Flash Flood Warning

FFWBOX

The National Weather Service in Norton has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for... Central Bristol County in southeastern Massachusetts... West Central Plymouth County in southeastern Massachusetts... Eastern Bristol County in Rhode Island... Newport County in Rhode Island...

* Until 300 PM EDT.

* At noon EDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1 and 2 inches of rain have fallen. 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...Flash flooding of small creeks and streams, urban areas, highways, streets and underpasses as well as other poor drainage and low-lying areas.

* Some locations that will experience flash flooding include... Fall River, Taunton, Dartmouth, North Kingstown, Newport, Bristol, Middleborough, Somerset, Portsmouth, Middletown, Swansea, Tiverton, Westport, Raynham, Rehoboth, Warren, Lakeville, Freetown, Dighton and Berkley.