3/23/2026 11:35:00 AM until 3/23/2026 11:45:00 PM

The National Weather Service in Boston/Norton MA has issued a Flood Warning for the following rivers in Rhode Island... Pawtuxet River At Cranston affecting Kent and Providence Counties. For the Pawtuxet River...including Cranston, Scituate Reservoir... Minor flooding is forecast. * WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast. * WHERE...Pawtuxet River at Cranston. * WHEN...From this evening to Wednesday afternoon. * IMPACTS...At 9.5 feet, Parking lots and roads are flooded in low lying areas of Warwick and Cranston near the Pawtuxet River. Impacted roads include River Street, Pioneer Avenue, Bellows Street and Venturi Avenue in Warwick. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 10:45 AM EDT Monday the stage was 7.6 feet. - Bankfull stage is 9.0 feet. - Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage this evening to a crest of 9.5 feet just after midnight tonight. It will then fall below flood stage late Wednesday morning. - Flood stage is 9.0 feet. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood