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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA

845 PM EDT WED OCT 19 2005



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS EXTENDED THE



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  CENTRAL BRISTOL COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST MASSACHUSETTS

  THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF TAUNTON



* UNTIL 1000 AM EDT THURSDAY



* AS OF 845 PM EDT WEDNESDAY...LOCAL OFFICIALS REPORT THAT ROAD

CLOSURES AND EVACUATION ORDERS IN TAUNTON HAVE NOT CHANGED. THE

POTENTIAL CONTINUES TO EXIST FOR FAILURE OF THE WHITTENTON POND DAM 

ON THE MILL RIVER.



THE WHITTENTON POND DAM IS 12 FEET HIGH. IF THIS DAM FAILS...A FLOOD 

WAVE OF APPROXIMATELY 8 FEET WOULD OCCUR...WITH A 4 TO 6 FOOT FLOOD 

WAVE INTO PARTS OF TAUNTON THAT ARE DOWNSTREAM...INCLUDING PARTS OF 

THE DOWNTOWN AREA.



THIS IS A DANGEROUS AND LIFE THREATENING SITUATION. IF YOU ARE IN AN 

AREA WHERE AN EVACUATION HAS BEEN ORDERED...LEAVE IMMEDIATELY 

PEOPLE BELOW THE DAM SHOULD TAKE IMMEDIATE ACTION BY MONITORING 

LOCAL RADIO OR TELEVISION AND FOLLOWING INSTRUCTIONS FOR ANY 

REQUIRED EVACUATION AS OUTLINED BY LOCAL EMERGENCY OFFICIALS.



LAT...LON 4193 7102 4186 7099 4184 7106 4187 7117

      4196 7114



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