Weather Alerts for Newington, CT

Issued by the National Weather Service

       River Flood Warning      

River Flood Warning  RIVER FLOOD WARNING   River Flood Warning
NEWINGTON, CT

Areas Affected:
Hartford
Effective: Sat, 9/30 4:02pm Updated: Sat, 9/30 7:43pm Urgency: Expected
Expires: Sun, 10/1 11:00pm Severity:  Moderate  Certainty: Likely

 
Details:
...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in
Connecticut...
Farmington River At Simsbury affecting Hartford County.
For the Farmington River...including Unionville, Simsbury,
Tariffville...Minor flooding is forecast.
...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL LATE TOMORROW EVENING...
* WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring and minor flooding is forecast.
* WHERE...Farmington River at Simsbury.
* WHEN...Until late tomorrow evening.
* IMPACTS...At 13.0 feet, Flooding affects Old Farms and Tolliston
Roads in Avon, Meadow Road in Farmington, and Nod, Riverside, and
Terrys Plain Roads in Simsbury. Route 315 in Simsbury is also
impacted. Flooding spreads into Plantation Country Club and
adjoining Town Farm Road in Simsbury. Also, flooding will approach
the Paine Boathouse.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 3:31 PM EDT Saturday the stage was 13.3 feet.
- Bankfull stage is 12.0 feet.
- Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours
ending at 3:31 PM EDT Saturday was 13.3 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 13.7
feet this evening. It will then fall below flood stage
tomorrow afternoon.
- Flood stage is 12.0 feet.
- Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of
13.7 feet on 01/29/1996.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
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Information:
Turn around, don`t drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
Be especially cautious at night when it is harder to recognize the
dangers of flooding.
Additional information is available at www.weather.gov.
The next statement will be issued by 5amlate tonight at 500 AM EDT.