Flood Warning

FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
734 PM EDT WED JUN 19 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 REMAIN IN MINOR FLOOD THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON.

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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734 PM EDT WED JUN 19 2013

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE CHARLES RIVER AT DOVER.
* UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED.
* AT  6:45 PM WEDNESDAY THE STAGE WAS 5.3 FEET.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 5.0 FEET.
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 5.3 FEET BY THIS
  EVENING THEN BEGIN FALLING.
* 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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RLG