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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA

1235 PM EDT SUN SEP 28 2003



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  HARTFORD COUNTY IN NORTHERN CONNECTICUT

    INCLUDING WINDSOR LOCKS...WEST HARTFORD...NEWINGTON...NEW

    BRITAIN...MANCHESTER...EAST HARTFORD...BRISTOL

  HAMPDEN COUNTY IN WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS

    INCLUDING SPRINGFIELD...CHICOPEE

  HAMPSHIRE COUNTY IN WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS

    INCLUDING NORTHAMPTON...AMHERST



* UNTIL 630 PM EDT.



* AT 1230 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED

  SHOWERS WITH TORRENTIAL RAINFALL COVERING MUCH OF THE CONNECTICUT 

  RIVER VALLEY...AND EXTENDING SOUTH TO LONG ISLAND.  THE SHOWERS

  WERE MOVING NORTH AT 25 MPH.



  SIGNIFICANT URBAN FLOODING HAS ALREADY BEEN REPORTED IN HARTFORD

  AND HAMPDEN COUNTIES...AND IS IMMINENT IN HAMPSHIRE COUNTY AS

  HEAVY RAIN CONTINUES THROUGH 3 PM.  FLOODING OF SMALLER RIVERS AND

  STREAMS IS ALSO LIKELY.  RAINFALL TOTALS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES CAN BE

  EXPECTED.



RUNOFF FROM THE HEAVY RAIN WILL CAUSE RAPID FLOODING OF CREEKS AND 

STREAMS...ROADS...BRIDGE UNDERPASSES AND ROADSIDE CULVERTS.  NEVER 

ATTEMPT TO DRIVE THROUGH FLOODED AREAS...EVEN IF THE WATER APPEARS 

TO BE SHALLOW.



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LAT...LON 4222 7301 4237 7303 4251 7298 4244 7271

          4242 7237 4203 7242 4203 7251 4163 7249

          4161 7274 4155 7293 4177 7298 4198 7288

          4198 7302 4207 7306



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