Scattered tropical downpours Tuesday could cause localized flash flooding

Scattered tropical downpours Tuesday could cause localized flash flooding in Massachusetts
IN HERE. TOOK A LITTLE WHILE TO GET IT GOING. TO GET A LOT OR NO. YEAH. WE’VE GOT A PRETTY GOOD LINE COMING RIGHT DOWN THE MASS PIKE AT THIS POINT. I MEAN, YOU CAN SET UP THE STAGE FOR TODAY. IT WAS HOT. IT WAS HUMID. WE HAD THREE DAYS OF 90S, SO WE HAD OUR SECOND HEAT WAVE OF THE SUMMER. YOU NEED THREE DAYS ABOVE 90 TO GET THAT. AND WE HAD A LOT OF PLACES WHICH ARE WAY ABOVE 90. LAWRENCE HIT 91 TODAY. NORWOOD HIT 96 DEGREES TODAY AND EVEN OVER THE CAPE. LOOK AT THOSE TEMPERATURES IN THE HIGH 80S. PROVINCETOWN HITTING 90 DEGREES AND THE HUMIDITY OF THE AIR WAS THICK. SO IT’S PRIMED TO GET THESE THUNDERSTORMS TO GO AT LOGAN AIRPORT. IT’S COOLED DOWN. IT’S ONLY 71 DEGREES, BUT IT’S STILL REALLY MUGGY OUT THERE. THE BREEZE HAS NOW STARTED TO COME OFF THE WATER, WHICH WILL COOL THINGS DOWN A LITTLE BIT, BUT IT’S REALLY THE THUNDERSTORMS THAT HAVE COOLED US DOWN RIGHT NOW. AND YOU CAN SEE WHAT’S HAPPENING THIS AFTERNOON. THE THUNDERSTORMS WERE DOWN HERE. YOU’RE GOING TO GET A SECOND BATCH COMING THROUGH IN THE NEXT FEW HOURS. AND THEN WE’VE GOT A NEW BATCH WHICH IS DEVELOPED RIGHT JUST SOUTH OF THE MASS PIKE AT THIS POINT. AND YOU SEE THE HEAVY DOWNPOURS THAT ARE TAKING PLACE. SO WE GOT SOME HEAVY RAIN FROM SCITUATE KIND OF WORKING ITS WAY OVER TOWARD THE BRAINTREE SPLIT. YOU GO INTO THE CITY RIGHT NOW AND WE’VE GOT THIS HEAVY BAND RIGHT HERE, BUT LOOK WHAT’S COMING DOWN THE PIKE. LITERALLY DOWN THE PIKE. WE’RE TALKING ABOUT SOME HEAVY DOWNPOURS, SOME LIGHTNING AND SOME THUNDER GOING ON. NOT SO MUCH LIGHTNING WITH THIS ONE RIGHT NOW, BUT I’VE JUST WALKED OUTSIDE. YOU CAN SEE SOME LIGHTNING IN THE DISTANCE. SO WE’RE GOING TO HAVE THE CRASH OF THUNDER GOING ON FOR THE NEXT FEW HOURS. AS THIS WORKS ITS WAY EASTWARD AROUND THE WESTWOOD AREA, A PRETTY GOOD DOWNPOUR. FRANKLIN’S GOT A GOOD DOWNPOUR GOING ON. THESE ARE JUST REALLY KIND OF BLOSSOMING UP RIGHT NOW AS THEY TAP INTO ALL THAT HEAT AND HUMIDITY THAT WE HAVE, AND THEN WE’VE GOT THIS LITTLE BATCH RIGHT HERE, WHICH HAS BEEN RESPONSIBLE FOR SOME VERY HEAVY RAINS, AND IT’S GOING TO SLIDE OVER THE AREA THAT PICKED UP RAIN EARLIER TODAY. SO IT’S TAKEN A WHILE, BUT MOST OF US ARE GETTING SOME PRETTY GOOD DOWNPOURS OUT OF THIS WHOLE THING. BUT AGAIN, IT WILL BE WITH US FOR THE REST OF TONIGHT. SO THOSE TROPICAL DOWNPOURS WILL BE OUT THERE. THE BEST CHANCE, OF COURSE, COULD BE SOUTH OF THE PIKE, BUT AGAIN, WATCHING OUT FOR SOME LOCALIZED FLASH FLOODING, MAINLY ON ROAD AREAS. SO IF YOU’RE DRIVING LATE TONIGHT, BE CAREFUL. THERE MIGHT BE SOME AREAS THAT PICK UP A QUICK 1 TO 2IN OF RAIN. AND THAT OF COURSE COULD CAUSE SOME PONDING ON THE ROADS. SO SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TONIGHT, LIGHTNING AND DOWNPOURS THE MAIN ELEMENTS. BUT IT’S A MUGGY NIGHT AGAIN TONIGHT 66 TO 72 DEGREES. IT’S NOT GOING TO COOL OFF MUCH MORE THAN IT IS RIGHT NOW. TOMORROW THERE’S GOING TO BE A CHANCE OF SOME SPOTTY SHOWERS. THE BEST CHANCE WILL BE DURING THE MORNING, KIND OF LEFTOVER FROM WHAT’S GOING ON TONIGHT, BUT A MUCH, MUCH COOLER DAY. TEMPERATURES RIGHT AROUND THE 80 DEGREE MARK AS OPPOSED TO THE 9095 DEGREE MARK THAT THEY’VE BEEN AT THE LAST COUPLE OF DAYS. THE ONLY THING WE’RE NOT GETTING RID OF, WE’RE GETTING THE TEMPERATURES TO COOL DOWN, BUT WE’RE NOT GETTING THE HUMIDITY THAT MUCH. IT’S GOING TO BE STILL UP IN THE TROPICAL RANGE AND THEN DROPPING OFF A LITTLE BIT, BUT STILL KEEPS US IN THAT MUGGY CATEGORY ALL THE WAY INTO THE WEEKEND. SO TOMORROW MORNING, THE REMNANTS OF OUR RAIN ARE HERE AND THEY’RE DEPARTING, BUT IN THE AFTERNOON THERE COULD BE A SPOT SHOWER THAT POPS UP. BUT AGAIN, VERY ISOLATED AT THAT. THE NEXT BEST CHANCE FOR RAIN IS GOING TO BE ON THURSDAY, WHEN WE’VE GOT A PRETTY GOOD WEDGE OF MOISTURE COMING IN HERE. ONCE IT GOES BY, COOLER WEATHER WILL BE MOVING INTO THE FORECAST. IT’S JUST GOING TO TAKE A LITTLE WHILE FOR IT TO REALLY SETTLE IN AND NOT GET RID OF THE HUMIDITY. THAT WOULD BE REALLY NICE, BUT THE HUMIDITY IS KIND OF HANGING IN THERE. ALL RIGHT. TOMORROW MOSTLY MORNING SHOWERS AND COOLER, 78 DEGREES. SHOWERS LIKELY ON THURSDAY, BUT IT WILL BE A LITTLE BIT COOLER AS WELL. FRIDAY HAS A BIT OF CLOUD COVER AND THERE’S A SLIGHT RISK OF SOME SPOT SHOWERS, BUT THE THREAT IS LOOKING PRETTY MINIMAL AND REALLY GOT MORE IN THE MORNING THAN ANYTHING ELSE. SATURDAY STILL HAS QUITE A FEW CLOUDS, BUT IT’S 82 DEGREES. SUNDAY 84 DEGREES AND SOME SUNSHINE. LOOKING NICE. NEXT CHANCE FOR THUNDERSTORMS MONDAY. IT’S THIS TIME OF YEAR WHEN WE GET THOSE THUNDERSTORMS. AND TONIGHT
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Tropical downpours and thunderstorms moved in over Massachusetts Tuesday night, which brought threats of localized flash flooding to the area.Heavy rain moved down the Mass Pike, bringing with it thunder and lightning eastward towards Boston and the coast.”Downpours will be with us for most of the night, and by 6 a.m., they are wrapping up just a bit,” StormTeam 5 meteorologist Mike Wankum said. “We’re talking about heavy downpours, some lightning and we could have a crash of thunder going on for the next few hours.”A flood watch was posted for areas to the south of the Pike, starting at 2 p.m. on Tuesday and lasting through 2 a.m. Wednesday. StormTeam 5 tools: Alerts | Radar | Map Room “Anyone driving (late Tuesday night) should be careful as there may be some areas that pick up a quick 1 to 2 inches of rain, and that of course, can cause some ponding on the roads,” Wankum said.Another batch of heavy rain and thunder may also impact the area as it moves northeast from southern Connecticut overnight.Tuesday was another hot day as temperatures reached 90 degrees and above in some places, giving the area its second heat wave of the summer so far. Wednesday morning will be the best chance for some spotty showers, with temperatures remaining in the upper 70s. However, dew points will drop off a bit, keeping the air muggy and thick into the weekend.Another chance of rain is possible on Thursday, with a good amount of moisture moving in. Hour-by-hour Futurecast
Tropical downpours and thunderstorms moved in over Massachusetts Tuesday night, which brought threats of localized flash flooding to the area.
Heavy rain moved down the Mass Pike, bringing with it thunder and lightning eastward towards Boston and the coast.
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“Downpours will be with us for most of the night, and by 6 a.m., they are wrapping up just a bit,” StormTeam 5 meteorologist Mike Wankum said. “We’re talking about heavy downpours, some lightning and we could have a crash of thunder going on for the next few hours.”
A flood watch was posted for areas to the south of the Pike, starting at 2 p.m. on Tuesday and lasting through 2 a.m. Wednesday.
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“Anyone driving (late Tuesday night) should be careful as there may be some areas that pick up a quick 1 to 2 inches of rain, and that of course, can cause some ponding on the roads,” Wankum said.
Another batch of heavy rain and thunder may also impact the area as it moves northeast from southern Connecticut overnight.
Tuesday was another hot day as temperatures reached 90 degrees and above in some places, giving the area its second heat wave of the summer so far.
Wednesday morning will be the best chance for some spotty showers, with temperatures remaining in the upper 70s. However, dew points will drop off a bit, keeping the air muggy and thick into the weekend.
Another chance of rain is possible on Thursday, with a good amount of moisture moving in.