The National Weather Service has issued a Flash Flood Watch for interior Southern New England effective until 6 pm Friday, August 9, 2013. A slow-moving cold front will bring heavy showers and thunderstorms to western CT, and part of central and western MA. Rainfall amounts are expected to average between 1-3″, with the potential for localized 4″ amounts – which will likely cause flash flooding.
Showers and thunderstorms are likely in eastern CT, RI and easter MA, but the potential for the heaviest rain is greater in the areas under the Flash Flood Watch.
MAZ002>005-008>011-026-NHZ011-012-015-091600- /O.NEW.KBOX.FF.A.0009.130809T1200Z-130809T2200Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ WESTERN FRANKLIN MA-EASTERN FRANKLIN MA-NORTHERN WORCESTER MA- CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA-WESTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-WESTERN HAMPDEN MA- EASTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-EASTERN HAMPDEN MA-NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA- CHESHIRE NH-EASTERN HILLSBOROUGH NH- WESTERN AND CENTRAL HILLSBOROUGH NH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHARLEMONT...GREENFIELD...ORANGE... BARRE...FITCHBURG...FRAMINGHAM...LOWELL...CHESTERFIELD... BLANDFORD...AMHERST...NORTHAMPTON...SPRINGFIELD...AYER... JAFFREY...KEENE...MANCHESTER...NASHUA...PETERBOROUGH...WEARE 411 AM EDT FRI AUG 9 2013 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM EDT THIS MORNING THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A * FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF MASSACHUSETTS AND SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN MASSACHUSETTS... NORTHERN AND CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA...NORTHERN WORCESTER MA...FRANKLIN MA...HAMPDEN MA AND HAMPSHIRE MA. IN SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE...CHESHIRE NH...HILLSBOROUGH NH. * FROM 8 AM EDT THIS MORNING THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. * A COLD FRONT WILL SLOWLY MOVE ACROSS THE WATCH AREA THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING...WITH VERY WARM AND HUMID AIR IN PLACE AHEAD OF IT. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP AND PUSH ACROSS THE REGION TODAY INTO EARLY TONIGHT. SOME OF THE SHOWERS AND STORMS MAY PRODUCE VERY HEAVY RAIN. RAINFALL AMOUNTS WILL AVERAGE BETWEEN 1 AND 3 INCHES. SOME LOCALIZED AMOUNTS MAY REACH UP TO 4 INCHES...WHICH WILL LIKELY CAUSE FLASH FLOODING. * AREAS PRONE TO QUICKLY RISING WATER SUCH AS URBAN AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS AS WELL AS FAST RISING SMALL STREAMS...MAY BE VULNERABLE TO FLASH FLOODING THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING ESPECIALLY IF BANDS OF HEAVY RAINFALL SET UP IN THOSE AREAS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED.
