thunderstorms with localized narrow
bands of torrential rainfall are possible very late tonight into
Sunday afternoon. Widespread rainfall amounts of 0.50 to 2 inches
are expected. However…localized narrow bands of 2-4″ of rain
are possible within a 3 hour period. While it remains uncertain
if these narrow bands of heavier rain occur…the potential
exists for localized flash flooding…especially if it were to
occur over a vulnerable urban center.
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