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WGUS61 KALY 151728
FFAALY
URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY
128 PM EDT SUN MAR 15 2026
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NORTHERN LITCHFIELD-SOUTHERN LITCHFIELD-NORTHERN BERKSHIRE-
SOUTHERN BERKSHIRE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF GREAT BARRINGTON, SOUTH EGREMONT,
FLORIDA, NEW MILFORD, HANCOCK, PITTSFIELD, TERRYVILLE,
TORRINGTON, SANDISFIELD, NORTH ADAMS, OAKVILLE, GAYLORDSVILLE,
DALTON, AND THOMASTON
128 PM EDT SUN MAR 15 2026
..FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING
* WHAT...FLOODING CAUSED BY EXCESSIVE RAINFALL IS POSSIBLE.
* WHERE...NORTHWESTERN CONNECTICUT AND WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS.
* WHEN...FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING.
* 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. CREEKS AND
STREAMS ARE ALREADY RUNNING HIGH AND MAY RISE OUT OF THEIR BANKS
DUE TO THE INCOMING HEAVY RAIN.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN ALONG WITH SOME EMBEDDED
THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO TRACK INTO WESTERN NEW ENGLAND
LATE TONIGHT THROUGH TOMORROW BEFORE A COLD FRONT SWEEPS
THROUGH THE REGION TOMORROW NIGHT. A TOTAL OF 1 TO 2.5 INCHES
OF RAIN IS LIKELY THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING WHICH CAN LEAD TO
RISES ON AREA RIVERS AND STREAMS AND RESULT IN POOR DRAINAGE
FLOODING, ESPECIALLY DURING HEAVY DOWNPOURS.
- 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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