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River Flood Warning 56, NWS Boston/Norton, MA

April 4, 2024Middlesex County, Massachusetts

NWS Boston/Norton, MA issued this river flood warning at Apr 4, 2024, 3:11 PM EDT for Middlesex County, Massachusetts. It took effect at Apr 4, 2024, 8:00 PM EDT. It was in force for 33 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Apr 4, 2024, 3:11 PM EDT (19:11 UTC)
In effect from
Apr 4, 2024, 8:00 PM EDT
Expired
Apr 6, 2024, 4:52 AM EDT
In force
33 hr
Issued by
NWS Boston/Norton, MA
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
Minor

County Middlesex County, MA

The radar

The Boston radar (KBOX), 63 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:11 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The river

Written for the forecast point Sudbury River at Saxonville (SAXM3). The gauge peaked at 10.07 ft at Apr 4, 2024, 6:00 PM EDT.

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Action stage
8.5 ft
Minor stage
10 ft
Moderate stage
12 ft
Major stage
13 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 01098530, one reading an hour, from a day before the product to a day after it ended. Flood stages are today's.

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this river flood warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Boston/Norton, MA wrote its last area forecast discussion before this river flood warning went out at Apr 4, 1:26 PM EDT, 1 hour 45 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 4, 1:26 PM EDT, 1 hour 45 minutes before
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In the hours before

Local storm report, Apr 4, 9:27 AM EDT, 5 hours 44 minutes before
Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Boston/Norton MA
927 AM EDT Thu Apr 4 2024

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0646 AM     Coastal Flood    Boston                  42.36N 71.06W
04/04/2024                   Suffolk            MA   Public

            Morrissey Boulevard from Freeport to JFK
            station closed due to coastal flooding.

0655 AM     Coastal Flood    Nahant                  42.42N 70.91W
04/04/2024                   Essex              MA   Public

            Willow Road closed due to coastal flooding.
            White Way road is also closed from coastal
            flooding.

0704 AM     Coastal Flood    Cohasset                42.24N 70.80W
04/04/2024                   Plymouth           MA   Amateur Radio

            Margin Street at Howard Gleason Road closed
            due to coastal flooding.

0710 AM     Coastal Flood    Hingham                 42.24N 70.89W
04/04/2024                   Plymouth           MA   Amateur Radio

            Kilby Street at Rockland Street closed due
            to coastal flooding.

0713 AM     Coastal Flood    Vineyard Haven          41.45N 70.62W
04/04/2024                   Dukes              MA   Amateur Radio

            Seaview Avenue/Beach road closed due to
            coastal flooding.

0735 AM     Coastal Flood    Ipswich                 42.68N 70.83W
04/04/2024                   Essex              MA   Law Enforcement

            Jeffries Neck Road Causeway at Island Park
            is closed due to coastal flooding.

0739 AM     Coastal Flood    Salisbury               42.83N 70.84W
04/04/2024                   Essex              MA   Emergency Mngr

            Route 1A at Salisbury Beach is closed due to
            coastal flooding.

0747 AM     Coastal Flood    Revere                  42.42N 70.99W
04/04/2024                   Suffolk            MA   Law Enforcement

            Part of Ocean Avenue from Eliot Circle
            impassable due to coastal flooding. Winthrop
            Parkway at Broadsound Avenue also impassable
            due to coastal flooding.

0747 AM     Coastal Flood    Winthrop                42.38N 70.98W
04/04/2024                   Suffolk            MA   Law Enforcement

            Winthrop Parkway at Crest Avenue closed due
            to coastal flooding.

&&
Local storm report, Apr 4, 9:36 AM EDT, 5 hours 35 minutes before
Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Boston/Norton MA
936 AM EDT Thu Apr 4 2024

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0800 AM     Snow             Hawley                  42.56N 72.88W
04/04/2024  M8.2 Inch        Franklin           MA   CO-OP Observer

0930 AM     Snow             Plainfield              42.52N 72.91W
04/04/2024  M8.0 Inch        Hampshire          MA   Public

            Reported by Trained Spotter.

0859 AM     Snow             4 NW Ashburnham         42.68N 71.94W
04/04/2024  M6.3 Inch        Worcester          MA   Public

            Reported by Amateur Radio.

