NWS Boston/Norton MAFF.W 0002July 21, 2026
Flash Flood Warning: Bristol, Plymouth, Bristol and 2 more, MA and RI
The National Weather Service office in Boston/Norton issued a flash flood warning for Bristol, Plymouth, Bristol and 2 more in Massachusetts, Rhode Island, which was in force until 10:45 p.m. local time on July 21. It was the 2nd flash flood warning the NWS office in Boston/Norton issued in 2026. Massachusetts had 3 flash flood warnings in July 2026, against 9 in an average July of 2008-2025 (Massachusetts's flash flood warnings by year).
ExpiredWarning
In force for 3 hours; it has expired. The agency may have replaced it with a new notice.
The notice
- Issued by
- National Weather Service, Boston/Norton MA
- Area
- Bristol, Plymouth, Bristol and 2 more
- State
- Massachusetts
- Level
- Warning
- Issued
- 7:45 p.m. EDT, July 21, 2026
- Expires
- 10:45 p.m. EDT, July 21, 2026
- CAP severity, certainty, urgency
- Severe, Likely, Immediate
- VTEC event
- KBOX FF.W 0002
- Official source
- National Weather Service: the notice at its source
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The notice as issued
FFWBOX The National Weather Service in Norton has issued a * Flash Flood Warning for... Bristol County in southeastern Massachusetts... Plymouth County in southeastern Massachusetts... Bristol County in Rhode Island... Newport County in Rhode Island... East Central Washington County in Rhode Island... * Until 1045 PM EDT. * At 745 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated showers and embedded thunderstorms producing torrential rain across the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly. Main area of concern is near the south coast and especially the typically vulnerable areas of Fall River and New Bedford. HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by showers and embedded thunderstorms. SOURCE...Radar. 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... New Bedford, Fall River, Warwick, Plymouth, Taunton, Dartmouth, South Kingstown, Bridgewater, North Kingstown, Marshfield, Newport, Bristol, Marion, Middleborough, Wareham, Bourne, Somerset, Scituate and Pembroke.
What the agency told people to do
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles.
Source: National Weather Service: the notice at its source. The text is the agency's, unedited. A U.S. Government work, in the public domain.