# Flood Warning: Kent, RI; Providence, RI — retained record

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source: [us-gov-api](https://highsignal.app/data/us-gov-api) (us-gov-api:noaa-weather)  published 2026-09-13 19:09 ingested 2026-09-14 02:46

[original source ↗](http://www.weather.gov/)

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Flood Warning — Kent, RI; Providence, RI
Severity: Severe. Certainty: Likely.
...The National Weather Service in Norton has issued a Flood Warning
for the following rivers in Rhode Island...

Pawtuxet River At Cranston affecting Kent and Providence Counties.

For the Pawtuxet River...including Cranston, Scituate Reservoir...
Minor flooding is forecast.

Additional information is available at www.weather.gov.

The next statement will be issued late tonight at 200 AM EDT.

* WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast.

* WHERE...Pawtuxet River at Cranston.

* WHEN...From this evening to late tonight.

* IMPACTS...At 9.0 feet, Minor lowland flooding will occur along the
river as it flows through Warwick and Cranston.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 6:45 PM EDT Sunday the stage was 9.0 feet.
- Bankfull stage is 9.0 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 9.1 feet
this evening. It will then fall below flood stage just after
midnight tonight.
- Flood stage is 9.0 feet.
- Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of 9.1
feet on 11/06/1955.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

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