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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#135897">NOAA National Weather Service
</span></b><b><span style="font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:red">ALERT</span></b><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#135897">:<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#135897">Heavy rain, flash flooding possible from Gulf Coast to New England<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">A prolonged period of rain, heavy at times, is forecast for New England. Rhode Island may see
<b><u>up to 5-inches of rain</u></b> over the next 3 days, with rain forecast for the next 7-days. Flash flooding & gusty winds are also expected.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><a href="http://www.wunderground.com/cgi-bin/findweather/getForecast?query=02903#forecast-extended">http://www.wunderground.com/cgi-bin/findweather/getForecast?query=02903#forecast-extended</a>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt">PLEASE PREPARE YOUR CONSTRUCTION SITES FOR THIS EXTENDED RAIN EVENT.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">See attached flyer for recommendations and refer to the RI Soil Erosion and Sediment Control Handbook for additional guidance :
<a href="http://www.dem.ri.gov/soilerosion2014final.pdf">http://www.dem.ri.gov/soilerosion2014final.pdf</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">If you have any questions, please contact the RIDEM Office of Customer and Technical Assistance at 401- 222-6822.
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