CRANSTON – A flash flood watch issued for Rhode Island should cause little alarm, the R.I. Emergency Management Agency (EMA) said Tuesday.
An agency spokesman said the state could actually benefit from the storm predicted to drop 1 to 2 inches of rain Tuesday evening and another inch or two Wednesday, according to the National Weather Service.
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EMA spokesman Steve Kass told Providence Business News that the rain would help restore water levels of the Ocean State’s rivers and streams and replenish municipal drinking water supplies sucked dry by the recent hot weather. Kass predicted that the ground would absorb any excess water and prevent massive flooding.
The flash flood watch comes about three months after torrential rain storms in March flooded hundreds of homes and businesses and led to the closure of Interstate 95 and Warwick Mall.