0500 AM     Snow             Plainfield              42.52N 72.92W
04/04/2024  M6.0 Inch        Hampshire          MA   CO-OP Observer

0830 AM     Snow             2 ENE East Windsor      42.49N 72.95W
04/04/2024  M6.0 Inch        Hampshire          MA   Cocorahs

            Cocorahs station MA-HS-7 Plainfield 2.2 SW.

0700 AM     Snow             4 WNW Colrain           42.69N 72.75W
04/04/2024  M5.2 Inch        Franklin           MA   Cocorahs

            Cocorahs station MA-FR-31 Colrain 3.7 WNW.

0700 AM     Snow             1 SW Ashburnham         42.62N 71.92W
04/04/2024  M4.8 Inch        Worcester          MA   CO-OP Observer

            CO-OP Observer station ASBM3 Ashburnham.

0732 AM     Snow             Hubbardston             42.48N 72.02W
04/04/2024  M4.5 Inch        Worcester          MA   Public

0800 AM     Snow             2 ESE Buckland          42.59N 72.75W
04/04/2024  M4.5 Inch        Franklin           MA   Cocorahs

            Cocorahs station MA-FR-17 Buckland 1.8 ESE.

0934 AM     Snow             Townsend                42.67N 71.70W
04/04/2024  M4.5 Inch        Middlesex          MA   Trained Spotter

0700 AM     Snow             3 NW Conway             42.54N 72.73W
04/04/2024  M4.4 Inch        Franklin           MA   Cocorahs

            Cocorahs station MA-FR-13 Conway 2.9 NW.

0759 AM     Snow             1 NE Lunenburg          42.60N 71.72W
04/04/2024  M4.0 Inch        Worcester          MA   Public

0802 AM     Snow             Fitchburg               42.59N 71.82W
04/04/2024  M4.0 Inch        Worcester          MA   Amateur Radio

0824 AM     Snow             1 NW Westhampton        42.30N 72.77W
04/04/2024  M4.0 Inch        Hampshire          MA   Public

            Reported by Amateur Radio.

0600 AM     Snow             2 SSW Fitchburg         42.57N 71.82W
04/04/2024  M3.5 Inch        Worcester          MA   Cocorahs

            Cocorahs station MA-WR-8 Fitchburg 1.6 SSW.

0700 AM     Snow             1 E Conway              42.52N 72.66W
04/04/2024  M3.5 Inch        Franklin           MA   Cocorahs

            Cocorahs station MA-FR-46 Conway 1.2 E.

0558 AM     Snow             1 W Pepperell           42.67N 71.61W
04/04/2024  M3.3 Inch        Middlesex          MA   CO-OP Observer

0804 AM     Snow             Fitchburg AP            42.55N 71.75W
04/04/2024  E3.3 Inch        Worcester          MA   Public

            Reported by Trained Spotter.

0648 AM     Snow             1 WSW Westminster       42.55N 71.91W
04/04/2024  M3.2 Inch        Worcester          MA   Cocorahs

            Cocorahs station MA-WR-44 Westminster 0.6
            WSW.

0805 AM     Snow             Worcester AP            42.27N 71.87W
04/04/2024  M3.2 Inch        Worcester          MA   Official NWS Obs

0655 AM     Snow             4 NW Sterling           42.47N 71.81W
04/04/2024  M3.0 Inch        Worcester          MA   CO-OP Observer

0700 AM     Snow             3 ENE Princeton         42.48N 71.81W
04/04/2024  M3.0 Inch        Worcester          MA   Cocorahs

            Cocorahs station MA-WR-56 Sterling 4.3 NW.

0700 AM     Snow             Westhampton             42.30N 72.77W
04/04/2024  M3.0 Inch        Hampshire          MA   Cocorahs

            Cocorahs station MA-HS-45 Westhampton 0.4
            WNW.

0700 AM     Snow             2 SW Westhampton        42.28N 72.79W
04/04/2024  M3.0 Inch        Hampshire          MA   Cocorahs

            Cocorahs station MA-HS-2 Westhampton 1.8 SW.

0800 AM     Snow             1 NE Lunenburg          42.60N 71.72W
04/04/2024  M3.0 Inch        Worcester          MA   Cocorahs

            Cocorahs station MA-WR-58 Lunenburg 0.6 NE.

0800 AM     Snow             4 SW Pepperell          42.63N 71.65W
04/04/2024  M3.0 Inch        Middlesex          MA   Cocorahs

            Cocorahs station MA-MD-228 Groton 4.2 WNW.

