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WGUS71 KBOX 290127

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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA

927 PM EDT SUN SEP 28 2008



CTC003-013-290300-

/O.CON.KBOX.FF.W.0016.000000T0000Z-080929T0300Z/

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

TOLLAND CT-HARTFORD CT-

927 PM EDT SUN SEP 28 2008



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 PM EDT FOR

HARTFORD AND WESTERN TOLLAND COUNTIES...



AT 920 PM EDT...TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTERS REPORTED THAT THERE IS 

SIGNIFICANT URBAN FLOODING ACROSS THE HARTFORD METROPOLITAN AREA.  

SEVERAL CARS ARE STUCK IN FLOOD WATERS WITH NUMEROUS REPORTS OF 

BASEMENT FLOODING.  



DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE TORRENTIAL RAIN SHOWERS MOVING 

ACROSS CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN HARTFORD COUNTY AND INTO PORTIONS OF 

TOLLAND COUNTY.  SOME LOCATIONS MAY CONTINUE TO SEE RAINFALL RATES 

IN EXCESS OF 1 INCH PER HOUR.  THIS WILL LEAD TO MORE 

FLOODING...PARTICULARLY IN THE HARTFORD METROPOLITAN AREA.



LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO WINDSOR

LOCKS...WINDSOR...WILLINGTON...WEST HARTFORD...VERNON...TOLLAND...

SOUTH WINDSOR...SIMSBURY...MANCHESTER...HARTFORD...GRANBY...

ELLINGTON...EAST WINDSOR...EAST HARTFORD...EAST GRANBY...COVENTRY...

CANTON...BURLINGTON...BOLTON...BLOOMFIELD...AVON AND ANDOVER



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.



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

YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN

TAUNTON.



LAT...LON 4157 7295 4163 7295 4165 7299 4180 7303

      4182 7296 4187 7297 4191 7292 4196 7291

      4195 7226 4164 7229 4160 7249 4164 7252

      4163 7266 4154 7286



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FRANK

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000 

WGUS71 KBOX 290127

FFSBOX



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA

927 PM EDT SUN SEP 28 2008



CTC003-013-290300-

/O.CON.KBOX.FF.W.0016.000000T0000Z-080929T0300Z/

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

TOLLAND CT-HARTFORD CT-

927 PM EDT SUN SEP 28 2008



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 PM EDT FOR

HARTFORD AND WESTERN TOLLAND COUNTIES...



AT 920 PM EDT...TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTERS REPORTED THAT THERE IS 

SIGNIFICANT URBAN FLOODING ACROSS THE HARTFORD METROPOLITAN AREA.  

SEVERAL CARS ARE STUCK IN FLOOD WATERS WITH NUMEROUS REPORTS OF 

BASEMENT FLOODING.  



DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE TORRENTIAL RAIN SHOWERS MOVING 

ACROSS CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN HARTFORD COUNTY AND INTO PORTIONS OF 

TOLLAND COUNTY.  SOME LOCATIONS MAY CONTINUE TO SEE RAINFALL RATES 

IN EXCESS OF 1 INCH PER HOUR.  THIS WILL LEAD TO MORE 

FLOODING...PARTICULARLY IN THE HARTFORD METROPOLITAN AREA.



LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO WINDSOR

LOCKS...WINDSOR...WILLINGTON...WEST HARTFORD...VERNON...TOLLAND...

SOUTH WINDSOR...SIMSBURY...MANCHESTER...HARTFORD...GRANBY...

ELLINGTON...EAST WINDSOR...EAST HARTFORD...EAST GRANBY...COVENTRY...

CANTON...BURLINGTON...BOLTON...BLOOMFIELD...AVON AND ANDOVER



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.



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

YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN

TAUNTON.



LAT...LON 4157 7295 4163 7295 4165 7299 4180 7303

      4182 7296 4187 7297 4191 7292 4196 7291

      4195 7226 4164 7229 4160 7249 4164 7252

      4163 7266 4154 7286



$$



FRANK

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