River Flood Warning 21, NWS Boston/Norton, MA

Issued

Sep 19, 2018, 1:19 AM EDT (05:19 UTC)

In effect from

Sep 19, 2018, 6:33 AM EDT

Expired

Sep 19, 2018, 7:46 AM EDT

In force

73 min

Issued by

NWS Boston/Norton, MA

Area

Storm-based polygon

Flood severity

Minor

County Middlesex County, MA

The Boston radar (KBOX), 88 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 05:22 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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Written for the forecast point Squannacook River at West Groton (WGTM3). The gauge peaked at 6.62 ft at Sep 19, 2018, 3:00 AM EDT.

Action stage

6 ft

Minor stage

7 ft

Moderate stage

8.5 ft

Major stage

9.5 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 01096000, one reading an hour, from a day before the product to a day after it ended. Flood stages are today's.

230 
WGUS41 KBOX 190519
FLWBOX

Bulletin...Immediate broadcast requested
Flood Warning
National Weather Service Boston/Norton MA
119 AM EDT Wed Sep 19 2018

...The National Weather Service in Boston/Norton, MA has issued a 
Flood Warning for the following rivers in Massachusetts...

  Squannacook River At West Groton affecting Middlesex County

Runoff from heavy rainfall yesterday has resulted in sharp rises 
on the Squannacook Rover at West Groton. 

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.



&&

MAC017-200013-
/O.NEW.KBOX.FL.W.0021.180919T1033Z-180920T0013Z/
/WGTM3.1.ER.180919T1033Z.180919T1200Z.180919T1813Z.NO/
119 AM EDT Wed Sep 19 2018

The National Weather Service in Boston/Norton, MA has issued a 

* Flood Warning for 
  The Squannacook River At West Groton.
* from this morning to this evening...or until the warning is 
  cancelled.
* At  1:00 AM Wednesday the stage was 6.4 feet.
* Flood stage is 7.0 feet.
* Minor flooding is forecast.
* Forecast...The river will rise above flood stage by this morning 
  and continue to rise to near 7.1 feet by this morning. The river 
  will fall below flood stage by this afternoon.
* Impact...At 7.5 feet...Minor flooding affects the lowest lying 
  sections of Townsend, including the farmland along Turnpike and 
  Barker Hill roads.

&&

LAT...LON 4267 7177 4271 7169 4260 7157 4255 7161


$$

854 
WGUS81 KBOX 191146
FLSBOX
Flood Statement
National Weather Service Boston/Norton MA
746 AM EDT Wed Sep 19 2018

...The Flood Warning is cancelled for the following rivers in 
Massachusetts...

  Squannacook River At West Groton affecting Middlesex County

The Flood Warning is cancelled for
  The Squannacook River At West Groton.
* At  7:00 AM Wednesday the stage was 6.4 feet.
* Flood stage is 7.0 feet.
* Forecast...The river crested below flood stage at 6.9 feet. The 
  river will continue to fall to 3.8 feet by tomorrow morning.
* Impact...At 7.5 feet...Minor flooding affects the lowest lying 
  sections of Townsend, including the farmland along Turnpike and 
  Barker Hill roads.

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.


&&

MAC017-191216-
/O.CAN.KBOX.FL.W.0021.000000T0000Z-180920T0013Z/
/WGTM3.N.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.NO/
746 AM EDT Wed Sep 19 2018

The Flood Warning is cancelled for
  The Squannacook River At West Groton.
* At  7:00 AM Wednesday the stage was 6.4 feet.
* Flood stage is 7.0 feet.
* Forecast...The river crested below flood stage at 6.9 feet. The 
  river will continue to fall to 3.8 feet by tomorrow morning.
* Impact...At 7.5 feet...Minor flooding affects the lowest lying 
  sections of Townsend, including the farmland along Turnpike and 
  Barker Hill roads.

&&

LAT...LON 4267 7177 4271 7169 4260 7157 4255 7161


$$

River Flood Warnings in Massachusetts, 2018Every river flood warning in 2018

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.