0830 AM     Snow             1 W Holden              42.35N 71.86W
04/04/2024  M3.0 Inch        Worcester          MA   Public

            Reported by Trained Spotter.

0907 AM     Snow             1 S Groton              42.59N 71.57W
04/04/2024  M3.0 Inch        Middlesex          MA   Public

0635 AM     Snow             1 WSW Williamsburg      42.39N 72.74W
04/04/2024  M2.8 Inch        Hampshire          MA   Cocorahs

            Cocorahs station MA-HS-8 Williamsburg 1.2
            WSW.

0700 AM     Snow             1 ESE Maynard           42.42N 71.44W
04/04/2024  M2.5 Inch        Middlesex          MA   Cocorahs

            Cocorahs station MA-MD-51 Maynard 0.7 ESE.

0700 AM     Snow             1 SW Bernardston        42.66N 72.56W
04/04/2024  M2.5 Inch        Franklin           MA   Cocorahs

            Cocorahs station MA-FR-35 Bernardston 1.0
            SW.

0744 AM     Snow             1 ENE Merrimac          42.84N 70.97W
04/04/2024  M2.5 Inch        Essex              MA   Cocorahs

            Cocorahs station MA-ES-61 Amesbury 2.6 WSW.

0815 AM     Snow             1 S Tyngsboro           42.67N 71.42W
04/04/2024  M2.5 Inch        Middlesex          MA   Public

            Reported by Trained Spotter.

0831 AM     Snow             1 E Boylston            42.34N 71.71W
04/04/2024  M2.4 Inch        Worcester          MA   Public

            Reported by Trained Spotter.

0840 AM     Snow             Shrewsbury              42.29N 71.72W
04/04/2024  M2.3 Inch        Worcester          MA   Cocorahs

            Cocorahs station MA-WR-112 Shrewsbury 0.4 S.

0700 AM     Snow             Ayer                    42.56N 71.59W
04/04/2024  M2.1 Inch        Middlesex          MA   Cocorahs

            Cocorahs station MA-MD-25 Ayer 0.1 SW.

0929 AM     Snow             1 NE Groveland          42.76N 71.01W
04/04/2024  M2.1 Inch        Essex              MA   Cocorahs

            Cocorahs station MA-ES-77 Groveland 1.2 NE.

0500 AM     Snow             1 E Andover             42.66N 71.13W
04/04/2024  M2.0 Inch        Essex              MA   Cocorahs

            Cocorahs station MA-ES-48 Andover 0.6 E.

0500 AM     Snow             0.6 E Andover           42.66N 71.13W
04/04/2024  M2.0 Inch        Essex              MA   CO-OP Observer

0630 AM     Snow             1 SSW Holden            42.34N 71.86W
04/04/2024  M2.0 Inch        Worcester          MA   Cocorahs

            Cocorahs station MA-WR-89 Holden 0.9 SSE.

0700 AM     Snow             2 WNW Pelham            42.42N 72.43W
04/04/2024  M2.0 Inch        Franklin           MA   Cocorahs

            Cocorahs station MA-FR-38 Shutesbury 2.9 SW.

0800 AM     Snow             1 SE Holyoke            42.20N 72.62W
04/04/2024  M2.0 Inch        Hampden            MA   Public

            Reported by Amateur Radio.

0823 AM     Snow             3 NNW Littleton         42.57N 71.50W
04/04/2024  M2.0 Inch        Middlesex          MA   Cocorahs

            Cocorahs station MA-MD-104 Littleton 2.8
            NNW.

0900 AM     Snow             3 E Shutesbury          42.46N 72.34W
04/04/2024  M2.0 Inch        Franklin           MA   Cocorahs

            Cocorahs station MA-FR-8 New Salem 3.1 S.

0700 AM     Snow             2 SE Worcester          42.25N 71.79W
04/04/2024  M1.9 Inch        Worcester          MA   Cocorahs

            Cocorahs station MA-WR-81 Worcester 1.6 SE.

0700 AM     Snow             1 S Boylston            42.33N 71.74W
04/04/2024  M1.9 Inch        Worcester          MA   Cocorahs

            Cocorahs station MA-WR-131 Boylston 1.5 S.

0700 AM     Snow             1 NNE Barre             42.44N 72.10W
04/04/2024  M1.8 Inch        Worcester          MA   Cocorahs

            Cocorahs station MA-WR-54 Barre 1.4 NNE.

