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WGUS71 KBOX 131433
FFSBOX
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BOSTON/NORTON MA
1033 AM EDT WED SEP 13 2023
MAC015-131443-
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HAMPSHIRE MA-
1033 AM EDT WED SEP 13 2023
...FLASH FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR SOUTHEASTERN HAMPSHIRE
COUNTY...
FLOODING IS NO LONGER EXPECTED TO POSE A THREAT. PLEASE CONTINUE TO
HEED REMAINING ROAD CLOSURES.
A FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 AM EDT THURSDAY FOR
PORTIONS OF NORTHERN CONNECTICUT. PORTIONS OF MASSACHUSETTS.
PORTIONS OF RHODE ISLAND.
LAT...LON 4203 7261 4216 7214 4206 7197 4196 7212
4190 7222 4175 7244 4188 7251 4201 7269
CTC003-013-015-MAC013-027-131630-
/O.CON.KBOX.FF.W.0068.000000T0000Z-230913T1630Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
HARTFORD CT-TOLLAND CT-WINDHAM CT-HAMPDEN MA-WORCESTER MA-
1033 AM EDT WED SEP 13 2023
...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1230 PM EDT THIS
AFTERNOON FOR NORTHEASTERN HARTFORD, NORTHERN TOLLAND, NORTHWESTERN
WINDHAM, SOUTH CENTRAL WORCESTER AND SOUTHEASTERN HAMPDEN COUNTIES...
AT 1033 AM EDT, DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THUNDERSTORMS WITH A HISTORY
OF PRODUCING TORRENTIAL RAINFALL AND CAUSING FLASH FLOODING. THE
EXPECTED RAINFALL RATE IS 2 TO 4 INCHES IN 1 HOUR. ADDITIONAL
RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE IN THE WARNED AREA.
FLASH FLOODING IS ONGOING OR EXPECTED TO BEGIN SHORTLY.
HAZARD...FLASH FLOODING CAUSED BY THUNDERSTORMS.
SOURCE...RADAR.
IMPACT...FLASH FLOODING OF SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS, URBAN AREAS,
HIGHWAYS, STREETS AND UNDERPASSES AS WELL AS OTHER POOR
DRAINAGE AND LOW-LYING AREAS.
SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLASH FLOODING INCLUDE...
ENFIELD, VERNON, SOUTH WINDSOR, SOUTHBRIDGE, LONGMEADOW, SUFFIELD,
EAST LONGMEADOW, ELLINGTON, TOLLAND, CHARLTON, COVENTRY, STAFFORD,
SOMERS, DUDLEY, EAST WINDSOR, STURBRIDGE, MONSON, WOODSTOCK,
WILLINGTON AND HAMPDEN.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TURN AROUND, DON'T DROWN WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED ROADS. MOST FLOOD
DEATHS OCCUR IN VEHICLES.
BE AWARE OF YOUR SURROUNDINGS AND DO NOT DRIVE ON FLOODED ROADS.
LAT...LON 4203 7261 4216 7214 4206 7197 4196 7212
4190 7222 4175 7244 4188 7251 4201 7269
FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED
EXPECTED RAINFALL RATE...2-4 INCHES IN 1 HOUR
DOOLEY
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