Expires:202406192330;Remove:202406192330;581806
WGUS81 KBOX 192223
FLSBOX

Flood Statement
National Weather Service Boston/Norton MA
623 PM EDT Wed Jun 19 2024


MAC011-015-192330-
/O.CON.KBOX.FA.W.0015.000000T0000Z-240619T2330Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Franklin MA-Hampshire MA-
623 PM EDT Wed Jun 19 2024

...FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 730 PM EDT THIS EVENING...

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

* WHERE...A portion of western Massachusetts, including the 
  following counties, Franklin and Hampshire.

* WHEN...Until 730 PM EDT.

* IMPACTS...Flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying 
  and flood-prone locations is imminent or occurring.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
  - At 623 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated slow moving
    thunderstorms with very heavy rainfall across the warned
    area. Between 1 and 4 inches of rain have fallen.
  - Additional rainfall amounts up to 1 inch are possible in the
    warned area.
  - Some locations that will experience flooding include...
    Deerfield, Monroe, Buckland, Conway, Shelburne, Ashfield,
    Colrain, Charlemont, Goshen, Heath, Plainfield, Rowe and
    Hawley.
  - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 4264 7295 4266 7295 4267 7296 4266 7298
      4267 7299 4268 7298 4269 7297 4269 7295
      4270 7295 4270 7302 4274 7302 4274 7289
      4255 7265 4246 7276 4249 7287 4252 7287
      4254 7288 4256 7298


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