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The Target located in the Warwick Mall. On March 30, 2010, catastrophic flooding from the nearby Pawtuxet River left the Warwick Mall under several feet of water. A mall security guard had to be rescued by boat because of the rising waters. The mall received national TV attention, highlighting the extreme flooding in Rhode Island on that date.
This caused the worst flooding in over 200 years for the area, swamping the Warwick Mall, and many homes in the area forcing many evacuations across Rhode Island and Southeastern Massachusetts. The flooding also forced many schools to be closed for an extended period of time, due to road closures and washouts.
The Warwick Mall in Warwick was flooded with 20 inches of water, leaving hundreds of employees out of work. [12] A sewage treatment plant in the area failed, contaminating the rainwater with raw sewage. Hundreds of homes in Warwick, Cranston and Johnston were flooded with over a foot of contaminated water.
Wednesday's flooding followed a fierce wind and rain storm that battered the state overnight with gusts of up to 65 mph. More than 1,000 Rhode Island Energy customers had lost power by 7 a.m., but ...
In West Warwick, flooding is expected on Daisy Street, the lower ends of Canna, Begonia and Aster streets and portions of Providence Street, to Route 2. By 6:45 a.m., the Pawtuxet River was at 10. ...
Get the Warwick, RI local weather forecast by the hour and the next 10 days. ... Storm threatens millions in US with snow, severe weather, flooding. Top weather news for Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2025 ...
In March and April 2010, Rhode Island experienced significant flooding, which closed many businesses throughout the state, including the Warwick Mall. [11] As chairperson of the House Finance Committee panel, Giannini expressed this concern about unemployed workers: "I'm looking to see what else we can do" to reduce backlogs and delays that unemployed people are experiencing.
Drone footage has captured the extent of flooding in parts of Warwickshire. John Davies filmed the result of high water levels in three locations on Tuesday before he returned on Thursday for the ...