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June 24, 2008

Weather alert: Severe thunderstorm warning / Radar

As if the threat of lightning strikes and heavy winds during this approaching storm weren't enough, we also have to worry about flooding.

The National Weather Service in Taunton has issued an urban and small stream flood advisory for minor flooding of poor drainage areas in... Bristol County in Rhode Island... this includes the cities of...Bristol...Barrington... eastern Kent County in Rhode Island... this includes the city of Warwick... Newport County in Rhode Island... this includes the city of Newport... eastern Providence County in Rhode Island... this includes the city of Providence... eastern Washington County in Rhode Island... this includes the city of South Kingstown... west central Barnstable County in southeast Massachusetts... Bristol County in southeast Massachusetts... this includes the cities of...Taunton...North Attleborough...New Bedford...Fall River...attleborough... Plymouth County in southeast Massachusetts... this includes the city of Plymouth...

* until 430 PM EDT

* at 135 PM EDT...National Weather Service Doppler radar detected
high rainfall rates across much of Rhode Island and southeastern
Massachusetts out of several severe thunderstorms that are moving
through the area this afternoon. Expect heavy rainfall to result in
poor drainage and urban flooding until these storms pass.

Never drive into areas where water covers the roadway. Flood waters
are usually deeper than they appear. When encountering flooding roads
make the smart choice...turn around...dont drown.

Heavy rain will cause ponding of water on highways...roads and
underpasses as well as other poor drainage areas. Rises will occur on
creeks and small streams and may result in minor flooding of low
lying areas along their banks.

The National Weather Service in Taunton, at 12:54 p.m, has issued a severe thunderstorm warning for:

Bristol County in Rhode Island...
this includes the cities of... Bristol... Barrington...
northeastern Kent County in Rhode Island...
north central Newport County in Rhode Island...
extreme southeastern Providence County in Rhode Island...
extreme northeastern Washington County in Rhode Island...
central Bristol County in southeast Massachusetts...

* until 200 PM EDT

* at 1251 PM EDT... National Weather Service Doppler radar indicated a severe thunderstorm capable of producing quarter size hail... and damaging winds in excess of 60 mph. This storm was located near Bristol... and moving northeast at 9 mph.

* The severe thunderstorm will be near...
Bristol by 110 PM EDT...
6 miles northwest of Tiverton by 115 PM EDT...
Barrington by 125 PM EDT...
Warren by 130 PM EDT...
Swansea and Somerset by 155 PM EDT...

This is a dangerous storm. If you are in its path... prepare immediately for damaging winds... destructive hail and deadly cloud to ground lightning. Go indoors now... preferably inside a strong building and away from windows.

In addition to large hail and damaging winds... frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm. Get indoors or inside a vehicle now! Lightning is one of natures top killers. If you can hear thunder... you are close enough to be struck by lightning.

At 12:47 PM:

An airport weather warning for lightning for the Providence area has just been sent out by the National Weather Service:

At 12:45 PM a strong thunderstorm was over Narragansett Bay between Prudence Island and Quonset Point...drifting slowly to the northeast. While the storm will likely remain southeast of TF Green Airport...there will be a specific threat of cloud to ground lightning in TF Green/S airspace from this storm until 1:30 PM.

Check the latest conditions, live radar and forecasts -- and sign up for your own e-mail weather alerts -- at: projo.com/weather

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