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WGUS41 KBOX 181141
FLWBOX

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Flood Warning
National Weather Service Boston/Norton MA
741 AM EDT Sat May 18 2024

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

  Pawcatuck River At Westerly affecting Washington and New London 
  Counties.

For the Pawcatuck River...including Wood River Junction, Westerly...
Minor flooding is forecast.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood 
deaths occur in vehicles.

Motorists should not attempt to drive around barricades or drive 
cars through flooded areas.

Caution is urged when walking near riverbanks.

Additional information is available at www.weather.gov.

The next statement will be issued this evening at 745 PM EDT.

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741 AM EDT Sat May 18 2024

...FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THIS MORNING TO LATE THIS EVENING...

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

* WHERE...Pawcatuck River at Westerly.

* WHEN...From this morning to late this 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 7:00 AM EDT Saturday the stage was 7.1 feet.
  - Bankfull stage is 7.0 feet.
  - Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours
    ending at 7:00 AM EDT Saturday was 7.1 feet.
  - Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 7.1
    feet this morning. It will then fall below flood stage late
    this afternoon.
  - Flood stage is 7.0 feet.
  - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

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