481  
WGUS81 KBOX 141702  
FLSBOX  
 
FLOOD STATEMENT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BOSTON/NORTON MA  
1202 PM EST SAT DEC 14 2024  
 
...THE FLOOD WARNING IS EXTENDED FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN RHODE  
ISLAND...CONNECTICUT...  
 
PAWCATUCK RIVER AT WESTERLY AFFECTING WASHINGTON AND NEW LONDON  
COUNTIES.  
 
FOR THE PAWCATUCK RIVER...INCLUDING WESTERLY, WOOD RIVER JUNCTION...  
MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
TURN AROUND, DON'T DROWN WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED ROADS. MOST FLOOD  
DEATHS OCCUR IN VEHICLES.  
 
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 EVENING AT 700 PM EST.  
 

 
 
CTC011-RIC009-150000-  
/O.EXT.KBOX.FL.W.0070.000000T0000Z-241215T0000Z/  
/WSTR1.1.ER.241212T1022Z.241212T2145Z.241214T1800Z.UU/  
1202 PM EST SAT DEC 14 2024  
   
..FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL THIS EVENING
 
 
* WHAT...MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.  
 
* WHERE...PAWCATUCK RIVER AT WESTERLY.  
 
* WHEN...UNTIL THIS 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 11:00 AM EST SATURDAY THE STAGE WAS 7.0 FEET.  
- BANKFULL STAGE IS 7.0 FEET.  
- RECENT ACTIVITY...THE MAXIMUM RIVER STAGE IN THE 24 HOURS  
ENDING AT 11:00 AM EST SATURDAY WAS 7.5 FEET.  
- FORECAST...THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE  
THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE FALLING TO 6.3 FEET TUESDAY  
MORNING.  
- FLOOD STAGE IS 7.0 FEET.  
- HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SAFETY/FLOOD  
 

 
 
LAT...LON 4134 7189 4144 7188 4146 7177 4135 7174  
4131 7185  
 

 
 
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