Flash Flood Warning 17, NWS Burlington, VT

Issued

Jul 16, 1997, 4:09 AM EDT (08:09 UTC)

Expired

Jul 16, 1997, 10:00 AM EDT

In force

6 hr

Issued by

NWS Burlington, VT

Area

Whole counties

Counties Caledonia County, VT, Orange County, VT, Washington County, VT

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TTAA00 KBTV 160813
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VTC017-015-019-023-005-009-011-161400-
 
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BURLINGTON VT
409 AM EDT WED JUL 16 1997
 
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BURLINGTON VT HAS ISSUED A
FLOOD WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 1000 AM EDT
FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...
 
IN EAST CENTRAL VERMONT
 
   ...ORANGE COUNTY
 
IN NORTH CENTRAL VERMONT
 
   ...LAMOILLE COUNTY...ORLEANS COUNTY...WASHINGTON COUNTY
 
IN NORTHEAST VERMONT
 
   ...CALEDONIA COUNTY...ESSEX COUNTY
 
IN NORTHWEST VERMONT
 
   ...FRANKLIN COUNTY
 
FLOOD WARNINGS HAVE BEEN EXTENDED INTO THE MORNING HOURS. ALTHOUGH
FLOODING CONTINUES TO DIMINISH ACROSS NORTHERN VERMONT AND MOST RIVERS
ARE SLOWLY DECLINING...LEVELS REMAINED NEAR FLOOD STAGE.
 
THERE IS STILL THE THREAT OF SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TODAY
IN THE WARNED AREA. ALTHOUGH THE RAINFALL IS NOT EXPECTED TO BE ENOUGH
TO CAUSE NEW FLOODING...ANY ADDED RAIN WILL PREVENT RIVERS AND STREAMS
FROM RECEDING AS THE GROUND REMAINS SATURATED.
 
DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE
ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO
CROSS SAFELY. VEHICLES CAUGHT IN RISING WATER $SHOULD BE ABANDONED
QUICKLY. YOU SHOULD MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND.
 
SCHIESSER

NWS Burlington, VT wrote its last area forecast discussion before this flash flood warning went out at Jul 16, 3:49 AM EDT, 20 minutes earlier.

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BURLINGTON VT
330 AM EDT WED JUL 16 1997

COORD WITH ALB.  FFA WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE WITH THIS PACKAGE.
THREAT OF ADDITIONAL FLOODING DECREASING AS PCPN DIMINISHES...BUT
RIVERS/STREAMS IN MUCH OF NRN VT STILL NEAR FLOOD STAGE...SO SOME
FLOOD WARNINGS WILL NEED TO BE EXTENDED.

BACKDOOR FNT STALLED OUT IN WRN VT WL RETREAT EWRD THIS AM.
MEANWHILE...CDFNT MOVG INTO WRN NY ATTM MARKING EDGE OF SOMEWHAT
DRIER AIR WL TRAVERSE FA DURING TDA.  WITH THESE BNDRYS TO CONTEND
WITH AND LLVL MSTR STILL ABUNDANT ALG WITH MARGINAL INSTABILITY...
WOULD KEEP IN MENTION OF SCT TSRA FOR ALL ZONES XCP ST LWR VLY.  AS
SOMEWHAT DRIER AND MORE STABLE AIR ADVECTS INTO RGN TDA...THREAT WL
DECREASE FROM WEST TO EAST.

MODELS DIFFER ON THURS SOLUTION...WITH ETA MUCH MORE VOLATILE THAN
NGM.  WITH UPSTREAM BEING NRN MIDWEST/GRTLKS...AREA TARGETED BY SPC
FOR SLITE RISK TDA...WOULD EXPECT NORTHEAST TO BE IN SIMILAR
SITUATION THURS.  SERIES OF SHRTWVS ALG WITH INCRG MID LVL JET AND
MDT INSTABILITY WL RESULT IN CHC TSRA...WITH POTENTIAL FOR STG WNDS.

FWC TEMPS REASONABLE.

RJS

Flash Flood Warnings in Vermont, 1997Every flash flood warning in 1997

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