Overview

• MassDOT said Exit 4 on Route 24 southbound in Fall River closed for flooding at midmorning and reopened in just under 30 minutes.
• A flash flood warning is in effect for Bristol and Plymouth counties in Massachusetts and Bristol and Newport counties in Rhode Island, with torrential rates possible.
• MEMA urged drivers to avoid flooded roads and reiterated the “turn around, don’t drown” safety guidance.
• A surface low is expected to bring scattered heavy showers in the morning followed by more widespread downpours this afternoon and evening.
• Forecasters expect the heaviest rain in south and central Massachusetts, parts of Rhode Island and Connecticut, and coastal New Hampshire and Maine, with isolated severe storms possible mainly west of Boston.