Connecticut, Massachusetts, Rhode Island Severe Flood Watch | Effective 07/06/2026 11:19

Headline: 
Flood Watch issued July 6 at 2:19PM EDT until July 7 at 2:00PM EDT by NWS Boston/Norton MA
Event: 
Flood Watch
Urgency: 
Future
Effective: 
July 6, 2026 - 11:19am
Expires: 
July 7, 2026 - 4:00am
Description: 
* WHAT...Flash flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues to be possible. * WHERE...Portions of northern Connecticut, including Hartford, Tolland and Windham Counties, southeastern Massachusetts, including Southern Bristol County, and all of Rhode Island, including Block Island. * WHEN...Through Tuesday afternoon. * IMPACTS...Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - Periods of heavy rain are expected today into Tuesday afternoon. Widespread rainfall amounts of 1-3 inches are expected into Tuesday, with localized totals of 4-6 inches possible in any narrow bands of torrential rainfall that develop. Exact location of these bands is still uncertain, but urban and/or small stream flash flooding are possibilities under any that develop. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
Instruction: 
You should monitor later forecasts and be prepared to take action should Flash Flood Warnings be issued.
Area Description: 
Hartford; Tolland; Windham; Southern Bristol; Northwest Providence; Southeast Providence; Western Kent; Eastern Kent; Bristol; Washington; Newport; Block Island
Forcast Office: 
NWS Boston/Norton MA