Flash Flood Warning 13, NWS Burlington, VT

Issued

Jun 12, 1996, 8:32 PM EDT (00:32 UTC)

Expired

Jun 12, 1996, 11:30 PM EDT

In force

3 hr

Issued by

NWS Burlington, VT

Area

Whole counties

County Washington County, VT

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TTAA00 KBTV 130032
FFWBTV
VTC023-130330-
 
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BURLINGTON VT
832 PM EDT WED JUN 12 1996
 
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BURLINGTON VT HAS ISSUED A
FLASH FLOOD WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 1130 PM EDT
FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATION...
 
IN NORTH CENTRAL VERMONT
 
   ...WASHINGTON COUNTY
 
A SERIES OF THUNDERSTORMS HAVE BEEN DEVELOPING AND REDEVELOPING AROUND
THE EAST MONTPELIER-PLAINFIELD AREA SINCE 7 PM. RADAR HAS ESTIMATED THAT
AS MUCH AS 2 TO 3 INCHES OF RAIN LOCALLY HAS FALLEN ACROSS THIS AREA
WITH MORE STORMS DEVELOPING.
 
THE RELATIVELY STATIONARY TO SLOW NORTHEAST MOTION OF THESE STORMS MAY
ALLOW FOR ANOTHER 1 TO 2 HOURS OF VERY HEAVY RAIN IN AND AROUND THIS
AREA.  THIS WILL LIKELY CAUSE ROAD WASHOUTS WITH FLOODED CULVERTS AND
SMALL STREAMS.  PLAINFIELD HAS HAD A HISTORY OF FLASH FLOODING AND
RESIDENTS WITHIN THIS AREA SHOULD SEEK HIGHER GROUND AT SIGNS OF
FLOODING.
 
 
 
A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR IS ALREADY
OCCURRING. ACT QUICKLY...YOU MAY HAVE ONLY SECONDS TO SAVE YOURSELF.
MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND AT ONCE. STAY AWAY FROM STREAMS...RIVERS...OR
CREEKS WHICH CAN BECOME KILLERS IN HEAVY RAINS.
 
BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE
THE DANGERS OF FLOODS. IF FLOODING IS OBSERVED...ACT QUICKLY. MOVE TO
HIGHER GROUND TO ESCAPE FLOOD WATERS. DO NOT STAY IN AREAS SUBJECT TO
FLOODING.
 
 
 
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NWS Burlington, VT wrote its last area forecast discussion before this flash flood warning went out at Jun 12, 7:48 PM EDT, 44 minutes earlier.

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BURLINGTON VT
745 PM EDT WED JUN 12 1996

AGAIN...ANOTHER BUSY AFTN WITH PULSE SEVERE AND SOME FLASH FLOODING.

MUCH OF ACTVTY HAS ABATED IN OUR CWA...ALTHOUGH WE/LL HAVE TO WATCH
THE MOHAWK VLY ACTVTY AS IT MOVES TOWARD ESSEX CTY NY THAT WITNESSED
(GROUND TRUTH) 4-5 INCHES OF RAIN AND SAW SOME FLOODING PROBLEMS.

ANY CHGS TO FCST WUD BE BASED ON RDR TRENDS AT THE TIME...BUT WUD
SUPPORT KNOCKING DOWN A CATEGORY TO CHC/SCT POPS FOR CWA.

KRMX 88D CONT OTS SINCE 5/12/96...CONTINUOUS DIAL TO KENX.

DIALING TWO RDRS TO COVER CWA IS CRAZY...THANK GOODNESS KCXX DOME
WAS HOISTED TODAY.

SLW

Flash Flood Warnings in Vermont, 1996Every flash flood warning in 1996

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