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WGUS61 KBOX 111547  
FFABOX  
 
URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED  
FLOOD WATCH  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BOSTON/NORTON MA  
1147 AM EDT THU APR 11 2024  
 
...THE FLOOD WATCH IS EXTENDED FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN RHODE  
ISLAND...  
 
PAWTUXET RIVER AT CRANSTON AFFECTING SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI,  
NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI, EASTERN KENT RI AND WESTERN KENT RI  
ZONES.  
 
...THE FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN RHODE  
ISLAND...  
 
WOOD RIVER AT HOPE VALLEY AFFECTING WASHINGTON RI ZONE.  
 
FOR THE PAWTUXET RIVER...INCLUDING SCITUATE RESERVOIR, CRANSTON...  
FLOODING IS POSSIBLE.  
FOR THE WOOD RIVER...INCLUDING HOPE VALLEY...FLOODING IS POSSIBLE.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
IF YOU ARE IN THE WATCH AREA, REMAIN ALERT TO POSSIBLE FLOODING.  
 
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV.  
 
THE NEXT STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED THIS EVENING AT 800 PM EDT.  
 

 
 
RIZ006-120000-  
/O.EXT.KBOX.FL.A.0007.240412T2136Z-240414T0936Z/  
/HOPR1.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.NO/  
1147 AM EDT THU APR 11 2024  
 
...FLOOD WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON TO EARLY SUNDAY  
MORNING...  
 
* WHAT...FLOODING IS POSSIBLE.  
 
* WHERE...WOOD RIVER AT HOPE VALLEY.  
 
* WHEN...FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON TO EARLY SUNDAY MORNING.  
 
* IMPACTS...AT 6.0 FEET, IN RICHMOND, THE WOOD RIVER RENDERS  
PORTIONS OF WOOD RIVER DRIVE AND WOOD RIVER CIRCLE IMPASSABLE. IN  
HOPKINTON, THE WOOD RIVER FLOODS SECTIONS OF DOW PARK OFF OF MAIN  
STREET.  
 
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...  
- AT 11:15 AM EDT THURSDAY THE STAGE WAS 3.3 FEET.  
- FORECAST...FLOOD STAGE MAY BE REACHED TOMORROW AFTERNOON.  
- FLOOD STAGE IS 5.0 FEET.  
- HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SAFETY/FLOOD  
 

 
 
LAT...LON 4143 7176 4160 7174 4160 7163 4144 7164  
 

 
 
RIZ001>004-120000-  
/O.EXT.KBOX.FL.A.0008.240413T0600Z-000000T0000Z/  
/CRAR1.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.NO/  
1147 AM EDT THU APR 11 2024  
 
...FLOOD WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FROM LATE FRIDAY NIGHT UNTIL FURTHER  
NOTICE...  
 
* WHAT...FLOODING IS POSSIBLE.  
 
* WHERE...PAWTUXET RIVER AT CRANSTON.  
 
* WHEN...FROM LATE FRIDAY NIGHT UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE.  
 
* IMPACTS...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.  
 
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...  
- AT 9:45 AM EDT THURSDAY THE STAGE WAS 7.0 FEET.  
- FORECAST...FLOOD STAGE MAY BE REACHED EARLY SATURDAY MORNING.  
- FLOOD STAGE IS 9.0 FEET.  
- HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SAFETY/FLOOD  
 

 
 
LAT...LON 4178 7156 4180 7141 4172 7139 4170 7155  
 

 
 
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