Flash Flood Warning 65, NWS Burlington, VT

Issued

Apr 1, 1998, 3:20 PM EST (20:20 UTC)

Expired

Apr 2, 1998, 3:30 AM EST

In force

12 hr

Issued by

NWS Burlington, VT

Area

Whole counties

Counties Franklin County, VT, Grand Isle County, VT

The Burlington radar (KCXX), 36 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:24 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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NYC019-031-033-089-VTC017-015-019-005-009-011-013-021-001-020830-
 
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BURLINGTON VT
320 PM EST WED APR 1 1998
 
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BURLINGTON VT HAS EXTENDED
FLOOD WARNINGS EFFECTIVE UNTIL  330 AM EST
FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...
 
IN NORTHERN NEW YORK
 
   ...CLINTON COUNTY...ESSEX COUNTY...FRANKLIN COUNTY
   ...ST. LAWRENCE COUNTY
 
IN VERMONT
 
   ...ORANGE COUNTY...LAMOILLE COUNTY...ORLEANS COUNTY...CALEDONIA
   COUNTY...ESSEX COUNTY...FRANKLIN COUNTY...GRAND ISLE COUNTY...
   RUTLAND COUNTY...ADDISON COUNTY
 
RIVERS REMAIN AT OR ABOVE BANKFULL IN THE WARNING AREAS. A BAND OF
MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN IS MOVING ACROSS THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON. THIS
WILL RESULT IN A QUARTER TO A HALF INCH OF RAIN THROUGH THIS EVENING.
ADDITIONAL RAINFALL WILL OCCUR TONIGHT AND THURSDAY.  THIS WILL RESULT
IN RIVERS REMAINING STEADY OR RISING OVERNIGHT AND THURSDAY.
 
ALONG THE LAKE CHAMPLAIN SHORE...THE LEVEL OF THE LAKE CONTINUES TO RISE
AND IS NOW NEARING THE 101 FOOT MARK...AT WHICH TIME SIGNIFICANT
FLOODING BEGINS TO OCCUR.  ADDITIONAL RUNOFF FROM RIVERS AND
PRECIPITATION OVER THE NEXT 24-48 HOURS WILL CAUSE THE LAKE LEVEL TO
RISE ABOVE THE 101 FOOT MARK.  SHORELINE ROADS...ESPECIALLY ROUTES
125...78...2...AND 36 WILL BE AFFECTED BY THE HIGH WATER AND POSSIBLY
DEBRIS FROM THE LAKE.
 
A FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR CHITTENDEN...WASHINGTON AND WINDSOR
COUNTIES IN VERMONT THROUGH THURSDAY.
 
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.
 
MCGILL

NWS Burlington, VT wrote its last area forecast discussion before this flash flood warning went out at Apr 1, 1:40 PM EST, 1 hour 40 minutes earlier.

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BURLINGTON VT
140 PM EST WED APR 1 1998

BAND OF PCPN SLWLY MVG INTO FA ATTM.  PCPN LOOKS TO BE FAIRLY HVY
WITH WDSPRD >35 DBZ.  YTR HAD TSTM CPL HRS AGO SO EMBEDDED THUNDER A
GOOD PSBLTY.

LOOKS LIKE A BRK OF A CPL/THREE HRS THIS EVE BHND BAND OF PCPN WHR
SKIES MAY EVEN GO SCT.  AS UPR LOW DRIFTS CLSR TO FA LTR THIS EVE
PCPN WL RTN.  ETA SNDGS SHW A LOT OF PCPN AT MSS BUT LESSER AMTS
ELSEWHERE.  FLOODING WL CONT.

UPR LOW/VORT MAX DRIFTS ACRS FA DURING THURS KEEPING SHWRS ARND.
COLDER AIR SEEPS IN OVRNGT THURS AND ANY PCPN LEFT ON FRI CUD BE IN
THE FORM OF SNW...ESP ACRS THE N.

FWC TEMPS LOOK OK TDY...TOO HIGH TMRW...OK TMRW NGT/THU.

TO ALB: WL XTND ALL CURRENT FLD WRNGS.  NO NEED TO KEEP FFA GOING IN
THOSE CNTIES THAT HV WNRGS.  CAN KEEP FFA FOR VTZ005-008-012.  CALL
IF YOU WANT TO HASH OUT THINGS.

MCGILL

Flash Flood Warnings in Vermont, 1998Every flash flood warning in 1998

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.