Headline:
Flash Flood Warning issued August 3 at 6:49AM EDT until August 3 at 10:00AM EDT by NWS Boston/Norton MA
Event:
Flash Flood Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
August 3, 2026 - 3:49am
Expires:
August 3, 2026 - 7:00am
Description:
FFWBOX
The National Weather Service in Norton has issued a
* Flash Flood Warning for...
Northern Worcester County in central Massachusetts...
Northwestern Middlesex County in northeastern Massachusetts...
* Until 1000 AM EDT.
* At 649 AM EDT, Doppler radar indicated heavy rain across the
warned area. Between 1 and 2 inches of rain have fallen. The
expected rainfall rate is 1 to 2 inches in 1 hour. Additional
rainfall amounts of 1 to 2 inches are possible in the warned area.
Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly.
HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.
SOURCE...Radar.
IMPACT...Flash flooding of small creeks and streams, urban
areas, highways, streets and underpasses as well as
other poor drainage and low-lying areas.
* Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
Lowell, Leominster, Fitchburg, Chelmsford, Dracut, Westford,
Gardner, Holden, Athol, Pepperell, Tyngsborough, Groton,
Winchendon, Lunenburg, Townsend, Littleton, Lancaster, Templeton,
Rutland and Sterling.
Instruction:
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
Area Description:
Middlesex, MA; Worcester, MA
Forcast Office:
NWS Boston/Norton MA
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov