873  
WWUS81 KBOX 281713  
SPSBOX  
 
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BOSTON/NORTON MA  
113 PM EDT TUE JUL 28 2026  
 
MAZ003-004-010>012-281815-  
SOUTHERN WORCESTER MA-EASTERN HAMPDEN MA-NORTHERN WORCESTER MA-  
EASTERN FRANKLIN MA-EASTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-  
113 PM EDT TUE JUL 28 2026  
 
...THUNDERSTORMS WITH TORRENTIAL RAINFALL CAUSING MINOR FLOODING IN  
PORTIONS OF CENTRAL MASSACHUSETTS...  
 
AT 109 PM EDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A CLUSTER OF THUNDERSTORMS  
STRETCHING FROM NEAR AMHERST TO EAST OF SPRINGFIELD AROUND MONSON.  
THESE THUNDERSTORMS WERE PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAINFALL AS THEY  
MOVED NORTHEAST AT 20 MPH.  
 
HAZARD...HEAVY RAIN.  
 
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.  
 
IMPACT...MINIMAL. WATER ON ROADS AND LOW LYING AREAS THAT FLOOD  
EASILY.  
 
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...  
CHICOPEE, HOLYOKE, AMHERST, NORTHAMPTON, ORANGE, LUDLOW, GARDNER,  
SOUTH HADLEY, HOLDEN, SOUTHBRIDGE, EASTHAMPTON, BELCHERTOWN,  
WILBRAHAM, CHARLTON, PALMER, SPENCER, ATHOL, LEICESTER, WARE, AND  
STURBRIDGE.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
DO NOT DRIVE THROUGH FLOODED ROADS OR UNDERPASSES.  
 

 
 
LAT...LON 4205 7203 4224 7265 4269 7244 4250 7184  
TIME...MOT...LOC 1709Z 214DEG 19KT 4235 7243  
 

 
 
NASH  
 
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