| 13.0 | THIS IS A DANGEROUS...MAJOR FLOOD IN SALEM...METHUEN AND ESPECIALLY LAWRENCE. THIS RIVER INUNDATES ROADWAYS AND HOMES IN LAWRENCE WITHIN THE VICINITY OF ROUTE 28 AND BROADWAY STREET...THROUGH ERVING AVENUE AND MYRTLE STREET. FLOODWATERS WILL REACH THE MARY IMMACULATE NURSING HOME. FOR YOUR WELL BEING...FOLLOW THE INSTRUCTIONS OF LOCAL OFFICIALS...AND EVACUATE IF ASKED TO DO SO. | | 12.0 | THIS IS A DANGEROUS...MAJOR FLOOD IN SALEM...METHUEN AND ESPECIALLY LAWRENCE. IN LAWRENCE...NUMEROUS HOMES IN THE VICINITY OF ALDER STREET...PARK STREET...MAPLE STREET AND LAWRENCE STREET WILL BE INNUNDATED. FLOODWATERS WILL ALSO REACH THE MARY IMMACULATE NURSING HOME. FOR YOUR SAFETY...FOLLOW THE INSTRUCTIONS OF LOCAL OFFICIALS...AND EVACUATE IF ASKED TO DO SO. | | 10.5 | MODERATE FLOODING IS EXPERIENCED ALONG THE RIVER IN SALEM...METHUEN AND LAWRENCE. HOMES AND BUSINESSES WILL BE AFFECTED. IN LAWRENCE...NUMEROUS HOMES WILL BE IMPACTED IN THE VICINITY OF PARK STREET TO BROADWAY STREET...AND ON EITHER SIDE OF ERVING AVENUE. FLOODING IS ALSO EXPECTED FURTHER DOWN RIVER ON HAVERHILL STREET...ACCESS ROAD...AND GARDEN STREET. ALONG THE SPICKET RIVER IN SALEM...HAMPSHIRE ROAD AND TOWN FARM ROAD WILL BE IMPASSABLE. | | 10.0 | MODERATE FLOODING IS EXPERIENCED ALONG THE SPICKET RIVER IN THE COMMUNITIES OF SALEM...METHUEN...AND LAWRENCE. HOMES...BUSINESSES AND BRIDGES WILL BE IMPACTED BY THIS FLOOD EVENT. AFFECTED BRIDGES INCLUDE THOSE ON HAMPSHIRE ROAD AND TOWN FARM ROAD IN SALEM...AS WELL AS THE SHORT STREET BRIDGE IN LAWRENCE. | | 9.0 | FLOODWATERS ARE EXPECTED TO BLOCK LOW LYING ROADWAYS IN SALEM...METHUEN AND LAWRENCE...INCLUDING SOME AREA HOMES AND BUSINESSES. FLOODED ROADS INCLUDE ERVING AVENUE IN LAWRENCE...AND HAMPSHIRE ROAD IN SALEM. | | 8.5 | FLOODWATERS SPREAD INTO LOW LYING PARKING LOTS AND BUSINESSES IN METHUEN. IN LAWRENCE...THE RIVER INUNDATES SCHOFIELD PARK AND SPREADS ONTO SARATOGA STREET. FLOODWATERS REACH OR SURROUND SOME HOMES IN THE VICINITY OF MYRTLE AND WILLOW STREET. IN ADDITION...FLOODWATERS BEGIN TO INUNDATE SPRUCE STREET AROUND THE BRIDGE. | | 8.0 | WATER BACKS UP BEHIND THE HAMPSHIRE ROAD BRIDGE AT THE METHUEN AND SALEM LINE. IN LAWRENCE...FLOODWATERS REACH ONTO WILLOW STREET AS WELL AS NEARBY LOW LYING BUILDINGS IN THE VICINITY OF WILLOW AND MYRTLE STREETS. FLOODWATERS BEGIN PONDING ONTO SPRUCE STREET AROUND THE BRIDGE. SCHOFIELD PARK IS INUNDATED...AND FLOODWATERS BEGIN TO REACH ONTO SARATOGA STREET. | | 7.5 | MINOR FLOODING OF SEVERAL NEARBY PARKING AREAS IS POSSIBLE AS WATER FROM THE SPICKET RIVER BACKS UP INTO STORM DRAINS. WATER BEGINS TO BACK UP BEHIND THE HAMPSHIRE ROAD BRIDGE AT THE METHUEN AND SALEM LINE. | | 7.0 | WATER REACHES THE BASE OF THE HAMPSHIRE ROAD BRIDGE ON THE METHUEN AND SALEM LINE. |
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1) 12.14 ft on 05/16/2006
2) 9.86 ft on 03/16/2010
3) 9.13 ft on 04/01/2010
4) 9.07 ft on 03/24/2001
5) 9.04 ft on 04/18/2007
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