{"id":2384,"date":"2025-05-06T12:39:09","date_gmt":"2025-05-06T16:39:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/us.weatheramerica.com\/?p=2384"},"modified":"2025-06-27T04:15:46","modified_gmt":"2025-06-27T08:15:46","slug":"weather-alert-flood-watch-for-massachusetts-weather","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/weatheramerica.com\/us\/2025\/05\/06\/weather-alert-flood-watch-for-massachusetts-weather\/","title":{"rendered":"Weather alert: Flood watch for Massachusetts weather"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2385\" src=\"http:\/\/us.weatheramerica.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/05\/Massachusetts_060525.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/weatheramerica.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/05\/Massachusetts_060525.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/weatheramerica.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/05\/Massachusetts_060525-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/weatheramerica.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/05\/Massachusetts_060525-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/weatheramerica.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/05\/Massachusetts_060525-860x645.jpg 860w, https:\/\/weatheramerica.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/05\/Massachusetts_060525-195x146.jpg 195w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Heavy rain drenches Worcester County as flood watch begins<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Worcester County<\/strong> is facing a <strong>significant weather alert<\/strong> as the <strong>National Weather Service<\/strong> has issued a <strong>flood watch<\/strong> for the entire region, starting from <strong>8 p.m. on Monday, May 5<\/strong>, through <strong>8 p.m. on Tuesday, May 6<\/strong>. The advisory also extends to <strong>Western Massachusetts<\/strong> and <strong>northern Connecticut<\/strong>, where similar <strong>storm impacts<\/strong> are expected.<\/p>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<h3><strong>Rainfall expected to intensify through Tuesday<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Several <strong>rounds of heavy rain<\/strong> are set to move across <strong>Central Massachusetts<\/strong> beginning <strong>Monday night<\/strong>, accompanied by <strong>occasional thunderstorms<\/strong>. Forecast models predict <strong>up to 2.5 inches (about 6.35 cm)<\/strong> of additional precipitation by <strong>Tuesday evening<\/strong>, with <strong>localized pockets<\/strong> possibly receiving <strong>up to 4 inches (10.2 cm)<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>This <strong>prolonged wet pattern<\/strong> could cause <strong>dangerous runoff<\/strong>, leading to <strong>rising water levels<\/strong> in <strong>rivers<\/strong>, <strong>creeks<\/strong>, <strong>streams<\/strong>, and <strong>low-lying areas<\/strong>, particularly those that are <strong>already saturated<\/strong> from previous rain.<\/p>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<h3><strong>Cloudy skies to linger until midweek<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Rainy and overcast conditions are expected to <strong>persist through Wednesday, May 7<\/strong>, with skies finally clearing and <strong>sunshine returning on Thursday, May 8<\/strong>. <strong>Temperatures<\/strong> will remain in the <strong>mid to upper 60s\u00b0F (around 18\u201320\u00b0C)<\/strong> through midweek, before cooling slightly into the <strong>50s\u00b0F (10\u201315\u00b0C)<\/strong> on <strong>Friday, May 9<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Heavy rain drenches Worcester County as flood watch begins Worcester County is facing a significant weather alert as the National Weather Service has issued a flood watch for the entire region, starting from 8 p.m. on Monday, May 5, through 8 p.m. on Tuesday, May 6. 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