Flash Flood Warning

FFWBOX

The National Weather Service in Norton has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for... Hartford County in northern Connecticut... Northwestern Tolland County in northern Connecticut... Hampden County in western Massachusetts... Southeastern Hampshire County in western Massachusetts...

* Until 900 AM EDT.

* At 555 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... Springfield, Hartford, New Britain, West Hartford, Bristol, Manchester, Chicopee, East Hartford, Enfield, Southington, Westfield, Holyoke, Glastonbury, Newington, Vernon, Windsor, Agawam, West Springfield, Wethersfield and South Windsor.