BOSTON (WHDH) - A nor’easter is expected to move into Massachusetts on Tuesday, bringing the chance for wind damage and localized street flooding.
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A second weather system that is heading toward New England this week and is expected to arrive overnight Monday and create a nor’easter late Tuesday afternoon into Wednesday.
Light rain showers will linger into the Wednesday morning commute before the system ultimately pushes out.
Two to four inches of rain is expected to fall, which could cause street flooding and ponding of water in low-lying areas. There will be an isolated chance for up to five inches of rain in some areas.
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A flood watch has been issued from late Monday night through Wednesday evening for all of Massachusetts, excluding the Cape and the Islands, Berkshire County, and Western Franklin County.
Though by 11 p.m. Monday night, a motorist got stuck in rising flood waters in Falmouth.
There is also a coastal flood advisory in effect from 3 a.m. to 7 a.m. on Wednesday.
The coastline and southeastern Massachusetts are under a high wind warning with peak gusts expected to reach 65 to 70 mph in some areas.
The warning is in effect for parts of Barnstable, Dukes, Plymouth, Nantucket, Essex, Norfolk, Bristol, and Suffolk counties from 2 p.m. Tuesday through 2 p.m. Wednesday.
The strong wind could lead to isolated to scattered power outages and tree damage.
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