Flood Warning - Northwest Providence (Rhode Island)

Updated: Tue, 16-Mar-2010 12:05am EDT
THE FLOOD WARNING HAS BEEN EXTENDED FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN
MASSACHUSETTS...NEW HAMPSHIRE...RHODE ISLAND...

MERRIMACK RIVER AT HAVERHILL AFFECTING ESSEX COUNTY
CONTOOCOOK RIVER AT PETERBOROUGH AFFECTING CHESHIRE AND HILLSBOROUGH
COUNTIES
PISCATAQUOG RIVER NEAR GOFFSTOWN AFFECTING HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY
SOUHEGAN RIVER AT MERRIMACK AFFECTING HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY
NORTH NASHUA RIVER AT FITCHBURG AFFECTING WORCESTER COUNTY
SQUANNACOOK RIVER AT WEST GROTON AFFECTING MIDDLESEX COUNTY
BLACKSTONE RIVER AT WOONSOCKET AFFECTING WORCESTER AND PROVIDENCE
COUNTIES
NEPONSET RIVER AT NORWOOD AFFECTING NORFOLK AND SUFFOLK COUNTIES

...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN
CONNECTICUT...MASSACHUSETTS...NEW HAMPSHIRE...RHODE ISLAND..
FARMINGTON RIVER AT SIMSBURY AFFECTING HARTFORD COUNTY
MERRIMACK RIVER AT LOWELL AFFECTING ESSEX AND MIDDLESEX COUNTIES
MERRIMACK RIVER AT LAWRENCE AFFECTING ESSEX COUNTY
ASSABET RIVER AT MAYNARD AFFECTING MIDDLESEX AND WORCESTER
COUNTIES
NASHUA RIVER AT EAST PEPPERELL AFFECTING MIDDLESEX...WORCESTER AND
HILLSBOROUGH COUNTIES
SPICKET RIVER NEAR METHUEN AFFECTING ESSEX AND ROCKINGHAM COUNTIES

SUDBURY RIVER AT SAXONVILLE AFFECTING MIDDLESEX COUNTY
CONCORD RIVER AT LOWELL AFFECTING MIDDLESEX COUNTY
SHAWSHEEN RIVER NEAR WILMINGTON AFFECTING ESSEX AND MIDDLESEX
COUNTIES
CHARLES RIVER AT DOVER AFFECTING MIDDLESEX AND NORFOLK COUNTIES
PAWTUXET RIVER AT CRANSTON AFFECTING KENT AND PROVIDENCE COUNTIES

WIDESPREAD FLOODING...SOME OF IT MODERATE TO MAJOR...WILL CONTINUE
THROUGH TUESDAY ACROSS MUCH OF EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS AND RHODE
ISLAND. THE RAIN HAS ENDED ACORSS THE MERRIMACK BASIN THIS EVENING
AND WILL BE EXITING RHODE ISLAND AND SOUTHEAST MASSACHUSETTS AROUND
OR SHORTLY AFTER MIDNIGHT.

THE PAWTUXET RIVER AT CRANSTON WHICH IS IN RECORD FLOOD HAS RECENTLY
CRESTED AND WILL BEGIN A SLOW RECESSION. THE SHAWSHEEN RIVER...ALSO
IN RECORD FLOOD IS CRESTING AND WILL BEGIN TO SLOWLY RECEDE TOWARD
DAYBREAK.

THE FAST FLOWING WATER THROUGHOUT THE REGION IS A DANGEROUS
SITUATION...AND PEOPLE SHOULD STEER WELL CLEAR OF SWOLLEN CREEKS
AND RIVERS. EROSION ALONG BANKS COULD CAUSE SUDDEN SLIDES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FLOOD STATEMENT PROVIDING THE LATEST INFORMATION IN THIS FLOOD
EVENT WILL BE ISSUED WITHIN THE NEXT 8 HOURS...OR EARLIER IF NEEDED.

DO NOT ALLOW CHILDREN TO PLAY NEAR SWOLLEN RIVERS...STREAMS OR
CULVERTS. SWIFTLY MOVING WATER CAN POSE AN IMMINENT THREAT TO LIFE.



