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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA

935 PM EST FRI MAR 30 2001



...THE FLOOD WATCH FOR SMALL RIVERS AND STREAMS IN ESSEX COUNTY HAS 

BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE...



SMALL RIVERS AND STREAMS IN ESSEX COUNTY WERE CRESTING THIS 

EVENING...AND ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN BELOW FLOOD STAGE AS THEY BEGIN 

TO RECEDE OVERNIGHT.  THE HEAVIEST RAINS HAVE MOVED OUT OF THE 

REGION...AND LESS THAN 0.25 INCH OF ADDITIONAL RAINFALL IS FORECAST 

THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING.



THE SPICKET RIVER AT METHUEN WAS AT A STAGE OF 7.2 FEET AT 9 PM...

BELOW ITS FLOOD STAGE OF 7.5 FEET.  THE SPICKET RIVER SHOULD CREST

JUST BELOW FLOOD STAGE OVERNIGHT...PROBABLY AROUND 7.3 FEET.  THE 

RIVER WILL BEGIN TO RECEDE ON SATURDAY.



THE IPSWICH RIVER AT IPSWICH WAS CRESTING AROUND 6.7 FEET AT 9 PM...

BELOW ITS FLOOD STAGE OF 7 FEET.  THE IPSWICH RIVER WILL HOLD STEADY 

OVERNIGHT AND THEN BEGIN TO RECEDE ON SATURDAY.



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JWD

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