Flash Flood Watch

FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
111 AM EDT FRI MAY 24 2013

...FLASH FLOOD RISK FOR MUCH OF SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND DURING THE
EARLY MORNING HOURS FRIDAY...

.LATEST RADAR AND SATELLITE IMAGERY DEPICT AN EXTENSIVE AREA OF
TROPICAL MOISTURE HEADED FOR RHODE ISLAND AND SOUTHEAST
MASSACHUSETTS. THUS...THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH HAS BEEN EXPANDED
EASTWARD. LOCALIZED RAINFALL OF 1 TO 2 INCHES WITHIN A COUPLE OF
HOURS IS POSSIBLE IN THE WATCH AREA...AND LEADS TO SPECIAL CONCERN
FOR URBAN AREAS IN RHODE ISLAND AND SOUTHEAST
MASSACHUSETTS...INCLUDING PROVIDENCE AND BOSTON.

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HARTFORD CT-TOLLAND CT-WINDHAM CT-WESTERN FRANKLIN MA-
EASTERN FRANKLIN MA-NORTHERN WORCESTER MA-WESTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-
WESTERN HAMPDEN MA-EASTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-EASTERN HAMPDEN MA-
SOUTHERN WORCESTER MA-NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA-CHESHIRE NH-
WESTERN AND CENTRAL HILLSBOROUGH NH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARTFORD...WINDSOR LOCKS...UNION...
VERNON...PUTNAM...WILLIMANTIC...CHARLEMONT...GREENFIELD...
ORANGE...BARRE...FITCHBURG...CHESTERFIELD...BLANDFORD...AMHERST...
NORTHAMPTON...SPRINGFIELD...MILFORD...WORCESTER...AYER...
JAFFREY...KEENE...PETERBOROUGH...WEARE
111 AM EDT FRI MAY 24 2013

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EDT TODAY...

THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR

* PORTIONS OF NORTHERN CONNECTICUT...MASSACHUSETTS AND SOUTHERN
  NEW HAMPSHIRE...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN NORTHERN
  CONNECTICUT...HARTFORD CT...TOLLAND CT AND WINDHAM CT. IN
  MASSACHUSETTS...EASTERN FRANKLIN MA...EASTERN HAMPDEN MA...
  EASTERN HAMPSHIRE MA...NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA...NORTHERN
  WORCESTER MA...SOUTHERN WORCESTER MA...WESTERN FRANKLIN MA...
  WESTERN HAMPDEN MA AND WESTERN HAMPSHIRE MA. IN SOUTHERN NEW
  HAMPSHIRE...CHESHIRE NH AND WESTERN AND CENTRAL HILLSBOROUGH
  NH.

* UNTIL NOON EDT TODAY

* PERSISTENT MODERATE TO HEAVY RAINFALL IS EXPECTED LATER
  TONIGHT INTO FRIDAY MORNING. SOME AREAS WITH THE WATCH HAVE
  ALREADY SEEN SIGNIFICANT RAINFALL EARLIER THURSDAY. ADDITIONAL
  RAINFALL OVERNIGHT...PARTICULARLY WITHIN STRONGER
  THUNDERSTORMS...COULD RESULT IN FLASH FLOODING.

* THE MAIN CONCERN WILL BE FOR URBAN AREAS AND SMALLER
  TRIBUTARIES...STREAMS AND CREEKS.

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.

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THOMPSON

Hazardous Weather Outlook

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
416 PM EDT THU MAY 23 2013

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HARTFORD CT-TOLLAND CT-WINDHAM CT-WESTERN FRANKLIN MA-
EASTERN FRANKLIN MA-NORTHERN WORCESTER MA-CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA-
WESTERN ESSEX MA-EASTERN ESSEX MA-WESTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-
WESTERN HAMPDEN MA-EASTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-EASTERN HAMPDEN MA-
SOUTHERN WORCESTER MA-WESTERN NORFOLK MA-SOUTHEAST MIDDLESEX MA-
SUFFOLK MA-EASTERN NORFOLK MA-NORTHERN BRISTOL MA-
WESTERN PLYMOUTH MA-EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA-SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA-
SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA-BARNSTABLE MA-DUKES MA-NANTUCKET MA-
NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA-CHESHIRE NH-EASTERN HILLSBOROUGH NH-
WESTERN AND CENTRAL HILLSBOROUGH NH-NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI-
WESTERN KENT RI-BLOCK ISLAND RI-
416 PM EDT THU MAY 23 2013

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHERN CONNECTICUT...
CENTRAL MASSACHUSETTS...EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS...NORTHEASTERN
MASSACHUSETTS...SOUTHEASTERN MASSACHUSETTS...WESTERN
MASSACHUSETTS...SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE...NORTHERN RHODE ISLAND
AND SOUTHERN RHODE ISLAND.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT.

SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE
THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. A FEW OF THESE STORMS MAY BE STRONG
TO POSSIBLY SEVERE. MAIN THREATS WILL BE HEAVY DOWNPOURS AND
STRONG WIND GUSTS. SOME STORMS MAY PRODUCE LOCALIZED FLOODING.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY.

SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE MORNING AND
INTO THE AFTERNOON ON FRIDAY. ALTHOUGH THESE STORMS ARE NOT
EXPECTED TO BE STRONG...HEAVY DOWNPOURS ARE STILL POSSIBLE WITH
LOCALIZED FLOODING.

ROUNDS OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH AT LEAST
SATURDAY WITH THE POSSIBILITY OF HEAVY DOWNPOURS THAT MAY CAUSE
LOCAL FLOODING.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER
CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES.

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