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WGUS51 KBOX 172151

FFWBOX

MAC005-180345-



BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA

539 PM EDT MON OCT 17 2005



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR A DAM FAILURE IN...

  BRISTOL COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST MASSACHUSETTS  THIS INCLUDES THE       

  CITY OF TAUNTON



* UNTIL 1145 PM EDT



* AT 539 PM EDT...LOCAL OFFICIALS CONTINUE TO TELL US THAT THE       

  WHITTENTON POND DAM ON THE MILL RIVER MAY FAIL AT ANYTIME. THE     

  MAYOR OF TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A STATE OF EMERGENCY AND               

  EVACUATIONS ARE ORDERED FOR PARTS OF TAUNTON DOWNSTREAM OF THE     

  DAM. THE DAM IS 12 FEET HIGH IF IT FAILS AN APPROXIMATELY 8 FOOT   

  FLOOD WAVE WOULD OCCUR WITH A 4 TO 6 FOOT FLOOD WAVE INTO PARTS OF 

  TAUNTON THAT ARE DOWNSTREAM.     



* AFFECTED LOCATIONS INCLUDE TAUNTON



THIS IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND LIFE THREATENING SITUATION. IF 

YOU ARE IN AN AREA WHERE AN EVACUATION HAS BEEN ORDERED, LEAVE 

IMMEDIATELY



LAT...LON 4202 7109 4178 7098 4178 7121 4194 7135



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