Lincoln Weather - Warnings / Advisories

FLOOD ADVISORY
Warning Issue Date: 513 PM EDT SAT SEP 06 2008

  BRISTOL COUNTY IN RHODE ISLAND...
  THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...BRISTOL...BARRINGTON...
  KENT COUNTY IN RHODE ISLAND...
  THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF WARWICK...
  NORTHERN NEWPORT COUNTY IN RHODE ISLAND...
  PROVIDENCE COUNTY IN RHODE ISLAND...
  THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...WOONSOCKET...PROVIDENCE...
  NORTHERN WASHINGTON COUNTY IN RHODE ISLAND...
  WORCESTER COUNTY IN CENTRAL MASSACHUSETTS...
  THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...WORCESTER...MILFORD...LEOMINSTER...
  FITCHBURG...
  ESSEX COUNTY IN EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS...
  THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...NEWBURYPORT...LYNN...LAWRENCE...
  GLOUCESTER...BEVERLY...
  MIDDLESEX COUNTY IN EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS...
  THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...WALTHAM...SOMERVILLE...NEWTON...
  LOWELL...FRAMINGHAM...CAMBRIDGE...
  NORFOLK COUNTY IN EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS...
  THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...WEYMOUTH...QUINCY...FRANKLIN...
  BROOKLINE...
  SUFFOLK COUNTY IN EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS...
  THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF BOSTON...
  HARTFORD COUNTY IN NORTHERN CONNECTICUT...
  THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...WINDSOR LOCKS...WEST HARTFORD...
  NEWINGTON...NEW BRITAIN...MANCHESTER...HARTFORD...EAST HARTFORD...
  BRISTOL...
  TOLLAND COUNTY IN NORTHERN CONNECTICUT...
  THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...VERNON...MANSFIELD...
  WINDHAM COUNTY IN NORTHERN CONNECTICUT...
  THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...WILLIMANTIC...PUTNAM...PLAINFIELD...
  WEST CENTRAL BARNSTABLE COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST MASSACHUSETTS...
  BRISTOL COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST MASSACHUSETTS...
  THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...TAUNTON...NORTH ATTLEBOROUGH...FALL
  RIVER...ATTLEBOROUGH...
  PLYMOUTH COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST MASSACHUSETTS...
  THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...PLYMOUTH...BROCKTON...
  CHESHIRE COUNTY IN SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE...
  THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...KEENE...JAFFREY...
  HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY IN SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE...
  THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...NASHUA...MANCHESTER...
  FRANKLIN COUNTY IN WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS...
  THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF GREENFIELD...
  HAMPDEN COUNTY IN WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS...
  THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...SPRINGFIELD...CHICOPEE...
  HAMPSHIRE COUNTY IN WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS...
  THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...NORTHAMPTON...AMHERST...
* UNTIL 1115 PM EDT
* AT 511 PM EDT NUMEROUS SHOWERS WITH EMBEDDED POCKETS OF TORRENTIAL
RAINFALL WERE OCCURRING ACROSS SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND.  THESE POCKETS
OF TORRENTIAL RAINFALL ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE WELL INTO THE NIGHT.
SOME LOCATIONS MAY PICKUP A QUICK INCH OF RAIN IN LESS THAN ONE
HOUR!  THIS WILL RESULT IN POCKETS OF URBAN AND POOR DRAINAGE STREET
FLOODING.
HEAVY RAIN WILL CAUSE PONDING OF WATER ON HIGHWAYS...ROADS AND
UNDERPASSES AS WELL AS OTHER POOR DRAINAGE AREAS. RISES WILL OCCUR ON
CREEKS AND SMALL STREAMS AND MAY RESULT IN MINOR FLOODING OF LOW
LYING AREAS ALONG THEIR BANKS.
DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE
ROADWAY...INCLUDING UNDERPASSES. THE WATER MAY BE TOO DEEP TO ALLOW
VEHICLES TO CROSS SAFELY...OR THE ROADWAY MAY BE UNDERMINED.
TO REPORT FLOODING...HAVE THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY RELAY
YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.
LAT...LON 4163 7182 4170 7223 4159 7234 4156 7293
      4208 7308 4273 7303 4274 7247 4316 7246
      4321 7197 4302 7140 4277 7131 4288 7081
      4263 7058 4253 7086 4235 7095 4220 7070
      4178 7050 4158 7136 4165 7138 4147 7180
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FRANK

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FLOOD WARNING
Warning Issue Date: 930 PM EDT SAT SEP 06 2008

