9/20/2023 2:45:00 PM until 9/21/2023 2:00:00 PM

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 late tonight at 245 AM EDT.

The National Weather Service in Boston/Norton MA has issued a Flood Warning for the following rivers in Massachusetts... Shawsheen River At Andover affecting Essex County. For the Shawsheen River...including Wilmington, Andover...Minor flooding is forecast. ...FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL EARLY TOMORROW AFTERNOON... * WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast. * WHERE...Shawsheen River at Andover. * WHEN...Until early tomorrow afternoon. * IMPACTS...At 29.0 feet, Floodwaters encroach on very lowest lying business parking lots off of Route 114 in Lawrence and North Andover that are adjacent to the Shawsheen River. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 1:30 PM EDT Wednesday the stage was 28.9 feet. - Bankfull stage is 29.0 feet. - Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage late this afternoon to a crest of 29.2 feet this evening. It will then fall below flood stage tomorrow morning. - Flood stage is 29.0 feet. - Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of 29.2 feet on 09/04/2021. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood &&