From the National Weather Service (see below) A FLOOD WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR OUR AREA * THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING * THE REMNANTS OF TROPICAL STORM ANDREA WILL BRING HEAVY RAINFALL TO SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND. THE HEAVIEST RAIN WILL OCCUR INTO EARLY SATURDAY MORNING ACROSS SOUTHERN AND CENTRAL NEW ENGLAND...MAINLY ACROSS THE CONNECTICUT VALLEY AND WEST OF THE I-95 CORRIDOR. * TOTAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES ARE EXPECTED WITH ISOLATED 5+ INCH AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. IT IS POSSIBLE THAT AROUND 2 INCHES OF RAINFALL COULD FALL WITHIN 6-HOUR PERIODS. * THE HEAVY RAIN WILL CERTAINLY RESULT IN AT LEAST SOME URBAN AND POOR DRAINAGE STREET FLOODING. FLOODING IS ALSO POSSIBLE ON A FEW OF THE SMALLER RIVERS AND STREAMS. WHILE MOST MAIN STEM RIVERS SHOULD REMAIN IN THEIR BANKS...ITS POSSIBLE THAT A FEW COULD GO INTO MINOR FLOOD IF HIGHER RAINFALL AMOUNTS ARE REALIZED. * A HIGH SURF ADVISORY IS ALSO IN EFFECT FOR NEWPORT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT UNTIL MIDNIGHT TOMORROW NIGHT * THIS IS EXPECTED TO BE MAINLY A RAIN EVENT, BUT THERE IS THE POSSIBILITY OF HIGH WIND GUSTS PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING BASED ON CURRENT FORECASTS. 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. GO TO WWW.WEATHER.GOV TO GET UPDATES
Posted on: Fri, 07 Jun 2013 21:54:04 +0000
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