Flash Flood Warning 2, NWS Burlington, VT

Issued

Jan 24, 1999, 9:50 AM EST (14:50 UTC)

Expired

Jan 24, 1999, 6:50 PM EST

In force

9 hr

Issued by

NWS Burlington, VT

Area

Whole counties

County Rutland County, VT

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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BURLINGTON VT
950 AM EST SUN JAN 24 1999

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BURLINGTON HAS ISSUED A

* FLOOD WARNING FOR...
  CHITTENDEN COUNTY IN NORTHWESTERN VERMONT
  ADDISON COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL VERMONT
  WASHINGTON COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL VERMONT
  RUTLAND COUNTY IN SOUTHWESTERN VERMONT

* UNTIL 650 PM EST

* AT 950 AM EST...RAIN AND MELTING SNOW HAVE BROUGHT MANY OF THE
  SMALL STREAMS AND RIVERS TO BANKFUL. THE BROWNS RIVER IS REPORTEDLY
  WITHIN A FOOT OF BANKFUL ALONG ROUTE 128 IN WESTFORD AND STILL
  RISING. THE NEW HAVEN IS RUNNING VERY HIGH AND STILL COMING UP...
  BUT NOT OVER ITS BANK AS OF 950 AM. THE MAD RIVER IS STILL
  CLOGGED WITH ICE AND AT BANKFUL AT WARREN...AN ICE JAM MAY FORM
  DURING THE LATE MORNING HOURS. THE OTTER CREEK IS RISING AS WELL
  AND SHOULD LEAVE ITS BANKS BY EARLY THIS AFTERNOON.

DO NOT 6DRIVE ACROSS FLOODED ROADS. MOST FLASH FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN
AUTOMOBILES.

DIGIORGI


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NWS Burlington, VT wrote its last area forecast discussion before this flash flood warning went out at Jan 24, 1:30 AM EST, 8 hours 20 minutes earlier.

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BURLINGTON VT
130 AM EST SUN JAN 24 1999

CD FNT WL ROLL ACRS FA THIS MRNG.  TIMING LOOKS LIKE JUST BFR 12Z ST
LAW VLY...14-15Z CHMPLN VLY...AND 16-17Z CT VLY.  PCPN WL SHUT OFF
PRETTY QUICKLY BHND FNT...BUT MTN ZNS MAY SEE SCT -SHRA CHGG TO
-SHSN THIS AFTN AS COLDER AIR SWEEPS IN.

SNOWMELT IS IN FULL GEAR ACRS NRN NY AND CHMPLN VLY BUT TEMPS E OF
GRN MTNS STL IN 30S SO NOT AS MUCH HAPPENING THERE.  WHILE PCPN
TOTALS WL PRBLY BE ARND 0.50-0.75 INCHES THERE WILL BE ENUF SNOWMELT
TO RAISE RIVER LVLS AND PSBLY LEAD TO ICE JAMS.  WL MAINTAIN FLD
WTCH.

CLDS WL STICK ARND FA TNT AND INTO TMRW.  LOOKS LIKE A CHC OF FLRYS
IN THE VLYS AND FLRYS/-SHSN IN MTNS AS CPL OF SFC TROFS MV THRU.
HIGH PRES BEGINS BUILDING IN LTR TMRW WITH CLRG IN ST LAW VLY LTR
TMRW AFTN.

FOR HIGHS TDY IT WL BE BEST TO ADVERTISE ERLY HIGHS (BASED ON TEMPS
AT ISSUANCE TIME) NR 50 OR 45-50 WITH TEMPS FALLING INTO THE UPR 30S
(LWR-MID 30S NRN ADRNDCKS) THIS AFTN.  FWC TEMPS TNT/TMRW LOOK OK
BASED ON TEMPS OVR MID WEST.

MCGILL

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