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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Boston/Norton MA
246 PM EDT Thu Aug 15 2024

The National Weather Service in Norton has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for...
  West Central Barnstable County in southeastern Massachusetts...

* Until 545 PM EDT.

* At 246 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing 
  heavy rain across the warned area. Between 2 and 3 inches of rain 
  have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 3 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...
  Plymouth, Falmouth, Wareham, Sandwich and Bourne.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood 
deaths occur in vehicles.

Be aware of your surroundings and do not drive on flooded roads.

In hilly terrain there are hundreds of low water crossings which are 
potentially dangerous in heavy rain. Do not attempt to cross flooded 
roads. Find an alternate route.

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LAT...LON 4171 7066 4172 7064 4173 7064 4175 7068
      4175 7066 4175 7065 4174 7064 4176 7063
      4181 7054 4176 7048 4165 7053 4161 7057
      4161 7065 4173 7068

FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED

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