NEW: Flood Alerts For Worcester Area Friday/Saturday
Friday, June 07, 2013
The remnants of Tropical Storm Andrea will begin heavy rainfall to southern New England, according to the National Weather Service, with the heaviest rain occuring 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 2-4 inches are expected, with an isolated 5+ inch amounts possible, the NWS forecasts. "It's possible that around 2 inches of rainfall could fall within 6-hour periods."
The NWS said that heavy rain "will certainly result in at least some urban and poor drainage street flooding," and that flooding is also possible on a few of the smaller rivers and streams. "While most stem rivers should remain in their banks, it's possible that a few could go into minor flood if higher rainfall amounts are realized."
The following are all the areas affected by the flood watch:
* PORTIONS OF NORTHERN CONNECTICUT... MASSACHUSETTS... SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE AND RHODE ISLAND... INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS... IN NORTHERN CONNECTICUT... HARTFORD CT... TOLLAND CT AND WINDHAM CT. IN MASSACHUSETTS... CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA... EASTERN ESSEX MA... EASTERN FRANKLIN MA... EASTERN HAMPDEN MA... EASTERN HAMPSHIRE MA... EASTERN NORFOLK MA... EASTERN PLYMOUTH 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 FRANKLIN MA... WESTERN HAMPDEN MA... WESTERN HAMPSHIRE MA... WESTERN NORFOLK MA AND WESTERN PLYMOUTH MA. IN SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE... CHESHIRE NH... EASTERN HILLSBOROUGH NH AND WESTERN AND CENTRAL HILLSBOROUGH NH. IN RHODE ISLAND... BRISTOL RI... EASTERN KENT RI... NEWPORT RI... NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI... SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI... WASHINGTON RI AND WESTERN KENT RI.
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