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BULLETIN...IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
428 AM EDT FRI JUL 24 2009
...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON, MA HAS ISSUED A FLOOD
WARNING FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN RHODE ISLAND...
PAWTUXET RIVER AT CRANSTON AFFECTING KENT AND PROVIDENCE COUNTIES
HEAVY RAIN THAT FELL ACROSS THE REGION OVER THE LAST 12 HOURS WILL
RESULT IN MINOR FLOODING THIS MORNING ACROSS THE PAWTUXET RIVER AT
CRANSTON. THE RIVER WILL THEN FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY LATE
AFTERNOON.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A FLOOD STATEMENT PROVIDING THE LATEST INFORMATION IN THIS FLOOD
EVENT WILL BE ISSUED WITHIN THE NEXT 8 HOURS...OR EARLIER IF NEEDED.
DO NOT ALLOW CHILDREN TO PLAY NEAR SWOLLEN RIVERS...STREAMS OR
CULVERTS. SWIFTLY MOVING WATER CAN POSE AN IMMINENT THREAT TO LIFE.
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428 AM EDT FRI JUL 24 2009
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON, MA HAS ISSUED A
* FLOOD WARNING FOR
THE PAWTUXET RIVER AT CRANSTON.
* FROM THIS MORNING TO THIS EVENING...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS
CANCELLED.
* AT 3:16 AM FRIDAY THE STAGE WAS 7.6 FEET.
* MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 9.0 FEET.
* FORECAST...RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE THIS MORNING AND CONTINUE TO
RISE TO NEAR 9.4 FEET BY LATE THIS MORNING. THE RIVER WILL FALL
BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY LATE AFTERNOON
* IMPACT...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.
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