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URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Boston/Norton MA
300 PM EDT Mon Mar 16 2026

CTZ002>004-MAZ002>004-008>012-026-171200-
/O.CON.KBOX.WI.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-260317T1200Z/
Hartford CT-Tolland CT-Windham CT-Western Franklin MA-Eastern
Franklin MA-Northern Worcester MA-Western Hampshire MA-Western
Hampden MA-Eastern Hampshire MA-Eastern Hampden MA-Southern
Worcester MA-Northern Middlesex MA-
Including the cities of Worcester, Ayer, Willimantic,
Northampton, Milford, Union, Chesterfield, Vernon, Hartford,
Orange, Blandford, Fitchburg, Charlemont, Putnam, Barre,
Springfield, Amherst, Greenfield, and Windsor Locks
300 PM EDT Mon Mar 16 2026

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EDT TUESDAY...

* WHAT...South winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 55 mph.

* WHERE...Portions of northern Connecticut and central, eastern, and
  western Massachusetts.

* WHEN...Until 8 AM EDT Tuesday.

* IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Tree
  limbs could be blown down and some power outages may result.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Winds this strong can make driving difficult, especially for high
profile vehicles. Use extra caution.

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Flood Watch
National Weather Service Boston/Norton MA
304 PM EDT Mon Mar 16 2026

CTZ002>004-MAZ002>022-026-RIZ001>007-171200-
/O.CON.KBOX.FA.A.0001.000000T0000Z-260317T1200Z/
/00000.0.RS.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Hartford CT-Tolland CT-Windham CT-Western Franklin MA-Eastern
Franklin MA-Northern Worcester MA-Central Middlesex MA-Western
Essex MA-Eastern Essex MA-Western Hampshire MA-Western Hampden MA-
Eastern Hampshire MA-Eastern Hampden MA-Southern Worcester MA-
Western Norfolk MA-Southeast Middlesex MA-Suffolk MA-Eastern
Norfolk MA-Northern Bristol MA-Western Plymouth MA-Eastern
Plymouth MA-Southern Bristol MA-Southern Plymouth MA-Barnstable
MA-Northern Middlesex MA-Northwest Providence RI-Southeast
Providence RI-Western Kent RI-Eastern Kent RI-Bristol RI-
Washington RI-Newport RI-
Including the cities of Plymouth, Chatham, Windsor Locks, West
Greenwich, Charlemont, Smithfield, Blandford, Worcester, Fall
River, Brockton, Fitchburg, East Greenwich, Providence, Lowell,
Provincetown, West Warwick, Quincy, Lawrence, Warwick, Taunton,
Newport, Orange, New Bedford, Framingham, Milford, Boston, Ayer,
Chesterfield, Willimantic, Union, Hartford, Greenfield, Putnam,
Foster, Foxborough, Mattapoisett, Falmouth, Springfield, Norwood,
Vernon, Gloucester, Northampton, Bristol, Narragansett,
Cambridge, Coventry, Amherst, Westerly, and Barre
304 PM EDT Mon Mar 16 2026

...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING...

* WHAT...Flooding is possible from periods of heavy rain through
  tonight combined with last week/s snow melt.

* WHERE...All of southern New England except the outer-Islands.

* WHEN...Through Tuesday morning.

* IMPACTS...Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers,
  creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations.
  Flooding may occur in poor drainage and urban areas. Area creeks
  and streams are running high and could flood with more heavy rain.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
  - Periods of heavy showers and potentially a few embedded
    thunder will continue through tonight. This combined with
    last week/s snow melt may result in some river and small
    stream flooding as well as pockets poor drainage street
    flooding.
  - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

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Frank

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