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Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Boston/Norton MA
511 PM EDT Tue Jul 21 2026
 

MAZ004-005-007-012>016-019-212245-
Southern Worcester MA-Eastern Essex MA-Eastern Plymouth MA-
Suffolk MA-Western Norfolk MA-Central Middlesex County MA-
Eastern Norfolk MA-Northern Worcester MA-Southeast Middlesex MA-
511 PM EDT Tue Jul 21 2026

...SHOWERS AND A FEW EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORMS WITH TORRENTIAL RAINFALL 
WILL RESULT IN POOR DRAINAGE STREET FLOODING DURING THE 
EVENING COMMUTE ACROSS EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS INCLUDING THE BOSTON 
METROPOLITAN AREA...

At 508 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated a cluster of showers and 
embedded thunderstorms with torrential rainfall. A quick 1 to 2 
inches of rain may fall across this region with 90 minutes. This 
will result in areas of poor drainage street flooding during 
the evening commute. Motorists are urged to drive with extra caution 
and allow extra time to reach their destinations. 

HAZARD...Poor drainage street flooding during the evening commute 
         across eastern Massachusetts including the Boston 
         metropolitan area.

SOURCE...Radar indicated showers and a few embedded thunderstorms 
         with torrential rainfall.


IMPACT...Water on roads that flood easily.

Locations impacted include...
Boston, Cambridge, Brockton, Quincy, Lynn, Newton, Somerville,
Framingham, Waltham, Malden, Brookline, Medford, Weymouth, Revere,
Peabody, Arlington, Everett, Salem, Billerica, and Beverly.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Do not drive through flooded roads or underpasses. 

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LAT...LON 4238 7095 4226 7072 4217 7067 4214 7084
      4216 7085 4215 7088 4217 7089 4210 7106
      4201 7155 4201 7167 4246 7161 4264 7056
TIME...MOT...LOC 2108Z 241DEG 49KT 4219 7112 

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Frank