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WGUS71 KBOX 060231

FFSBOX



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA

1031 PM EDT TUE AUG 5 2008



MAC013-015-060315-

/O.CON.KBOX.FF.W.0009.000000T0000Z-080806T0315Z/

/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

HAMPSHIRE MA-HAMPDEN MA-

1031 PM EDT TUE AUG 5 2008



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1115 PM EDT FOR

CENTRAL HAMPDEN AND SOUTH CENTRAL HAMPSHIRE COUNTIES...



AT 1020 PM EDT...TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTERS REPORTED TORRENTIAL RAIN 

PRODUCING SHOWERS PRODUCING FLASH FLOODING.  THESE STORMS WERE 

LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM HUNTINGTON TO SPRINGFIELD

MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 6 MPH.



OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO 

HOLYOKE...MONTGOMERY...CHICOPEE...THE SOUTHAMPTON NORTHWEST SIDE OF 

SPRINGFIELD REGION  



THERE HAVE REPORTS OF IMPASSABLE ROADS DUE TO FLOODING IN THE URBAN 

CENTERS NEAR HOLYOKE THIS EVENING. THIS IS STILL A DANGEROUS 

SITUATION FOR THE REGION FROM MONTGOMERY TO NEAR AND JUST SOUTH OF 

HOLYOKE.  BROAD BROOK AND MANHAM RIVER BASINS ARE FLAGGED AS WORST

ALONG WITH THE POND BROOK AREA. 

 



ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 INCH ARE POSSIBLE IN THE WARNED 

AREA...WITH STORM TOTALS NEAR 5 INCHES POSSIBLE BY 1115 PM IN 1 OR 2 

COMMUNITIES IN THIS FLASH FLOOD WARNING. 



EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL

CREEKS AND STREAMS...URBAN AREAS...HIGHWAYS...STREETS AND UNDERPASSES

AS WELL AS OTHER DRAINAGE AREAS AND LOW LYING SPOTS.



BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE 

DANGERS OF FLOODING. IF FLASH FLOODING IS OBSERVED ACT QUICKLY. MOVE 

UP TO HIGHER GROUND TO ESCAPE FLOOD WATERS. DO NOT STAY IN AREAS 

SUBJECT TO FLOODING WHEN WATER BEGINS RISING.



MOST FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. NEVER DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO

AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. FLOOD WATERS ARE USUALLY

DEEPER THAN THEY APPEAR. JUST ONE FOOT OF FLOWING WATER IS POWERFUL

ENOUGH TO SWEEP VEHICLES OFF THE ROAD. WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED

ROADS MAKE THE SMART CHOICE...TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN.



A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. 

IF YOU ARE IN THE WARNING AREA MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IMMEDIATELY. 

RESIDENTS LIVING ALONG STREAMS AND CREEKS SHOULD TAKE IMMEDIATE 

PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS 

SWIFTLY FLOWING WATERS OR WATERS OF UNKNOWN DEPTH BY FOOT OR BY 

AUTOMOBILE.



TO REPORT FLOODING...HAVE THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY RELAY

YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN

TAUNTON.



LAT...LON 4232 7293 4230 7267 4219 7249 4210 7253

      4214 7268 4221 7288 4228 7297



$$



DRAG

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000 

WGUS71 KBOX 060231

FFSBOX



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA

1031 PM EDT TUE AUG 5 2008



MAC013-015-060315-

/O.CON.KBOX.FF.W.0009.000000T0000Z-080806T0315Z/

/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

HAMPSHIRE MA-HAMPDEN MA-

1031 PM EDT TUE AUG 5 2008



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1115 PM EDT FOR

CENTRAL HAMPDEN AND SOUTH CENTRAL HAMPSHIRE COUNTIES...



AT 1020 PM EDT...TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTERS REPORTED TORRENTIAL RAIN 

PRODUCING SHOWERS PRODUCING FLASH FLOODING.  THESE STORMS WERE 

LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM HUNTINGTON TO SPRINGFIELD

MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 6 MPH.



OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO 

HOLYOKE...MONTGOMERY...CHICOPEE...THE SOUTHAMPTON NORTHWEST SIDE OF 

SPRINGFIELD REGION  



THERE HAVE REPORTS OF IMPASSABLE ROADS DUE TO FLOODING IN THE URBAN 

CENTERS NEAR HOLYOKE THIS EVENING. THIS IS STILL A DANGEROUS 

SITUATION FOR THE REGION FROM MONTGOMERY TO NEAR AND JUST SOUTH OF 

HOLYOKE.  BROAD BROOK AND MANHAM RIVER BASINS ARE FLAGGED AS WORST

ALONG WITH THE POND BROOK AREA. 

 



ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 INCH ARE POSSIBLE IN THE WARNED 

AREA...WITH STORM TOTALS NEAR 5 INCHES POSSIBLE BY 1115 PM IN 1 OR 2 

COMMUNITIES IN THIS FLASH FLOOD WARNING. 



EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL

CREEKS AND STREAMS...URBAN AREAS...HIGHWAYS...STREETS AND UNDERPASSES

AS WELL AS OTHER DRAINAGE AREAS AND LOW LYING SPOTS.



BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE 

DANGERS OF FLOODING. IF FLASH FLOODING IS OBSERVED ACT QUICKLY. MOVE 

UP TO HIGHER GROUND TO ESCAPE FLOOD WATERS. DO NOT STAY IN AREAS 

SUBJECT TO FLOODING WHEN WATER BEGINS RISING.



MOST FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. NEVER DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO

AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. FLOOD WATERS ARE USUALLY

DEEPER THAN THEY APPEAR. JUST ONE FOOT OF FLOWING WATER IS POWERFUL

ENOUGH TO SWEEP VEHICLES OFF THE ROAD. WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED

ROADS MAKE THE SMART CHOICE...TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN.



A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. 

IF YOU ARE IN THE WARNING AREA MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IMMEDIATELY. 

RESIDENTS LIVING ALONG STREAMS AND CREEKS SHOULD TAKE IMMEDIATE 

PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS 

SWIFTLY FLOWING WATERS OR WATERS OF UNKNOWN DEPTH BY FOOT OR BY 

AUTOMOBILE.



TO REPORT FLOODING...HAVE THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY RELAY

YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN

TAUNTON.



LAT...LON 4232 7293 4230 7267 4219 7249 4210 7253

      4214 7268 4221 7288 4228 7297



$$



DRAG

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