All, Just wanted to send out a final update with regard to the heavy rainfall that we saw today. The last of the showers and thunderstorms will dissipate this evening, however all of the rainfall that fell will be working its way through rivers for the next few days. In particular, the Connecticut River is at most risk as all of the rain that has fallen across Vermont and New Hampshire comes downstream. Attached is a depiction of the flood categories that are forecast to occur at the various river gauge locations across southern New England as of 520 pm. Please refer to this website for the most up to date information: https://water.weather.gov/ahps2/forecasts.php?wfo=box In particular, the dark red colors indicate a forecast for reaching major flood stage. For the Connecticut River, flood stage will be reached later this evening closer to the VT border and later Tuesday morning down around Hartford. Major flood stage is forecast to be reached after midnight near the VT border and not until later Tuesday in the Hartford area. Please note that it won't be until the end of the week before the river falls below flood stage. These river forecasts will be updated later this evening and overnight by the forecasters at the Northeast River Forecast Center, and we expect to issue additional river flood warnings as those forecasts are updated. Again, please refer to the web page I included above for the most up to date information. Andy Nash & Bill Leatham. If you have any questions or would like more information, don't hesitate to contact us via this email address, on NWSChat <https://nwschat.weather.gov/>, or at the following: National Weather Service Boston/Norton, MA 46 Commerce Way Norton, MA 02766 508.622.3280 Website <http://www.weather.gov/boston> | Facebook <http://www.facebook.com/NWSBoston> | Twitter <http://www.twitter.com/NWSBoston>