  KENT COUNTY IN RHODE ISLAND...
  PROVIDENCE COUNTY IN RHODE ISLAND...
  THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF WOONSOCKET...
  WORCESTER COUNTY IN CENTRAL MASSACHUSETTS...
  THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...WORCESTER...MILFORD...LEOMINSTER...
  FITCHBURG...
  WESTERN MIDDLESEX COUNTY IN EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS...
  THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...LOWELL...FRAMINGHAM...
  SOUTHWESTERN NORFOLK COUNTY IN EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS...
  EAST CENTRAL HARTFORD COUNTY IN NORTHERN CONNECTICUT...
  THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF MANCHESTER...
  TOLLAND COUNTY IN NORTHERN CONNECTICUT...
  THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...VERNON...MANSFIELD...
  WINDHAM COUNTY IN NORTHERN CONNECTICUT...
  THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...WILLIMANTIC...PUTNAM...PLAINFIELD...
  EASTERN FRANKLIN COUNTY IN WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS...
  EASTERN HAMPDEN COUNTY IN WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS...
  SOUTHEASTERN HAMPSHIRE COUNTY IN WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS...
* UNTIL 530 AM EDT SUNDAY
* AT 926 PM EDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
  VERY HEAVY RAINFALL WAS FALLING IN THE WARNED AREA AND WILL
  CONTINUE TO DO SO THROUGH VERY EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. RAINFALL
  RATES UP TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR AT TIMES WILL BE POSSIBLE AS
  TROPICAL STORM HANNA APPROACHES. STORM TOTAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS
  WILL LIKELY EXCEED 4 INCHES IN SEVERAL AREAS. RAINFALL THIS
  HEAVY WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF CREEKS...STREAMS...ROADS...
  HIGHWAYS...UNDERPASSES...LOW LYING AREAS...AND BASEMENTS THROUGH
  THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. DRIVING IN URBANIZED AREAS WILL BE ESPECIALLY
  DANGEROUS OVERNIGHT...AS MANY SPOTS THAT NORMALLY FLOOD IN HEAVY
  RAINFALL WILL LIKELY BE COVERED IN AT LEAST A COUPLE OF FEET OF
  WATER. DO NOT VENTURE OUTDOORS TONIGHT IF YOU DO NOT HAVE TO.
MOST FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN VEHICLES. NEVER DRIVE INTO AREAS WHERE
WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. FLOOD WATERS ARE USUALLY DEEPER THAN THEY
APPEAR. JUST ONE FOOT OF FLOWING WATER IS POWERFUL ENOUGH TO SWEEP
VEHICLES OFF THE ROAD. WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODING ROADS MAKE THE
SMART CHOICE...TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN.
BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE
DANGERS OF FLOODING. MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IF YOU ARE IN AN AREA
WHICH IS PRONE TO FLOODING.
IN HILLY TERRAIN...THERE ARE MANY LOW WATER CROSSINGS WHICH ARE
POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS IN HEAVY RAIN. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO DRIVE THROUGH
FLOODED ROADS. FIND ALTERNATE ROUTES. IT TAKES ONLY A FEW INCHES OF
SWIFTLY FLOWING WATER TO CARRY VEHICLES AWAY.
DO NOT UNDERESTIMATE THE POWER OF FLOOD WATERS. ONLY A FEW INCHES OF
RAPIDLY FLOWING WATER CAN QUICKLY CARRY AWAY YOUR VEHICLE.
LAT...LON 4163 7182 4162 7197 4165 7216 4170 7223
      4170 7226 4166 7226 4163 7232 4165 7256
      4269 7237 4270 7131 4160 7149 4160 7179
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MLE

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FLASH FLOOD WATCH
Warning Issue Date: 715 PM EDT SAT SEP 06 2008

