Public Information Statement
Issued by NWS Boston, MA

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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
1140 AM EDT FRI APR 19 2013

...RIVER STAGE FORECASTS AND RIVER FLOOD WARNING SERVICES WILL BE
PROVIDED FOR THE RIVER GAGE ON THE CONNECTICUT RIVER AT MIDDLE
HADDAM CONNECTICUT...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON MA...IN COLLABORATION
WITH THE NORTHEAST RIVER FORECAST CENTER...ANNOUNCES THAT THE
CONNECTICUT RIVER AT MIDDLE HADDAM WILL BECOME A RIVER FORECAST
POINT EFFECTIVE MAY 28 2013. MIDDLE HADDAM IS A VILLAGE WITHIN
EAST HAMPTON CT.

THE CONNECTICUT RIVER AT MIDDLE HADDAM GAGE IS OPERATED BY THE
UNITED STATES GEOLOGICAL SURVEY. THE MIDDLE HADDAM GAGE IS LESS
THAN 3.5 MILES DOWNSTREAM OF THE OLD MIDDLETOWN GAGE WHICH WAS
DISCONTINUED DURING EARLY 2012. INITIATION OF MIDDLE HADDAM AS A
FORECAST POINT WILL REINSTATE RIVER FORECAST SERVICES FOR THE
LOWEST PORTION OF THE CONNECTICUT RIVER.

CURRENTLY...OBSERVED STAGE DATA IS THE ONLY DATA AVAILABLE FOR
THE CONNECTICUT RIVER AT MIDDLE HADDAM. BEGINNING MIDDAY MAY
28...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILL ISSUE RIVER STAGE FORECASTS
ONCE DAILY DURING NORMAL AND LOW FLOW...AND MORE FREQUENTLY AS
CONDITIONS WARRANT DURING HIGH FLOW. THIS FORECAST WILL BE
INCLUDED IN THE DAILY RIVER AND LAKE SUMMARY TEXT PRODUCT
/BOSRVDBOX/ PRODUCED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON
MA BY 12 PM DAILY.

IN ADDITION...FORECAST HYDROGRAPHS FOR THIS SITE WILL BE
AVAILABLE ON THE NWS TAUNTON WEB PAGE AT...
HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/BOSTON...VIA THE OPTION /RIVERS AND LAKES/...
AND ALSO VIA THE WEB SITE HTTP://WATER.WEATHER.GOV.

RIVER FLOOD WARNINGS WILL BE ISSUED FOR THIS SITE WHEN THE RIVER
LEVEL IS EXPECTED TO REACH OR EXCEED FLOOD STAGE.

PLEASE DIRECT ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS ON THIS CHANGE TO...

NICOLE BELK...SENIOR SERVICE HYDROLOGIST NWS TAUNTON MA
NICOLE.BELK@NOAA.GOV

OR ROBERT THOMPSON...METEOROLOGIST IN CHARGE NWS TAUNTON MA
ROBERT.THOMPSON@NOAA.GOV

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