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EXPIRED4/16/2024 4:45:00 AM (UTC)Urgency: ImmediateSeverity: SevereCertainty: Observed
4/16/2024 4:45:00 AM until 4/16/2024 3:00:00 PM
Caution is urged when walking near riverbanks.
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
Additional information is available at www.weather.gov.
The next statement will be issued this afternoon at 300 PM EDT.
The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in
Connecticut...
Connecticut River At Hartford affecting Hartford and Middlesex
Counties.
Connecticut River At Middle Haddam affecting Middlesex County.
For the Connecticut River...including Middle Haddam, Hartford...
Minor flooding is forecast.
* WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring and minor flooding is forecast.
* WHERE...Connecticut River at Hartford.
* WHEN...Until late this evening.
* IMPACTS...At 18.0 feet, Flooding of low lying areas below Hartford
is expected, especially in areas that are outside of levee
protection. Flooding also affects low lying areas upstream of
Hartford, including a portion of Windsor where the Farmington
River empties into the Connecticut River. Further downstream
flooding is expected in low lying sections along the Connecticut
River from Wethersfield and Glastonbury downstream through
Cromwell, Middletown and Portland. Boating interests should
prepare for swift river flows.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 3:31 AM EDT Tuesday the stage was 17.6 feet.
- Bankfull stage is 16.0 feet.
- Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours
ending at 3:31 AM EDT Tuesday was 19.5 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to fall below flood stage
late this afternoon and continue falling to 11.8 feet
Thursday morning.
- Flood stage is 16.0 feet.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood