DAILY RIVER AND LAKE SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
1125 AM EST FRI APR 02 2004
…WIDESPREAD MINOR TO LOCALLY MODERATE FLOODING WILL CONTINUE ON
PORTIONS OF THE CONNECTICUT RIVER AND THROUGHOUT MUCH OF THE
MERRIMACK RIVER VALLEY INTO THE WEEKEND…
FOUR TO EIGHT INCHES OF RAIN IN THE PAST 36 HOURS AS PRODUCED
WIDESPREAD MINOR TO MODERATE FLOODING THORUGHOUT THE MERRIMACK VALLEY
AS WELL AS ALONG THE MAINSTEM CONNECTICUT RIVER. MOST RIVERS WILL
CREST THIS AFTERNOON OR TONIGHT…BUT THE MAINSTEM MERRIMACK AS WELL
AS THE SHAWSHEEN AND NASHUA RIVERS MAY NOT CREST UNTIL MIDDAY
SATURDAY.
THE LARGE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM RESPONSIBLE FOR THE HEAVY RAINS IS
DRIFITNG SLOWLY EAST OVER THE MID ATLANTIC. CLOUDY AND DAMP
CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE INTO SUNDAY. THEN AS THE STORM FINALLY
LIFTS OUT TO THE EAST…A PERIOD OF SNOW IS QUITE POSSIBLE LATE
SUNDAY INTO EARLY MONDAY.
THESE FORECASTS INCLUDE 24 HOUR PRECIPITATION FOR THE PERIOD ENDING
AT 7 AM TODAY…AND FORECAST PRECIPITATION THROUGH 7 AM TOMORROW.:STATION FLOOD 7 AM 24-HR FORECASTS
:ID NAME STAGE STAGE CHANGE 7 AM 1 PM 7 PM 7 AM
: FRI SAT SAT SAT SUN
:
:CONNECTICUT RIVER
WLPN3:NORTH WALPOLE 28.0: 18.3/: 2.2: 18.3/ 18.1/ 17.8/ 17.7/
MNTM3:MONTAGUE 28.0: 29.3/: 8.5: 27.4/ 26.2/ 24.9/ 23.0/
NHMM3:NORTHAMPTON 112.0:113.2/: 5.6: 112.8/ 112.0/ 111.3/ 109.7/
HLUM3:HOLYOKE DAM 9.0: M/: M: 8.0/ 7.6/ 7.1/ 6.4/
HLYM3:HOLYOKE 26.5: 23.6/: 5.7: 24.5/ 23.4/ 22.3/ 20.4/
SPGM3:SPRINGFIELD 20.0: 14.0/: 4.5: 15.2/ 14.7/ 14.0/ 12.2/
TMVC3:THOMPSONVILLE 5.0: 5.0/: 2.4: 6.0/ 5.7/ 5.3/ 4.3/
HFDC3:HARTFORD 16.0: 16.1/: 4.2: 20.0/ 20.1/ 19.9/ 18.9/
MDDC3:MIDDLETOWN 8.0: 7.7/: 2.0: 11.4/ 11.8/ 11.9/ 11.5/
:
:CHICOPEE RIVER
INDM3:INDIAN ORCHARD 12.0: 7.7/: 0.8: 7.3/ 7.2/ 7.0/ 6.6/
:
:WESTFIELD RIVER
WSFM3:WESTFIELD 13.0: 10.0/: 1.6: 6.7/ 6.4/ 6.2/ 6.2/
:
:FARMINGTON RIVER
UNVC3:UNIONVILLE 12.0: 8.5/: 1.1: 6.7/ 6.3/ 6.0/ 5.7/
SIMC3:SIMSBURY 12.0: 9.6/: 2.9: 9.2/ 8.7/ 7.9/ 6.4/
TARC3:TARIFFVILLE 9.0: 5.7/: 1.4: 5.3/ 5.0/ 4.5/ 3.6/
:
:SHETUCKET RIVER
WLMC3:WILLIMANTIC 13.0: 8.1/: 1.9: 6.1/ 5.7/ 5.3/ 4.7/
:
:BLACKSTONE RIVER
NBRM3:NORTHBRIDGE 9.0: 8.1/: 1.8: 5.9/ 5.5/ 5.2/ 4.6/
WOOR1:WOONSOCKET 9.0: 7.4/: 2.6: 6.3/ 5.8/ 5.3/ 4.6/
:
:CHARLES RIVER
DOVM3:DOVER 5.0: 3.8/: 1.5: 4.4/ 4.4/ 4.4/ 4.1/
:
:NEPONSET RIVER
NRWM3:NORWOOD 9.0: 8.3/: 1.2: 7.9/ 7.8/ 7.7/ 7.4/
:
:PAWTUXET RIVER
CRAR1:CRANSTON 9.0: 8.8/: 2.6: 8.5/ 8.2/ 7.9/ 6.8/
:
:MERRIMACK RIVER
GOFN3:GOFFS FALLS 11.0: 9.9/: 3.0: 10.9/ 10.7/ 10.5/ 10.2/
NSHN3:NASHUA 18.0: M/: M: 17.9/ 17.4/ 16.9/ 15.3/
LOWM3:LOWELL 52.0: 50.2/: 4.2: 53.2/ 52.8/ 52.4/ 51.7/
LWMM3:LAWRENCE 20.0: M/: M: 21.4/ 20.9/ 20.3/ 17.9/
HAVM3:HAVERHILL 15.0: M/: M: 15.1/ 14.7/ 14.2/ 13.3/
:
:CONTOOCOOK RIVER
PTRN3:PETERBOROUGH 5.5: 5.9/: 2.4: 4.7/ 4.5/ 4.3/ 4.0/
:
:PISCATAQUOG RIVER
GFFN3:GOFFSTOWN 9.0: 10.3/: 4.1: 7.4/ 7.3/ 7.1/ 6.8/
:
:SOUHEGAN RIVER
SOHN3:MERRIMACK 9.0: 7.6/: 2.8: 7.5/ 6.9/ 6.7/ 6.1/
:
:NASHUA RIVER
DNSM3:EAST PEPPERELL 8.0: 7.4/: 3.7: 9.8/ 9.0/ 8.2/ 6.9/
:
:SQUANNACOOK RIVER
WGTM3:WEST GROTON 7.0: 7.7/: 3.9: 5.2/ 5.0/ 4.8/ 4.5/
:
:NORTH NASHUA RIVER
FBGM3:FITCHBURG 6.5: 7.2/: 2.2: 5.6/ 5.4/ 5.2/ 4.9/
:
:CONCORD RIVER
LCNM3:LOWELL 8.0: 7.1/: 1.1: 7.4/ 7.4/ 7.5/ 7.5/
:
:SUDBURY RIVER
SAXM3:SAXONVILLE 10.0: 10.4/: 2.8: 10.4/ 10.3/ 10.2/ 9.9/
:
:ASSABET RIVER
MAYM3:MAYNARD 5.0: 5.6/: 2.1: 5.8/ 5.7/ 5.6/ 5.2/
:
:SHAWSHEEN RIVER
WLMM3:WILMINGTON 7.0: 8.1/: 4.7: 8.7/ 8.5/ 8.0/ 7.2/
.END
UNAVAILABLE OBSERVED OR FORECAST STAGES ARE INDICATED BY “M”. DURING
PERIODS OF LOW FLOW…FORECASTS WILL VARY DUE TO TIDAL VARIATIONS
AND POWER GENERATION.
OBSERVED RIVER STAGES ARE COURTESY OF THE U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY…
NEW ENGLAND DIVISION OF THE ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS…AS WELL AS
OTHER COOPERATING AGENCIES.
DURING FLOOD EPISODES…CREST FORECAST UPDATES CAN BE OBTAINED IN
RIVER FLOOD WARNINGS /BOSFLWBOX/ AND RIVER FLOOD STATEMENTS
/BOSFLSBOX/. THESE PRODUCTS ARE ALSO AVAILABLE ON OUR HOMEPAGE AT
WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/ER/BOX.