…The National Weather Service in Boston/Norton MA has issued a
Flood Warning for the following rivers in Massachusetts…
Connecticut…New Hampshire…
Connecticut River At Northampton affecting Hampshire and Hampden
Counties.
Connecticut River At Thompsonville affecting Hartford and Hampden
Counties.
Merrimack River At Lowell affecting Middlesex and Essex Counties.
Nashua River At East Pepperell affecting Hillsborough, Worcester
and Middlesex Counties.
For the Connecticut River…including Montague, Northampton, Holyoke
Dam, Holyoke, Springfield, Thompsonville, Hartford, Middle Haddam…
Minor flooding is forecast.
For the Merrimack River…including Lowell, Lawrence, Groveland…
Minor flooding is forecast.
For the Nashua River…including East Pepperell…Minor flooding is
forecast.
* WHAT…Minor flooding is forecast.
* WHERE…Connecticut River at Thompsonville.
* WHEN…From late tonight to late Monday morning.
* IMPACTS…At 15.0 feet, Lowland flooding will begin along the
Connecticut River near Thompsonville.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS…
– At 11:30 AM EDT Saturday the stage was 13.1 feet.
– Bankfull stage is 15.0 feet.
– Forecast…The river is expected to rise above flood stage
late tonight to a crest of 15.4 feet early tomorrow
afternoon. It will then fall below flood stage early Monday
morning.
– Flood stage is 15.0 feet.
– http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood