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Flash Flood in Bristol County, Rhode Island

Flash Flood July 10, 2023 · Bristol County, Rhode Island

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What the National Weather Service wrote

In Cranston, there were cars stuck in street flooding at the Wilbur Avenue Bridge.

The wider storm

An anomalously amplified mid level trough moving east from the Great Lakes closed off and brought widespread showers and scattered thunderstorms which lead to flooding in Rhode Island. Many roads were closed and cars were stuck in flood waters.

Began near West Barrington (41.7511, -71.4881).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1117570. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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