NWS Boston/Norton MAFA.W 0006September 28, 2026
Flood Warning: Bristol, Norfolk, Plymouth and 2 more, MA and RI
The National Weather Service office in Boston/Norton issued a flood warning for Bristol, Norfolk, Plymouth and 2 more in Massachusetts, Rhode Island, which was in force until 1:45 p.m. local time on September 28. It was the 6th areal flood warning the NWS office in Boston/Norton issued in 2026. Massachusetts had 5 flood warnings in September 2026, against 4 in an average September of 2008-2025 (Massachusetts's flood warnings by year).
ExpiredWarning
In force for 5.8 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, Norfolk, Plymouth and 2 more
- State
- Massachusetts
- Level
- Warning
- Issued
- 7:55 a.m. EDT, September 28, 2026
- Expires
- 1:45 p.m. EDT, September 28, 2026
- CAP severity, certainty, urgency
- Severe, Likely, Expected
- VTEC event
- KBOX FA.W 0006
- Official source
- National Weather Service: the notice at its source
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The notice as issued
* WHAT...Flooding caused by prolonged heavy rainfall is expected. * WHERE...Southeastern Worcester County in central Massachusetts... Southern Norfolk County in eastern Massachusetts... Northwestern Bristol County in southeastern Massachusetts... West Central Plymouth County in southeastern Massachusetts... Northeastern Providence County in Rhode Island... * WHEN...Until 145 PM EDT. * IMPACTS...Flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations is imminent or occurring. Streams continue to rise due to excess runoff from previous rainfall. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 747 AM EDT, Doppler radar indicated continued light to at times moderate rain falling over the warned area. Between 3 and 6 inches of rain have fallen over the last 48 hours in the warned area. Additional rainfall expected through this morning could lead to areas of street and poor drainage flooding. The Blackstone River above Woonsocket is now in minor flood stage levels at 11.96 ft, which leads to low- lying flooding along portions of Cumberland and Woonsocket as well as off of Route 122 in Cumberland. - Additional rainfall amounts of 0.5 to 1 inch are possible in the warned area. - Some locations that will experience flooding include... Brockton, Pawtucket, Taunton, East Providence, Woonsocket, Cumberland, Randolph, North Providence, Franklin, North Attleborough, Norwood, Stoughton, Attleboro, Walpole and Mansfield. - 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.
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.