1/9/2024 5:11:00 PM until 1/10/2024 5:15:00 AM

Turn around, don`t drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles. Motorists should not attempt to drive around barricades or drive cars through flooded areas. Additional information is available at www.weather.gov. The next statement will be issued late tonight at 515 AM EST.

The National Weather Service in Boston/Norton MA has issued a Flood Warning for the following rivers in Connecticut... Massachusetts...Rhode Island... Farmington River At Unionville affecting Hartford County. Blackstone River At Woonsocket affecting Worcester and Providence Counties. Pawtuxet River At Cranston affecting Providence and Kent Counties. Wood River At Hope Valley affecting Washington County. For the Farmington River...including Unionville, Simsbury, Tariffville...Minor flooding is forecast. For the Blackstone River...including Woonsocket...Minor flooding is forecast. For the Pawtuxet River...including Scituate Reservoir, Cranston... Major flooding is forecast. For the Wood River...including Hope Valley...Minor flooding is forecast. ...FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE... * WHAT...Major flooding is forecast. * WHERE...Pawtuxet River at Cranston. * WHEN...From late tonight until further notice. * IMPACTS...At 14.5 feet, Evacuations are likely near the Pawtuxet river in Warwick and Cranston. Both homes and businesses will be impacted from this flood event. Businesses and homes will be impacted on streets including but not limited to the following, in Warwick, Pioneer Avenue, Bellows Street, Venturi Avenue and River Street. In Cranston, Wellington Avenue and Avery Road. In West Warwick, Daisy Street, the lower ends of Canna, Begonia and Aster Streets, and portions of Providence Street to Route 2. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 4:45 PM EST Tuesday the stage was 5.8 feet. - Bankfull stage is 9.0 feet. - Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage late tonight and continue rising to a crest of 14.1 feet Thursday morning. - Flood stage is 9.0 feet. - Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of 14.5 feet on 06/07/1982. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood &&