CT WFO BOSTON Warnings, Watches, and Advisories
WFO BOSTON Warnings, Watches and Advisories for Saturday, January 28, 2023
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FLOOD WARNING
Flood Statement
National Weather Service Boston/Norton MA
514 AM EST Fri Jan 27 2023
...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in Rhode
Island...Massachusetts...
Pawtuxet River At Cranston affecting Kent and Providence Counties.
Wood River At Hope Valley affecting Washington County.
Taunton River Near Bridgewater affecting Plymouth and Bristol
Counties.
...The Flood Warning is extended for the following rivers in Rhode
Island...Connecticut...
Pawcatuck River At Westerly affecting New London and Washington
Counties.
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.
For the Taunton River...including Bridgewater...Minor flooding is
forecast.
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 515 PM EST.
...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL TOMORROW AFTERNOON...
* WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring and minor flooding is forecast.
* WHERE...Pawcatuck River At Westerly.
* WHEN...Until tomorrow afternoon.
* 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...