Western Mass. counties beneath flood watch by Tuesday

Franklin, Hampshire, and Hampden counties are beneath a flood watch from midday Monday till midnight Tuesday. 

“Flooding brought on by extreme rainfall is feasible,” acknowledged the Nationwide Climate Service’s flood watch announcement early Monday. 

The storms impacting western Massachusetts and Connecticut may deliver temporary robust to damaging winds on Monday. 

The climate service mentioned, “Extreme runoff might lead to flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and different low-lying and flood-prone areas,” with the potential for creeks and streams to rise out of their banks. 

Try what native meteorologists are predicting:

Thunderstorms will deliver heavy rain and scatted flash flooding to western MA and CT this afternoon and night. Some storms may be capable to produce temporary robust to damaging winds. pic.twitter.com/b4KZ0PE1kx

— NWS Boston (@NWSBoston) July 14, 2025

It ought to keep dry in #Boston all day, however control the climate north & west for a number of robust storms containing torrential rain/attainable flooding @boston25 #mawx #nhwx #newengland pic.twitter.com/axZCVe2853

— Shiri Spear (@ShiriSpear) July 14, 2025

Downpours this afternoon will probably be most widespread to our west. Sluggish movers too. Flood watch up western MA/CT, factors southwest. pic.twitter.com/3mTmekDljc

— Chris Lambert (@clamberton7) July 14, 2025