Flood Watch

Locations Affected

Springfield, MA ∙ Worcester, MA ∙ Hartford, CT ∙ New Britain, CT ∙ Bristol, CT ∙ Chicopee, MA ∙ Three Rivers, MA ∙ Brookfield, MA ∙ North Oxford, MA ∙ Still River, MA

Full Alert Message

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Flood Watch National Weather Service Boston/Norton MA Issued by National Weather Service Gray ME 201 PM EDT Mon May 5 2025 ...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING... * WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is possible. * WHERE...Portions of northern Connecticut, including the following areas, Hartford CT, Tolland CT and Windham CT and Massachusetts, including the following areas, Eastern Franklin MA, Eastern Hampden MA, Eastern Hampshire MA, Northern Worcester MA, Southern Worcester MA, Western Franklin MA, Western Hampden MA and Western Hampshire MA. * WHEN...From 8 PM EDT this evening through Tuesday evening. * IMPACTS...Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations. Creeks and streams may rise out of their banks. Storm drains and ditches may become clogged with debris. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - Several rounds of heavy rain and embedded thunderstorms are expected to impact portions of interior Southern New England tonight into Tuesday. This is an area which had received 1 to 1.5 inches of rain from the severe thunderstorms which moved through on Saturday. Forecast rainfall amounts of 1.75 to 2.5 inches of rain are forecast through Tuesday evening, although locally higher amounts up to 4 inches could be possible where downpours are most persistent. This amount of rain could lead to urban and poor drainage street flooding and rises to at or over bankfull on some mainstem rivers and smaller creeks and streams in northern Connecticut and western and central Massachusetts. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... You should monitor later forecasts and be alert for possible Flood Warnings. Those living in areas prone to flooding should be prepared to take action should flooding develop.

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