WEBVTT WITH THE WARMER WEATHER AND RAINHEADED OUR WAY.THE ICE JAM ON THE PISCATAQUOGRIVER IN NEW BOSTON IS ROUGHLY.6 MILE LONG AND CONTINUING TOGROW.>> WE ARE GOING TO BE WATCHINGIT EVERY DAY AND KEEPING AN EYEON WHAT IS GOING ON.KRISTEN: FIRE CHIEF DANMACDONALD SAYS THE TOWN ISWAITING FOR IT TO BREAK APART,WHICH COULD CAUSE POTENTIALFLOODING.>> THERE IS A LOT OF FLOODPLAINAREA FOR THE WATER TO FLOWBEFORE IT STARTS BACKING UP TOTHE CENTER OF TOWN.KRISTEN: THE WARMER WEATHER ANDHEAVY RAINS BEING FORECASTED AREPUTTING OFFICIALS ON HIGH ALERT.>> WE HAVE NOTIFIED MOST OF THEMAJOR BUILDINGS AROUND.THAT HAS ALL BEEN SET UP.KRISTEN: STEPHEN YOUNG OWNS NEWBOSTON HARDWARE IN THE CENTER OFTOWN.HIS BUSINESS SITS DIRECTLY ALONGTHE RIVER.>> IT'S CONCERNING, IT IS RIGHTIN MY BACKYARD.KRISTEN: YOUNG SAYS HE'S WORRIEDTHE BASEMENT OF THE BUILDINGWILL FLOOD.HE SPENT PART OF TODAY MOVINGITEMS OFF THE FLOOR.>> I HAVE DONE WHAT I CAN DO.YOU CAN'T STOP IT FROMHAPPENING.KRISTEN: THE TOWN IS WORKINGWITH THE STATE TO PUT PLANS INPLACE SHOULD SOMETHING HAPPEN.>> I'M SENDING OUT STATUSUPDATES TO THE STATE FOLKS,EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT, SOME OFTHE FOLKS AT DES, AND OUR TOPOFFICIALS TO KEEP THEMUP-TO-DATE.LITTLE CHANGE RIGHT NOW, JUSTWAIT AND SEE.KRISTEN: THE CHIEF TELLS US HEBELIEVES IT WILL TAKE TIME FORTHIS ICE JAM TO MELT BECAUSE OFHOW LARGE IT IS.THEY WILL BE SENDING UP A DRONELATER THIS WEEK TO GET A BETTERLOOK AT ANY CHANGES THAT MAYHAPPEN OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS.