Rhode Island, RI Weather Alertstar_ratehome

...FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING TO LATE TONIGHT...

* WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast.

* WHERE...Pawtuxet River at Cranston.

* WHEN...From this evening to late tonight.

* IMPACTS...At 9.0 feet, Minor lowland flooding will occur along the
river as it flows through Warwick and Cranston.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 6:45 PM EDT Sunday the stage was 9.0 feet.
- Bankfull stage is 9.0 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 9.1 feet
this evening. It will then fall below flood stage just after
midnight tonight.
- Flood stage is 9.0 feet.
- Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of 9.1
feet on 11/06/1955.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

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