Headline:
Flash Flood Warning issued June 6 at 3:25PM EDT until June 6 at 5:15PM EDT by NWS Boston/Norton MA
Event:
Flash Flood Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
June 6, 2025 - 12:25pm
Expires:
June 6, 2025 - 2:15pm
Description:
FFWBOX
The National Weather Service in Norton has issued a
* Flash Flood Warning for...
Northwestern Franklin County in western Massachusetts...
Northern Hampshire County in western Massachusetts...
* Until 515 PM EDT.
* At 325 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing
heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1 and 2 inches of rain
have fallen. The expected rainfall rate is 1 to 2 inches in 1
hour. Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 2 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...
Buckland, Conway, Shelburne, Ashfield, Colrain, Charlemont, Heath,
Plainfield, Rowe and Hawley.
Additional rainfall from thunderstorm approaching from the south may
result in localized Flash Flooding for portions of western Franklin
County
Instruction:
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
Area Description:
Franklin, MA; Hampshire, MA
Forcast Office:
NWS Boston/Norton MA