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Smithfield EMA Issues Flood Watch Alert
A 'Nor'easter-like storm' is expected to bring 1 to 3 in. of rain later Thursday.
The Smithfield Emergency Management Agency this morning released a Flood Watch alert ahead of an expected 1 to 3 in. of rainfall later Thursday into Friday.
[Track the storm on the Smithfield Patch Doppler Radar page.]
Todd Manni, EMA Director, wrote in an email that the rain "will cause urban and poor drainage flooding as well as small stream/river flooding."
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Wind gusts of 30 mph and higher are also expected as part of the "Nor'easter-like storm" that was moving northeast from the New York area at about 9 am.
The flood watch, issued by the National Weather Service, is in effect until Saturday morning.
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