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WGUS41 KBOX 041045
FLWBOX

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Flood Warning
National Weather Service Boston/Norton MA
645 AM EDT Tue Aug 4 2026

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

  Wood River At Hope Valley affecting Washington County.

For the Wood River...including Hope Valley...Minor flooding is
forecast.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Turn around, don`t drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.

Additional information is available at www.weather.gov.

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

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RIC009-041800-
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/HOPR1.1.ER.260804T0800Z.260804T1015Z.260804T1200Z.UU/
645 AM EDT Tue Aug 4 2026

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

* WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring and minor flooding is forecast.

* WHERE...Wood River at Hope Valley.

* WHEN...From 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 6:15 AM EDT Tuesday the stage was 5.0 feet.
  - Bankfull stage is 5.0 feet.
  - Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours
    ending at 6:15 AM EDT Tuesday was 5.0 feet.
  - Forecast...The river is expected to fall below flood stage
    this morning and continue falling to 2.9 feet early Friday
    morning.
  - Flood stage is 5.0 feet.
  - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

&&

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