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WGUS71 KBOX 172352

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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA

749 PM EDT MON OCT 17 2005



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON CONTINUES THE

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

BRISTOL COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST MASSACHUSETTS THIS INCLUDES THE         

CITY OF TAUNTON UNTIL 1145 PM EDT



AT 745 PM EDT...LOCAL OFFICIALS HAVE REPORTED THAT WATER LEVELS HAVE 

RECEDED BY 1 INCH ON THE WHITTENTON DAM ON THE MILL RIVER...OVER THE 

PAST FEW HOURS. HOWEVER...THEY CONTINUE TO TELL US THAT THE DAM 

STILL MAY FAIL AT ANYTIME OVER THE NEXT 24 HOURS. 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 WERE TO FAIL AN APPROXIMATELY 8 FOOT FLOOD WAVE WOULD OCCUR 

WITH A 4 TO 6 FOOT FLOOD WAVE INTO PARTS OF TAUNTON THAT ARE 

DOWNSTREAM.      



THIS IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND LIFE THREATENING SITUATION. IF 

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

IMMEDIATELY



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