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WGUS61 KBOX 091859  
FFABOX  
 
FLOOD WATCH  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BOSTON/NORTON MA  
259 PM EDT FRI MAY 9 2025  
 
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HARTFORD CT-TOLLAND CT-WINDHAM CT-WESTERN FRANKLIN MA-EASTERN  
FRANKLIN MA-NORTHERN WORCESTER MA-WESTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-WESTERN  
HAMPDEN MA-EASTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-EASTERN HAMPDEN MA-SOUTHERN  
WORCESTER MA-NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF NORTHAMPTON, ORANGE, FITCHBURG, HARTFORD,  
GREENFIELD, WINDSOR LOCKS, VERNON, WORCESTER, CHESTERFIELD,  
BLANDFORD, WILLIMANTIC, AMHERST, CHARLEMONT, BARRE, SPRINGFIELD,  
UNION, MILFORD, PUTNAM, AND AYER  
259 PM EDT FRI MAY 9 2025  
   
..FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING  
 
* WHAT...FLOODING CAUSED BY EXCESSIVE RAINFALL CONTINUES TO BE  
POSSIBLE.  
 
* WHERE...PORTIONS OF NORTHERN CONNECTICUT, INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING  
AREAS, HARTFORD CT, TOLLAND CT AND WINDHAM CT AND MASSACHUSETTS,  
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS, EASTERN FRANKLIN MA, EASTERN  
HAMPDEN MA, EASTERN HAMPSHIRE MA, NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA, NORTHERN  
WORCESTER MA, SOUTHERN WORCESTER MA, WESTERN FRANKLIN MA, WESTERN  
HAMPDEN MA AND WESTERN HAMPSHIRE MA.  
 
* WHEN...THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING.  
 
* IMPACTS...EXCESSIVE RUNOFF MAY RESULT IN FLOODING OF RIVERS,  
CREEKS, STREAMS, AND OTHER LOW-LYING AND FLOOD-PRONE LOCATIONS.  
 
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...  
- WITH 3-5 INCHES OF RAIN ESTIMATED TO HAVE FALLEN ON THURSDAY  
ACROSS CENTRAL WORCESTER COUNTY, ANOTHER 1.5-3 INCHES OF RAIN  
ON FRIDAY MAY CAUSE SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS TO  
FLOOD. MINOR STREET AND NUISANCE FLOODING IS POSSIBLE, BUT  
FLASH FLOODING IS UNLIKELY.  
- HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SAFETY/FLOOD  
- HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SAFETY/FLOOD  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE ALERT FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD  
WARNINGS. THOSE LIVING IN AREAS PRONE TO FLOODING SHOULD BE PREPARED  
TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLOODING DEVELOP.  
 
 
 
 
 
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