THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A * FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR... SOUTHERN WORCESTER COUNTY IN CENTRAL MASSACHUSETTS... * UNTIL 315 PM EDT * AT 1207 PM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING HEAVY RAIN ACROSS SOUTHERN WORCESTER COUNTY. RADAR INDICATES RAINFALL RATES OF 1 AND A HALF TO TWO AND A HALF INCHES PER HOURS WITH THESE THUNDERSTORMS. FLASH FLOODING IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN SHORTLY. * SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE... WORCESTER...HOLDEN...CHARLTON...SPENCER...LEICESTER...STURBRIDGE... PAXTON...NORTH BROOKFIELD...WEST BROOKFIELD...BROOKFIELD...EAST BROOKFIELD AND OAKHAM. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... RAPID AND POTENTIALLY LIFE THREATENING FLOODING OF SMALL STREAMS AND ROADWAYS IS IMMINENT. HEAD TO HIGHER GROUND IMMEDIATELY. DO NOT DRIVE THROUGH FLOODED ROADS. FIND ALTERNATE ROUTES. MOST FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN VEHICLES. TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN. A FLASH FLOOD WARNING IS ISSUED FOR RAPID AND POTENTIALLY LIFE THREATENING FLOODING. IN URBAN AREAS AVOID FLOODED ROADS AND OBEY ROAD CLOSURES. THOSE NEAR SMALL STREAMS MUST HEAD FOR HIGHER GROUND IMMEDIATELY. && LAT...LON 4237 7184 4224 7185 4206 7211 4228 7213 $$ AED
Posted on: Mon, 02 Sep 2013 16:10:19 +0000