NWS Boston/Norton MAFF.W 0012September 13, 2026
Flash Flood Warning: Bristol, Bristol, Kent and 3 more, MA and RI
The National Weather Service office in Boston/Norton issued a flash flood warning for Bristol, Bristol, Kent and 3 more in Massachusetts, Rhode Island, which was in force until 1:45 p.m. local time on September 13. It was the 12th 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, Bristol, Kent and 3 more
- State
- Massachusetts
- Level
- Warning
- Issued
- 10:46 a.m. EDT, September 13, 2026
- Expires
- 1:45 p.m. EDT, September 13, 2026
- CAP severity, certainty, urgency
- Severe, Likely, Immediate
- VTEC event
- KBOX FF.W 0012
- 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... Southwestern Bristol County in southeastern Massachusetts... Bristol County in Rhode Island... Kent County in Rhode Island... Newport County in Rhode Island... Southern Providence County in Rhode Island... Northeastern Washington County in Rhode Island... * Until 145 PM EDT. * At 1046 AM EDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. 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... 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.
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.