474
WGUS71 KBOX 270047
FFSBOX

Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Boston/Norton MA
847 PM EDT Wed Jun 26 2024

MAC027-270145-
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/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Worcester MA-
847 PM EDT Wed Jun 26 2024

...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 945 PM EDT THIS
EVENING FOR SOUTHEASTERN WORCESTER COUNTY...

At 847 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy
rain Significant flooding has been reported in the vicinity of Route
20 and Grafton Street in Worcester. Between 1 and 2 inches of rain
have fallen. The expected rainfall rate is 0.5 to 1 inch in 1 hour.
Additional rainfall amounts up to 1 inch are possible in the warned
area. Flash flooding is already occurring.

HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.

SOURCE...Radar.

IMPACT...Flash flooding of small creeks and streams, urban areas,
         highways, streets and underpasses as well as other poor
         drainage and low-lying areas.

Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
  Worcester, Shrewsbury, Westborough, Grafton, Holden, Auburn,
  Hopkinton, Northborough, Oxford, Millbury, Charlton, Spencer,
  Leicester, Sutton, West Boylston, Upton, Paxton and Boylston.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Turn around, don`t drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.

&&

LAT...LON 4233 7161 4223 7160 4222 7160 4221 7160
      4219 7160 4213 7191 4228 7197 4235 7164
      4234 7162

FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED
EXPECTED RAINFALL RATE...0.5-1 INCH IN 1 HOUR

$$

HF