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River Flood Warning 67, NWS Boston/Norton, MA

May 18, 2024Washington County, Rhode Island; Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut

NWS Boston/Norton, MA issued this river flood warning at May 18, 2024, 7:41 AM EDT for Washington County, Rhode Island; Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut. It was in force for 38 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
May 18, 2024, 7:41 AM EDT (11:41 UTC)
Expired
May 19, 2024, 9:59 PM EDT
In force
38 hr
Issued by
NWS Boston/Norton, MA
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
Minor

Counties Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region, CT, Washington County, RI

The radar

The Boston radar (KBOX), 82 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 11:41 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 Pawcatuck at Westerly (WSTR1). The gauge peaked at 7.28 ft at May 18, 2024, 11:00 AM EDT.

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Action stage
6 ft
Minor stage
7 ft
Moderate stage
9 ft
Major stage
11 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 01118500, one reading an hour, from a day before the product to a day after it ended. Flood stages are today's.

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.