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Westport's new real-time flood forecasting system to help plan for evacuations

The system is the first of its kind in the country and combines tides, river flows and weather forecasts to predict where floodwaters might go during severe weather.

Westport's new real-time flood forecasting system to help plan for evacuations

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The system is the first of its kind in the country and combines tides, river flows and weather forecasts to predict where floodwaters might go during severe weather.

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The system is the first of its kind in the country and combines tides, river flows and weather forecasts to predict where floodwaters might go during severe weather.

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