July 24, 2008 Wacky weather! Funnel cloud spotted in Barrington Play video

(NECN: Latoyia Edwards, Barrington, RI) - As some areas brace for possible flooding today, in Southern New England, the focus is on cleaning up from yesterday's round of storms. There were reports of a funnel cloud in Barrington, Rhode Island.

The National Weather Service said trained weather spotters saw funnel clouds above waters off Barrington and over East Providence yesterday around 4 p.m. William Babcock, a weather service meteorologist, said they have no reports that the clouds touched down on land.

There were reports of trees down in Barrington and neighboring Bristol, but police there say they have no reports that tornadoes hit those towns.

National Grid spokesman David Graves said about 8,900 customers had lost power in Rhode Island yesterday evening, and fewer than 1,000 had lost service in Massachusetts.

The weather service warns that torrential rain and lightning is expected to continue today.

*Material from the Associated Press used in this report*