NWS Boston/Norton MAFA.W 0001June 23, 2026
Flood Warning: Bristol, Kent, Providence and 1 more, MA and RI
The National Weather Service office in Boston/Norton issued a flood warning for Bristol, Kent, Providence and 1 more in Massachusetts, Rhode Island, which was in force until 6:15 a.m. local time on June 23. It was the 1st areal flood warning the NWS office in Boston/Norton issued in 2026. Massachusetts had 1 flood warning in June 2026, against 2 in an average June of 2008-2025 (Massachusetts's flood warnings by year).
ExpiredWarning
In force for 2.9 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, Kent, Providence and 1 more
- State
- Massachusetts
- Level
- Warning
- Issued
- 3:20 a.m. EDT, June 23, 2026
- Expires
- 6:15 a.m. EDT, June 23, 2026
- CAP severity, certainty, urgency
- Severe, Likely, Expected
- VTEC event
- KBOX FA.W 0001
- Official source
- National Weather Service: the notice at its source
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The notice as issued
* WHAT...At 315 AM, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy downpours over central Rhode Island, moving slowly to the northeast. These storms produced over 1 inch of rain in 45 minutes in the New London, CT area this morning. Urban and poor drainage street flooding is possible from these thunderstorms, especially in Providence, Warwick and Cranston. * WHERE...Portions of southeast Massachusetts, including the following county, Bristol and Rhode Island, including the following counties, Kent, Providence and Washington. * WHEN...Until 615 AM EDT. * IMPACTS...Street flooding in urban areas and those locations which do not drain well. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 314 AM EDT, Doppler radar indicated heavy rain due to thunderstorms. Flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly in the warned area. Up to 0.5 inches of rain have fallen. - Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 2.5 inches are possible in the warned area. - Some locations that will experience flooding include... Providence, Warwick, Cranston, Pawtucket, East Providence, Coventry, Cumberland, North Providence, West Warwick, Johnston, North Kingstown, Attleboro, Smithfield, Lincoln, Central Falls, East Greenwich, Scituate, Exeter and West Greenwich. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
What the agency told people to do
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles. Be especially cautious at night when it is harder to recognize the dangers of flooding.
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.