Flood Warning for Franklin, MA; Hampden, MA; Hampshire, MA +1 more
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What: Small stream flooding caused by excessive rainfall is expected. Impacts: Flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations is imminent or occurring. Where: Portions of central and western Massachusetts, including the following counties, in central Massachusetts, Worcester. In...
What the bulletin says to do
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles.
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* WHAT...Small stream flooding caused by excessive rainfall is expected. * WHERE...Portions of central and western Massachusetts, including the following counties, in central Massachusetts, Worcester. In western Massachusetts, Franklin, Hampden and Hampshire. * WHEN...Until 800 PM EDT. * IMPACTS...Flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations is imminent or occurring. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... At 456 PM EDT, Doppler radar and automated rain gauges indicated heavy rain due to thunderstorms. Flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly in the warned area. Between 1 and 2 inches of rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 2 inches are possible in the warned area. Some locations that will experience flooding include... Chicopee, Amherst, Northampton, Greenfield, Orange, Deerfield, Ludlow, South Hadley, Belchertown, Palmer, Athol, Ware, Montague, Granby, Barre, Hadley, Warren, West Brookfield, Sunderland and Brimfield. http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
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Flood Warning issued July 29 at 4:56PM EDT until July 29 at 8:00PM EDT by NWS Boston/Norton MA
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Publisher: Weather Alert Watch. Primary source: NWS Boston/Norton MA. This page reorganizes official fields and does not add a forecast or expand the affected area.
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