2 products issued by NWS for:
Flood Warning
FLOOD WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 645 PM EDT TUE JUN 18 2013 ...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON, MA HAS ISSUED A FLOOD WARNING FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN MASSACHUSETTS... SUDBURY RIVER AT SAXONVILLE AFFECTING MIDDLESEX COUNTY A SLOW MOVING FRONTAL SYSTEM HAS BROUGHT ANOTHER ROUND OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TO THE REGION THIS AFTERNOON. SOME THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCED VERY HEAVY RAINFALL WHICH CAUSE LOCALIZED URBAN AND POOR DRAINAGE FLOODING. 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. && MAC017-191045- /O.NEW.KBOX.FL.W.0012.130619T0000Z-130620T1200Z/ /SAXM3.1.ER.130619T0000Z.130619T0600Z.130620T0600Z.NO/ 645 PM EDT TUE JUN 18 2013 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON, MA HAS ISSUED A * FLOOD WARNING FOR THE SUDBURY RIVER AT SAXONVILLE. * UNTIL THURSDAY MORNING...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED. * AT 6:15 PM TUESDAY THE STAGE WAS 9.9 FEET. * FLOOD STAGE IS 10.0 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FORECAST...RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE TO RISE TO NEAR 10.1 FEET BY AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY EARLY THURSDAY MORNING. * IMPACT...AT 10.0 FEET...FLOODING WILL AFFECT LOW LYING AREAS ALONG THE RIVER IN WAYLAND...INCLUDING A PORTION OF SHORE ROAD AND PELHAM ISLAND ROAD NEAR HEARDS POND. $$
Flood Warning
FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 511 PM EDT TUE JUN 18 2013 ...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN MASSACHUSETTS... CHARLES RIVER AT DOVER AFFECTING MIDDLESEX AND NORFOLK COUNTIES THE CHARLES RIVER AT DOVER CONTINUES TO HOLD NEARLY STEADY IN MINOR FLOOD. THE RIVER WILL SLOWLY FALL TODAY INTO TONIGHT. IT WILL TAKE UNTIL WEDNESDAY EVENING FOR THE RIVER TO FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SAFETY MESSAGE...A FLOOD STATEMENT PROVIDING THE LATEST INFORMATION IN THIS FLOOD EVENT WILL BE ISSUED WITHIN THE NEXT 8 HOURS...OR EARLIER IF NEEDED. SAFETY MESSAGE...DO NOT ALLOW CHILDREN TO PLAY NEAR SWOLLEN RIVERS...STREAMS OR CULVERTS. SWIFTLY MOVING WATER CAN POSE AN IMMINENT THREAT TO LIFE. && MAC017-021-190911- /O.CON.KBOX.FL.W.0006.000000T0000Z-130620T0600Z/ /DOVM3.1.ER.130614T0807Z.130616T1545Z.130620T0000Z.NO/ 511 PM EDT TUE JUN 18 2013 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE CHARLES RIVER AT DOVER. * UNTIL LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED. * AT 4:45 PM TUESDAY THE STAGE WAS 5.4 FEET. * FLOOD STAGE IS 5.0 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE TO FALL TO BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY TOMORROW EVENING. * IMPACT...AT 5.0 FEET...PEOPLE LIVING ALONG THE CHARLES RIVER SHOULD PREPARE FOR FLOODING OF LOW LYING AREAS ALONG THE RIVER. SUSCEPTIBLE LOCATIONS INCLUDE LOW LYING AREAS ALONG FISHER STREET IN NEEDHAM AND A SMALL AREA ON THE SOUTH NATICK AND WELLESLEY LINE ALONG RIVER STREET. $$