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WGUS81 KBOX 290506
FLSBOX
FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BOSTON/NORTON MA
106 AM EDT TUE SEP 29 2026
...THE FLOOD WARNING IS EXTENDED FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN
MASSACHUSETTS...
TAUNTON RIVER NEAR BRIDGEWATER AFFECTING BRISTOL AND PLYMOUTH
COUNTIES.
FOR THE TAUNTON RIVER...INCLUDING BRIDGEWATER...MINOR FLOODING IS
FORECAST.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
MOTORISTS SHOULD NOT ATTEMPT TO DRIVE AROUND BARRICADES OR DRIVE CARS
THROUGH FLOODED AREAS.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV.
THE NEXT STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED THIS AFTERNOON AT 300 PM EDT.
MAC005-023-291900-
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/BDGM3.1.ER.260928T1137Z.260929T0345Z.260930T0000Z.NO/
106 AM EDT TUE SEP 29 2026
..FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL LATE TONIGHT
* WHAT...MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* WHERE...TAUNTON RIVER NEAR BRIDGEWATER.
* WHEN...UNTIL LATE TONIGHT.
* IMPACTS...AT 9.0 FEET, BACKWATER FLOODING FROM THE TAUNTON RIVER
WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF LOWER PURCHADE BROOK IN MIDDLEBORO. THIS
WILL CAUSE WOLOSKI PARK TO BECOME IMPASSABLE BY MOST VEHICLES FOR
AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF TIME. BEWARE OF THE DANGERS OF CROSSING
FLOODED ROADWAYS. THE WATER MAY BE DEEPER THAN YOU THINK.
FLOODWATERS HAVE THE ABILITY TO DAMAGE ROADWAYS. HEED THE ADVICE OF
LOCAL OFFICIALS, AND EVACUATE IF ASKED TO DO SO.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- AT 11:45 PM EDT MONDAY THE STAGE WAS 9.0 FEET.
- RECENT ACTIVITY...THE MAXIMUM RIVER STAGE IN THE 24 HOURS ENDING
AT 11:45 PM EDT MONDAY WAS 9.0 FEET.
- FORECAST...THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE THIS
EVENING AND CONTINUE FALLING TO 5.9 FEET THURSDAY EVENING.
- FLOOD STAGE IS 8.0 FEET.
- FLOOD HISTORY...THIS CREST COMPARES TO A PREVIOUS CREST OF 9.0
FEET ON 07/25/1938.
- HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SAFETY/FLOOD
LAT...LON 4182 7119 4202 7097 4194 7087 4177 7110
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