Reported dam failure in East Becket
Dam at Big Robin Lake in East Becket

Updated: Sunday, 28 Aug 2011, 1:25 PM EDT
Published : Sunday, 28 Aug 2011, 1:25 PM EDT

BECKET, Mass. (WWLP) – The National Weather Service has issued a flash flood warning for central Berkshire County and in Western Hampden and Hampshire Counties after a trained weather spotter reported that the dam at Big Robin Lake in East Becket had failed.

The water from the dam will be rushing into Walker Brook West Branch of the Westfield River, toward Chester and Huntington.

If you are near any of these bodies of water, you are urged to be vigilant and seek higher ground if necessary.

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