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WGUS61 KBOX 280520
FFABOX
FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BOSTON/NORTON MA
120 AM EDT TUE JUL 28 2026
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HARTFORD CT-TOLLAND CT-WESTERN FRANKLIN MA-EASTERN FRANKLIN MA-
WESTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-WESTERN HAMPDEN MA-EASTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-
EASTERN HAMPDEN MA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF VERNON, NORTHAMPTON, WINDSOR LOCKS,
CHESTERFIELD, ORANGE, BLANDFORD, UNION, HARTFORD, GREENFIELD,
SPRINGFIELD, CHARLEMONT, AND AMHERST
120 AM EDT TUE JUL 28 2026
...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH
WEDNESDAY EVENING...
* WHAT...FLOODING CAUSED BY EXCESSIVE RAINFALL CONTINUES TO BE
POSSIBLE.
* WHERE...HAMPDEN, HAMPSHIRE AND FRANKLIN COUNTIES IN WESTERN
MASSACHUSETTS, AS WELL AS HARTFORD AND TOLLAND COUNTIES IN
NORTHERN CONNECTICUT.
* WHEN...FROM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING.
* IMPACTS...EXCESSIVE RUNOFF MAY RESULT IN FLOODING OF RIVERS,
CREEKS, STREAMS, AND OTHER LOW-LYING AND FLOOD-PRONE LOCATIONS.
CREEKS AND STREAMS MAY RISE OUT OF THEIR BANKS. FLOODING MAY OCCUR
IN POOR DRAINAGE AND URBAN AREAS.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- MODERATE TO HEAVY RAINFALL IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP TUESDAY
AFTERNOON INTO WEDNESDAY ACROSS THE WATCH AREA. THE HEAVIEST
RAINFALL IS EXPECTED TUESDAY EVENING INTO WEDNESDAY.
EXCESSIVE RAINFALL RATES ARE POSSIBLE, WHICH COULD TRIGGER
INSTANCES OF STREET FLOODING AND CONTRIBUTE TO RISES ON
RIVERS, STREAMS AND LARGER RIVER BASINS. TWO TO THREE INCHES
OF RAIN ARE EXPECTED IN THE WATCH AREA, WITH LOCALLY HIGHER
AMOUNTS POSSIBLE ESPECIALLY ALONG THE EASTERN SLOPES OF THE
BERKSHIRES AND PORTIONS OF WESTERN HARTFORD COUNTY.
- 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.
BW
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