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WGUS81 KBOX 121435
FLSBOX

Flood Statement
National Weather Service Boston/Norton MA
1035 AM EDT Fri Apr 12 2024

...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in
Connecticut...

  Connecticut River At Middle Haddam affecting Middlesex County.

For the Connecticut River...including Montague, Northampton, Holyoke
Dam, Holyoke, Springfield, Thompsonville, Hartford, Middle Haddam...
Minor flooding is forecast.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Turn around, don`t drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.

Additional information is available at www.weather.gov.

The next statement will be issued this evening at 1045 PM EDT.

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1035 AM EDT Fri Apr 12 2024

...FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE...

* WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring and minor flooding is forecast.

* WHERE...Connecticut River at Middle Haddam.

* WHEN...Until further notice.

* IMPACTS...At 8.0 feet, Flooding is expected in low lying sections
  along the Connecticut River from Wethersfield and Glastonbury
  downstream through Cromwell, Middletown and Portland. Boating
  interests should prepare for a period of swift river flows.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
  - At 9:55 AM EDT Friday the stage was 7.1 feet.
  - Bankfull stage is 7.0 feet.
  - Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours
    ending at 9:55 AM EDT Friday was 7.4 feet.
  - Forecast...The river will oscillate around flood stage with a
    maximum value of 8.7 feet Sunday evening.
  - Flood stage is 7.0 feet.
  - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

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LAT...LON 4164 7269 4164 7258 4129 7225 4126 7239
      4141 7251 4156 7270


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