National Weather Service Issues Severe Thunderstorm Warning for Providence

National Weather Service Issues Severe Thunderstorm Warning for Providence

The National Weather Service has issued a severe thunderstorm warning for Providence until 2:15 p.m. A flash flood watch has also been put into effect. 

"A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Some of the storms could produce small hail, gusty winds, and heavy rain. Mostly sunny, with a high near 85. South wind around 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms," said the National Weather Service. 

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Severe Thunderstorm Warning

SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING

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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA

117 PM EDT THU JUL 7 2016

 

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A

 

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...

  NORTHEASTERN KENT COUNTY IN RHODE ISLAND...

  SOUTHERN PROVIDENCE COUNTY IN RHODE ISLAND...

 

* UNTIL 215 PM EDT

 

* AT 116 PM EDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED OVER

  SCITUATE...OR NEAR JOHNSTON...MOVING EAST AT 10 MPH.

 

  HAZARD...60 MPH WIND GUSTS AND QUARTER SIZE HAIL.

 

  SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.

 

  IMPACT...HAIL DAMAGE TO VEHICLES IS EXPECTED. EXPECT WIND DAMAGE

           TO ROOFS...SIDING...AND TREES.

 

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...

  PROVIDENCE...WARWICK...CRANSTON...COVENTRY...NORTH PROVIDENCE...

  WEST WARWICK...JOHNSTON...SMITHFIELD...SCITUATE...

  GLOCESTER AND FOSTER.

 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

 

FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A

BUILDING.

 

TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM...AND MAY LEAD TO

FLASH FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED ROADWAYS.