Headline:
Flash Flood Warning issued June 6 at 5:50PM EDT until June 6 at 8:15PM EDT by NWS Boston/Norton MA
Event:
Flash Flood Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
June 6, 2025 - 2:50pm
Expires:
June 6, 2025 - 5:15pm
Description:
At 550 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