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WGUS41 KBOX 140918
FLWBOX

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Flood Warning
National Weather Service Boston/Norton MA
518 AM EDT Mon Sep 14 2026

...The National Weather Service in Norton has issued a Flood Warning
for the following rivers in Rhode Island...

  Wood River At Hope Valley affecting Washington County.

Additional information is available at www.weather.gov.

The next statement will be issued this afternoon at 200 PM EDT.

&&

RIC009-141800-
/O.NEW.KBOX.FL.W.0009.260914T0918Z-260914T1800Z/
/HOPR1.1.ER.260914T0637Z.260914T0815Z.260914T0852Z.UU/
518 AM EDT Mon Sep 14 2026

...FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM EARLY THIS MORNING TO THIS
AFTERNOON...

* WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring.

* WHERE...Wood River at Hope Valley.

* WHEN...From early this morning to this afternoon.

* IMPACTS...At 5.0 feet, In Richmond, floodwaters begin to pond onto
  Wood River Drive. In Hopkinton off of Main Street, the Wood River
  begins to flood Dow Park.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
  - At 4:15 AM EDT Monday the stage was 5.1 feet. The river will be
    near or just above flood stage this morning before dropping below
    flood stage this afternoon.
  - Bankfull stage is 5.0 feet.
  - Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours ending
    at 4:15 AM EDT Monday was 5.1 feet.
  - Forecast...The river is expected to fall to 2.1 feet Wednesday
    evening.
  - Flood stage is 5.0 feet.
  - Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of 5.1
    feet on 01/27/1952.
  - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

&&

LAT...LON 4143 7176 4160 7174 4160 7163 4144 7164


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Frank