...FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL LATE WEDNESDAY EVENING... * WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring and minor flooding is forecast. * WHERE...Connecticut River at Middle Haddam. * WHEN...Until late Wednesday evening. * IMPACTS...At 9.5 feet, Flooding closes most of Meadow Road, Route 17A, in the Gildersleeve section of Portland. Flooding impacts the Middletown Marina and Meadow Farms. In Cromwell, portions of River Road will be closed. In Rocky Hill, parts of Meadow Road will be impassable for a time. Flooding continues along the river southward through Essex. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 9:55 PM EDT Monday the stage was 8.8 feet. - Bankfull stage is 7.0 feet. - Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours ending at 9:55 PM EDT Monday was 9.0 feet. - Forecast...The river will rise to 8.9 feet late tonight. It will then fall below flood stage to 6.9 feet early Wednesday afternoon. It will rise to flood stage early Wednesday afternoon. It will then fall to 6.3 feet early Thursday morning. It will rise to 6.5 feet early Thursday morning. It will then fall again and remain below flood stage. - Flood stage is 7.0 feet. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood &&
