Weather Warnings

Warnings, Watches and Advisories:

FLOOD WARNING Warning Issue Date: 957 PM EDT SUN MAR 14 2010 BRISTOL COUNTY IN RHODE ISLAND... THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...BRISTOL...BARRINGTON... KENT COUNTY IN RHODE ISLAND... THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF WARWICK... NEWPORT COUNTY IN RHODE ISLAND... PROVIDENCE COUNTY IN RHODE ISLAND... THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...WOONSOCKET...PROVIDENCE... WASHINGTON COUNTY IN RHODE ISLAND... THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF SOUTH KINGSTOWN... WORCESTER COUNTY IN CENTRAL MASSACHUSETTS... THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...WORCESTER...MILFORD...LEOMINSTER... FITCHBURG... ESSEX COUNTY IN EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS... THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...NEWBURYPORT...LYNN...LAWRENCE... GLOUCESTER...BEVERLY... MIDDLESEX COUNTY IN EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS... THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...WALTHAM...SOMERVILLE...NEWTON... LOWELL...FRAMINGHAM...CAMBRIDGE... NORFOLK COUNTY IN EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS... THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...WEYMOUTH...QUINCY...FRANKLIN... BROOKLINE... SUFFOLK COUNTY IN EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS... THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF BOSTON... EASTERN WINDHAM COUNTY IN NORTHERN CONNECTICUT... THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF PUTNAM... BRISTOL COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST MASSACHUSETTS... THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...TAUNTON...NORTH ATTLEBOROUGH...NEW BEDFORD...FALL RIVER...ATTLEBOROUGH... PLYMOUTH COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST MASSACHUSETTS... THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...PLYMOUTH...BROCKTON... * UNTIL 630 AM EDT MONDAY * AT 954 PM EDT SHOWED THAT THE CONTINUOUS RAIN HAD COME TO AN END ACROSS THE REGION. HOWEVER THERE WILL CONTINUE TO BE PERIODS OF SHOWERS...SOME WITH HEAVY RAINFALL...THROUGHOUT THE NIGHT. ALSO MOST OF THE SMALL RIVERS AND STREAMS IN THE REGION HAVE YET TO CREST AND WILL LIKELY CONTINUE TO RISE OVER THE NEXT FEW HOURS. A FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR HAS BEEN REPORTED. STREAM RISES WILL BE SLOW AND FLASH FLOODING IS NOT EXPECTED. HOWEVER...ALL INTERESTED PARTIES SHOULD TAKE NECESSARY PRECAUTIONS IMMEDIATELY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS...HIGHWAYS AND UNDERPASSES. ADDITIONALLY...COUNTRY ROADS AND FARMLANDS ALONG THE BANKS OF CREEKS...STREAMS AND OTHER LOW LYING AREAS ARE SUBJECT TO FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS SAFELY. MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND. LAT...LON 4164 7180 4271 7223 4269 7126 4287 7081 4269 7077 4262 7061 4254 7089 4230 7104 4231 7102 4220 7071 4199 7070 4182 7055 4149 7132 4164 7126 4166 7128 4158 7132 4178 7138 4156 7144 4148 7135 4136 7183 $$ AED FLOOD WARNING Warning Issue Date: 1012 