Weather Alert ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM EDT THIS MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A * FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR HARTFORD COUNTY CONNECTICUT AND WESTERN AND NORTH CENTRAL MASSACHUSETTS. * FROM 8 AM EDT THIS MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING * RAIN WITH EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO DEVELOP ACROSS SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND TODAY. THE AXIS OF HEAVIEST RAINFALL SHOULD BE ACROSS THE WATCH AREA. EXPECT THE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TO CONTINUE OVERNIGHT AND INTO THE EARLY MORNING HOURS TUESDAY. LOCALIZED RAINFALL AMOUNTS COULD EXCEED 2 INCHES...PARTICULARLY UNDER ANY THUNDERSTORM. * HEAVY RAINFALL COULD LEAD TO LOCALIZED URBAN AND POOR DRAINAGE FLOODING...PARTICULARLY IN NORMAL SUSCEPTIBLE LOCATIONS. FAST RESPONDING STREAMS AND RIVERS MAY ALSO SPILL OVER THEIR BANKS. 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.
Posted on: Mon, 01 Jul 2013 13:49:07 +0000
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