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WGUS61 KBOX 281809
FFABOX
URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BOSTON/NORTON MA
209 PM EDT TUE JUL 28 2026
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WINDHAM CT-NORTHERN WORCESTER MA-SOUTHERN WORCESTER MA-NORTHWEST
PROVIDENCE RI-SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF FOSTER, PUTNAM, MILFORD, WORCESTER,
FITCHBURG, PROVIDENCE, BARRE, SMITHFIELD, AND WILLIMANTIC
209 PM EDT TUE JUL 28 2026
..FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING
* WHAT...FLOODING CAUSED BY EXCESSIVE RAINFALL CONTINUES TO BE
POSSIBLE.
* WHERE...PORTIONS OF NORTHERN CONNECTICUT, INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING
AREA, WINDHAM CT, CENTRAL MASSACHUSETTS, INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING
AREAS, NORTHERN WORCESTER MA AND SOUTHERN WORCESTER MA, AND
NORTHERN RHODE ISLAND, INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS, NORTHWEST
PROVIDENCE RI AND SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI.
* WHEN...THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING.
* IMPACTS...EXCESSIVE RUNOFF MAY RESULT IN FLOODING OF RIVERS,
CREEKS, STREAMS, AND OTHER LOW-LYING AND FLOOD-PRONE LOCATIONS.
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 FOUR INCHES
OF RAIN ARE EXPECTED IN THE WATCH AREA, WITH LOCALLY HIGHER
AMOUNTS POSSIBLE ESPECIALLY ALONG THE EASTERN SLOPES OF THE
WORCESTER HILLS.
- 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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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 SPRINGFIELD, CHARLEMONT, ORANGE,
CHESTERFIELD, WINDSOR LOCKS, NORTHAMPTON, AMHERST, BLANDFORD,
GREENFIELD, HARTFORD, VERNON, AND UNION
209 PM EDT TUE JUL 28 2026
..FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING
* WHAT...FLOODING CAUSED BY EXCESSIVE RAINFALL CONTINUES TO BE
POSSIBLE.
* WHERE...PORTIONS OF NORTHERN CONNECTICUT, INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING
AREAS, HARTFORD CT AND TOLLAND CT AND WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS,
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS, EASTERN FRANKLIN MA, EASTERN
HAMPDEN MA, EASTERN HAMPSHIRE MA, WESTERN FRANKLIN MA, WESTERN
HAMPDEN MA AND WESTERN HAMPSHIRE MA.
* WHEN...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. THREE TO FIVE 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
- 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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