Courtesy of the remnants of Hurricane Ida

[edschweppe]

The National Weather Service just issued a Flash Flood Warning for my town:

Flash Flood Warning
MAC009-017-021100-
/O.NEW.KBOX.FF.W.0033.210902T0302Z-210902T1100Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Boston/Norton MA
1102 PM EDT Wed Sep 1 2021

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 700 AM EDT Thursday.

* At 1102 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated heavy rain across the
  warned area. Between 0.5 and 1.5 inches of rain have fallen.
  Additional rainfall amounts of 2 to 3 inches are possible in the
  warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin
  shortly.

  HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by heavy rain.

  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...
  Lowell, Lawrence, Haverhill, Methuen, Billerica, Chelmsford,
  Andover, Dracut, Tewksbury, North Andover, Burlington, Wilmington,
  Westford, Acton, Concord, Newburyport, Amesbury, North Reading,
  Bedford and Ipswich.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Be especially cautious at night when it is harder to recognize the
dangers of flooding.

&&

LAT...LON 4254 7154 4270 7153 4270 7129 4274 7125
      4274 7118 4279 7119 4281 7116 4281 7107
      4285 7104 4289 7093 4286 7085 4287 7082
      4282 7082 4280 7080 4270 7078 4241 7155
      4252 7153

FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED

$$

Frank

I'm up on a hill and am going nowhere at all, so I'm not in immediate danger. But this ain't fun.