Torrington, Connecticut

The Flood Warning continues for
the Housatonic River at Falls Village Connecticut.
* Until further notice.
* At 1 PM Tuesday the stage was 7.5 feet.
* Flood stage is 7 feet.
* Minor flooding is occurring and minor flooding is forecast.
* The river will remain near 7.5 feet this afternoon... then recede
to around 7.4 feet by late Wednesday evening. It is not expected
to drop below flood stage until Thursday evening.
* Impact... at 7.0 feet... water reaches a picnic area along Route 7
near the Housatonic Meadows and gets close to Riverside Road at
the Kent school.

                  Fld observed forecast
                                        8 PM 2 am 8 am 2 PM 8 PM
location stg stg day time Tue Wed Wed Wed Wed

Housatonic River
Falls Village 7.0 7.48 Tue 01 PM 7.5 7.5 7.5 7.5 7.45

The Housatonic River will continue bankfull between the Bulls Bridge
dam and Lake Lillinonah today.

* At 9 am Tuesday the stage at Gaylordsville was 8.0 feet.
* Flood stage is 8.0 feet.
* Forecast... the river will remain stationary this morning and then
recede very slowly starting this afternoon. It will be about an
inch lower by midday Wednesday.
* Impact... at 8.0 feet... water starts to recede off youngfield steet
and the New Milford foundry


                  fld observed forecast
                                      2 PM 8 PM 2 am 8 am 7 PM
location stg stg day time Tue Tue Wed Wed Wed

Housatonic River
gaylordsvill 8.0 8.01 Tue 09 am 7.99 7.97 7.96 7.93 7.86

... Public information statement...

The National Weather Service in Albany New York is pleased to
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