MA Weather: 'Days Of Downpours' Starts Today

Forecasters are warning of intense weather early Sunday morning into the afternoon. Even a slight risk of a tornado exists among the more widely anticipated threat of strong-to-severe thunderstorms and tropical downpours. Below is the latest information from forecasters as of 1 a.m. Sunday.

You can see the timeline and simulated radar for Sunday here.

The National Weather Service had issued a hazardous weather outlook for the whole state, with parts of Southeastern Mass. and the Cape & Islands under a high surf advisory. The water along the coast was under a gale warning.

Urban localized flooding is a possibility early Sunday morning through Sunday afternoon, according to the NWS. There remains a low chance of a brief tornado. "The threat for a brief tornado/waterspout appears to be diminishing...but still can not be completely ruled out," the NWS said.

Here are the last two tweets from the NWS on Saturday:

The Massachusetts Emergency Management Agency was operating at a Level 1 in its Framingham headquarters. It offers safety tips on thunderstorms/lightning, tornados, and floods.

Meanwhile, AccuWeather is saying this is just the beginning of a wet weather pattern for the rest of July. The website said this much wet weather isn't typical of the middle of summer when a tropical storm isn't present.

"It's probably more likely that summer is going to take a long break with some hope for sunny, hot weather during the middle to latter part of August," AccuWeather Lead Long-Range Meteorologist Paul Pastelok said.

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