Alert archive / Rhode Island / River Flood Warnings in 2008
River Flood Warning 39, NWS Boston/Norton, MA
NWS Boston/Norton, MA issued this river flood warning at Sep 7, 2008, 3:41 AM EDT for Kent County, Providence County, Rhode Island. It took effect at Sep 7, 2008, 4:53 AM EDT. It was in force for 2 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Sep 7, 2008, 3:41 AM EDT (07:41 UTC)
- In effect from
- Sep 7, 2008, 4:53 AM EDT
- Expired
- Sep 7, 2008, 6:56 AM EDT
- In force
- 2 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Boston/Norton, MA
- Flood severity
- Minor
Counties Kent County, RI, Providence County, RI
The radar
The Boston radar (KBOX), 42 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 07:42 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
The river
Written for the forecast point Pawtuxet River at Cranston (CRAR1). The gauge peaked at 8.41 ft at Sep 7, 2008, 5:00 AM EDT.
- Action stage
- 8 ft
- Minor stage
- 9 ft
- Moderate stage
- 11 ft
- Major stage
- 13 ft
This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests
Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 01116500, one reading an hour, from a day before the product to a day after it ended. Flood stages are today's.
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WGUS41 KBOX 070741 FLWBOX BULLETIN...IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED FLOOD WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 341 AM EDT SUN SEP 07 2008 ...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON, MA HAS ISSUED A FLOOD WARNING FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN RHODE ISLAND... PAWTUXET RIVER AT CRANSTON AFFECTING KENT AND PROVIDENCE COUNTIES TORRENTIAL RAINFALL FROM HANNA WILL RESULT IN MINOR FLOODING ALONG THE PAWTUXET RIVER TODAY. A FLOOD STATEMENT PROVIDING THE LATEST INFORMATION IN THIS FLOOD EVENT WILL BE ISSUED WITHIN THE NEXT 8 HOURS...OR EARLIER IF NEEDED. DO NOT ALLOW CHILDREN TO PLAY NEAR SWOLLEN RIVERS...STREAMS OR CULVERTS. SWIFTLY MOVING WATER CAN POSE AN IMMINENT THREAT TO LIFE. RIC003-007-071941- /O.NEW.KBOX.FL.W.0039.080907T0853Z-080907T2200Z/ /CRAR1.1.ER.080907T0853Z.080907T1200Z.080907T1600Z.NO/ 341 AM EDT SUN SEP 07 2008 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON, MA HAS ISSUED A * FLOOD WARNING FOR THE PAWTUXET RIVER AT CRANSTON. * UNTIL THIS EVENING. * AT 230 AM SUNDAY...THE STAGE WAS 8.2 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 9.0 FEET. * FORECAST...RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE EARLY THIS MORNING AND CREST NEAR 10.0 FEET THIS MORNING. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY THIS AFTERNOON. * IMPACT...AT 10.0 FEET...FLOODING WILL OCCUR ALONG PIONEER AVENUE... BELLOWS STREET AND VENTURI AVENUE IN WARWICK. SOME HOMES ARE IMPACTED ON AVERY RD AND WELLINGTON AVE IN CRANSTON. $$
2 follow-up statements
000 WGUS81 KBOX 071002 FLSBOX FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 602 AM EDT SUN SEP 07 2008 ...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN MASSACHUSETTS... NORTH NASHUA RIVER AT FITCHBURG AFFECTING WORCESTER COUNTY ...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN RHODE ISLAND.. PAWTUXET RIVER AT CRANSTON AFFECTING KENT AND PROVIDENCE COUNTIES MINOR FLOODING WILL AFFECT THE NORTH NASHUA AND PAWTUXET RIVERS THIS MORNING...AS A RESULT OF TORRENTIAL RAINFALL FROM HANNA. A FLOOD STATEMENT PROVIDING THE LATEST INFORMATION IN THIS FLOOD EVENT WILL BE ISSUED WITHIN THE NEXT 8 HOURS...OR EARLIER IF NEEDED. DO NOT ALLOW CHILDREN TO PLAY NEAR SWOLLEN RIVERS...STREAMS OR CULVERTS. SWIFTLY MOVING WATER CAN POSE AN IMMINENT THREAT TO LIFE. MAC027-071507- /O.EXT.KBOX.FL.W.0038.000000T0000Z-080907T1507Z/ /FBGM3.1.ER.080907T0443Z.080907T0545Z.080907T0907Z.NO/ 602 AM EDT SUN SEP 07 2008 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE NORTH NASHUA RIVER AT FITCHBURG. * UNTIL THIS MORNING...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED. * AT 315 AM SUNDAY THE STAGE WAS 6.6 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 6.5 FEET. * FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL FALL TO BELOW FLOOD STAGE THIS MORNING. * IMPACT...AT 7.0 FEET...FLOODING OF LOW LYING AREAS ALONG THE RIVER CAN BE EXPECTED. $$ RIC003-007-072200- /O.CON.KBOX.FL.W.0039.000000T0000Z-080907T2200Z/ /CRAR1.1.ER.080907T1025Z.080907T1200Z.080907T1600Z.NO/ 602 AM EDT SUN SEP 07 2008 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE PAWTUXET RIVER AT CRANSTON. * UNTIL THIS EVENING...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED. * AT 530 AM SUNDAY THE STAGE WAS 8.4 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 9.0 FEET. * FORECAST...RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE EARLY THIS MORNING AND CONTINUE TO RISE TO NEAR 10.0 FEET THIS MORNING. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE THIS AFTERNOON. * IMPACT...AT 10.0 FEET...FLOODING WILL OCCUR ALONG PIONEER AVENUE... BELLOWS STREET AND VENTURI AVENUE IN WARWICK. SOME HOMES ARE IMPACTED ON AVERY RD AND WELLINGTON AVE IN CRANSTON. $$
000 WGUS81 KBOX 071056 FLSBOX FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 656 AM EDT SUN SEP 07 2008 ...THE FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN RHODE ISLAND... PAWTUXET RIVER AT CRANSTON AFFECTING KENT AND PROVIDENCE COUNTIES THE RIVER LEVEL FOR THE PAWTUXET RIVER IN CRANSTON CONTINUES TO FALL AND WILL CONTINUE TO RECEDE. DO NOT ALLOW CHILDREN TO PLAY NEAR SWOLLEN RIVERS...STREAMS OR CULVERTS. SWIFTLY MOVING WATER CAN POSE AN IMMINENT THREAT TO LIFE. RIC003-007-071126- /O.CAN.KBOX.FL.W.0039.000000T0000Z-080907T2200Z/ /CRAR1.N.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.NO/ 656 AM EDT SUN SEP 07 2008 THE FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR THE PAWTUXET RIVER AT CRANSTON. * AT 6:30 AM SUNDAY THE STAGE WAS 8.4 FEET. * FLOOD STAGE IS 9.0 FEET. * FORECAST...THE RIVER CRESTED BELOW FLOOD STAGE AT 8.4 FEET. THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE TO FALL TO 4.8 FEET BY TOMORROW MORNING. * IMPACT...AT 9.0 FEET...MINOR LOWLAND FLOODING WILL OCCUR ALONG THE RIVER AS IT FLOWS THROUGH WARWICK AND CRANSTON. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Boston/Norton, MA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 6, 9:30 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | BOX | Kent, Providence | 8 hr |
| Sep 6, 11:11 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | BOX | Bristol, Kent, Newport, Providence, Washington | 6 hr |
| Sep 7, 6:08 AM EDT | High Surf Advisory | BOX | Newport, Washington | 14 hr |
Nearby
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive; the gauge from the NWS water service and the USGS.