Alertes en vigueurUncasville, CT

Be especially cautious at night when it is harder to recognize thedangers of flooding.Motorists should not attempt to drive around barricades or drivecars through flooded areas.Caution is urged when walking near riverbanks.Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flooddeaths occur in vehicles.Additional information is available at www.weather.gov.The next statement will be issued Friday morning at 945 AM EDT.

...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in RhodeIsland...Connecticut...Pawtuxet River At Cranston affecting Kent and Providence Counties.Pawcatuck River At Wood River Junction affecting WashingtonCounty.Pawcatuck River At Westerly affecting New London and WashingtonCounties.Wood River At Hope Valley affecting Washington County.For the Pawtuxet River...including Scituate Reservoir, Cranston...Minor flooding is forecast.For the Pawcatuck River...including Wood River Junction, Westerly...Minor flooding is forecast.For the Wood River...including Hope Valley...Minor flooding isforecast.* WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast.* WHERE...Pawcatuck River at Westerly.* WHEN...From late tonight to Saturday evening.* IMPACTS...At 7.0 feet, Minor lowland flooding occurs along thePawcatuck River. Along Route 3 in Hopkinton, floodwaters encroachon lowest lying homes in French Village.* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...- At 9:00 PM EDT Thursday the stage was 6.6 feet.- Bankfull stage is 7.0 feet.- Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stagelate tonight to a crest of 7.3 feet tomorrow evening. It willthen fall below flood stage early Saturday afternoon.- Flood stage is 7.0 feet.- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood