3 products issued by NWS for: Charlestown RI
Flood Warning
Flood Statement
National Weather Service Boston/Norton MA
602 PM EDT Thu May 16 2024
...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in Rhode
Island...Connecticut...
Pawtuxet River At Cranston affecting Kent and Providence Counties.
Pawcatuck River At Wood River Junction affecting Washington
County.
Pawcatuck River At Westerly affecting New London and Washington
Counties.
Wood River At Hope Valley affecting Washington County.
For the Pawtuxet River...including Scituate Reservoir, Cranston...
Minor flooding is forecast.
For the Pawcatuck River...including Wood River Junction, Westerly...
Minor flooding is forecast.
For the Wood River...including Hope Valley...Minor flooding is
forecast.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Motorists should not attempt to drive around barricades or drive
cars through flooded areas.
Be especially cautious at night when it is harder to recognize the
dangers of flooding.
Turn around, don`t drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
Caution is urged when walking near riverbanks.
Additional information is available at www.weather.gov.
The next statement will be issued Friday morning at 615 AM EDT.
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602 PM EDT Thu May 16 2024
...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT TO EARLY SUNDAY
MORNING...
* WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast.
* WHERE...Pawcatuck River at Wood River Junction.
* WHEN...From late tonight to early Sunday morning.
* IMPACTS...At 5.0 feet, Floodwaters begin to spread onto Driftwood
Drive in Charlestown.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 5:45 PM EDT Thursday the stage was 4.5 feet.
- Bankfull stage is 5.0 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage
just after midnight tonight to a crest of 5.4 feet early
tomorrow afternoon. It will then fall below flood stage
Saturday evening.
- Flood stage is 5.0 feet.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
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LAT...LON 4137 7177 4145 7179 4148 7160 4139 7158
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Flood Warning
Flood Statement
National Weather Service Boston/Norton MA
602 PM EDT Thu May 16 2024
...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in Rhode
Island...Connecticut...
Pawtuxet River At Cranston affecting Kent and Providence Counties.
Pawcatuck River At Wood River Junction affecting Washington
County.
Pawcatuck River At Westerly affecting New London and Washington
Counties.
Wood River At Hope Valley affecting Washington County.
For the Pawtuxet River...including Scituate Reservoir, Cranston...
Minor flooding is forecast.
For the Pawcatuck River...including Wood River Junction, Westerly...
Minor flooding is forecast.
For the Wood River...including Hope Valley...Minor flooding is
forecast.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Motorists should not attempt to drive around barricades or drive
cars through flooded areas.
Be especially cautious at night when it is harder to recognize the
dangers of flooding.
Turn around, don`t drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
Caution is urged when walking near riverbanks.
Additional information is available at www.weather.gov.
The next statement will be issued Friday morning at 615 AM EDT.
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/O.EXT.KBOX.FL.W.0064.000000T0000Z-240518T0300Z/
/HOPR1.1.ER.240516T2115Z.240517T0600Z.240517T2100Z.UU/
602 PM EDT Thu May 16 2024
...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL LATE TOMORROW EVENING...
* WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring and minor flooding is forecast.
* WHERE...Wood River at Hope Valley.
* WHEN...Until late tomorrow evening.
* IMPACTS...At 6.0 feet, In Richmond, the Wood River renders
portions of Wood River Drive and Wood River Circle impassable. In
Hopkinton, the Wood River floods sections of Dow Park off of Main
Street.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 5:15 PM EDT Thursday the stage was 5.0 feet.
- Bankfull stage is 5.0 feet.
- Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours
ending at 5:15 PM EDT Thursday was 5.0 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 5.6
feet just after midnight tonight. It will then fall below
flood stage tomorrow afternoon.
- Flood stage is 5.0 feet.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
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LAT...LON 4143 7176 4160 7174 4160 7163 4144 7164
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Flood Warning
Flood Statement
National Weather Service Boston/Norton MA
602 PM EDT Thu May 16 2024
...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in Rhode
Island...Connecticut...
Pawtuxet River At Cranston affecting Kent and Providence Counties.
Pawcatuck River At Wood River Junction affecting Washington
County.
Pawcatuck River At Westerly affecting New London and Washington
Counties.
Wood River At Hope Valley affecting Washington County.
For the Pawtuxet River...including Scituate Reservoir, Cranston...
Minor flooding is forecast.
For the Pawcatuck River...including Wood River Junction, Westerly...
Minor flooding is forecast.
For the Wood River...including Hope Valley...Minor flooding is
forecast.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Motorists should not attempt to drive around barricades or drive
cars through flooded areas.
Be especially cautious at night when it is harder to recognize the
dangers of flooding.
Turn around, don`t drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
Caution is urged when walking near riverbanks.
Additional information is available at www.weather.gov.
The next statement will be issued Friday morning at 615 AM EDT.
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CTC011-RIC009-171015-
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/WSTR1.1.ER.240517T0900Z.240517T2200Z.240518T1600Z.UU/
602 PM EDT Thu May 16 2024
...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT TO SATURDAY
EVENING...
* WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast.
* WHERE...Pawcatuck River at Westerly.
* WHEN...From late tonight to Saturday evening.
* IMPACTS...At 7.0 feet, Minor lowland flooding occurs along the
Pawcatuck River. Along Route 3 in Hopkinton, floodwaters encroach
on lowest lying homes in French Village.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 5:00 PM EDT Thursday the stage was 6.5 feet.
- Bankfull stage is 7.0 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage
late tonight to a crest of 7.3 feet tomorrow evening. It will
then fall below flood stage early Saturday afternoon.
- Flood stage is 7.0 feet.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
&&
LAT...LON 4134 7189 4144 7188 4146 7177 4135 7174
4131 7185
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Belk