000 FPUS71 KBOX 162152 NOWBOX SHORT TERM FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 552 PM EDT SUN JUN 16 2002 MAZ004>006-012>014-016-162215- EXTREME EASTERN NORFOLK-NORTHERN MIDDLESEX-NORTHERN WORCESTER- SOUTHEASTERN MIDDLESEX-SOUTHERN WORCESTER-WESTERN ESSEX- WESTERN NORFOLK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FRAMINGHAM...FRANKLIN...LOWELL...ORANGE... QUINCY...WORCESTER 552 PM EDT SUN JUN 16 2002 .NOW... ...THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY DOWNPOURS ALONG THE INTERSTATE 495 CRESCENT... THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY DOWNPOURS CROSSING THE INTERSTATE 495 CRESCENT WILL REACH ROUTE 128 AND INTERSTATE 95 FROM STONEHAM TO DEDHAM AND NORWOOD TO FOXBORO BY 6PM. SLOW DOWN AND USE EXTRA TIME IF TRAVELING. EXPECT STREET FLOODING AND FLOODING OF POOR DRAINAGE AREAS. $$ CTZ002-162215- HARTFORD- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...HARTFORD 552 PM EDT SUN JUN 16 2002 .NOW... ...THUNDERSTORM CROSSING THE HARTFORD VICINITY... A THUNDERSTORM DETECTED OVER WINDSOR CONNECTICUT AT 535PM WILL HEAD SOUTHEAST AND PRODUCE TORRENTIAL DOWNPOURS AS IT CROSSES VERNON AND MANCHESTER BY 6PM. SLOW DOWN AND USE EXTRA TIME AND CAUTION IF TRAVELING IN THE HARTFORD VICINITY. EXPECT FLOODING OF STREETS AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS. $$ CTZ004-RIZ001-162215- WESTERN PROVIDENCE-WINDHAM- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WILLIMANTIC...WOONSOCKET 552 PM EDT SUN JUN 16 2002 .NOW... ...THUNDERSTORM OVER NORTHEAST CONNECTICUT APPROACHING THE RHODE ISLAND BORDER... A THUNDERSTORM DETECTED NEAR THOMPSON CONNECTICUT AT 535PM WILL HEAD EAST AND PRODUCE TORRENTIAL DOWNPOURS AS IT CROSSES BURRILLVILLE RHODE ISLAND BY 6PM. SLOW DOWN AND USE EXTRA TIME AND CAUTION IF TRAVELING ON INTERSTATES 295 AND 395 IN NORTHWEST RHODE ISLAND AND NORTHEAST CONNECTICUT. EXPECT FLOODING OF STREETS AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS. $$ RIZ006-007-162215- NEWPORT-WASHINGTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWPORT...WESTERLY 552 PM EDT SUN JUN 16 2002 .NOW... ...THUNDERSTORM OVER NEW LONDON COUNTY CONNECTICUT APPROACHING WASHINGTON COUNTY RHODE ISLAND... A THUNDERSTORM OVER NORWICH AND JEWETT CITY AT 545PM WILL CREATE HEAVY DOWNPOURS AND POSSIBLY SMALL HAIL AS APPROACHES EXETER AND HOPKINTON RHODE ISLAND BY 615PM. EXPECT FLOODING OF STREET AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS. USE EXTRA TIME AND CAUTION IF TRAVELING ON INTERSTATE 95 ALONG THE RHODE ISLAND CONNECTICUT BORDER. $$ MAZ017-018-RIZ002>005-162215- BRISTOL RI-EASTERN KENT-EASTERN PROVIDENCE-NORTHERN BRISTOL- WESTERN KENT-WESTERN PLYMOUTH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BARRINGTON...BROCKTON...COVENTRY... PROVIDENCE...TAUNTON...WARWICK 552 PM EDT SUN JUN 16 2002 .NOW... ...THUNDERSTORMS APPROACHING THE INTERSTATE 95 CORRIDOR FROM BOSTON TO PROVIDENCE HEADING SOUTHEAST... A LINE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO HEAD SOUTHEAST AND PRODUCE TORRENTIAL DOWNPOURS...POSSIBLY SMALL HAIL AND WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH AS IT APPROACHES FRANKLIN AND SHARON AND FOXBORO BY 615PM. USE EXTRA TIME AND CAUTION IF TRAVELING ALONG INTERSTATE 95. EXPECT STREET FLOODING AND FLOODING OF POOR DRAINAGE AREAS AS WELL AS LIMITED VISIBILITY TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES. $$ STRAUSS