Issued by The National Weather Service
10:36 am EDT, Mon., Aug. 15, 2011
... FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING...
Issued by The National Weather Service
Boston, MA
10:36 am EDT, Mon., Aug. 15, 2011
... FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING...
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS... IN MASSACHUSETTS... CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA..
* WIDESPREAD RAINFALL OF 1 TO 3 INCHES IS EXPECTED ACROSS THE WATCH AREA DURING TODAY... INTO THIS EVENING. HOWEVER... THE POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR SOME AREAS TO RECEIVE 3 TO 5 INCHES OF RAIN.
* THESE RAINFALL AMOUNTS WILL RESULT IN SHARP RISES ON RIVERS AND STREAMS TODAY. A FEW RIVERS MAY APPROACH OR EVEN EXCEED BANKFULL WHERE LOCALLY HEAVIER RAINFALL OCCURS. IN ADDITION... FLOODING OF URBAN AND POOR-DRAINAGE AREAS IS LIKELY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING BASED ON CURRENT FORECASTS.
YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE ALERT FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS. THOSE LIVING IN AREAS PRONE TO FLOODING SHOULD BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLOODING DEVELOP.
Address/Location
Boxborough Police Department
520 Massachusetts Ave
Boxborough, MA 01719
Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 978-264-1750