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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA

351 PM EDT WED JUL 23 2008



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  BRISTOL COUNTY IN RHODE ISLAND...

  THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...BRISTOL...BARRINGTON...

  EASTERN KENT COUNTY IN RHODE ISLAND...

  THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF WARWICK...

  NORTHWESTERN NEWPORT COUNTY IN RHODE ISLAND...

  SOUTHEASTERN PROVIDENCE COUNTY IN RHODE ISLAND...

  THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF PROVIDENCE...

  EXTREME NORTHEASTERN WASHINGTON COUNTY IN RHODE ISLAND...

  BRISTOL COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST MASSACHUSETTS...

  THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...TAUNTON...NORTH ATTLEBOROUGH...FALL

  RIVER...ATTLEBOROUGH...



* UNTIL 515 PM EDT



* AT 346 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED   

  FLASH FLOODING WAS LIKELY TO OCCUR FROM THUNDERSTORMS WITH 

  TORRENTIAL RAINFALL. A SPOTTER IN HOPE VALLEY REPORTED NEARLY ONE 

  AND A HALF INCHES OF RAIN IN 30 MINUTES.



  THESE STORMS WERE ALONG A LINE FROM SMITHFIELD TO EAST

  GREENWICH...MOVING  NORTHEAST AT 20 MPH.



* OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO

  JOHNSTON...NORTH PROVIDENCE...LINCOLN...EAST PROVIDENCE...CENTRAL

  FALLS...PAWTUCKET...SEEKONK...WARREN...TIVERTON...REHOBOTH...

  SWANSEA...SOMERSET...NORTON...DIGHTON...MANSFIELD...BERKLEY...

  FREETOWN...EASTON AND RAYNHAM



EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAIN WILL CAUSE RAPID FLOODING OF SMALL

CREEKS AND STREAMS. FLOODING OF URBAN AREAS...INCLUDING ROADS AND

UNDERPASSES IS ALSO EXPECTED.



SIGNIFICANT ROADWAY FLOODING IS EXPECTED IN WARWICK AND PROVIDENCE...

AS WELL AS IN SOUTHEAST MASSACHUSETTS.



DO NOT DRIVE INTO FLOODED AREAS. TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN



LAT...LON 4186 7161 4209 7108 4185 7099 4181 7103

      4178 7101 4178 7096 4172 7094 4158 7135

      4162 7135 4165 7139 4155 7142 4153 7148



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JWD

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