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FLWBOX



BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

Flood Warning

National Weather Service Boston/Norton MA

1031 AM EDT Fri Apr 12 2024



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Franklin MA-Hampden MA-Hampshire MA-

1031 AM EDT Fri Apr 12 2024



...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON...



* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues.



* WHERE...A portion of western Massachusetts, including the 

  following counties, Franklin, Hampden and Hampshire.



* WHEN...Until 100 PM EDT.



* IMPACTS...Flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying 

  and flood-prone locations is imminent or occurring.



* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...

  - At 1031 AM EDT, Doppler radar and automated rain gauges

    indicated heavy rain due to thunderstorms. Flooding is

    already occurring in the warned area.

  - Additional rainfall amounts up to 0.2 inches are possible in

    the warned area.

  - Some locations that will experience flooding include...

    Springfield, Chicopee, Holyoke, Amherst, Northampton, West

    Springfield, Ludlow, South Hadley, Easthampton, Granby,

    Southampton, Hadley, Hatfield, Williamsburg, Westhampton,

    Whately, Chesterfield and Goshen.

  - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood



PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...



Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood 

deaths occur in vehicles.



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LAT...LON 4243 7270 4240 7263 4232 7252 4227 7249

      4226 7250 4222 7249 4217 7254 4217 7257

      4215 7257 4214 7258 4214 7262 4215 7265

      4218 7267 4226 7275 4234 7279 4238 7279

      4243 7281 4245 7281 4243 7274





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