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NWS Issues Flood Watch Alert for Woonsocket

A 'Nor'easter-like storm' is expected to bring 1 to 3 in. of rain later today.

 

More rain over already-saturated ground and swollen rivers has prompted The National Weather Service to issue a Flood Watch, effective through Saturday morning.

The warning comes ahead of an expected 1 to 3 inches of rainfall expected to begin later today and last through Friday. [Track the storm on the Woonsocket Patch Doppler Radar page.]

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Wind gusts of 30 mph and higher are also expected as part of the "Nor'easter-like storm" that was moving northeast from the New York area at about 9 am. this morning. 

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