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June 8, 2006

Flood warning continues for Pawtuxet and Blackstone

The National Weather Service continues its flood warnings for the Pawtuxet River at Cranston and the Blackstone River at Woonsocket, which are both above flood stage.

The Pawtuxet River is more than three feet above flood stage and expected to continue rising before it crests and begins falling tonight.

"The river itself is well above flood stage, so we're experiencing moderate flooding in the area," said Neal Strauss, a meteorologist for the weather service.

The river reaches flood stage at 9 feet. It was at 12.3 feet this morning and should rise to 12.6 before it begins falling, according to the weather service.

In Providence early this afternoon, the Woonasquatucket had retreated back within its banks from Olneyville to the Providence Place Mall. The Moshassuck was not near flood stage.

The weather service said the Pawtuxet's rise could force evacuations near the river in Warwick and Cranston, but Armand Randolph, a spokesman for the Rhode Island Emergency Management Agency, said he hadn't heard of any evacuations today.

Minor flooding has already occurred and is expected to continue along the Blackstone River, according to the weather service.

The river's flood stage is 9 feet. At 10 a.m. today, it had reached 9.5 feet, but the river is falling.

But more rain is on the way tomorrow, Strauss said.

Check the weather service's river's report.

For more weather information and updates, check projo.com/weather.

Posted by Jack Perry  at 1:40 PM | Permalink

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