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WGUS41 KBOX 271553
FLWBOX
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Flood Warning
National Weather Service Boston/Norton MA
1153 AM EDT Sun Sep 27 2026
...The National Weather Service in Norton has issued a Flood Warning
for the following rivers in Massachusetts...
Taunton River Near Bridgewater affecting Plymouth and Bristol
Counties.
For the Taunton River...including Bridgewater...Minor flooding is
forecast.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Motorists should not attempt to drive around barricades or drive cars
through flooded areas.
Additional information is available at www.weather.gov.
The next statement will be issued late tonight at midnight EDT.
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1153 AM EDT Sun Sep 27 2026
...FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING TO TUESDAY EVENING...
* WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast.
* WHERE...Taunton River near Bridgewater.
* WHEN...From this evening to Tuesday evening.
* IMPACTS...At 9.0 feet, Backwater flooding from the Taunton River
will cause flooding of lower Purchade Brook in Middleboro. This
will cause Woloski Park to become impassable by most vehicles for
an extended period of time. Beware of the dangers of crossing
flooded roadways. The water may be deeper than you think.
Floodwaters have the ability to damage roadways. Heed the advice of
local officials, and evacuate if asked to do so.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 10:45 AM EDT Sunday the stage was 5.6 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage late
this evening to a crest of 9.4 feet early tomorrow afternoon. It
will then fall below flood stage Tuesday afternoon.
- Flood stage is 8.0 feet.
- Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of 9.4
feet on 03/25/2024.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
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