River Flood Warning 21, NWS Boston/Norton, MA

Issued

Oct 23, 2014, 8:24 AM EDT (12:24 UTC)

In effect from

Oct 23, 2014, 1:37 PM EDT

Expired

Oct 23, 2014, 11:00 PM EDT

In force

9 hr

Issued by

NWS Boston/Norton, MA

Area

Storm-based polygon

Flood severity

Minor

County Worcester County, MA

The Boston radar (KBOX), 81 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 12:25 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.

Written for the forecast point North Nashua River at Fitchburg (FBGM3). The gauge peaked at 6.03 ft at Oct 23, 2014, 1:00 PM EDT.

Action stage

5 ft

Minor stage

6.5 ft

Moderate stage

8 ft

Major stage

10 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 01094400, one reading an hour, from a day before the product to a day after it ended. Flood stages are today's.

061 
WGUS41 KBOX 231224
FLWBOX


BULLETIN...IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
824 AM EDT THU OCT 23 2014



...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON, MA HAS ISSUED A FLOOD 
WARNING FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN MASSACHUSETTS... 

  NORTH NASHUA RIVER AT FITCHBURG AFFECTING WORCESTER COUNTY

HEAVY RAIN FROM A COASTAL STORM CENTERED JUST SOUTH OF THE REGION
WILL BRING THE NORTH NASHUA RIVER AT FITCHBURG ABOVE BANK FULL.


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.



&&

MAC027-240024-
/O.NEW.KBOX.FL.W.0021.141023T1737Z-141024T0300Z/
/FBGM3.1.ER.141023T1737Z.141023T1800Z.141023T2100Z.NO/
824 AM EDT THU OCT 23 2014

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON, MA HAS ISSUED A 

* FLOOD WARNING FOR 
  THE NORTH NASHUA RIVER AT FITCHBURG.
* FROM THIS AFTERNOON TO THIS EVENING...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS 
  CANCELLED.
* AT  7:30 AM THURSDAY THE STAGE WAS 4.9 FEET. 
* FLOOD STAGE IS 6.5 FEET.
* MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FORECAST...RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE TO
  RISE TO NEAR 6.6 FEET BY THIS AFTERNOON. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW 
  FLOOD STAGE BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON.
* IMPACT...AT 7.0 FEET...FLOODING OF LOW LYING AREAS ALONG THE RIVER 
  CAN BE EXPECTED. FLOODING ENCROACHES ON BUSINESSES NEAR THE 
  JUNCTION OF RIVER AND DEPOT STREETS IN FITCHBURG. 

&&

LAT...LON 4244 7174 4261 7187 4265 7177 4246 7165


$$

876 
WGUS81 KBOX 231752
FLSBOX

FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
152 PM EDT THU OCT 23 2014

MAC013-015-231759-
/O.CAN.KBOX.FA.W.0020.000000T0000Z-141023T1815Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
HAMPDEN MA-HAMPSHIRE MA-
152 PM EDT THU OCT 23 2014

...THE FLOOD WARNING FOR WESTERN HAMPDEN AND SOUTHWESTERN HAMPSHIRE
COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...

THE HEAVY RAIN HAS ENDED...AND FLOODING IS NO LONGER EXPECTED TO POSE
A THREAT.  THEREFORE...THE FLOOD WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

LAT...LON 4212 7306 4215 7307 4215 7303 4229 7300
      4229 7295 4226 7254 4203 7255 4206 7306
      4211 7307

$$

FRANK

River Flood Warnings in Massachusetts, 2014Every river flood warning in 2014

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.