Flash Flood Warning 2, NWS Boston/Norton, MA

Issued

Jun 24, 2008, 1:43 PM EDT (17:43 UTC)

Expired

Jun 24, 2008, 2:45 PM EDT

In force

62 min

Issued by

NWS Boston/Norton, MA

Area

Storm-based polygon

Flood severity

None

Counties Bristol County, MA, Plymouth County, MA

The Boston radar (KBOX), 36 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 17:46 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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000 
WGUS51 KBOX 241743
FFWBOX
MAC005-023-241845-
/O.NEW.KBOX.FF.W.0002.080624T1743Z-080624T1845Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
143 PM EDT TUE JUN 24 2008

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
  EXTREME EAST CENTRAL BRISTOL COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST MASSACHUSETTS...
  SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST MASSACHUSETTS...
  THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF PLYMOUTH...

* UNTIL 245 PM EDT

* AT 137 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
  TORRENTIAL DOWNPOURS FROM A THUNDERSTORM OVER THE WARNED AREA. 
  RAINFALL RATES OF OVER 2 INCHES PER HOUR ARE LIKELY THROUGH
  230 PM.

* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO CARVER

EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL
CREEKS AND STREAMS...HIGHWAYS AND UNDERPASSES. ADDITIONALLY...COUNTRY
ROADS AND FARMLANDS ALONG THE BANKS OF CREEKS...STREAMS AND OTHER LOW
LYING AREAS ARE SUBJECT TO FLOODING.

DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE
ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS
SAFELY. MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND.

LAT...LON 4164 7084 4186 7094 4201 7068 4181 7053
TIME...MOT...LOC 1742Z 180DEG 0KT 4181 7074

$$
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000 
WGUS71 KBOX 241846
FFSBOX

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
246 PM EDT TUE JUN 24 2008

MAC005-023-241855-
/O.EXP.KBOX.FF.W.0002.000000T0000Z-080624T1845Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
PLYMOUTH MA-BRISTOL MA-
246 PM EDT TUE JUN 24 2008

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING HAS EXPIRED FOR EXTREME EAST CENTRAL
BRISTOL AND SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH COUNTIES IN SOUTHEAST MASSACHUSETTS...

THUNDERSTORMS HAVE MOVED OUT OF THE WARNED AREA AT THIS 
TIME...THEREFORE THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO 
EXPIRE.  ANY ADDITIONAL RAINFALL MAY RESULT IN MORE FLOODING LATER 
THIS AFTERNOON.  AN URBAN AND SMALL STREAM FLOOD ADVISORY REMAINS IN 
EFFECT FOR THE WARNED AREA.

LAT...LON 4164 7084 4186 7094 4201 7068 4181 7053
TIME...MOT...LOC 1845Z 180DEG 0KT 4181 7074

$$

RLG

Flash Flood Warnings in Massachusetts, 2008Every flash flood warning in 2008

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.