…The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in
Connecticut…
Connecticut River At Middle Haddam affecting Middlesex County.
Connecticut River At Hartford affecting Hartford and Middlesex
Counties.
For the Connecticut River…including Montague, Northampton, Holyoke
Dam, Holyoke, Springfield, Thompsonville, Hartford, Middle Haddam…
Minor flooding is forecast.
* WHAT…Minor flooding is occurring and minor flooding is forecast.
* WHERE…Connecticut River at Middle Haddam.
* WHEN…Until late Wednesday evening.
* IMPACTS…At 9.5 feet, Flooding closes most of Meadow Road, Route
17A, in the Gildersleeve section of Portland. Flooding impacts the
Middletown Marina and Meadow Farms. In Cromwell, portions of River
Road will be closed. In Rocky Hill, parts of Meadow Road will be
impassable for a time. Flooding continues along the river
southward through Essex.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS…
– At 10:55 AM EDT Monday the stage was 8.8 feet.
– Bankfull stage is 7.0 feet.
– Recent Activity…The maximum river stage in the 24 hours
ending at 10:55 AM EDT Monday was 8.8 feet.
– Forecast…The river will oscillate around flood stage with a
maximum value of 8.9 feet this afternoon.
– Flood stage is 7.0 feet.
– http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
