BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Boston/Norton MA
722 PM EDT Mon Sep 11 2023
...FLASH FLOOD EMERGENCY FOR LEOMINSTER...
The National Weather Service in Norton has issued a
* Flash Flood Warning for...
Northeastern Worcester County in central Massachusetts...
* Until 1030 PM EDT.
* At 722 PM EDT, emergency management reported thunderstorms
producing heavy rain in Leominster, roadways being washed out and
flood waters entering homes and business. Between 3 and 5 inches
of rain have fallen. The expected rainfall rate is 2 to 4 inches
in 1 hour. Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 3 inches are
possible in the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected
to begin shortly.
This is a FLASH FLOOD EMERGENCY for Leominster. This is a
PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS SITUATION. SEEK HIGHER GROUND NOW!
HAZARD...Life threatening flash flooding. Thunderstorms
producing flash flooding.
SOURCE...Emergency management reported.
IMPACT...This is a PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS SITUATION. SEEK
HIGHER GROUND NOW! Life threatening flash flooding of
low water crossings, small creeks and streams, urban
areas, highways, streets and underpasses.
* Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
Leominster, Fitchburg, Lunenburg, Lancaster, Sterling,
Westminster, Shirley and Princeton.