0700 AM     Snow             2 WSW Boxford           42.66N 71.02W
04/04/2024  M1.8 Inch        Essex              MA   Cocorahs

            Cocorahs station MA-ES-95 Boxford 1.8 WSW.

0700 AM     Snow             1 NW Hudson             42.40N 71.59W
04/04/2024  M1.7 Inch        Middlesex          MA   Cocorahs

            Cocorahs station MA-MD-115 Hudson 1.4 NW.

0700 AM     Snow             2 SE Sunderland         42.44N 72.55W
04/04/2024  M1.7 Inch        Franklin           MA   CO-OP Observer

            CO-OP Observer station SDLM3 Sunderland.

0730 AM     Snow             1 S Greenfield          42.57N 72.60W
04/04/2024  M1.6 Inch        Franklin           MA   CO-OP Observer

            CO-OP Observer station GRFM3 Greenfield.

0800 AM     Snow             2 SE Dracut             42.65N 71.27W
04/04/2024  M1.6 Inch        Middlesex          MA   Cocorahs

            Cocorahs station MA-MD-222 Lowell 2.6 ENE.

0802 AM     Snow             Newburyport             42.82N 70.89W
04/04/2024  M1.6 Inch        Essex              MA   Public

            Reported by Trained Spotter.

0700 AM     Snow             1 W Topsfield           42.64N 70.98W
04/04/2024  M1.5 Inch        Essex              MA   Cocorahs

            Cocorahs station MA-ES-12 Boxford 2.4 S.

0700 AM     Snow             5 SW North Granby       41.94N 72.89W
04/04/2024  M1.5 Inch        Hartford           CT   Cocorahs

            Cocorahs station CT-HR-132 Salmon Brook 4.9
            WSW.

0700 AM     Snow             4 W Simsbury            41.89N 72.90W
04/04/2024  M1.5 Inch        Hartford           CT   Cocorahs

            Cocorahs station CT-HR-28 North Canton 0.8
            SSW.

0758 AM     Snow             Shrewsbury              42.30N 71.72W
04/04/2024  M1.5 Inch        Worcester          MA   Public

0715 AM     Snow             3 W Manchester          42.56N 70.82W
04/04/2024  M1.3 Inch        Essex              MA   Cocorahs

            Cocorahs station MA-ES-99 2 W Manchester.

0730 AM     Snow             1 SW Northampton        42.31N 72.69W
04/04/2024  M1.3 Inch        Hampshire          MA   Cocorahs

            Cocorahs station MA-HS-55 Florence 1.9 SW.

0740 AM     Snow             2 SSW Shrewsbury        42.27N 71.73W
04/04/2024  M1.3 Inch        Worcester          MA   Cocorahs

            Cocorahs station MA-WR-119 2 SSW Shrewsbury.

0746 AM     Snow             2 SW Shrewsbury         42.27N 71.73W
04/04/2024  M1.3 Inch        Worcester          MA   Public

            Reported by Trained Spotter.

0845 AM     Snow             Stow                    42.44N 71.51W
04/04/2024  M1.3 Inch        Middlesex          MA   Public

            Reported by Media.

0400 AM     Snow             1 N Amesbury            42.87N 70.93W
04/04/2024  M1.2 Inch        Essex              MA   Cocorahs

            Cocorahs station MA-ES-59 Amesbury 1.2 N.

0700 AM     Snow             1 N Haverhill           42.79N 71.09W
04/04/2024  M1.2 Inch        Essex              MA   Cocorahs

            Cocorahs station MA-ES-20 Haverhill 0.7 N.

0700 AM     Snow             1 SW Lexington          42.44N 71.24W
04/04/2024  M1.2 Inch        Middlesex          MA   Cocorahs

            Cocorahs station MA-MD-52 Lexington 0.6 SW.

0700 AM     Snow             2 N Westfield           42.17N 72.76W
04/04/2024  M1.2 Inch        Hampden            MA   Cocorahs

            Cocorahs station MA-HD-44 Westfield 2.2 N.

0705 AM     Snow             2 SE Carlisle           42.51N 71.33W
04/04/2024  M1.2 Inch        Middlesex          MA   Cocorahs

            Cocorahs station MA-MD-217 2 SE Carlisle.

0711 AM     Snow             1 SW Lexington          42.44N 71.24W
04/04/2024  M1.2 Inch        Middlesex          MA   Public

            Reported by Trained Spotter.

