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Flash Flood Warning
Issued: 4:22 PM Sep. 13, 2026 – National Weather Service
...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 145 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON FOR SOUTHWESTERN BRISTOL MA, BRISTOL RI, KENT, NEWPORT, SOUTHERN PROVIDENCE AND NORTHEASTERN WASHINGTON COUNTIES... At 1222 PM EDT, Doppler radar and rain gauges indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 2 and 3.5 inches of rain have fallen. The expected rainfall rate is 1 to 2 inches in 1 hour. 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 and rain gauges. 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... Providence, Fall River, Warwick, Cranston, East Providence, Coventry, Dartmouth, North Providence, South Kingstown, West Warwick, Johnston, North Kingstown, Newport, Bristol, Somerset, Portsmouth, Barrington, Middletown, Narragansett and Swansea. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles. Be aware of your surroundings and do not drive on flooded roads. && FLASH FLOOD...RADAR AND GAUGE INDICATED; EXPECTED RAINFALL RATE...1-2 INCHES IN 1 HOUR
Airport Weather Warning
Issued: 3:34 PM Sep. 13, 2026 – National Weather Service
The National Weather Service in Boston/Norton has issued an * Airport Weather Warning for Ground Operations at: The following Rhode Island State Airports: North Central Airport in Smithfield Westerly State Airport in Westerly Quonset State Airport in Quonset Block Island State Airport on Block Island Rhode Island T.F. Green Airport in Warwick Newport State Airport in Newport Providence Heliport in Downtown Providence * Until 130 PM EDT. * The Following Weather Hazards Are Expected: Cloud to ground lightning within 10 miles of the airport. * At 1132 AM EDT, A thunderstorm was reported over West Warwick, moving northeast at 20 mph.
Flood Watch
Issued: 5:57 AM Sep. 13, 2026 – National Weather Service
...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM EDT EARLY THIS MORNING THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON... * WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues to be possible. * WHERE...Rhode Island and southeast Massachusetts. * WHEN...From 5 AM EDT early this morning through this afternoon. * IMPACTS...Excessive runoff may result in flooding of low-lying and flood-prone locations. Flooding may occur in poor drainage and urban areas. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - Showers and a few embedded thunderstorms with localized narrow bands of torrential rainfall overspread the region this morning. Widespread rainfall amounts of 0.50 to 2 inches are expected. However...localized narrow bands of 2-4" of rain are possible within a 3 hour period. While it remains uncertain if these narrow bands of heavier rain occur...the potential exists for localized flash flooding...especially if it were to occur over a vulnerable urban center. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. &&
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