NWS Boston/Norton MAFF.W 0013September 13, 2026
Flash Flood Warning: Bristol and Plymouth, MA
The National Weather Service office in Boston/Norton issued a flash flood warning for Bristol and Plymouth in Massachusetts, which was in force until 2:00 p.m. local time on September 13. It was the 13th flash flood warning the NWS office in Boston/Norton issued in 2026. Massachusetts had 3 flash flood warnings in September 2026, against 3 in an average September 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 and Plymouth
- State
- Massachusetts
- Level
- Warning
- Issued
- 10:59 a.m. EDT, September 13, 2026
- Expires
- 2:00 p.m. EDT, September 13, 2026
- CAP severity, certainty, urgency
- Severe, Likely, Immediate
- VTEC event
- KBOX FF.W 0013
- 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... Southeastern Bristol County in southeastern Massachusetts... South Central Plymouth County in southeastern Massachusetts... * Until 200 PM EDT. * At 1059 AM EDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1 and 1.5 inches of rain have fallen. The expected rainfall rate is 1 to 2 inches in 1 hour. Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 3 inches are possible in the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly. HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms. SOURCE...Radar indicated. 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, Dartmouth, Marion, Wareham, Fairhaven, Acushnet, Freetown, Mattapoisett and Rochester.
What the agency told people to do
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.
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.