PM EDT SUN MAR 14 2010 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE SPICKET RIVER NEAR METHUEN. * UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED. * AT 9:00 PM SUNDAY THE STAGE WAS 7.6 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 8.0 FEET. * FORECAST...RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT AND CONTINUE TO RISE TO NEAR 9.4 FEET BY TUESDAY EARLY AFTERNOON. * IMPACT...AT 9.0 FEET...FLOODWATERS ARE EXPECTED TO BLOCK LOW LYING ROADWAYS IN SALEM...METHUEN AND LAWRENCE...INCLUDING SOME AREA HOMES AND BUSINESSES. FLOODED ROADS INCLUDE ERVING AVENUE IN LAWRENCE...AND HAMPSHIRE ROAD IN SALEM. $$ FLOOD WARNING Warning Issue Date: 1012 PM EDT SUN MAR 14 2010 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE SHAWSHEEN RIVER NEAR WILMINGTON. * UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED. * AT 9:45 PM SUNDAY THE STAGE WAS 9.0 FEET. * MODERATE FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MAJOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 7.0 FEET. $$ COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY Warning Issue Date: 342 PM EDT SUN MAR 14 2010 ...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 3 AM EDT MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 3 AM EDT MONDAY. THE COASTAL FLOOD WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A POWERFUL NOREASTER WILL BRING WIDESPREAD MINOR COASTAL FLOODING... WITH THE POSSIBILITY OF MODERATE COASTAL FLOODING...TO THE EAST COAST OF MASSACHUSETTS DURING THE NEXT FEW HIGH TIDE CYCLES. DESPITE LOW ASTRONOMICAL TIDES...A STORM SURGE OF 2.0 TO 2.3 FEET IS EXPECTED FOR THE HIGH TIDE CYCLES AROUND MIDNIGHT AND AGAIN AROUND NOON MONDAY. THIS COMBINED WITH WAVES OF 15 TO 25 FEET POUNDING THE EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS COAST MAY RESULT IN POCKETS OF MODERATE FLOODING. THE NORTH SHORE OF BOSTON FROM BOSTON...WINTHROP AND REVERE... NORTHWARD TO PLUM ISLAND AND NEWBURYPORT WILL HAVE THE COMPLICATING FACTOR OF NEARLY CONSTANT ONSHORE GALE FORCE NORTHEAST GUSTS LIMITING RIVER AND STREAM DRAIN INTO THE OCEAN. THIS COULD FORCE HEAVY URBAN RAINFALL RUNOFF TO POSSIBLY BACK UP ONTO A FEW CITY STREETS. POCKETS OF SUBSTANTIAL BEACH EROSION ARE EXPECTED TO OCCUR THROUGH MONDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY IS ISSUED FOR MINOR COASTAL FLOODING OF THE MOST VULNERABLE SHORE ROADS AND/OR BASEMENTS DUE TO THE HEIGHT OF STORM TIDE OR WAVE SPLASHOVER. THE MAJORITY OF ROADS REMAIN PASSABLE WITH ONLY ISOLATED CLOSURES. THERE IS NO SIGNIFICANT THREAT TO LIFE AND ANY IMPACT ON PROPERTY IS MINIMAL. ALL TIDE HEIGHTS ARE RELATIVE TO MEAN LOWER LOW WATER. TIME OF HIGH TOTAL TIDES ARE APPROXIMATE TO THE NEAREST HOUR. SCITUATE TOTAL ASTRO TIDE DAY/TIME TIDE SURGE WAVES FLOOD /FT/ /FT/ /FT/ /FT/ CATEGORY ------- ---------- ------- ------- ------- ---------- 11.0 15/12 AM 8.9 2.1 18 MINOR 11.5 15/12 PM 9.3 2.2 17-18 MODERATE 10.9 16/12 AM 9.1 1.8 15-18 MINOR 9.8 16/01 PM 9.2 0.6 10 NONE 9.3 17/01 AM 9.4 -0.1 6-7 NONE 9.0 17/01 PM 9.2 -0.2 6 NONE BOSTON HARBOR TOTAL ASTRO TIDE DAY/TIME TIDE SURGE WAVES FLOOD /FT/ /FT/ /FT/ /FT/ CATEGORY ------- ---------- ------- ------- ------- ---------- 11.6 15/12 AM 9.4 2.2 3 NONE 12.0 15/12 PM 9.8 2.2 3 NONE 11.4 16/12 AM 9.6 1.8 3 NONE 10.4 16/01 PM 9.7 0.7 2 NONE 9.8 17/01 AM 9.9 -0.1 1 NONE 9.5 17/01 PM 9.7 -0.2 1 NONE NEWBURYPORT TOTAL ASTRO TIDE DAY/TIME TIDE SURGE WAVES FLOOD /FT/ /FT/ /FT/ /FT/ CATEGORY ------- ---------- ------- ------- ------- ---------- 9.9 15/12 AM 7.8 2.1 18-20 NONE 10.0 15/12 PM 8.0 2.0 16-17 NONE 9.5 16/01 AM 7.9 1.6 11-15 NONE 8.6 16/01 PM 8.0 0.6 9 NONE 8.4 17/01 AM 8.1 0.3 6-7 NONE 7.8 17/01 PM 7.8 0.0 6 NONE GLOUCESTER HARBOR TOTAL ASTRO TIDE DAY/TIME TIDE SURGE WAVES FLOOD /FT/ /FT/ /FT/ /FT/ CATEGORY ------- ---------- ------- ------- ------- ---------- 10.6 15/12 AM 8.6 2.0 19-20 MINOR 11.0 15/12 PM 9.0 2.0 18 MODERATE 10.6 16/12 AM 8.9 1.7 15-18 MINOR 9.4 16/12 PM 8.8 0.6 10-11 NONE 9.0 17/01 AM 9.1 -0.1 7-8 NONE 8.7 17/01 PM 8.9 -0.2 7 NONE REVERE TOTAL ASTRO TIDE DAY/TIME TIDE SURGE WAVES FLOOD /FT/ /FT/ /FT/ /FT/ CATEGORY ------- ---------- ------- ------- ------- ---------- 11.1 15/12 AM 8.9 2.2 16 NONE 11.5 15/12 PM 9.3 2.2 15 MINOR 11.0 16/12 AM 9.2 1.8 13-15 NONE 10.0 16/01 PM 9.3 0.7 6-8 NONE 9.3 17/01 AM 9.4 -0.1 5-6 NONE 9.0 17/01 PM 9.2 -0.2 5 NONE SANDWICH HARBOR TOTAL ASTRO TIDE DAY/TIME TIDE SURGE WAVES FLOOD /FT/ /FT/ /FT/ /FT/ CATEGORY ------- ---------- ------- ------- ------- ---------- 10.9 15/12 AM 9.0 1.9 8 NONE 11.4 15/12 PM 9.4 2.0 9 MINOR 11.1 16/12 AM 9.2 1.9 9-10 NONE 10.1 16/01 PM 9.3 0.8 6 NONE 9.7 17/01 AM 9.5 0.2 2-3 NONE 9.3 17/01 PM 9.3 0.0 2 NONE PROVINCETOWN HARBOR TOTAL ASTRO TIDE DAY/TIME TIDE SURGE WAVES FLOOD /FT/ /FT/ /FT/ /FT/ CATEGORY ------- ---------- ------- ------- ------- ---------- 10.8 15/12 AM 8.9 1.9 7 NONE 11.3 15/12 PM 9.3 2.0 6-7 NONE 10.8 16/01 AM 9.1 1.7 7 NONE 10.0 16/01 PM 9.3 0.7 4 NONE 9.6 17/01 AM 9.4 0.2 3-4 NONE 9.1 17/01 PM 9.1 0.0 3-4 NONE CHATHAM - EAST COAST TOTAL ASTRO TIDE DAY/TIME TIDE SURGE WAVES FLOOD /FT/ /FT/ /FT/ /FT/ CATEGORY ------- ---------- ------- ------- ------- ---------- 8.2 15/12 AM 6.5 1.7 15-16 MINOR 8.3 15/12 PM 6.7 1.6 14-15 MINOR 8.2 16/01 AM 6.7 1.5 16-17 MINOR 7.5 16/01 PM 6.8 0.7 11-12 NONE 6.7 17/01 AM 6.8 -0.1 8 NONE CHATHAM - SOUTH COAST TOTAL ASTRO TIDE DAY/TIME TIDE SURGE WAVES FLOOD /FT/ /FT/ /FT/ /FT/ CATEGORY ------- ---------- ------- ------- ------- ---------- 7.4 15/12 AM 5.7 1.7 3 NONE 7.6 15/12 PM 5.9 1.7 3 NONE 7.5 16/01 AM 5.9 1.6 3 NONE 6.7 16/01 PM 6.0 0.7 2 NONE 6.1 17/01 AM 6.0 0.1 2 NONE BUZZARDS BAY - WOODS HOLE TOTAL ASTRO TIDE DAY/TIME TIDE SURGE WAVES FLOOD /FT/ /FT/ /FT/ /FT/ CATEGORY ------- ---------- ------- ------- ------- ---------- 2.8 15/08 PM 1.9 0.9 3 NONE 3.0 15/09 AM 1.8 1.2 3 NONE 3.4 15/09 PM 2.0 1.4 3 NONE 2.7 16/09 AM 1.7 1.0 2-3 NONE 2.4 16/10 PM 2.0 0.4 2 NONE 1.6 17/10 AM 1.7 -0.1 2 NONE $$ BELK FLOOD WATCH Warning Issue Date: 511 PM EDT SUN MAR 14 2010 ...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY MORNING... THE FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * PORTIONS OF MASSACHUSETTS...SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE AND RHODE ISLAND...