Flash Flood Warning 42, NWS Burlington, VT

Issued

Mar 31, 1998, 3:01 AM EST (08:01 UTC)

Expired

Mar 31, 1998, 3:00 PM EST

In force

12 hr

Issued by

NWS Burlington, VT

Area

Whole counties

County Essex County, VT

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TTAA00 KBTV 310803 RRA
FFWBTV
VTC009-312000-
 
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BURLINGTON VT
301 AM EST TUE MAR 31 1998
 
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BURLINGTON VT HAS ISSUED A
FLOOD WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL  300 PM EST
FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATION...
 
IN NORTHEAST VERMONT
 
   ...ESSEX COUNTY
 
LOCALLY HEAVY SHOWERS RESULTING IN 1/2 TO 1 INCH OF RAIN TONIGHT
COMBINED WITH MASSIVE SNOWMELT HAS RESULTED IN RAPID RISES IN
WATER LEVELS OF STREAMS AND SMALL RIVERS IN ESSEX COUNTY.
 
THE VERMONT HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT REPORTED THAT ROUTE 114 FROM ISLAND
POND TO NORTON TO CANAAN WAS CLOSED DUE TO WATER ON THE ROAD.
 
THERE IS THE CONTINUED THREAT OF LOCALLY HEAVY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
THROUGH TODAY.
 
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
FLOODI\NG.
 
 
 
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NWS Burlington, VT wrote its last area forecast discussion before this flash flood warning went out at Mar 30, 7:15 PM EST, 7 hours 46 minutes earlier.

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BURLINGTON VT
715 PM EST MON MAR 30 1998

DISC...A PLETHORA OF SHORT FUSED WARNINGS ISSUED THE LAST FEW HRS.
VERIFIED WARNING IN FRANKLIN COUNTY VERMONT WITH GOLFBALL SIZED HAIL
ALONG WITH MAX VILS OF 55-59. ALSO MANY RIVERS ABOVE FLOOD STAGE DUE
MAINLY TO MASSIVE SNOWMELT LAST FEW DAYS.

MOST CONVECTION UP NEAR CANADIAN BORDER IN MAIN AXIS OF 700 MB
THETA-E RIDGE...ALTHO DISTINCT CUTOFF JUST DOWNWIND OF LAKE ONTARIO
WHERE COLD WATER IS SQUELCHING ANY STORMS.  LUCKILY THIS IS SPARING
MUCH OF SRN 2/3RDS VERMONT AND ADJACENT NY MORE RAIN.

EYEING LEFTOVER TRAINING SHOWERS FROM DEVELOPING MCC IN SE ONTARIO.
THIS IS ALSO FOLLOWING THETA-E RIDGE AND COULD TRACK INTO XTRME NRN
NY AND VT WITH MORE RAIN...WHICH COULD BE A DISASTEROUS SITUATION
SINCE THERE HAVE ALREADY BEEN SOME EVACUATIONS ALONG THE SALMON
RIVER NEAR MALONE.

ALBANY...FORECAST LOOKS GOOD WHERE IT IS...WITH LOWEST POPS ACROSS
SOUTHERN SECTIONS...AND KEEPING MENTION OF RAIN/T-STORMS IN THE
NORTH.

BASIL

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