Warning Description: Flash Flood Watch

Warning Date: 4:19 PM EDT on September 5, 2008

WarningSum:...Flash Flood Watch Remains In Effect From 2 Am Edt Saturday
Through Sunday Morning...

Warning Message:The Flash Flood Watch continues for
* portions of northern Connecticut...Massachusetts and Rhode 
  Island...including the following areas...in northern 
  Connecticut...Hartford CT...Tolland CT and Windham CT. In 
  Massachusetts...Barnstable MA...central Middlesex MA...Dukes 
  MA...eastern Essex MA...eastern Franklin MA...eastern Hampden 
  MA...eastern Hampshire MA...eastern Norfolk MA...eastern 
  Plymouth MA...Nantucket MA...northern Bristol MA...northern 
  Middlesex MA...northern Worcester MA...southeast Middlesex 
  MA...southern Bristol MA...southern Plymouth MA...southern 
  Worcester MA...Suffolk MA...western Essex MA...western 
  Franklin MA...western Hampden MA...western Hampshire MA...
  western Norfolk MA and western Plymouth MA. In Rhode Island...
  Block Island RI...Bristol RI...eastern Kent RI...Newport RI...
  northwest Providence RI...southeast Providence RI...Washington 
  RI and western Kent RI.
* From 2 am EDT Saturday through Sunday morning
* tropical moisture associated with Hanna will bring periods of heavy
  rain during this weekend...which could produce flash flooding. The
  first round of significant rainfall is expected to occur late
  tonight into early Saturday morning...well ahead of Hanna. A second
  round of heavy rain is anticipated Saturday afternoon through early
  Sunday morning as Hanna approaches and moves across the area. Over
  the course of this weekend a widespread 3 to 6 inches of rain is
  forecast in the watch area...with scattered 8 inch totals.
A Flash Flood Watch means that conditions may develop that lead
to flash flooding. Much of this rain is expected to fall during
the nighttime. Be especially cautious at night when it is harder
to recognize the dangers of flash floods.
Do not drive your vehicle into areas where the water covers the
roadway.
For safetys sake...stay away from streams and openings to
drainage pipes. Swiftly moving waters can quickly pull a person
under water...creating a life threatening situation.
You should monitor later forecasts and be prepared to take action
should flash flood warnings be issued.
Warning Description: Tropical Storm Watch

Warning Date: 5:30 PM EDT on September 5, 2008

WarningSum:...Tropical Storm Watch In Effect...

Warning Message:...New information...
A tropical storm watch is now in effect.
...Areas affected...
This statement recommends actions to be taken by persons in...
coastal eastern and southeast Massachusetts including Cape Cod and
the islands...and coastal Rhode Island including Block Island.
...Watches/warnings...
Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.Gov on the
internet for more information about these additional hazards.
Flash Flood Watch.
...Storm surge and storm tide...
A coastal storm surge of 1 to 3 feet above normal tide levels...along
with large and dangerous battering waves...can be expected along the
South Coast of Massachusetts and Rhode Island. This may result in
minor coastal flooding near the time of high tide early Sunday morning.
Coastal flooding is not expected along the eastern Massachusetts
coast where a 1 to perhaps 2 foot storm surge is expected.
Times of high tide are...
Newport 127 am Sunday...
Providence 140 am Sunday...
Boston...516 am Sunday...
Nantucket...633 am Sunday.
...Winds...
Sustained winds of 30 to 40 mph with gusts up to 60 mph are possible
Saturday night.
...Probability of hurricane/tropical storm conditions...
For Boston MA...
There is a 20 percent chance of winds 34 kt /39 mph/ or greater...
most likely to begin between 2 am and 2 PM sun.
There is a 1 percent chance of winds 64 kt /74 mph/ or greater...
most likely to begin between 2 am and 2 PM sun.
For Hyannis MA...
There is a 31 percent chance of winds 34 kt /39 mph/ or greater...
most likely to begin between 2 am and 2 PM sun.
There is a 1 percent chance of winds 64 kt /74 mph/ or greater...
most likely to begin between 2 am and 2 PM sun.
For Nantucket MA...
There is a 33 percent chance of winds 34 kt /39 mph/ or greater...
most likely to begin between 2 am and 2 PM sun.
For Providence RI...
There is a 26 percent chance of winds 34 kt /39 mph/ or greater...
most likely to begin between 2 PM Sat and 2 am sun.
...Tornadoes...
An isolated weak tornado is possible Saturday night.
...Next update...
This statement will be updated by 1 am.