866  
WGUS61 KBOX 290458  
FFABOX  
 
FLOOD WATCH  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BOSTON/NORTON MA  
1258 AM EDT WED JUL 29 2026  
 
CTZ002-003-MAZ002-003-008>011-300000-  
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/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/  
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 UNION, BLANDFORD, CHARLEMONT,  
SPRINGFIELD, NORTHAMPTON, GREENFIELD, VERNON, ORANGE,  
CHESTERFIELD, AMHERST, WINDSOR LOCKS, AND HARTFORD  
1258 AM EDT WED JUL 29 2026  
   
..FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY 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 THIS 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...  
- SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING  
PRODUCED 1 TO 2 INCHES OF RAIN WITH LOCALIZED AMOUNTS TO 3  
INCHES. MODERATE TO LOCALLY HEAVY RAINS OVER EASTERN NY INTO  
THE WATERS EAST OF NEW JERSEY WERE FORECAST TO MOVE NORTHWARD  
THIS MORNING AND CONTINUE INTO THE AFTERNOON, WHICH WILL  
RAISE THE RISK FOR STREET FLOODING AND CAUSE RISES ON STREAMS  
AND CREEKS.  
- 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.  
 
 
 
 
 
CTZ004-MAZ004-012-RIZ001-002-300000-  
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/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/  
WINDHAM CT-NORTHERN WORCESTER MA-SOUTHERN WORCESTER MA-NORTHWEST  
PROVIDENCE RI-SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF MILFORD, WILLIMANTIC, WORCESTER,  
FITCHBURG, BARRE, SMITHFIELD, PUTNAM, FOSTER, AND PROVIDENCE  
1258 AM EDT WED JUL 29 2026  
   
..FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY 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 THIS 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...  
- SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING  
PRODUCED 1 TO 2 INCHES OF RAIN WITH LOCALIZED AMOUNTS TO 3  
INCHES. MODERATE TO LOCALLY HEAVY RAINS OVER EASTERN NY INTO  
THE WATERS EAST OF NEW JERSEY WERE FORECAST TO MOVE NORTHWARD  
THIS MORNING AND CONTINUE INTO THE AFTERNOON, WHICH WILL  
RAISE THE RISK FOR STREET FLOODING AND CAUSE RISES ON STREAMS  
AND CREEKS.  
- 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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