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WGUS41 KBOX 161545
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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BOSTON/NORTON MA
1145 AM EDT MON MAR 16 2026
...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BOSTON/NORTON MA HAS ISSUED A
FLOOD WARNING FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN MASSACHUSETTS...RHODE
ISLAND...
SUDBURY RIVER AT SAXONVILLE AFFECTING MIDDLESEX COUNTY.
PAWTUXET RIVER AT CRANSTON AFFECTING KENT AND PROVIDENCE COUNTIES.
TAUNTON RIVER NEAR BRIDGEWATER AFFECTING BRISTOL AND PLYMOUTH
COUNTIES.
WOOD RIVER AT HOPE VALLEY AFFECTING WASHINGTON COUNTY.
FOR THE SUDBURY RIVER...INCLUDING SAXONVILLE...MINOR FLOODING IS
FORECAST.
FOR THE PAWTUXET RIVER...INCLUDING CRANSTON, SCITUATE RESERVOIR...
MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
FOR THE TAUNTON RIVER...INCLUDING BRIDGEWATER...MINOR FLOODING IS
FORECAST.
FOR THE WOOD RIVER...INCLUDING HOPE VALLEY...MINOR FLOODING IS
FORECAST.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
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 THIS EVENING AT 1145 PM EDT.
RIC003-007-170345-
/O.NEW.KBOX.FL.W.0002.260316T2300Z-000000T0000Z/
/CRAR1.1.ER.260316T2300Z.260317T1200Z.000000T0000Z.NO/
1145 AM EDT MON MAR 16 2026
..FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE
* WHAT...MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* WHERE...PAWTUXET RIVER AT CRANSTON.
* WHEN...FROM THIS EVENING UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE.
* IMPACTS...AT 11.0 FEET, STRUCTURES AND HOMES ARE IMPACTED IN LOW
LYING SECTIONS OF WARWICK. AFFECTED AREAS INCLUDE HOMES AND
BUSINESSES ON WELLINGTON AVENUE AND AVERY ROAD IN CRANSTON, AS
WELL AS PIONEER AVENUE, BELLOWS STREET, VENTURI AVENUE AND A
PORTION OF RIVER STREET IN WARWICK.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- AT 10:45 AM EDT MONDAY THE STAGE WAS 7.2 FEET.
- BANKFULL STAGE IS 9.0 FEET.
- FORECAST...THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE
THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE RISING TO A CREST OF 10.7 FEET
TOMORROW MORNING.
- FLOOD STAGE IS 9.0 FEET.
- HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SAFETY/FLOOD
LAT...LON 4178 7156 4180 7141 4172 7139 4170 7155
RIC009-170345-
/O.NEW.KBOX.FL.W.0003.260317T0330Z-260318T2218Z/
/HOPR1.1.ER.260317T0330Z.260317T1800Z.260318T1617Z.UU/
1145 AM EDT MON MAR 16 2026
..FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING TO WEDNESDAY EVENING
* WHAT...MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* WHERE...WOOD RIVER AT HOPE VALLEY.
* WHEN...FROM THIS EVENING TO WEDNESDAY EVENING.
* 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 MONDAY THE STAGE WAS 3.3 FEET.
- BANKFULL STAGE IS 5.0 FEET.
- FORECAST...THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE
LATE THIS EVENING TO A CREST OF 6.5 FEET EARLY TOMORROW
AFTERNOON. IT WILL THEN FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE EARLY
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.
- FLOOD STAGE IS 5.0 FEET.
- HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SAFETY/FLOOD
LAT...LON 4143 7176 4160 7174 4160 7163 4144 7164
MAC017-170345-
/O.NEW.KBOX.FL.W.0004.260317T1200Z-260318T1200Z/
/SAXM3.1.ER.260317T1200Z.260317T1200Z.260318T0600Z.NO/
1145 AM EDT MON MAR 16 2026
...FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING TO WEDNESDAY
MORNING...
* WHAT...MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* WHERE...SUDBURY RIVER AT SAXONVILLE.
* WHEN...FROM TUESDAY MORNING TO WEDNESDAY MORNING.
* IMPACTS...AT 10.0 FEET, FLOODING WILL AFFECT LOW LYING AREAS ALONG
THE RIVER IN WAYLAND, INCLUDING A PORTION OF SHORE ROAD AND PELHAM
ISLAND ROAD NEAR HEARDS POND.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- AT 11:15 AM EDT MONDAY THE STAGE WAS 9.1 FEET.
- BANKFULL STAGE IS 10.0 FEET.
- FORECAST...THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO RISE TO A CREST OF 10.0
FEET TOMORROW MORNING. IT WILL THEN FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE
EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING.
- FLOOD STAGE IS 10.0 FEET.
- HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SAFETY/FLOOD
LAT...LON 4227 7140 4230 7145 4248 7139 4245 7129
MAC005-023-170345-
/O.NEW.KBOX.FL.W.0005.260317T1300Z-000000T0000Z/
/BDGM3.1.ER.260317T1300Z.260318T0600Z.000000T0000Z.NO/
1145 AM EDT MON MAR 16 2026
...FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING UNTIL FURTHER
NOTICE...
* WHAT...MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* WHERE...TAUNTON RIVER NEAR BRIDGEWATER.
* WHEN...FROM TUESDAY MORNING UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE.
* 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 10:45 AM EDT MONDAY THE STAGE WAS 6.2 FEET.
- BANKFULL STAGE IS 8.0 FEET.
- FORECAST...THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE
LATE TOMORROW MORNING AND CONTINUE RISING TO A CREST OF 9.2
FEET EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING.
- FLOOD STAGE IS 8.0 FEET.
- HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SAFETY/FLOOD
LAT...LON 4182 7119 4202 7097 4194 7087 4177 7110
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