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1001 PM EDT MON MAR 15 2010

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
THE PAWTUXET RIVER AT CRANSTON.
* AT 9:15 PM MONDAY THE STAGE WAS 14.8 FEET.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 9.0 FEET.
* RECORD FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND RECORD FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE TO FALL TO A STAGE OF 11.8 FEET
BY WEDNESDAY MORNING.
* IMPACT...AT 14.5 FEET...EVACUATIONS ARE LIKELY NEAR THE PAWTUXET
RIVER IN WARWICK AND CRANSTON. BOTH HOMES AND BUSINESSES WILL BE
IMPACTED FROM THIS FLOOD EVENT. BUSINESSES AND HOMES WILL BE
IMPACTED ON STREETS INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE FOLLOWING. IN
WARWICK, PIONEER AVE, BELLOWS ST, VENTURI AVE, AND RIVER ST. IN
CRANSTON, WELLINGTON AVE AND AVERY RD. IN WEST WARWICK, DAISY ST,
LOWER ENDS OF CANNA, BEGONIA AND ASTER ST, AND PORTIONS OF
PROVIDENCE ST TO ROUTE 2.

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Flood Warning - Northwest Providence (Rhode Island)

Updated: Tue, 16-Mar-2010 12:05am EDT

BRISTOL COUNTY IN RHODE ISLAND...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...BRISTOL...BARRINGTON...
KENT COUNTY IN RHODE ISLAND...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF WARWICK...
NEWPORT COUNTY IN RHODE ISLAND...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF NEWPORT...
PROVIDENCE COUNTY IN RHODE ISLAND...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...WOONSOCKET...PROVIDENCE...
WASHINGTON COUNTY IN RHODE ISLAND...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF SOUTH KINGSTOWN...
WORCESTER COUNTY IN CENTRAL MASSACHUSETTS...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...WORCESTER...MILFORD...LEOMINSTER...
FITCHBURG...
ESSEX COUNTY IN EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...NEWBURYPORT...LYNN...LAWRENCE...
GLOUCESTER...BEVERLY...
MIDDLESEX COUNTY IN EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...WALTHAM...SOMERVILLE...NEWTON...
LOWELL...FRAMINGHAM...CAMBRIDGE...
NORFOLK COUNTY IN EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...WEYMOUTH...QUINCY...FRANKLIN...
BROOKLINE...
SUFFOLK COUNTY IN EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF BOSTON...
BRISTOL COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST MASSACHUSETTS...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...TAUNTON...NORTH ATTLEBOROUGH...NEW
BEDFORD...FALL RIVER...ATTLEBOROUGH...
PLYMOUTH COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST MASSACHUSETTS...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...PLYMOUTH...BROCKTON...
EASTERN CHESHIRE COUNTY IN SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...KEENE...JAFFREY...
HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY IN SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF NASHUA...

* UNTIL 945 AM EDT

* AT 120 AM EDT THE RAIN OF THE PAST FEW DAYS HAD FINALLY COME TO AN
END. HOWEVER MANY OF THE SMALLER RIVERS AND STREAMS REMAIN IN MINOR
TO MODERATE FLOOD. THERE ARE ALSO A FEW OF THE SMALL AND MID SIZED
RIVERS AND STREAMS THAT HAVE YET TO CREST. OF PARTICULAR NOTE ARE
THE CHARLES RIVER IN MEDWAY...THE IPSWICH RIVER IN IPSWICH AND THE
TAUNTON RIVER IN BRIDGEWATER HAVE YET TO CREST. IT IS WITH THIS IN
MIND THAT THE FLOOD WARNING FOR STREAMS AND SMALL RIVERS HAS BEEN
EXTENDED INTO TUESDAY MORNING.

A FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR HAS BEEN REPORTED.
STREAM RISES WILL BE SLOW AND FLASH FLOODING IS NOT EXPECTED.
HOWEVER...ALL INTERESTED PARTIES SHOULD TAKE NECESSARY PRECAUTIONS
IMMEDIATELY.



LAT...LON 4307 7151 4277 7134 4289 7089 4265 7059
4231 7102 4220 7071 4181 7056 4148 7104
4144 7140 4164 7127 4166 7128 4158 7132
4158 7133 4178 7138 4139 7147 4131 7182
4201 7180 4203 7213 4313 7236

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Flood Warning - Northwest Providence (Rhode Island)

Updated: Tue, 16-Mar-2010 12:05am EDT
THE FLOOD WARNING HAS BEEN EXTENDED FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN
MASSACHUSETTS...NEW HAMPSHIRE...RHODE ISLAND...

