Flash Flood Warning 7, NWS Boston/Norton, MA

Issued

Aug 1, 2011, 4:07 PM EDT (20:07 UTC)

Expired

Aug 1, 2011, 5:29 PM EDT

In force

82 min

Issued by

NWS Boston/Norton, MA

Area

Storm-based polygon

Flood severity

None

Counties Franklin County, MA, Worcester County, MA

The Boston radar (KBOX), 127 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:09 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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WGUS51 KBOX 012007
FFWBOX
MAC011-027-012300-
/O.NEW.KBOX.FF.W.0007.110801T2007Z-110801T2300Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
407 PM EDT MON AUG 1 2011

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
  NORTHWESTERN WORCESTER COUNTY IN CENTRAL MASSACHUSETTS...
  NORTHEASTERN FRANKLIN COUNTY IN WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS...

* UNTIL 700 PM EDT

* AT 405 PM EDT...RADAR INDICATED TORRENTIAL RAINS FALLING FROM 
THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE BERNARDSTON AND GILL AREAS...AS WELL AS 
SURROUNDING COMMUNITIES.  RAINFALL RATES OF UP TO 3 INCHES IN ONE 
HOUR OR MORE ARE POSSIBLE WITH THESE STORMS THROUGH 5 PM. AS A 
RESULT...FLASH FLOODING IS EXPECTED. 

FLASH FLOODING OF SMALL STREAMS AND URBAN AREAS IS OCCURRING OR
IMMINENT. THOSE NEAR STREAMS AND CREEKS...OR IN AREAS PRONE TO
FLOODING SHOULD MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IMMEDIATELY. AVOID FLOODED
ROADS. THE WATER MAY BE TOO DEEP TO ALLOW VEHICLES TO CROSS SAFELY...
OR THE ROADWAY MAY BE UNDERMINED. TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN!

&&

LAT...LON 4272 7253 4272 7211 4271 7209 4246 7228
      4261 7257

$$

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WGUS71 KBOX 012129
FFSBOX

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
529 PM EDT MON AUG 1 2011

MAC011-027-012136-
/O.CAN.KBOX.FF.W.0007.000000T0000Z-110801T2300Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
WORCESTER MA-FRANKLIN MA-
529 PM EDT MON AUG 1 2011

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED FOR NORTHEASTERN
FRANKLIN AND NORTHWESTERN WORCESTER COUNTIES...

FOR NOW...THUNDERSTORMS HAVE EXITED THE MAJORITY OF THE AREA FROM 
WENDELL NORTHWARD TO THE MASSACHUSETTS/NEW HAMPSHIRE BORDER...NEAR 
NORTHFIELD TO ROYALSTON.  FLOODING HAS NOT BEEN REPORTED IN THIS 
AREA.  AS A RESULT...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELED.  

HOWEVER...A FLOOD ADVISORY DOES REMAIN IN EFFECT UNTIL 745 PM FROM 
MONTAGUE SOUTHEAST TO QUABBIN RESERVOIR...FOR THUNDERSTORMS MOVING 
THROUGH THAT AREA.  MINOR POOR DRAINAGE FLOODING IS EXPECTED IN THAT 
AREA. 

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM EDT 
MONDAY EVENING FOR NORTHERN CONNECTICUT AND MASSACHUSETTS AND 
SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE AND CENTRAL RHODE ISLAND.

LAT...LON 4272 7253 4272 7211 4271 7209 4246 7228
      4261 7257

$$

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Flash Flood Warnings in Massachusetts, 2011Every flash flood warning in 2011

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.