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WGUS81 KBOX 172325
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FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
725 PM EDT MON JUN 17 2013




...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVER IN
MASSACHUSETTS...
  CHARLES RIVER AT DOVER AFFECTING MIDDLESEX AND NORFOLK COUNTIES

THE CHARLES RIVER AT DOVER CONTINUES TO HOLD STEADY IN MINOR FLOOD.
THE RIVER STARTED TO FALL EARLIER TODAY...THEN QUICKLY ROSE AS
SHOWERS MOVED ACROSS THE AREA LATE THIS AFTERNOON. THE RIVER WILL
SLOWLY FALL AGAIN TONIGHT AND TUESDAY. IT WILL TAKE UNTIL WEDNESDAY
MORNING FOR THE RIVER TO FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

SAFETY MESSAGE...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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MAC017-021-181125-
/O.CON.KBOX.FL.W.0006.000000T0000Z-130619T1800Z/
/DOVM3.1.ER.130614T0807Z.130616T1545Z.130619T1200Z.NO/
725 PM EDT MON JUN 17 2013

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE CHARLES RIVER AT DOVER.
* UNTIL WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED.
* AT  6:45 PM MONDAY THE STAGE WAS 5.5 FEET.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 5.0 FEET.
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL FALL TO BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY
  WEDNESDAY MORNING.
* IMPACT...AT 5.0 FEET...PEOPLE LIVING ALONG THE CHARLES RIVER SHOULD
  PREPARE FOR FLOODING OF LOW LYING AREAS ALONG THE RIVER.
  SUSCEPTIBLE LOCATIONS INCLUDE LOW LYING AREAS ALONG FISHER STREET
  IN NEEDHAM AND A SMALL AREA ON THE SOUTH NATICK AND WELLESLEY LINE
  ALONG RIVER STREET.

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