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Areal Flood Advisory

Statement as of 6:03 PM EDT on May 23, 2013

Expires 7:00 PM EDT on May 23, 2013


The National Weather Service in Taunton has issued a

* Urban and Small Stream Flood Advisory for...
minor flooding of poor drainage areas in...
Hampden County in western Massachusetts...
Hampshire County in western Massachusetts...
Franklin County in western Massachusetts...
northwestern Worcester County in central Massachusetts...
Cheshire County in southern New Hampshire...

* until 900 PM EDT

* at 559 PM EDT... Doppler radar indicated a swath of moderate rain
crossing through western Massachusetts and far southwest New
Hampshire. Showers will continue to affect the area into this
evening. Embedded thunderstorms will produce localized heavier
rain that will cause minor flooding of low lying and poor drainage
areas... mainly in urban locations.

Precautionary/preparedness actions...

A Flood Advisory is issued for minor small stream flooding or ponding
of water in urban or other poor drainage areas. Do not drive through
flooded roads.


Lat... Lon 4239 7301 4263 7295 4274 7302 4273 7246
      4288 7256 4300 7245 4316 7245 4318 7216
      4313 7218 4313 7205 4295 7206 4294 7201
      4271 7190 4264 7210 4212 7241 4204 7251
      4200 7277 4204 7305 4231 7300 4238 7307


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500 PM EDT Thu may 23 2013

The National Weather Service in Taunton has issued a

* Urban and Small Stream Flood Advisory for...
minor flooding of poor drainage areas in...
northern Windham County in northern Connecticut...
northeastern Tolland County in northern Connecticut...
southeastern Hampden County in western Massachusetts...
southeastern Hampshire County in western Massachusetts...
Worcester County in central Massachusetts...

* until 700 PM EDT

* at 454 PM EDT... Doppler radar indicated a broad area of showers
and thunderstorms tracking towards and across the advisory area.
Periods of moderate to heavy rain will persist through early this
evening. Locally heavy rains will cause localized urban and poor
drainage flooding. Radar estimates indicate up to an inch of rain
has fallen in the past hour.

* Some locations that may experience minor flooding include
Worcester... Leominster... Fitchburg... West Boylston... Auburn... East
Longmeadow... Princeton... Hubbardston... Gardner... Longmeadow...
Bolton... Southbridge... Charlton... Boylston... Berlin... Clinton...
Shrewsbury... Northborough... Ware... Hardwick... Spencer... Harvard...
Oxford... Stafford... Palmer... Hampden... Wilbraham... Ludlow... North
Brookfield and New Braintree.

Precautionary/preparedness actions...

A Flood Advisory is issued for minor small stream flooding or ponding
of water in urban or other poor drainage areas. Do not drive through
flooded roads.


Lat... Lon 4232 7236 4231 7236 4232 7233 4237 7231
      4266 7207 4270 7190 4265 7187 4262 7189
      4259 7176 4264 7176 4253 7167 4254 7154
      4235 7162 4224 7162 4186 7222 4203 7233
      4204 7259


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Public Information Statement

Statement as of 5:35 PM EDT on May 23, 2013


The following are unofficial observations taken during the past 6
hours for the storm that has been affecting our region. Appreciation
is extended to Highway departments... cooperative observers... Skywarn
spotters and media for these reports. This summary is also available
on our home Page at weather.Gov/Boston

********************storm total rainfall********************

Location storm total time/date comments
                     rainfall of
                     /inches/ measurement

Connecticut

... Hartford County...
   1 WNW Windsor Locks 1.11 532 PM 5/23 bdl ASOS
   New Britain 1.09 504 PM 5/23 ham radio
   Southington 0.92 504 PM 5/23 ham radio

Massachusetts

... Hampden County...
   2 ENE Westfield 1.01 531 PM 5/23 baf ASOS

... Hampshire County...
   Chesterfield 1.02 326 PM 5/23 ham radio


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