The Boston area and much of southern New England is heading into an active stretch of weather to start the week, with periods of heavy rain, embedded thunderstorms, and strong winds expected, especially Monday night.
The system will tap into an unusually moisture-rich air mass for mid-March, which could lead to localized flooding and potentially damaging wind gusts in parts of the region.
Massachusetts flooding threat
Rain will begin increasing Monday and may fall steadily at times through Monday night.
Forecast guidance continues to show above-normal moisture levels associated with this storm.
Atmospheric moisture is called precipitable water, and values could approach 1.5 inches, which is very high for this time of year for this area…