Flood Watch
NWS Boston/Norton MA ยท US
Details
Flood Watch Remains In Effect Through Late Monday Night
- Event
- Flood Watch
- Issued
- Onset
- Message expires
- Expected end
- Category
- Meteorological
- Urgency
- Future
- Severity
- Severe
- Certainty
- Possible
- Response
- Prepare
Description
What
Flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues to be possible.
Where
Portions of Massachusetts, including the following areas, Barnstable MA, Central Middlesex MA, Dukes MA, Eastern Essex MA, Eastern Norfolk MA, Eastern Plymouth MA, Nantucket MA, Northern Bristol MA, Northern Middlesex MA, Northern Worcester MA, Southeast Middlesex MA, Southern Bristol MA, Southern Plymouth MA, Southern Worcester MA, Suffolk MA, Western Essex MA, Western Norfolk MA and Western Plymouth MA and Rhode Island, including the following areas, Block Island RI, Bristol RI, Eastern Kent RI, Newport RI, Northwest Providence RI, Southeast Providence RI, Washington RI and Western Kent RI.
When
Through late Monday night.
Impacts
Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations. Creeks and streams may rise out of their banks.
Additional details
- Periods of rain will continue across the region right through Monday. Storm total rainfall amount of 2-4" are expected, but localized 5-7" amounts are possible. If these higher amounts are realized...the potential for both urban and small river/stream flooding would increase. This is particularly true if these localized higher amounts occur over a vulnerable urban center. - Http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
Instructions
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.
Affected areas
- Northern Worcester
- Central Middlesex County
- Western Essex
- Eastern Essex
- Southern Worcester
- Western Norfolk
- Southeast Middlesex
- Suffolk County, MA
- Eastern Norfolk
- Northern Bristol
- Western Plymouth
- Eastern Plymouth
- Southern Bristol
- Southern Plymouth
- Barnstable County, MA
- Dukes County, MA
- Nantucket County, MA
- Northwest Middlesex County
- Northwest Providence
- Southeast Providence
- Western Kent
- Eastern Kent
- Bristol
- Washington County, RI
- Newport County, RI
- Block Island
Public contact
- Issuer
- NWS Boston/Norton MA
- Website
- http://www.weather.gov
Message record
- Received
- Issue to receipt
- ~47s
- CAP status
- Actual
- CAP message type
- Update
- Lifecycle
- Updated
- Source
- NWWS-OI
- Feed
- NWWS
- Recovered
- No
CAP routing and identity
- ULID
- 01M3GSZ58KTMVPT0AGPKE9MXP3
- Identifier
- urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.502052aea489cc6714da12d1b9b26725753af794.001.1
- Sender
- w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov
- Scope
- Public
- CAP source
- 211803 v2.3.0
- Handling codes
- IPAWSv1.0
- Issuing office
- NWS Boston/Norton MA
- AWIPS ID
- CAPBOX
- NWWS sequence
- nwws_processor.1618
- WMO heading
- XOUS51
- WMO data type
- CAP alert message XML (XO)
- WMO geography
- United States (US)
- WMO bulletin number
- 51
References
- Sender
- w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov
- Sent
Event codes
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| SAME | FFA |
| NationalWeatherService | FAA |
Parameters
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| AWIPSidentifier | FFABOX |
| WMOidentifier | WGUS61 KBOX 270648 |
| NWSheadline | FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE MONDAY NIGHT |
| BLOCKCHANNEL | EAS |
| BLOCKCHANNEL | NWEM |
| EAS-ORG | WXR |
| VTEC | /O.CON.KBOX.FA.A.0005.000000T0000Z-260929T0600Z/ |
| eventEndingTime | 2026-09-29T02:00:00-04:00 |
| BLOCKCHANNEL | CMAS |
Locations
Location data
- Northern Worcester
- Central Middlesex County
- Western Essex
- Eastern Essex
- Southern Worcester
- Western Norfolk
- Southeast Middlesex
- Suffolk County, MA
- Eastern Norfolk
- Northern Bristol
- Western Plymouth
- Eastern Plymouth
- Southern Bristol
- Southern Plymouth
- Barnstable County, MA
- Dukes County, MA
- Nantucket County, MA
- Northwest Middlesex County
- Northwest Providence
- Southeast Providence
- Western Kent
- Eastern Kent
- Bristol
- Washington County, RI
- Newport County, RI
- Block Island
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| SAME | 025027 |
| SAME | 025017 |
| SAME | 025009 |
| SAME | 025021 |
| SAME | 025025 |
| SAME | 025005 |
| SAME | 025023 |
| SAME | 025001 |
| SAME | 025007 |
| SAME | 025019 |
| SAME | 044007 |
| SAME | 044003 |
| SAME | 044001 |
| SAME | 044009 |
| SAME | 044005 |
| UGC | MAZ004 |
| UGC | MAZ005 |
| UGC | MAZ006 |
| UGC | MAZ007 |
| UGC | MAZ012 |
| UGC | MAZ013 |
| UGC | MAZ014 |
| UGC | MAZ015 |
| UGC | MAZ016 |
| UGC | MAZ017 |
| UGC | MAZ018 |
| UGC | MAZ019 |
| UGC | MAZ020 |
| UGC | MAZ021 |
| UGC | MAZ022 |
| UGC | MAZ023 |
| UGC | MAZ024 |
| UGC | MAZ026 |
| UGC | RIZ001 |
| UGC | RIZ002 |
| UGC | RIZ003 |
| UGC | RIZ004 |
| UGC | RIZ005 |
| UGC | RIZ006 |
| UGC | RIZ007 |
| UGC | RIZ008 |