| Flood Impacts |
| 130.0 | PORTIONS OF ROUTE 5 MAY BE FLOODED IN NORTHAMPTON...EASTHAMPTON... AND NORTHERN HOLYOKE. KNOW ALTERNATE ROUTES. FOLLOW DETOURS TO AVOID THESE FLOODED AREAS. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS FLOOD. THE CONNECTICUT RIVER MAY OVERTOP THE FLOOD DIKE IN SOME AREAS PRODUCING WIDESPREAD INUNDATION ALONG THE MILL RIVER THROUGH THE VALLEY AND SOUTH STREET NEIGHBORHOOD. |
| 126.0 | THE RIVER ELEVATION IS APPROACHING THE FLOOD OF RECORD. SIGNIFICANT IMPACT TO BOTH RESIDENTIAL AND BUSINESS INTERESTS IS EXPECTED. FOLLOW EVACUATION ORDERS FROM LOCAL OFFICIALS. SOME ROADWAYS...INCLUDING PORTIONS OF ROUTE 5 MAY BE CLOSED DUE TO FLOODING. KNOW ALTERNATE ROUTES AND OBEY ALL ROAD CLOSURES TO
AVOID THESE AREAS. |
| 123.0 | SIGNIFICANT FLOODING WILL IMPACT NORTHAMPTON...EASTHAMPTON...HADLEY AND SOUTH HADLEY. AVOID FLOODED AREAS AND FOLLOW THE DIRECTIONS OF LOCAL OFFICIALS. SOME RESIDENTIAL AREAS MAY BECOME INUNDATED AND LOCALIZED ROAD CLOSURES OR EVACUATIONS MAY BE NEEDED. |
| 121.0 | EXTENSIVE FLOODING IS LIKELY TO IMPACT NORTHAMPTON...EASTHAMPTON...HADLEY AND SOUTH HADLEY. FOLLOW THE DIRECTIONS OF LOCAL OFFICIALS AND EVACUATE IMMEDIATELY IF ASKED TO DO SO. |
| 119.0 | HATFIELD WILL CONTINUE TO EXPERIENCE MORE EXTENSIVE FLOODING AS FLOOD WATERS SPREAD ACROSS KING STREET AS WELL AS PARTS OF MAIN STREET ON THE NORTH SIDE OF TOWN. STREET CLOSURES ARE LIKELY AND SOME EVACUATIONS MAY BE REQUESTED. SIGNIFICANT FLOODING OCCURS IN NORTHAMPTON...EASTHAMPTON...HADLEY AND SOUTH HADLEY. FOLLOW THE DIRECTIONS OF LOCAL OFFICIALS AND EVACUATE IMMEDIATELY IF ASKED TO DO SO. |
| 118.0 | FLOODING SPREADS ACROSS SECTIONS OF HATFIELD...HADLEY...NORTHAMPTON...EASTHAMPTON AND SOUTH HADLEY. SHOULD EVACUATIONS BE REQUIRED...FOLLOW THE DIRECTIONS OF LOCAL OFFICIALS AND HEAD TO HIGHER GROUND QUICKLY. FARMING INTERESTS WILL BE SIGNIFICANTLY IMPACTED IN CENTRAL MASSACHUSETTS AS FLOOD WATERS CONTINUE TO RISE. |
| 117.0 | FLOODING ASSOCIATED WITH BACK WATER FROM THE CONNECTICUT WILL CONTINUE TO IMPACT HATFIELD. FLOODING WILL CONTINUE TO WORSEN ALONG THE MILL RIVER WHILE FLOODING BEGINS TO AFFECT PARTS OF CRONIN HILL. SOME STREETS MAY BE CLOSED AND SOME LOCAL EVACUATIONS MAY BE REQUIRED. FLOODING WILL ALSO BECOME MORE WIDESPREAD THROUGHOUT NORTHAMPTON. |
| 115.0 | FLOODING AFFECTS A LARGE PORTION OF THE OXBOW IN NORTHAMPTON. FLOOD WATERS ALSO REACH ROUTE 5...A PORTION OF WHICH MAY BECOME IMPASSABLE. FLOODING SPREADS ACROSS THE LOWER LYING SECTIONS OF SOUTHAMPTON AND PARTS OF HADLEY. IN HATFIELD...BACK WATER FROM THE CONNECTICUT RIVER WILL PUSH THE MILL RIVER OVER ITS BANKS...FLOODING PARTS OF VALLEY STREET AND SURROUNDING AREAS. |
| 114.0 | FLOODING AFFECTS THE OXBOW IN NORTHAMPTON...INCLUDING RIVERSIDE HOMES ON ISLAND ROAD. FLOODING ALSO SPREADS ACROSS PARTS OF HADLEY...AS WELL AS LOWER LYING SECTIONS OF SOUTHAMPTON. IN HATFIELD...BACK WATER FROM THE CONNECTICUT RIVER WILL PUSH THE MILL RIVER OVER ITS BANKS FLOODING PARTS OF VALLEY STREET AND SURROUNDING AREAS. |
| 113.0 | MINOR FLOODING WILL AFFECT PORTIONS OF NORTHAMPTON IN THE VICINITY OF THE OXBOW AND HADLEY ALONG AQUA VITAE DRIVE. FARMING INTERESTS IN HATFIELD OUTSIDE FLOOD DIKE PROTECTION WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING. |
| 112.0 | LOWLAND FLOODING IS EXPECTED IN AND AROUND NORTHAMPTON INCLUDING LOW LYING SECTIONS OF THE OXBOW. MINOR FLOODING AFFECTS HADLEY ALONG AQUA VITAE DRIVE. IN HATFIELD...FLOODING IS EXPECTED IN THE LOWEST LYING SECTIONS...PRIMARILY FARMING INTERESTS OUTSIDE FLOOD DIKE PROTECTION. |
