FFWBOX
The National Weather Service in Norton has issued a
* Flash Flood Warning for…
Central Worcester County in central Massachusetts…
Eastern Hampshire County in western Massachusetts…
* Until 915 PM EDT.
* At 711 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing
heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1.5 and 2.5 inches of
rain have fallen. 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…
Leominster, Fitchburg, Holden, Clinton, Spencer, Leicester, Ware,
Sturbridge, Lancaster, Rutland, Sterling, West Boylston,
Westminster, Barre, Warren, Bolton, Paxton, North Brookfield,
Hubbardston and Boylston.
