With tropical moisture lifting up, over a front stuck across the coast of southeast Mass, tropical downpours are creating major flash flooding issues across southern Plymouth and southern Bristol County. In fact, the National Weather Service has issued a flash flood emergency for the New Bedford area for widespread major flooding. Stay off the road if under a flash flood warning!
Torrential rains will continue to focus itself along eastern Mass, especially southeastern Mass, through this evening. Rain totals across southeast Mass, south of Route 44 will run 3-6″ with isolated pockets of 8-10″. Farther north, expect 2-3″ in the Boston metro area and 1-2″ of rain north and west of the city. Rain tapers off this evening from west to east, with the Cape the last to see it taper off, just after midnight.
As for wind from Arthur, we are still on the safe side of his track so I’m only looking at a 4 hour window–9pm until 1am—–where the wind will gust between 20-40mph on Cape Cod and Nantucket. While it’s true that nor’easters create stronger wind gusts those nor’easter winds aren’t traveling through trees with leaves. There may be some minor power disruption for a short time on the Cape/Nantucket due to the wind gusts. Again, just a few hours of an occasional wind gusts…nothing too bad. Wind isn’t an issue if you live off Cape.
As for the remainder of the Holiday Weekend. Simply awesome. Mostly sunny skies for tomorrow and again on Sunday. Warm temps & low humidity will be the rule. Even though Arthur is #Gotye to us over the weekend, he will be able to churn up the surf at most New England beaches so be prepared for dangerous rip currents and high surf. Hot & humid weather is set to return next week.
We’ll keep you updated on twitter as well. @jreineron7 and @clamberton7
Stay safe!