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Part of: Philadelphia County Area Flooding — August 2026 →
Flash Flood Warning issued August 3 at 12:00PM EDT until August 3 at 3:00PM EDT by NWS Boston/Norton MA
This is a severe-significance flash flood warning event affecting Bristol, MA; Plymouth, MA; Bristol, RI; Newport, RI, tracked from official feeds (NOAA / National Weather Service). We update this page as the situation develops.
- Type
- Flash Flood Warning
- Extent
- ≈ 259,942 acres
- Began
- To end
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Bristol, MA; Plymouth, MA; Bristol, RI; Newport, RI · ≈ 410 sq mi reported extent · Enable JavaScript to explore the map.
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Latest updates
Official updates and news coverage for this event, newest first — National Weather Service products, local storm reports, incident updates and press headlines. Official items are verbatim government text; news headlines link out to the original outlet.
- News Boston 25 News
Flash flood warning issued for parts of Massachusetts, New Hampshire
- Storm report NWS BOX storm report
FLASH FLOOD — Fitchburg, MA
In Fitchburg, Wanoosnoc Road at North Main Street, significant flooding pouring out of the manhole covers and one manhole cover popped off and cannot be put back on. Relayed by amateur radio.
- Bulletin NWS Boston/Norton MA
Flash Flood Warning issued
Bristol, MA; Plymouth, MA; Bristol, RI; Newport, RI
- Storm report NWS BOX storm report
FLASH FLOOD — Lunenburg, MA
In Lunenburg, Electric Avenue between West Street at Whalom Road - cars stuck in street flooding. Sunny Hill Road between West Street and Massachusetts Avenue flooded and impassable. Relayed by amateur radio.
Show 7 earlier updates
- NWS BOX storm report Storm report
- NWS BOX storm report Storm report
- NWS BOX storm report Storm report
- facebook.com News
- News From The States News
Argue all you want about the cause of climate change. The 911 calls still come.
- Cardinal News News
- wcax.com News
Updates are captured automatically from official and news sources, and may lag the live source. For the very latest, see NOAA / National Weather Service ↗.