Headline:
Flash Flood Warning issued June 6 at 5:05PM EDT until June 6 at 8:15PM EDT by NWS Boston/Norton MA
Event:
Flash Flood Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
June 6, 2025 - 2:05pm
Expires:
June 6, 2025 - 5:15pm
Description:
FFWBOX
The National Weather Service in Norton has issued a
* Flash Flood Warning for...
Northwestern Worcester County in central Massachusetts...
Northeastern Franklin County in western Massachusetts...
East Central Hampshire County in western Massachusetts...
* Until 815 PM EDT.
* At 505 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing
heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1.5 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...
Amherst, Greenfield, Orange, Deerfield, Belchertown, Athol,
Winchendon, Montague, Templeton, Hadley, Sunderland, Hatfield,
Northfield, Bernardston, Conway, Leverett, Erving, Shutesbury,
Phillipston and Gill.
Instruction:
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
Area Description:
Franklin, MA; Hampshire, MA; Worcester, MA
Forcast Office:
NWS Boston/Norton MA