Public Information Statement
Issued by NWS Boston, MA
Issued by NWS Boston, MA
008 NOUS41 KBOX 041355 PNSBOX CTZ002>004-MAZ002>024-026-RIZ001>008-050200- Public Information Statement National Weather Service Boston/Norton MA 855 AM EST Wed Dec 4 2024 RELOCATION OF THE RIVER FORECAST POINT AT THE MERRIMACK RIVER AT HAVERHILL DOWNSTREAM TO THE MERRIMACK RIVER STREAM GAUGE AT BATES BRIDGE NEAR HAVERHILL EFFECTIVE TUESDAY JANUARY 7TH 2025, THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE (NWS) IN NORTON MASSACHUSETTS PLANS TO RELOCATE THE RIVER FORECAST POINT AT THE MERRIMACK RIVER AT HAVERHILL, MA (HVRM3) DOWNSTREAM TO THE USGS STREAM GAUGE AT BATES BRIDGE (BATM3) NEAR HAVERHILL, MA ON THE MERRIMACK RIVER. AS A RESULT OF FORECAST SERVICES BEING MOVED DOWNSTREAM, THE FLOOD STAGES ASSOCIATED WITH HAVERHILL, MA MERRIMACK RIVER FORECAST POINT HAVE BEEN CHANGED TO THE FOLLOWING. ACTION STAGE - 10 FEET MINOR FLOOD - 11 FEET MODERATE FLOOD - 14 FEET MAJOR FLOOD - 16 FEET IMPACTS ASSOCIATED WITH EACH OF THE FLOOD STAGES FOR AREAS ALONG THE MERRIMACK RIVER NEAR HAVERHILL, MA REMAIN UNCHANGED. BEGINNING ON TUESDAY JANUARY 7TH, 2025 OBSERVATIONS, FORECASTS AND FLOOD IMPACTS FOR THE NEW FORECAST POINT AT BATES BRIDGE WILL BE AVAILABLE ON THE NWS NATIONAL WATER PREDICTION SERVICE WEBPAGE HERE: HTTPS://WATER.NOAA.GOV/GAUGES/BATM3 IF YOU HAVE ANY COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS, PLEASE CONTACT: ROB MEGNIA SENIOR SERVICE HYDROLOGIST NWS WFO BOSTON/NORTON, MA ROBERT.MEGNIA@NOAA.GOV $$ For the latest updates...please visit our webpage at www.weather.gov/boston You can follow us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/NWSBoston You can follow us on Twitter at @NWSBoston