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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Boston/Norton MA
918 AM EDT Fri Aug 18 2023

The National Weather Service in Norton has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for...
  Southeastern Worcester County in central Massachusetts...
  Norfolk County in eastern Massachusetts...
  Suffolk County in eastern Massachusetts...
  South Central Essex County in northeastern Massachusetts...
  Central Middlesex County in northeastern Massachusetts...
  Northwestern Bristol County in southeastern Massachusetts...
  Northwestern Plymouth County in southeastern Massachusetts...
  Northern Providence County in Rhode Island...

* Until 1145 AM EDT.

* At 918 AM EDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing 
  heavy rain across the warned area. The expected rainfall rate is 1 
  to 2 inches in 30 minutes. 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...
  Boston, Cambridge, Brockton, Quincy, Lynn, Newton, Somerville, 
  Framingham, Waltham, Malden, Brookline, Medford, Taunton, 
  Weymouth, Revere, Peabody, Arlington, Everett, Salem and 
  Woonsocket.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 4254 7175 4253 7118 4254 7090 4189 7100
      4192 7138 4194 7171

FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED
EXPECTED RAINFALL RATE...1-2 INCHES IN 1 HOUR

$$

HF