Special Weather Statement
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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
249 AM EDT FRI MAY 24 2013

MAZ004-026-NHZ012-015-240745-
NORTHWEST MIDDLESEX COUNTY MA-NORTHERN WORCESTER MA-
EASTERN HILLSBOROUGH NH-WESTERN AND CENTRAL HILLSBOROUGH NH-
249 AM EDT FRI MAY 24 2013

...HEAVY RAIN ACROSS NORTH CENTRAL MASSACHUSETTS AND HILLSBOROUGH
COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST NEW HAMPSHIRE...

AT 240 AM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
BAND OF HEAVY RAIN OVER NORTHERN WORCESTER COUNTY MOVING INTO
HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY. RAINFALL UP TO AN INCH IN TWO HOURS IS POSSIBLE
ACROSS NORTHERN WORCESTER...NORTHWEST MIDDLESEX AND HILLSBOROUGH
COUNTIES. URBAN STREET FLOODING AND SHARP RISES IN SMALL STREAMS ARE
EXPECTED THROUGH 4 AM. RAPID RISES WERE ALREADY TAKING PLACE ALONG
THE OTTER RIVER...THE NORTH NASHUA RIVER AT FITCHBURG AND THE
MILLERS RIVER IN WINCHENDON. URBAN STREET FLOODING MAY CREATE
HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS IN FITCHBURG AS WELL AS NASHUA AND
MANCHESTER IN NEW HAMPSHIRE.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
MANCHESTER...NASHUA...LEOMINSTER...FITCHBURG...MILFORD...AND AYER.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

DRIVERS SHOULD BE EXTRA CAUTIOUS AND NOT ATTEMPT TO DRIVE THROUGH
ANY FLOODED ROADWAYS.

&&

LAT...LON 4305 7164 4307 7152 4301 7139 4294 7137
      4293 7145 4291 7145 4283 7143 4282 7138
      4277 7135 4270 7141 4269 7156 4265 7150
      4260 7149 4235 7162 4247 7212 4272 7203
      4271 7193 4283 7199 4308 7189 4308 7165

$$

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