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National Weather Service: Areal Flood Warning |
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Forecast
As of 3:49 PM EDT on March 18, 2010
Tonight...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 30s. West winds 5 to 10 mph with gusts up to 20 mph...becoming northwest after midnight.
Friday...Sunny. Highs in the upper 60s. Northeast winds around 5 mph...becoming south in the afternoon.
Friday Night...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 40s. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
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Areal Flood Warning
Issued by the National Weather Service at 8:22 am EDT on March 18, 2010
The National Weather Service in Taunton continues the Flood Warning for
* small streams in...
eastern Worcester County in central Massachusetts...
this includes the cities of... Milford... Leominster... Fitchburg...
Essex County in eastern Massachusetts...
this includes the cities of... Newburyport... Lynn... Lawrence...
Middlesex County in eastern Massachusetts...
this includes the cities of... Waltham... Somerville... Newton...
Lowell... Framingham... Cambridge...
Norfolk County in eastern Massachusetts...
this includes the cities of... Weymouth... Quincy... Franklin...
Brookline...
Suffolk County in eastern Massachusetts...
this includes the city of Boston...
Bristol County in southeast Massachusetts...
this includes the cities of... Taunton... North Attleborough... New
Bedford... Fall River... attleborough...
Plymouth County in southeast Massachusetts...
this includes the cities of... Plymouth... Brockton...
* until 800 PM EDT Thursday
* at 821 am EDT Thursday river levels continue to fall and many
small rivers in eastern Massachusetts have fallen into minor flood.
The exceptions are the Taunton river in Bridgewater which has
lowered from major flood into now moderate flood... and the Ipswich
river in Ipswich remains in moderate flood. Both of these rivers
continue to fall slowly but will likely remain in moderate flood
into at least Friday.
Rivers in minor flood include
The Parker river in Byfield
the Ipswich river in South Middleton
the Charles River in Waltham
the Nashua River in Clinton
the monatiquot river in East Braintree
the Jones river in Kingston
the Mill River in Taunton
The Jones river in Kingston and the Nashua River in Clinton should
fall below flood stage some time this afternoon. The monatiquot
river in East Braintree should fall below flood stage some time this
afternoon or evening.
A Flood Warning means that flooding is imminent or has been reported.
Stream rises will be slow and flash flooding is not expected.
However... all interested parties should take necessary precautions
immediately.
Do not drive your vehicle into areas where the water covers the
roadway... including underpasses. The water may be too deep to allow
vehicles to cross safely... or the roadway may be undermined.
A Flood Warning means that flooding is imminent or occurring. If you
are in the warning area move to higher ground immediately. Residents
living near streams and creeks should take immediate action to
protect life and property. Do not attempt to cross flooded areas by
foot or in your vehicle.
Lat... Lon 4286 7081 4269 7077 4265 7070 4265 7059
4254 7089 4235 7103 4229 7104 4225 7096
4226 7087 4220 7072 4199 7070 4186 7059
4156 7107 4175 7120 4185 7132 4206 7136
4205 7163 4269 7190 4265 7126 4289 7089
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