Headline

Flash Flood Warning issued July 14 at 3:00PM EDT until July 14 at 6:00PM EDT by NWS Boston/Norton MA

Description

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The National Weather Service in Norton has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for...
Central Franklin County in western Massachusetts...
Central Hampshire County in western Massachusetts...

* Until 600 PM EDT.

* At 300 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing
heavy rain across the warned area. Between 0.5 and 2 inches of
rain have fallen. The expected rainfall rate is 1 to 2.5 inches in
1 hour. Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 3 inches are possible
in the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin
shortly.

HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.

SOURCE...Radar.

IMPACT...Flash flooding of small creeks and streams, urban
areas, highways, streets and underpasses as well as
other poor drainage and low-lying areas.

* Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
Holyoke, Amherst, Northampton, South Hadley, Easthampton,
Belchertown, Granby, Southampton, Hadley, Sunderland, Hatfield,
Williamsburg, Shutesbury, Westhampton, Whately and Pelham.

Instructions

Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.

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