Tornado warnings were issued Wednesday for a set of storms that worked its way from Connecticut, through Rhode Island and into southeastern Massachusetts.
The National Weather Service issued the warning for a severe thunderstorm that was capable of producing a tornado near Foster, Rhode Island. It tracked east, sparking tornado warnings in Massachusetts' Bristol, Plymouth and Norfolk counties, before the warning expired at 5:45 p.m.
Another storm capable of producing tornadoes flashed across southeastern Massachusetts from about 5:50 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.
There were other impacts on Wednesday, as well. Flash flood warnings in parts of Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut and Maine have expired.
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The severe weather was produced by a slow-moving cold front carrying heavy rain and thunderstorms into the night Wednesday.
Localized flash flooding remains a hazard, as pockets of downpours move east throughout the day. The recently hard-hit areas have been watching heavy rainfall since early in the morning. Rain pouring over already saturated soil isn’t helping, and more is yet to come.
Western New England will begin to dry out as the front pushes out Wednesday evening, locating the heaviest rain across eastern Maine. Rainfall amounts may range from an inch to up to four inches under the heaviest downpours.
While Thursday and Friday bring drier air and comfortable afternoons, we’ll be busy prepping for Hurricane Lee’s proximity to our coasts.
High waves, beach erosion, rip currents and coastal flooding may begin late Friday as the wind gathers force. Depending on the track of Lee, if it gets closer our wind gusts along the outer Cape may reach up to 80 mph, however, wind gusts up to 60 mph may cause damage and power loss across the southeast.
Choppy shores may remain through Sunday. Drier air takes over the second half of the weekend and temperatures remain in the 70s through the rest of the weekend.
