Flash Flood Warning 10, NWS Burlington, VT

Issued

Feb 23, 1990, 12:55 PM EST (17:55 UTC)

Expired

Feb 23, 1990, 5:00 PM EST

In force

4 hr

Issued by

NWS Burlington, VT

Area

Whole counties

County Clinton County, NY

The WSR-88D network and its archive begin in 1991, so there is no radar volume for this alert.

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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY
1255 PM EST FRI FEB 23 1990

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBANY NY HAS EXTENDED THE
FLOOD WARNING FOR THE AUSABLE RIVER UNTIL 5PM EST FOR THE FOLLOWING
COUNTIES IN NORTHERN NEW YORK...

IN NORTHERN NEW YORK
       SOUTHERN CLINTON
       NORTHERN ESSEX

AT 1245...ICE FROM UP RIVER WAS MOVING ALONG THE EAST BRANCH FROM
STICKNEY TO THE VILLAGE OF AUSABLE FORKS.   THERE WAS AN ICE JAM IN
THE AUSABLE RIVER JUST BELOW THE JUNCTION OF THE EAST AND WEST
BRANCHES.  AT THE GAGE THE WATER CAME UP OVER A FOOT IN THE PAST
30 MINUTES.   LOCAL OFFICIALS ARE AT THE SCENE AND A NUMBER OF
FAMILIES WERE EVACUATED.

AS THE WATER CONTINUES TO RISE BEHIND THE JAM...THE FLOODING IS
LIKELY TO WORSEN THE NEXT HOUR OR TWO.  IF YOU/RE IN THIS AREA...
FOLLOW THE DIRECTIONS OF YOUR LOCAL OFFICIAL.

THERE/S A GOOD POSSIBILITY THAT THE JAM BELOW THE JUNCTION OF THE
TWO BRANCHES MAY BE STARTING TO BREAK UP WITH THE INCREASED WATER
LEVELS.   THIS WOULD SEND A SURGE OF WATER AND ICE DOWN RIVER TO
KEESVILLE AND AUSABLE CHASM.  IF YOU/RE ALONG THAT PART  OF THE
RIVER...BE PREPARED FOR A SUDDEN INCREASE IN THE WATER LEVEL.
THE WATER AND ICE COULD CAUSE FLOODING TO TAKE PLACE QUICKLY AND IT
COULD DAMAGE BRIDGES AND OTHER PROPERTY ALONGSIDE THE RIVER.

AS OF EARLY THIS AFTERNOON...ROUTE 9N WAS STILL CLOSED FROM ROUTE
86 TO THE CLINTON COUNTY LINE...WITH 2 TO 3 FT OF WATER ON SOME
SECTIONS OF IT.

THE FLOODWATERS SHOULD BEGIN TO RECEDE LATER THIS AFTERNOON.

KILPATRICK

In the hours before

VTZALL-NYZ011-232100-

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BURLINGTON VT
1115 AM EST FRI FEB 23 1990

A WINTER STORM WATCH IS CONTINUED FOR ALL OF VERMONT AND CLINTON COUNTY
NEW YORK FOR TONIGHT AND SATURDAY.

AFTER THE MILD WEATHER OF THE PAST FEW DAYS...WINTER CONDITIONS HAVE
RETURNED TO VERMONT. THIS AFTERNOON WE CAN EXPECT SOME LIGHT SNOW...
WITH MORE SIGNIFICANT SNOW POSSIBLE TONIGHT.

A STORM SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP OFF NEW JERSEY TONIGHT AND
STRENGTHEN AS IS IT MOVES NORTHEAST. COLD AIR WILL SPILL INTO NEW
ENGLAND RESULTING IN SNOW TONIGHT AND SATURDAY. AT THE PRESENT TIME...
THIS STORM HAS THE PONTENTIAL FOR 6 INCHES OR MORE OVERNIGHT AND
SATURDAY. SNOW AMOUNTS WILL DEPEND ON THE EXACT TRACK OF THE STORM.

IF YOU PLAN TO TRAVEL TONIGHT OR SATURDAY...LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO
...LOCAL RADIO OR TV STATIONS FOR THE LATEST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE

FORECASTS OR WARNINGS.

THE NEXT STATEMENT WIL BE ISSURED BY 4 PM.

HOGAN

Flash Flood Warnings in New York, 1990Every flash flood warning in 1990

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