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EXPIRED4/16/2024 11:57:00 AM (UTC)Urgency: ImmediateSeverity: SevereCertainty: Observed
4/16/2024 11:57:00 AM until 4/17/2024
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
Caution is urged when walking near riverbanks.
Additional information is available at www.weather.gov.
The next statement will be issued late tonight at midnight EDT.
The Flood Warning is extended for the following rivers in
Connecticut...
Connecticut River At Hartford affecting Middlesex and Hartford
Counties.
...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in
Connecticut...
Connecticut River At Middle Haddam affecting Middlesex County.
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 Hartford.
* WHEN...Until just after midnight tonight.
* IMPACTS...At 17.0 feet, Lowland flooding is expected along the
Connecticut River from Hartford through Wethersfield and
Glastonbury, primarily outside of levee protection. This will
affect several riverside roadways as well as several park and
recreational facilities. Further downstream flooding is expected
in low lying sections along the Connecticut River from
Wethersfield and Glastonbury downstream through Cromwell,
Middletown and Portland.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 11:30 AM EDT Tuesday the stage was 16.7 feet.
- Bankfull stage is 16.0 feet.
- Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours
ending at 11:30 AM EDT Tuesday was 19.1 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to fall below flood stage
this evening and continue falling to 10.2 feet Friday
morning.
- Flood stage is 16.0 feet.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood