Flash Flood Warning 5, NWS Boston/Norton, MA

Issued

Jun 2, 2006, 4:23 PM EDT (20:23 UTC)

Expired

Jun 2, 2006, 6:15 PM EDT

In force

112 min

Issued by

NWS Boston/Norton, MA

Area

Counties, with a storm outline in the text

County Capitol Planning Region, CT

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CTC003-022215-

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
423 PM EDT FRI JUN 2 2006

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
  EXTREME SOUTHEASTERN HARTFORD COUNTY IN NORTHERN CONNECTICUT

* UNTIL 615 PM EDT

* AT 419 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
  VERY HEAVY RAIN FROM A THUNDERSTORM NEAR MARLBOROUGH...OR ABOUT
  NEAR COLCHESTER...MOVING EAST AT 10 MPH.

* THE STORM PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAIN WILL OTHERWISE REMAIN OVER
  MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF THE INDICATED COUNTY.

A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. 
IF YOU ARE IN THE WARNING AREA MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IMMEDIATELY.  
ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AROUND 1 INCH IS POSSIBLE OVER THE NEXT TWO 
HOURS...WHICH WILL BE ENOUGH TO CAUSE RAPID FLOODING.

IF YOU LIVE ALONG A FLOOD PRONE STREAM NOW IS THE TIME TO TAKE ACTION
TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY. RAPID RISES ON SMALL RIVERS AND STREAMS
CAN FLOOD HOMES...BUSINESSES AND ROADWAYS WITHOUT WARNING.

THE HEAVY RAINFALL AND SLOW MOVEMENT OF THESE STORMS MAY RESULT IN
FLOODING OF ROAD INTERSECTIONS AND LOW LYING AREAS...INCLUDING
UNDERPASSES AND TUNNELS. KNOW ALTERNATE ROUTES FOR TRAVEL IN CASE
ROADS BECOME IMPASSABLE.

LAT...LON 4161 7247 4162 7248 4168 7250 4168 7246
      4165 7242 4162 7241 4159 7242 4159 7247

$$

BELK/BALDELLI

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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
519 PM EDT FRI JUN 2 2006

CTC003-022215-
HARTFORD CT-
519 PM EDT FRI JUN 2 2006

...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES UNTIL 615 PM EDT FOR EXTREME
SOUTHEASTERN HARTFORD COUNTY...

AT 515 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO 
INDICATE A TRAIN OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING VERY HEAVY 
RAIN.  THE PRIMARY AXIS OF HEAVY RAINFALL WAS LOCATED 9 MILES EAST 
OF MARLBOROUGH...OR NEAR COLCHESTER...MOVING EAST AT 10 MPH.

EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL
CREEKS AND STREAMS...COUNTRY ROADS...AS WELL AS FARMLAND ALONG THE 
BANKS OF CREEKS AND STREAMS.  OF PARTICULAR CONCERN IS LYMAN BROOK 
NEAR MARLBOROUGH.

FLOODING IS OCCURRING OR IS IMMINENT. MOST FLOOD RELATED DEATHS OCCUR
IN AUTOMOBILES. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS WATER COVERED BRIDGES...
DIPS...OR LOW WATER CROSSINGS. NEVER TRY TO CROSS A FLOWING STREAM...
EVEN A SMALL ONE...ON FOOT. TO ESCAPE RISING WATER MOVE UP TO HIGHER
GROUND.

BELK

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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
618 PM EDT FRI JUN 2 2006

CTC003-022225-
HARTFORD CT-
618 PM EDT FRI JUN 2 2006

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR EXTREME SOUTHEASTERN HARTFORD COUNTY
EXPIRED AT 615 PM EDT...

MODERATE RAINFALL WILL CONTINUE TO FALL ACROSS SOUTHEAST HARTFORD 
COUNTY...BUT THE HEAVIEST AXIS SHOULD BE JUST TO THE SOUTH OF 
HARTFORD COUNTY.  THIS SITUATION WILL CONTINUE TO BE MONITORED...AND 
MAY RESULT IN ADDITIONAL FUTURE WARNINGS OR STATEMENTS.

$$

BELK

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