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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA

700 PM EST SAT MAR 31 2001



...FLOOD WARNINGS FOR SMALL RIVERS AND STREAMS REMAIN IN EFFECT THIS 

EVENING FOR KENT AND PROVIDENCE COUNTIES OF RHODE ISLAND AND 

BRISTOL AND PLYMOUTH COUNTIES IN SOUTHEAST MASSACHUSETTS...



MINOR FLOODING CONTINUED ON RIVERS AND A FEW STREAMS IN THE NORTHERN 

HALF OF RHODE ISLAND AND PARTS OF SOUTHEAST MASSACHUSETTS...ALL IN 

RESPONSE TO THE 3 TO 6 INCHES OF RAIN WHICH FELL YESTERDAY.  



IN RHODE ISLAND...THE PAWTUXET RIVER IS STILL RISING AND WILL CREST 

BETWEEN 12 AND 12.5 FEET SUNDAY MORNING. PORTIONS OF CRANSTON 

...WARWICK AND WEST WARWICK WILL CONTINUE TO SEE MINOR FLOODING 

OVERNIGHT TONIGHT BEFORE SUBSIDING AS THE RIVER RECEDES SUNDAY.  



IN SOUTHEAST MASSACHUSETTS...MOST SMALL STREAMS HAVE RETURNED WITHIN 

THEIR BANKS. THE WADING RIVER CRESTED AROUND 9.6 FEET...JUST OVER 

ITS 9.5 FOOT FLOOD STAGE...AT MIDDAY TODAY.  AT 5 PM THIS EVENING 

THE RIVER WAS AT ITS FLOOD STAGE OF 9.5 FEET.  THE WADING RIVER WILL 

CONTINUE TO RECEDED INTO ITS BANKS OVERNIGHT. THE TAUNTON RIVER IN 

WEST BRIDGEWATER WAS AT 10.4 FEET AT 4 PM AND CONTINUING TO RISE.  

IT SHOULD CREST AROUND 10.8 FEET SUNDAY MORNING.  THE PASKAMANSET 

RIVER IN SOUTH DARTMOUTH CRESTED AT 14.3 FEET AROUND MIDDAY TODAY.  

FLOOD STAGE IS 14 FEET.  THE RIVER SHOULD FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE 

SUNDAY MORNING.



STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL MEDIA OUTLETS FOR THE 

LATEST INFORMATION ON THIS WIDESPREAD FLOOD EVENT.



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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA

700 PM EST SAT MAR 31 2001



...FLOOD WARNINGS FOR SMALL RIVERS AND STREAMS REMAIN IN EFFECT THIS 

EVENING FOR KENT AND PROVIDENCE COUNTIES OF RHODE ISLAND AND 

BRISTOL AND PLYMOUTH COUNTIES IN SOUTHEAST MASSACHUSETTS...



MINOR FLOODING CONTINUED ON RIVERS AND A FEW STREAMS IN THE NORTHERN 

HALF OF RHODE ISLAND AND PARTS OF SOUTHEAST MASSACHUSETTS...ALL IN 

RESPONSE TO THE 3 TO 6 INCHES OF RAIN WHICH FELL YESTERDAY.  



IN RHODE ISLAND...THE PAWTUXET RIVER IS STILL RISING AND WILL CREST 

BETWEEN 12 AND 12.5 FEET SUNDAY MORNING. PORTIONS OF CRANSTON 

...WARWICK AND WEST WARWICK WILL CONTINUE TO SEE MINOR FLOODING 

OVERNIGHT TONIGHT BEFORE SUBSIDING AS THE RIVER RECEDES SUNDAY.  



IN SOUTHEAST MASSACHUSETTS...MOST SMALL STREAMS HAVE RETURNED WITHIN 

THEIR BANKS. THE WADING RIVER CRESTED AROUND 9.6 FEET...JUST OVER 

ITS 9.5 FOOT FLOOD STAGE...AT MIDDAY TODAY.  AT 5 PM THIS EVENING 

THE RIVER WAS AT ITS FLOOD STAGE OF 9.5 FEET.  THE WADING RIVER WILL 

CONTINUE TO RECEDED INTO ITS BANKS OVERNIGHT. THE TAUNTON RIVER IN 

WEST BRIDGEWATER WAS AT 10.4 FEET AT 4 PM AND CONTINUING TO RISE.  

IT SHOULD CREST AROUND 10.8 FEET SUNDAY MORNING.  THE PASKAMANSET 

RIVER IN SOUTH DARTMOUTH CRESTED AT 14.3 FEET AROUND MIDDAY TODAY.  

FLOOD STAGE IS 14 FEET.  THE RIVER SHOULD FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE 

SUNDAY MORNING.



STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL MEDIA OUTLETS FOR THE 

LATEST INFORMATION ON THIS WIDESPREAD FLOOD EVENT.



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