Headline

Flash Flood Warning issued June 7 at 2:41PM EDT until June 7 at 5:45PM EDT by NWS Boston/Norton MA

Description

FFWBOX

The National Weather Service in Norton has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for...
East Central Middlesex County in northeastern Massachusetts...

* Until 545 PM EDT.

* At 241 PM EDT, Doppler radar and spotter reports indicate
thunderstorms producing heavy rain and street flooding across the
warned area. Between 1 and 2 inches of rain have fallen. The
expected rainfall rate is 1 to 2 inches in 1 hour. Additional
rainfall amounts of 1 to 3 inches are possible in the warned area.
Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly.

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...
Boston, Cambridge, Newton, Somerville, Waltham, Malden, Brookline,
Medford, Arlington, Billerica, Woburn, Watertown, Lexington,
Tewksbury, Needham, Wellesley, Melrose, Saugus, Wakefield and
Reading.

Instructions

Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.

Be aware of your surroundings and do not drive on flooded roads.

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