Massachusetts, Rhode Island Severe Flash Flood Warning | Effective 07/21/2026 18:06

Headline: 
Flash Flood Warning issued July 21 at 9:06PM EDT until July 21 at 10:45PM EDT by NWS Boston/Norton MA
Event: 
Flash Flood Warning
Urgency: 
Immediate
Effective: 
July 21, 2026 - 6:06pm
Expires: 
July 21, 2026 - 7:45pm
Description: 
At 906 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated showers and a few embedded thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly. HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by showers and a few embedded thunderstorms. SOURCE...Radar. 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... New Bedford, Fall River, Plymouth, Taunton, Dartmouth, Bridgewater, Marshfield, Marion, Middleborough, Wareham, Bourne, Scituate, Pembroke, Fairhaven, Tiverton, Westport, Duxbury, East Bridgewater, Kingston and Carver.
Instruction: 
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles.
Area Description: 
Bristol, MA; Plymouth, MA; Newport, RI
Forcast Office: 
NWS Boston/Norton MA