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN MASSACHUSETTS... CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA...EASTERN ESSEX 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 NORFOLK MA AND WESTERN PLYMOUTH MA. IN SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE...EASTERN HILLSBOROUGH NH AND WESTERN AND CENTRAL HILLSBOROUGH NH. IN RHODE ISLAND... BLOCK ISLAND RI...BRISTOL RI...EASTERN KENT RI...NEWPORT RI... NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI...SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI...WASHINGTON RI AND WESTERN KENT RI. * THROUGH MONDAY MORNING * EVEN THOUGH THE HEAVIEST RAIN FELL LAST NIGHT...OCCASIONALLY HEAVY RAIN TONIGHT INTO MONDAY WILL CONTINUE TO SEND RUNOFF INTO RIVERS AND STREAMS. RAINFALL TOTALS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BY MONDAY AFTERNOON. * IN ADDITION TO SIGNIFICANT URBAN AND POOR DRAINAGE FLOODING... SMALL STREAMS MAY RISE OUT OF THEIR BANKS THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. SOME LARGER RIVERS...WHICH NORMALLY TAKE LONGER TO RESPOND TO HEAVY RAIN...WILL RISE OUT OF THEIR BANKS AS WELL. THE MOST VULNERABLE LOCATIONS INCLUDE RIVERS IN THE MERRIMACK BASIN OF NORTHEAST MASSACHUSETTS AND SOUTHWEST NEW HAMPSHIRE...AND THE BLACKSTONE AND PAWTUXET RIVERS IN SOUTH CENTRAL MASSACHUSETTS AND RHODE ISLAND. 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. $$ BELK WIND ADVISORY Warning Issue Date: 1000 PM EDT SUN MAR 14 2010 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT MONDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT MONDAY. NORTHEAST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED OVERNIGHT AND MONDAY WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH POSSIBLE NEAR THE COAST. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE FOCUSED FROM BOSTON TO THE NORTH SHORE THEN EXPAND SOUTH ACROSS PLYMOUTH COUNTY LATE TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY. THESE STRONG WINDS MAY PERSIST INTO MONDAY EVENING...ESPECIALLY ACROSS PLYMOUTH COUNTY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE 31 TO 39 MPH OR GUSTS WILL RANGE BETWEEN 46 AND 57 MPH. WINDS THIS STRONG ARE CAPABLE OF DOWNING SMALL TREE LIMBS AND BRANCHES...POSSIBLY CAUSING ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES. DRIVING CAN ALSO BE DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. $$

Special Weather Statements:

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK Watch Issue Date: 822 PM EDT SUN MAR 14 2010 Watch Expiration: 830 PM EDT MON MAR 15 2010 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT MONDAY... ...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EDT MONDAY... ...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM EDT MONDAY... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS...NORTHEASTERN MASSACHUSETTS AND SOUTHEASTERN MASSACHUSETTS. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. FLOOD WATCH. WIND ADVISORY. COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. WIND ADVISORY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES.