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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
1240 PM EST TUE FEB 21 2012

...THE RIVER GAUGE ON THE CONNECTICUT RIVER IN MIDDLETOWN IS NO 
LONGER IN SERVICE RESULTING IN TERMINATION OF RIVER FORECASTS AND 
WARNINGS FOR THE CONNECTICUT RIVER AT MIDDLETOWN CONNECTICUT...

THE UNITED STATES GEOLOGICAL SURVEY HAS DISCONTINUED THE OPERATION 
OF THE MIDDLETOWN CONNECTICUT RIVER GAUGE ON THE CONNECTICUT RIVER. 
WITH THE LOSS OF THE REAL TIME RIVER DATA FROM THIS GAUGE...THE 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILL NO LONGER BE ABLE TO PROVIDE FORECAST 
AND WARNING SERVICE FOR THE CONNECTICUT RIVER AT MIDDLETOWN. 
EFFECTIVE TODAY ALL RIVER WARNINGS AND FORECASTS FOR THE CONNECTICUT 
RIVER AT MIDDLETOWN HAVE BEEN DISCONTINUED.

TO MITIGATE THE LOSS OF WARNINGS FOR THIS SITE THE NWS WILL BE 
TAKING THE FOLLOWING MEASURES.

THE NWS WILL INCORPORATE EXISTING FLOOD IMPACT STATEMENTS FOR 
MIDDLETOWN AND THE SURROUNDING AREA WITH THE CURRENT IMPACT 
STATEMENTS INCLUDED FOR RIVER FLOOD WARNINGS ISSUED FOR HARTFORD 
CONNECTICUT. THIS WILL TAKE 1 TO 3 MONTHS TO ACCOMPLISH.

THE NWS WILL ESTABLISH NEW RIVER FORECAST AND FLOOD WARNING SERVICES 
FOR THE CONNECTICUT RIVER AT MIDDLE HADDAM CONNECTICUT. A USGS 
STREAM GAUGE AT MIDDLE HADDAM IS LOCATED LESS THAN TWO MILES 
DOWNSTREAM OF THE MIDDLETOWN GAUGE. THIS TASK WILL TAKE 12 TO 18 
MONTHS TO ACCOMPLISH.

FOR INQUIRIES CONCERNING THE IMPACT OF THE MIDDLETOWN GAUGE BEING 
DISCONTINUED CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN 
TAUNTON MASSACHUSETTS AT 508-823-1900

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DUNHAM