Headline:
Flash Flood Warning issued June 6 at 4:57PM EDT until June 6 at 6:15PM EDT by NWS Boston/Norton MA
Event:
Flash Flood Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
June 6, 2025 - 1:57pm
Expires:
June 6, 2025 - 3:15pm
Description:
FFWBOX
The National Weather Service in Norton has extended the
* Flash Flood Warning for...
Northwestern Franklin County in western Massachusetts...
* Until 615 PM EDT.
* At 457 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing
heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1 and 3 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.
Instruction:
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
Area Description:
Franklin, MA
Forcast Office:
NWS Boston/Norton MA