Alert archive / Rhode Island / River Flood Warnings in 2013
River Flood Warning 13, NWS Boston/Norton, MA
NWS Boston/Norton, MA issued this river flood warning at Sep 2, 2013, 3:17 PM EDT for Kent County, Providence County, Rhode Island. It took effect at Sep 2, 2013, 3:43 PM EDT. It was in force for 11 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Sep 2, 2013, 3:17 PM EDT (19:17 UTC)
- In effect from
- Sep 2, 2013, 3:43 PM EDT
- Expired
- Sep 3, 2013, 2:53 AM EDT
- In force
- 11 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 19:19 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The river
Written for the forecast point Pawtuxet River at Cranston (CRAR1). The gauge peaked at 9.81 ft at Sep 2, 2013, 8:00 PM 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.
416 WGUS41 KBOX 021917 FLWBOX BULLETIN...IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED FLOOD WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 317 PM EDT MON SEP 2 2013 ...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 RUNOFF FROM TODAYS HEAVY RAINFALL IS CAUSING THE PAWTUXETRIVER AT CRANSTON TO GO OVER ITS BANKS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SAFETY MESSAGE...A FLOOD STATEMENT PROVIDING THE LATEST INFORMATION IN THIS FLOOD EVENT WILL BE ISSUED WITHIN THE NEXT 8 HOURS...OR EARLIER IF NEEDED. SAFETY MESSAGE...DO NOT ALLOW CHILDREN TO PLAY NEAR SWOLLEN RIVERS...STREAMS OR CULVERTS. SWIFTLY MOVING WATER CAN POSE AN IMMINENT THREAT TO LIFE. && RIC003-007-030717- /O.NEW.KBOX.FL.W.0013.130902T1943Z-130903T1017Z/ /CRAR1.1.ER.130902T1943Z.130903T0000Z.130903T0417Z.NO/ 317 PM EDT MON SEP 2 2013 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON, MA HAS ISSUED A * FLOOD WARNING FOR THE PAWTUXET RIVER AT CRANSTON. * UNTIL TUESDAY MORNING...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED. * AT 2:45 PM MONDAY THE STAGE WAS 8.8 FEET. * FLOOD STAGE IS 9.0 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FORECAST...THE RIVER IS GOING INTO FLOOD AT 315 PM AND WILL CONTINUE TO RISE TO NEAR 10.0 FEET BY THIS EVENING. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. * IMPACT...AT 10.0 FEET...FLOODING WILL OCCUR ALONG PIONEER AVENUE... BELLOWS STREET AND VENTURI AVENUE IN WARWICK. SOME HOMES ARE IMPACTED ON AVERY ROAD AND WELLINGTON AVENUE IN CRANSTON. $$
2 follow-up statements
043 WGUS81 KBOX 030011 FLSBOX FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 811 PM EDT MON SEP 2 2013 ...THE FLOOD WARNING HAS BEEN EXTENDED FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN RHODE ISLAND... PAWTUXET RIVER AT CRANSTON AFFECTING KENT AND PROVIDENCE COUNTIES THE PAWTUXET RIVER AT CRANSTON HAS RECENTLY CRESTED AND IS WILL BEGIN TO SLOWLY DECLINE OVER THE NEXT FEW HOURS. WILL NEED TO MONITOR FOR ANY FURTHER RAINFALL OVERNIGHT WHICH MAY LEAD TO ADDITIONAL RIVER RISES...BUT THE RIVER SHOULD FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE AROUND MIDNIGHT OR SHORTLY THEREAFTER. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SAFETY MESSAGE...A FLOOD STATEMENT PROVIDING THE LATEST INFORMATION IN THIS FLOOD EVENT WILL BE ISSUED WITHIN THE NEXT 8 HOURS...OR EARLIER IF NEEDED. SAFETY MESSAGE...DO NOT ALLOW CHILDREN TO PLAY NEAR SWOLLEN RIVERS...STREAMS OR CULVERTS. SWIFTLY MOVING WATER CAN POSE AN IMMINENT THREAT TO LIFE. && RIC003-007-030953- /O.EXT.KBOX.FL.W.0013.000000T0000Z-130903T0953Z/ /CRAR1.1.ER.130902T1903Z.130902T2345Z.130903T0353Z.NO/ 811 PM EDT MON SEP 2 2013 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE PAWTUXET RIVER AT CRANSTON. * UNTIL LATE TONIGHT...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED. * AT 7:45 PM MONDAY THE STAGE WAS 9.8 FEET. * FLOOD STAGE IS 9.0 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING. * FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE TO FALL TO BELOW FLOOD STAGE OVERNIGHT. * IMPACT...AT 10.0 FEET...FLOODING WILL OCCUR ALONG PIONEER AVENUE... BELLOWS STREET AND VENTURI AVENUE IN WARWICK. SOME HOMES ARE IMPACTED ON AVERY ROAD AND WELLINGTON AVENUE IN CRANSTON. $$
016 WGUS81 KBOX 030653 FLSBOX FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 253 AM EDT TUE SEP 3 2013 ...THE FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN RHODE ISLAND... PAWTUXET RIVER AT CRANSTON AFFECTING KENT AND PROVIDENCE COUNTIES THE PAWTUXET RIVER AT CRANSTON HAS DROPPED BELOW FLOOD STAGE AND CONTINUES TO DECLINE. WITH NO RAINFALL EXPECTED FOR SEVERAL HOURS THE RIVER SHOULD CONTINUE TO DECLINE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SAFETY MESSAGE...A FLOOD STATEMENT PROVIDING THE LATEST INFORMATION IN THIS FLOOD EVENT WILL BE ISSUED WITHIN THE NEXT 8 HOURS...OR EARLIER IF NEEDED. SAFETY MESSAGE...DO NOT ALLOW CHILDREN TO PLAY NEAR SWOLLEN RIVERS...STREAMS OR CULVERTS. SWIFTLY MOVING WATER CAN POSE AN IMMINENT THREAT TO LIFE. && RIC003-007-030723- /O.CAN.KBOX.FL.W.0013.000000T0000Z-130903T0953Z/ /CRAR1.1.ER.130902T1903Z.130903T0000Z.130903T0508Z.NO/ 253 AM EDT TUE SEP 3 2013 THE FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR THE PAWTUXET RIVER AT CRANSTON. * AT 1:45 AM TUESDAY THE STAGE WAS 8.9 FEET. * FLOOD STAGE IS 9.0 FEET. * FELL BELOW FLOOD STAGE AT 1:08 AM TUESDAY. * FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE TO FALL TO 5.6 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 2, 4:21 AM EDT | Flash Flood Watch | BOX | Bristol, Kent, Newport, Providence, Washington | 21 hr |
| Sep 2, 5:17 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | BOX | Kent, Newport, Washington | 58 min |
| Sep 2, 1:04 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | BOX | Bristol, Kent, Providence, Washington | 3 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.