Flood Warning for Poquetanuck, Connecticut
Flood Statement
National Weather Service Boston/Norton MA
944 PM EDT Thu May 16 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 Wood River Junction affecting Washington
County.
Pawcatuck River At Westerly affecting New London and Washington
Counties.
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.
For the Wood River...including Hope Valley...Minor flooding is
forecast.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Be especially cautious at night when it is harder to recognize the
dangers of flooding.
Motorists should not attempt to drive around barricades or drive
cars through flooded areas.
Caution is urged when walking near riverbanks.
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 Friday morning at 945 AM EDT.
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944 PM EDT Thu May 16 2024
...FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT TO SATURDAY
EVENING...
* WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast.
* WHERE...Pawcatuck River at Westerly.
* WHEN...From late tonight to Saturday 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 9:00 PM EDT Thursday the stage was 6.6 feet.
- Bankfull stage is 7.0 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage
late tonight to a crest of 7.3 feet tomorrow evening. It will
then fall below flood stage early Saturday afternoon.
- Flood stage is 7.0 feet.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
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