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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA

505 PM EDT MON JUL 18 2005



MAC015-182300-

HAMPSHIRE MA-

505 PM EDT MON JUL 18 2005



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES UNTIL 700 PM EDT FOR CENTRAL

HAMPSHIRE COUNTY...



LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO CHESTERFIELD 

AND WILLIAMSBURG.



SMALLER RIVERS AND STREAMS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT 

LIMITED TO MEEKIN BROOK...UNQUOMONK BROOK...JOE WRIGHT BROOK...THE 

EAST BRANCH OF THE MILL RIVER...GRASS HILL BROOK AND BEAVER BROOK.



AT 505 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THE 

THUNDERSTORMS WHICH PRODUCED TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IN CENTRAL 

HAMPSHIRE COUNTY HAVE PUSHED NORTH INTO SOUTHERN FRANKLIN COUNTY. 



HOWEVER...MORE THUNDERSTORMS WERE FORMING IN WESTERN HAMPSHIRE 

COUNTY AND ARE EXPECTED TO MOVE SLOWLY INTO THE CHESTERFIELD AND 

WILLIAMSBURG AREAS BY 630 PM EDT.



FLOODING IS OCCURRING OR IS IMMINENT. MOST FLOOD RELATED DEATHS OCCUR

IN AUTOMOBILES. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS WATER COVERED BRIDGES...

DIPS...OR LOW WATER CROSSINGS.



NEVER TRY TO CROSS A FLOWING STREAM...EVEN A SMALL ONE...ON FOOT. TO 

ESCAPE RISING WATER MOVE UP TO HIGHER GROUND. CAMPERS AND HIKERS 

SHOULD AVOID STREAMS OR CREEKS.



STAY TUNED TO NOAA ALL HAZARDS RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL MEDIA FOR UPDATED 

INFORMATION.



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DELLICARPINI

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000 

WGUS71 KBOX 182107

FFSBOX



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA

505 PM EDT MON JUL 18 2005



MAC015-182300-

HAMPSHIRE MA-

505 PM EDT MON JUL 18 2005



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES UNTIL 700 PM EDT FOR CENTRAL

HAMPSHIRE COUNTY...



LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO CHESTERFIELD 

AND WILLIAMSBURG.



SMALLER RIVERS AND STREAMS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT 

LIMITED TO MEEKIN BROOK...UNQUOMONK BROOK...JOE WRIGHT BROOK...THE 

EAST BRANCH OF THE MILL RIVER...GRASS HILL BROOK AND BEAVER BROOK.



AT 505 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THE 

THUNDERSTORMS WHICH PRODUCED TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IN CENTRAL 

HAMPSHIRE COUNTY HAVE PUSHED NORTH INTO SOUTHERN FRANKLIN COUNTY. 



HOWEVER...MORE THUNDERSTORMS WERE FORMING IN WESTERN HAMPSHIRE 

COUNTY AND ARE EXPECTED TO MOVE SLOWLY INTO THE CHESTERFIELD AND 

WILLIAMSBURG AREAS BY 630 PM EDT.



FLOODING IS OCCURRING OR IS IMMINENT. MOST FLOOD RELATED DEATHS OCCUR

IN AUTOMOBILES. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS WATER COVERED BRIDGES...

DIPS...OR LOW WATER CROSSINGS.



NEVER TRY TO CROSS A FLOWING STREAM...EVEN A SMALL ONE...ON FOOT. TO 

ESCAPE RISING WATER MOVE UP TO HIGHER GROUND. CAMPERS AND HIKERS 

SHOULD AVOID STREAMS OR CREEKS.



STAY TUNED TO NOAA ALL HAZARDS RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL MEDIA FOR UPDATED 

INFORMATION.



$$



DELLICARPINI

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