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FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
533 PM EST FRI MAR 11 2011



...THE FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN
CONNECTICUT...

  FARMINGTON RIVER AT UNIONVILLE AFFECTING HARTFORD COUNTY

...THE FLOOD WARNING HAS BEEN EXTENDED FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN
CONNECTICUT...

  FARMINGTON RIVER AT SIMSBURY AFFECTING HARTFORD COUNTY

...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN
CONNECTICUT...MASSACHUSETTS..
  CONNECTICUT RIVER AT HARTFORD AFFECTING HARTFORD AND MIDDLESEX
  COUNTIES
  CONNECTICUT RIVER AT MIDDLETOWN AFFECTING HARTFORD AND MIDDLESEX
  COUNTIES
  ASSABET RIVER AT MAYNARD AFFECTING MIDDLESEX AND WORCESTER
  COUNTIES
  CONCORD RIVER AT LOWELL AFFECTING MIDDLESEX COUNTY
  CHARLES RIVER AT DOVER AFFECTING MIDDLESEX AND NORFOLK COUNTIES

RAINFALL AND SOME ADDITIONAL SNOW MELT HAS CAUSED NEW RISES IN MANY
AREA RIVERS. THE FARMINGTON RIVER AT SIMSBURY LOOKS AS THOUGH IT
WILL CREST VERY NEAR THE MODERATE FLOOD THRESHOLD. THE ASSABET
RIVER AT MAYNARD MAY ALSO APPROACH MODERATE FLOOD. THE REST OF THE
FLOODING IS EXPECTED TO BE MINOR. SEVERAL OF THE RIVERS WILL NOT
CREST UNTIL SATURDAY OR EVEN SUNDAY. THE CONNECTICUT RIVER AT
MIDDLETOWN AND THE CHARLES RIVER AT DOVER WILL LIKELY REMAIN IN
MINOR FLOOD INTO THE START OF NEXT WEEK. NO SIGNIFICANT NEW
RAINFALL IS EXPECTED THROUGH THE WEEKEND.


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.



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533 PM EST FRI MAR 11 2011

THE FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR
  THE FARMINGTON RIVER AT UNIONVILLE.
* AT  4:31 PM FRIDAY THE STAGE WAS 11.8 FEET.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 12.0 FEET.
* FELL BELOW FLOOD STAGE AT 3:11 PM FRIDAY.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE TO FALL TO 10.4 FEET BY
  TOMORROW MORNING.
* IMPACT...AT 12.0 FEET...MINOR FLOODING OF LOWLAND AREAS ALONG THE
  RIVER IS EXPECTED...AND MAY INCLUDE LOWEST LYING HOMES AND
  BUSINESSES ALONG ROUTE 4.

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