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING...
THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR
* PORTIONS OF NORTHERN CONNECTICUT...MASSACHUSETTS...SOUTHERN
  NEW HAMPSHIRE AND RHODE ISLAND...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING
  AREAS...IN NORTHERN CONNECTICUT...HARTFORD CT...TOLLAND CT AND
  WINDHAM CT. IN MASSACHUSETTS...BARNSTABLE MA...CENTRAL
  MIDDLESEX MA...DUKES MA...EASTERN ESSEX MA...EASTERN FRANKLIN
  MA...EASTERN HAMPDEN MA...EASTERN HAMPSHIRE MA...EASTERN
  NORFOLK MA...EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA...NANTUCKET MA...NORTHERN
  BRISTOL MA...NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA...NORTHERN WORCESTER MA...
  SOUTHEAST MIDDLESEX MA...SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA...SOUTHERN
  PLYMOUTH MA...SOUTHERN WORCESTER MA...SUFFOLK MA...WESTERN
  ESSEX MA...WESTERN FRANKLIN MA...WESTERN HAMPDEN MA...WESTERN
  HAMPSHIRE MA...WESTERN NORFOLK MA AND WESTERN PLYMOUTH MA. IN
  SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE...CHESHIRE NH...EASTERN HILLSBOROUGH NH
  AND WESTERN AND CENTRAL HILLSBOROUGH NH. IN RHODE ISLAND...
  BLOCK ISLAND RI...BRISTOL RI...EASTERN KENT RI...NEWPORT RI...
  NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI...SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI...WASHINGTON
  RI AND WESTERN KENT RI.
* THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING
* WIDESPREAD SHOWERS WITH SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ASSOCIATED WITH
  TROPICAL STORM HANNA ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TO CROSS THE WATCH
  AREA FOR MUCH OF TONIGHT. THIS RAIN WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES. THE
  THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING 3 TO 4 INCHES OF RAIN IN
  JUST ONE HOUR. AT THIS TIME...THE HIGHEST RISK FOR SIGNIFICANT
  URBAN FLOODING WILL BE ALONG AND NORTHWEST OF A PROVIDENCE TO
  BOSTON LINE. HOWEVER...WE CAN NOT RULE OUT SOME FLOODING EVEN ACROSS
  CAPE COD AND THE ISLANDS.
* IN MASSACHUSETTS...RHODE ISLAND...AND NORTHERN CONNECTICUT TOTAL
  WEEKEND RAINFALL OF 3 TO 6 INCHES ARE EXPECTED WITH A FEW ISOLATED
  HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. IN SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE...RAINFALL
  AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 5 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. MUCH OF THIS RAIN IS
  EXPECTED TO FALL PRIOR TO 2 AM.
IN CONNECTICUT...THE FARMINGTON RIVER VALLEY COULD RECEIVE SEVERAL
INCHES OF RAIN DURING THE NEXT SEVERAL HOURS. THESE RAINS ARE
EXPECTED TO PROMPT A STRONG RISE ON THE RIVER...AND COULD RESULT IN
MINOR FLOODING ON THE FARMINGTON RIVER IN SIMSBURY DURING SUNDAY.
A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD
TO FLASH FLOODING. MUCH OF THIS RAIN IS EXPECTED TO FALL DURING
THE NIGHTTIME. BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER
TO RECOGNIZE THE DANGERS OF FLASH FLOODS.
DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE
ROADWAY.
STAY AWAY FROM STREAMS AND OPENINGS TO DRAINAGE PIPES. SWIFTLY
MOVING WATERS CAN QUICKLY PULL A PERSON UNDER WATER...CREATING A
LIFE THREATENING SITUATION.
YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION
SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED.
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NMB

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TROPICAL STORM WIND WARNING
Warning Issue Date: 810 PM EDT SAT SEP 06 2008

...TROPICAL STORM WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EDT
SUNDAY...
...NEW INFORMATION...
UPDATED STORM INFORMATION IN SYNOPSIS.
...AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS STATEMENT RECOMMENDS ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN BY PERSONS...
IN CONNECTICUT...
HARTFORD...TOLLAND AND WINDHAM COUNTIES.
IN MASSACHUSETTS...
SOUTHERN WORCESTER...CENTRAL MIDDLESEX...SOUTHEAST MIDDLESEX...
WESTERN NORFOLK...WESTERN ESSEX...NORTHERN BRISTOL AND WESTERN
PLYMOUTH COUNTIES.
IN RHODE ISLAND...
NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE AND WESTERN KENT COUNTIES.
...WATCHES/WARNINGS...
PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THESE ADDITIONAL HAZARDS.
FLASH FLOOD WATCH.
...WINDS...
WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO RAPIDLY SHIFT EAST AND INCREASE TO 25 TO
35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH BY MIDNIGHT...AND CONTINUE THROUGH
ABOUT 3 AM SUNDAY. WINDS SHOULD SHIFT TO THE NORTHWEST BY 5 AM AND
START TO DIMINISH.
IN NORTHERN CONNECTICUT...THE EXPECTATION OF STRONG WINDS IS MAINLY
FOR AREAS ALONG...SOUTH AND EAST OF INTERSTATE 84.
...PROBABILITY OF HURRICANE/TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS...
FOR HARTFORD CT...
THERE IS A 53 PERCENT CHANCE OF WINDS 34 KT /39 MPH/ OR GREATER...
MOST LIKELY TO BEGIN BETWEEN 2 PM SAT AND 2 AM SUN.
...INLAND FLOODING...
TOTAL RAINFALL THIS WEEKEND OF 3 TO 6 INCHES...WITH LOCALLY
HIGHER AMOUNTS...IS EXPECTED. THIS COULD LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING OF
URBAN OR LOW-LYING...POOR-DRAINAGE AREAS. MINOR RIVER FLOODING OF A
FEW OF THE LARGER TRIBUTARIES IS POSSIBLE TONIGHT INTO SUNDAY.
...TORNADOES...
THERE IS A LOW PROBABILITY OF AN ISOLATED WEAK TORNADO TONIGHT.
...NEXT UPDATE...
THIS STATEMENT WILL BE UPDATED AROUND 11 PM.
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