0732 AM     Snow             1 E Easthampton         42.27N 72.66W
04/04/2024  M1.2 Inch        Hampshire          MA   Cocorahs

            Cocorahs station MA-HS-48 Easthampton 1.0 E.

0835 AM     Snow             3 SW Auburn             42.17N 71.87W
04/04/2024  M1.2 Inch        Worcester          MA   Cocorahs

            Cocorahs station MA-WR-41 Auburn 2.6 SW.

0542 AM     Snow             1 NW Lexington          42.45N 71.24W
04/04/2024  M1.1 Inch        Middlesex          MA   Public

            Reported by Trained Spotter.

0803 AM     Snow             1 NW Lexington          42.45N 71.24W
04/04/2024  M1.1 Inch        Middlesex          MA   Public

            Reported by Trained Spotter.

0835 AM     Snow             2 SW Tewksbury          42.60N 71.26W
04/04/2024  M1.1 Inch        Middlesex          MA   Public

            Reported by Trained Spotter.

0431 AM     Snow             2 SW Westborough        42.24N 71.65W
04/04/2024  M1.0 Inch        Worcester          MA   Public

            Reported by NWS Employee.

0500 AM     Snow             1 W Methuen             42.72N 71.20W
04/04/2024  M1.0 Inch        Essex              MA   Cocorahs

            Cocorahs station MA-ES-80 Methuen 1.0 W.

0500 AM     Snow             Burlington              41.77N 72.96W
04/04/2024  M1.0 Inch        Hartford           CT   Public

            Reported by Trained Spotter.

0518 AM     Snow             1 W Harrisville         41.97N 71.70W
04/04/2024  M1.0 Inch        Providence         RI   Public

0523 AM     Snow             1 E Framingham          42.30N 71.41W
04/04/2024  M1.0 Inch        Middlesex          MA   Public

0700 AM     Snow             2 WSW West Springfield  42.11N 72.69W
04/04/2024  M1.0 Inch        Hampden            MA   Cocorahs

            Cocorahs station MA-HD-49 West Springfield
            1.8 WSW.

0700 AM     Snow             1 WSW East Douglas      42.08N 71.72W
04/04/2024  M1.0 Inch        Worcester          MA   Cocorahs

            Cocorahs station MA-WR-100 Douglas 1.9 NNE.

0700 AM     Snow             1 SW Acton              42.47N 71.48W
04/04/2024  M1.0 Inch        Middlesex          MA   Cocorahs

            Cocorahs station MA-MD-12 Acton 1.3 SW.

0700 AM     Snow             2 ENE Holyoke           42.23N 72.60W
04/04/2024  M1.0 Inch        Hampshire          MA   Cocorahs

            Cocorahs station MA-HS-56 South Hadley 3.2
            SSW.

0700 AM     Snow             2 N Saugus              42.50N 71.02W
04/04/2024  M1.0 Inch        Essex              MA   Public

            Reported by Media.

0700 AM     Snow             2 NNE North Granby      42.02N 72.82W
04/04/2024  M1.0 Inch        Hartford           CT   Cocorahs

            Cocorahs station CT-HR-8 North Granby 1.3
            ENE.

0700 AM     Snow             3 WNW Bristol           41.70N 72.99W
04/04/2024  M1.0 Inch        Hartford           CT   Cocorahs

            Cocorahs station CT-HR-31 Bristol 2.7 WNW.

0700 AM     Snow             5 SW North Granby       41.94N 72.89W
04/04/2024  M1.0 Inch        Hartford           CT   Cocorahs

            Cocorahs station CT-HR-132 Salmon Brook 4.9
            WSW.

0704 AM     Snow             1 W Ipswich             42.68N 70.85W
04/04/2024  M1.0 Inch        Essex              MA   Public

            Reported by Trained Spotter.

0725 AM     Snow             Lexington               42.45N 71.22W
04/04/2024  M1.0 Inch        Middlesex          MA   Public

            Reported by Trained Spotter.

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The office that day

Everything else NWS Boston/Norton, MA issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Apr 4, 8:00 AM EDTSmall Craft AdvisoryBOX5 days
Apr 4, 7:08 AM EDTRiver Flood WarningBOXLower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region12 hr

Nearby

River Flood Warnings in Massachusetts, 2024Every river flood warning in 2024

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.