Warning! Biblical Weather On The Way!

Wednesday, 4:45 p.m. – In case you can’t tell from just looking out your window, no, it’s really not 8 p.m. yet – it’s that dark out because some nasty weather is on the way.

In East Providence, , which has caused power outages and alarms to go off throughout the city. In Cranston, there are reports of .

As of about 1 p.m., the National Weather Service issued a severe thunderstorm watch for the region. Obviously, that has turned into a reality. Storms are expected to be a problem until about 9 p.m.

We’ve gotten reports of golf ball sized hail from our northern patch sites, and according to the National Weather Service, flash flooding and rain of two to three inches is possible.

I’m typing this from the South County Commons, where the lightning flashes are occurring every minute or so, but it hasn’t started raining as of 4:40 p.m. The CornBug and other outdoor shops are also closing for the day. (Sorry if you really, really needed that Del’s fix.)

We will be updating as needed, so if you take any photos or video of this crazy weather, send them to Stephen.greenwell@patch.com, or add them to this template yourself.

The photo above from an earlier storm comes courtesy of Dale Denelle, a real estate agent in town – You probably saw it a bunch on Facebook the past couple weeks, because it’s awesome. For more info on his business, click here.

Wednesday, 5:30 p.m. – According to , the power outage total is up to 2,500. I’ve also added some crazy photos they’ve gotten of street flooding.

Cranston Local Editor Mark Schieldrop describes the it as “a severe thunderstorm that sounds like a battlefield in the sky has brought lightning and powerful wind to the area.”

In Barrington, .

Attleboro and Seekonk have . I’ve added a picture from their Patch site as well.

Wednesday, 5:45 p.m. – Of course, here in South County, the sun is now coming out. Weather is so weird…