MERRIMACK RIVER AT HAVERHILL AFFECTING ESSEX COUNTY
CONTOOCOOK RIVER AT PETERBOROUGH AFFECTING CHESHIRE AND HILLSBOROUGH
COUNTIES
PISCATAQUOG RIVER NEAR GOFFSTOWN AFFECTING HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY
SOUHEGAN RIVER AT MERRIMACK AFFECTING HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY
NORTH NASHUA RIVER AT FITCHBURG AFFECTING WORCESTER COUNTY
SQUANNACOOK RIVER AT WEST GROTON AFFECTING MIDDLESEX COUNTY
BLACKSTONE RIVER AT WOONSOCKET AFFECTING WORCESTER AND PROVIDENCE
COUNTIES
NEPONSET RIVER AT NORWOOD AFFECTING NORFOLK AND SUFFOLK COUNTIES

...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN
CONNECTICUT...MASSACHUSETTS...NEW HAMPSHIRE...RHODE ISLAND..
FARMINGTON RIVER AT SIMSBURY AFFECTING HARTFORD COUNTY
MERRIMACK RIVER AT LOWELL AFFECTING ESSEX AND MIDDLESEX COUNTIES
MERRIMACK RIVER AT LAWRENCE AFFECTING ESSEX COUNTY
ASSABET RIVER AT MAYNARD AFFECTING MIDDLESEX AND WORCESTER
COUNTIES
NASHUA RIVER AT EAST PEPPERELL AFFECTING MIDDLESEX...WORCESTER AND
HILLSBOROUGH COUNTIES
SPICKET RIVER NEAR METHUEN AFFECTING ESSEX AND ROCKINGHAM COUNTIES

SUDBURY RIVER AT SAXONVILLE AFFECTING MIDDLESEX COUNTY
CONCORD RIVER AT LOWELL AFFECTING MIDDLESEX COUNTY
SHAWSHEEN RIVER NEAR WILMINGTON AFFECTING ESSEX AND MIDDLESEX
COUNTIES
CHARLES RIVER AT DOVER AFFECTING MIDDLESEX AND NORFOLK COUNTIES
PAWTUXET RIVER AT CRANSTON AFFECTING KENT AND PROVIDENCE COUNTIES

WIDESPREAD FLOODING...SOME OF IT MODERATE TO MAJOR...WILL CONTINUE
THROUGH TUESDAY ACROSS MUCH OF EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS AND RHODE
ISLAND. THE RAIN HAS ENDED ACORSS THE MERRIMACK BASIN THIS EVENING
AND WILL BE EXITING RHODE ISLAND AND SOUTHEAST MASSACHUSETTS AROUND
OR SHORTLY AFTER MIDNIGHT.

THE PAWTUXET RIVER AT CRANSTON WHICH IS IN RECORD FLOOD HAS RECENTLY
CRESTED AND WILL BEGIN A SLOW RECESSION. THE SHAWSHEEN RIVER...ALSO
IN RECORD FLOOD IS CRESTING AND WILL BEGIN TO SLOWLY RECEDE TOWARD
DAYBREAK.

THE FAST FLOWING WATER THROUGHOUT THE REGION IS A DANGEROUS
SITUATION...AND PEOPLE SHOULD STEER WELL CLEAR OF SWOLLEN CREEKS
AND RIVERS. EROSION ALONG BANKS COULD CAUSE SUDDEN SLIDES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FLOOD STATEMENT PROVIDING THE LATEST INFORMATION IN THIS FLOOD
EVENT WILL BE ISSUED WITHIN THE NEXT 8 HOURS...OR EARLIER IF NEEDED.

DO NOT ALLOW CHILDREN TO PLAY NEAR SWOLLEN RIVERS...STREAMS OR
CULVERTS. SWIFTLY MOVING WATER CAN POSE AN IMMINENT THREAT TO LIFE.



MAC027-RIC007-161400-
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1001 PM EDT MON MAR 15 2010

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
THE BLACKSTONE RIVER AT WOONSOCKET.
* AT 9:30 PM MONDAY THE STAGE WAS 10.1 FEET.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 9.0 FEET.
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE TO FALL TO BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY
EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING.
* IMPACT...AT 10.0 FEET...FLOODING IS LIKELY ALONG LOW LYING AREAS OF
THE RIVER. THIS INCLUDES THE LOWER END OF THE ALBION MILLS
APARTMENTS PARKING AREA. FLOOD WATERS MAY ALSO COVER PORTIONS OF
THE PARKING AREAS OF SOME OF THE MILLS AND SHOPPING OUTLETS IN
CUMBERLAND LOCATED JUST OFF OF ROUTE 122.

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