UPDATED: As Remnants of Ida Reach New England, Flash Flood Watch Increases To Warning

Updated at 12:35 a.m. with rainfall totals as of midnight

[broadstreet zone=”59947″]

BOSTON – As the remnants of Hurricane Ida reach New England, the current Flood Watch by the National Weather Service has increased to a Flash Flood warning.

At 10 p.m., the National Weather Service in Norton/Boston issued a Flash Flood Warning for… Southeastern Middlesex County, which includes MetroWest and the City of Framingham until 6 a.m. September 2.

At 10 p.m., 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 4 inches are possible in the warned area.

[broadstreet zone=”58893″]

Flash flooding caused by heavy rain.

Flash flooding of small creeks and streams, urban areas, highways, streets and underpasses as well as other poor drainage and low-lying areas.

That means don’t drive through the imtersection of Route 9 and Route 126 in Framingham.

[broadstreet zone=”58610″]