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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Boston/Norton MA
1019 AM EDT Fri Aug 18 2023

The National Weather Service in Norton has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for...
  Northwestern Essex County in northeastern Massachusetts...
  Northeastern Middlesex County in northeastern Massachusetts...

* Until 1230 PM EDT.

* At 1019 AM EDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing 
  heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1 and 2.5 inches of 
  rain have fallen. The expected rainfall rate is 1 to 2 inches in 
  30 minutes. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly.

  HAZARD...Life threatening flash flooding. Thunderstorms
           producing flash flooding.

  SOURCE...Radar.

  IMPACT...Life threatening flash flooding of creeks and streams,
           urban areas, highways, streets and underpasses.

* Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
  Lawrence, Haverhill, Peabody, Methuen, Billerica, Beverly, 
  Andover, Tewksbury, North Andover, Danvers, Reading, Wilmington, 
  Newburyport, Amesbury, North Reading, Ipswich, Lynnfield, 
  Middleton, Georgetown and Boxford.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

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LAT...LON 4273 7121 4274 7119 4274 7118 4283 7093
      4255 7091 4256 7123

FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED
FLASH FLOOD DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE
EXPECTED RAINFALL RATE...1-2 INCHES IN 30 MINUTES

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