Flash Flood Watch Issued For Middlesex County

MIDDLESEX COUNTY, MA—A Flash Flood Watch has been issued for several parts of Massachusetts, including Middlesex County, through Saturday afternoon.

According to the National Weather Service, showers and embedded thunderstorms with pockets of torrential rainfall will impact the region at times through Saturday afternoon. The activity will likely come in two rounds, the first late Friday afternoon and evening. There probably will then be a lull in the activity before more showers and thunderstorms work into the region early Saturday morning and continue into the afternoon, said NWS.

This rain could bring up to two inches per hour of rainfall, resulting in flash flooding.

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