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Special Weather Statement
Issued: 8:25 PM Jul. 21, 2026 – National Weather Service
...SHOWERS AND A FEW EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORMS WITH TORRENTIAL RAINFALL WILL RESULT IN POOR DRAINAGE STREET FLOODING DURING THE EVENING COMMUTE ACROSS RHODE ISLAND AND SOUTHEAST MASSACHUSETTS... At 420 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated a cluster of showers and embedded thunderstorms with torrential rainfall. A quick 1 to 2 inches of rain may fall across this region with 90 minutes. This will result in areas of poor drainage street flooding during the evening commute. Motorists are urged to drive with extra caution and allow extra time to reach their destinations. HAZARD...Poor drainage street flooding during the evening commute across Rhode Island and southeast Massachusetts. SOURCE...Radar indicated showers and a few embedded thunderstorms with torrential rainfall. IMPACT...Water on roads that flood easily. Locations impacted include... Providence, New Bedford, Brockton, Quincy, Fall River, Warwick, Cranston, Pawtucket, Plymouth, Taunton, Weymouth, East Providence, Woonsocket, Braintree, Coventry, Dartmouth, Cumberland, Randolph, North Providence, and Franklin. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Do not drive through flooded roads or underpasses. &&
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