Parts of Massachusetts, together with Boston, had been beneath flash flood warnings on Friday morning, the National Weather Service mentioned, as thunderstorms swept throughout the japanese portion of the state.
Kevin Cadima, a meteorologist with the Weather Service in Boston, mentioned a twister had been confirmed in Scituate, R.I., west of Providence, at round 8:45 a.m. A survey workforce has been dispatched to evaluate the harm, he mentioned.
A line of thunderstorms strengthened over elements of New England simply after dawn on Friday, blanketing Rhode Island with heavy rain earlier than shifting towards the japanese tip of Massachusetts, the Weather Service in Boston mentioned. The thunderstorms had been anticipated to exit the area by Friday afternoon, the Weather Service mentioned.
The flash flood warnings had been in impact till midday. Flash flooding was almost certainly to happen close to highways and small creeks and streams, and in city and low-lying areas, the Weather Service mentioned.
Judson Jones contributed reporting.
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