…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 Northampton.
* WHEN…From late tonight to late tomorrow evening.
* IMPACTS…At 112.0 feet, Lowland flooding is expected in and
around Northampton including low lying sections of the Oxbow.
Minor flooding affects Hadley along Aqua Vitae Road. In Hatfield,
flooding is expected in the lowest lying sections, primarily
farming interests outside flood dike protection.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS…
– At 11:00 AM EDT Saturday the stage was 108.5 feet.
– Bankfull stage is 112.0 feet.
– Forecast…The river is expected to rise above flood stage
just after midnight tonight to a crest of 112.5 feet tomorrow
morning. It will then fall below flood stage tomorrow
afternoon.
– Flood stage is 112.0 feet.
– http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood