Flash Flood Watch

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * PORTIONS OF NORTHERN CONNECTICUT...MASSACHUSETTS AND RHODE ISLAND...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN NORTHERN CONNECTICUT...HARTFORD CT...TOLLAND CT AND WINDHAM CT. IN MASSACHUSETTS...CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA...EASTERN ESSEX MA... EASTERN FRANKLIN MA...EASTERN HAMPDEN MA...EASTERN HAMPSHIRE MA...EASTERN NORFOLK MA...EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA...NORTHERN BRISTOL MA...NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA...NORTHERN WORCESTER MA... SOUTHEAST MIDDLESEX MA...SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA...SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA...SOUTHERN WORCESTER MA...SUFFOLK MA...WESTERN ESSEX MA...WESTERN FRANKLIN MA...WESTERN HAMPDEN MA...WESTERN HAMPSHIRE MA...WESTERN NORFOLK MA AND WESTERN PLYMOUTH MA. IN RHODE ISLAND...BRISTOL RI...EASTERN KENT RI...NEWPORT RI... NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI...SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI...WASHINGTON RI AND WESTERN KENT RI. * THROUGH THIS EVENING * A SLOW MOVING FRONT AND DEEP MOISTURE WILL ALLOW SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TO PERSIST THROUGH THIS EVENING. * MORE SIGNIFICANT RAINFALL CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGH THIS EVENING. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WHICH TRAIN IN THE SAME LOCATIONS MAY PRODUCE HEAVY RAINS OF UP TO 4 INCHES OR MORE IN A BRIEF PERIOD OF TIME. THIS BRINGS THE THREAT FOR FLASH FLOODING. IN MANY LOCATIONS THE GROUND IS ALREADY SATURATED FROM RAINFALL THAT OCCURRED WEDNESDAY. URBAN FLASH FLOODING AND SMALL STREAM FLOODING ARE PARTICULAR CONCERNS ACROSS THE AREA.