Headline

Flood Warning issued March 17 at 11:47AM EDT until March 18 at 2:00PM EDT by NWS Boston/Norton MA

Description

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

Connecticut River At Montague affecting Hampshire and Franklin
Counties.

Connecticut River At Northampton affecting Hampshire and Hampden
Counties.

Connecticut River At Thompsonville affecting Hampden and Hartford
Counties.

Connecticut River At Hartford affecting Middlesex and Hartford
Counties.

Wood River At Hope Valley affecting Washington County.

For the Connecticut River...including Montague, Northampton, Holyoke
Dam, Holyoke, Springfield, Thompsonville, Hartford, Middle Haddam...
Minor flooding is forecast.
For the Wood River...including Hope Valley...Minor flooding is
forecast.

* WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast.

* WHERE...Wood River at Hope Valley.

* WHEN...From late tonight to early tomorrow 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 10:15 AM EDT Monday the stage was 3.3 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 5.1 feet just after
midnight tonight. It will then fall below flood stage
tomorrow morning.
- Flood stage is 5.0 feet.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

Instructions

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 late tonight at midnight EDT.

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