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River Flood Warning 21, NWS Albany, NY

July 30, 2009Bennington County, Vermont

NWS Albany, NY issued this river flood warning at Jul 30, 2009, 1:39 AM EDT for Bennington County, Vermont. It took effect at Jul 30, 2009, 3:12 AM EDT. It was in force for 3 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Jul 30, 2009, 1:39 AM EDT (05:39 UTC)
In effect from: Jul 30, 2009, 3:12 AM EDT
Expired: Jul 30, 2009, 6:00 AM EDT
In force: 3 hr
Issued by: NWS Albany, NY
Flood severity: Minor

County Bennington County, VT

The radar

The Albany radar (KENX), 94 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 05:40 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

The river

Written for the forecast point Walloomsac River near North Bennington (BNTV1). The gauge peaked at 6.26 ft at Jul 30, 2009, 2:00 AM EDT.

Action stage: 6 ft
Minor stage: 7 ft
Moderate stage: 9 ft
Major stage: 11 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 01334000, one reading an hour, from a day before the product to a day after it ended. Flood stages are today's.

The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

000 
WGUS41 KALY 300539
FLWALY
 
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLOOD WARNING 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY 
139 AM EDT THU JUL 30 2009

VTC003-301739-
/O.NEW.KALY.FL.W.0021.090730T0712Z-090730T2344Z/
/BNTV1.1.ER.090730T0712Z.090730T1500Z.090730T1744Z.NO/
139 AM EDT THU JUL 30 2009

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBANY HAS ISSUED A 

* FLOOD WARNING FOR 
  THE WALLOOMSAC RIVER AT BENNINGTON.
* FROM EARLY THIS MORNING UNTIL THIS EVENING.
* AT 1 AM THURSDAY THE STAGE WAS...6.1 FEET. 
* MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. 
* FLOOD STAGE IS 7 FEET. 
* FORECAST...THE RIVER IS FORECAST TO REACH FLOOD STAGE BY 3 AM 
  THURSDAY AND FORECAST TO CONTINUE TO RISE TO NEAR 7.6 FEET AROUND 
  11 AM THURSDAY. THE RIVER IS FORECAST TO FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE 
  AFTER 1 PM THURSDAY.
* IMPACT...AT 7 FEET...WATER STARTS TO FLOOD LOWLANDS NEAR THE PAPER
  MILL VILLAGE.

&& 
 
                  FLD   OBSERVED              FORECAST
                                      2 AM  8 AM  2 PM  8 PM  2 AM
LOCATION         STG   STG DAY TIME   FRI   FRI   FRI   FRI   SAT

SOUTHERN VERMONT
  BENNINGTON    7.0    6.1 THU 01 AM   6.5   7.5   6.9   5.0   4.1

$$

1 follow-up statement

000 
WGUS81 KALY 301000
FLSALY
 
FLOOD STATEMENT 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY 
600 AM EDT THU JUL 30 2009

VTC003-301030-
/O.CAN.KALY.FL.W.0021.000000T0000Z-090730T2344Z/
/BNTV1.N.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.NO/
600 AM EDT THU JUL 30 2009

THE FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR
  THE WALLOOMSAC RIVER AT BENNINGTON.
* AT 5 AM THURSDAY THE STAGE WAS 5.8 FEET...AND FALLING. 
* FLOOD STAGE IS 7 FEET. 
* IMPACT...AT 7 FEET...WATER STARTS TO FLOOD NEAR THE PAPER MILL 
  VILLAGE.

&& 
 
                  FLD   OBSERVED              FORECAST
                                      8 AM  2 PM  8 PM  2 AM  8 AM
LOCATION         STG   STG DAY TIME   THU   THU   THU   FRI   FRI

SOUTHERN VERMONT
  BENNINGTON    7.0    5.8 THU 05 AM   5.1   4.2   3.8   3.5   3.3

$$

The office that day

Everything else NWS Albany, NY issued on the same UTC day.

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jul 29, 11:15 PM EDT	River Flood Warning	ALY	Bennington	15 hr
Jul 30, 3:37 PM EDT	Flash Flood Watch	ALY	Bennington, Windham	28 hr

Nearby

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Sources

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