One product issued by NWS for: Providence RI
Flood Warning
Flood Statement
National Weather Service Boston/Norton MA
1127 AM EDT Fri May 17 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 Westerly affecting New London and Washington
Counties.
Pawcatuck River At Wood River Junction affecting Washington
County.
...The Flood Warning is extended for the following rivers in Rhode
Island...
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.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Caution is urged when walking near riverbanks.
Motorists should not attempt to drive around barricades or drive
cars through flooded areas.
Turn around, don`t drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
Be especially cautious at night when it is harder to recognize the
dangers of flooding.
Additional information is available at www.weather.gov.
The next statement will be issued this afternoon at 245 PM EDT.
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1127 AM EDT Fri May 17 2024
...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL EARLY SUNDAY MORNING...
* WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring and minor flooding is forecast.
* WHERE...Pawtuxet River at Cranston.
* WHEN...Until early Sunday morning.
* IMPACTS...At 9.5 feet, Parking lots and roads are flooded in low
lying areas of Warwick and Cranston near the Pawtuxet River.
Impacted roads include River Street, Pioneer Avenue, Bellows
Street and Venturi Avenue in Warwick.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 10:45 AM EDT Friday the stage was 9.7 feet.
- Bankfull stage is 9.0 feet.
- Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours
ending at 10:45 AM EDT Friday was 10.1 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to fall below flood stage
tomorrow evening and continue falling to 7.6 feet Monday
morning.
- Flood stage is 9.0 feet.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
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