Flash Flood Warning 13, NWS Burlington, VT

Issued

May 27, 2011, 4:07 AM EDT (08:07 UTC)

Expired

May 27, 2011, 7:36 AM EDT

In force

3 hr

Issued by

NWS Burlington, VT

Area

Storm-based polygon

Flood severity

None

Counties Caledonia County, VT, Essex County, VT, Lamoille County, VT, Orange County, VT, Orleans County, VT, Washington County, VT

The Burlington radar (KCXX), 98 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:08 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

151 
WGUS51 KBTV 270807
FFWBTV
VTC005-009-015-017-019-023-271200-
/O.NEW.KBTV.FF.W.0013.110527T0807Z-110527T1200Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BURLINGTON VT
407 AM EDT FRI MAY 27 2011

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BURLINGTON HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
  NORTHERN ORANGE COUNTY IN CENTRAL VERMONT
  WASHINGTON COUNTY IN CENTRAL VERMONT
  CALEDONIA COUNTY IN NORTHEAST VERMONT
  ESSEX COUNTY IN NORTHEAST VERMONT
  ORLEANS COUNTY IN NORTHEAST VERMONT
  EASTERN LAMOILLE COUNTY IN NORTHWEST VERMONT

* UNTIL 800 AM EDT

* AT 402 AM EDT...LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS REPORTED CONTINUED 
  FLASH FLOODING FROM MONTPELIER...TO BARRE...TO DANVILLE...TO ST. 
  JOHNSBURY. ROUTE 2 IN DANVILLE IS CLOSED. ADDITIONAL ROAD WASHOUTS 
  AND CLOSURES HAVE BEEN REPORTED ACROSS CENTRAL AND NORTHEASTERN 
  VERMONT. THIS IS A LIFE THREATENING SITUATION...USE EXTREME 
  CAUTION TRAVELING THIS MORNING. WASHOUTS ALONG SECONDARY ROUTES 
  MAY NOT YET BE MARKED BY LAW ENFORCEMENT SINCE THE FLASH FLOODING 
  HAS TAKEN PLACE AT NIGHT.  

* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE  BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO WOLCOTT...
  WESTMORE...WESTFIELD...WEST BURKE...VICTORY...STANNARD...
  SHEFFIELD...ORLEANS...NORTON...NEWPORT CENTER...NEWPORT...
  MORRISVILLE...MORGAN CENTER...MAIDSTONE...LYNDONVILLE...LOWELL...
  ISLAND POND...HYDE PARK...GREENSBORO...GRANBY...GLOVER...EDEN...
  EAST HAVEN...EAST CHARLESTON...DERBY LINE...DERBY CENTER...
  CRAFTSBURY...COVENTRY...BARTON...ALBANY...EAST HARDWICK...EAST
  ALBANY...WEST GLOVER...WEST CHARLESTON...TROY...SUTTON...MAIDSTONE
  STATE PARK...HOLLAND...EAST BURKE AND BROWNINGTON CENTER

* RAIN IS MOVING OUT OF THE AREA...AND WATER LEVELS SHOULD BEGIN TO 
  RECEDE BY 8 AM. ADDITIONAL SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL 
  REDEVELOP ACROSS CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST VERMONT DURING THE DAYLIGHT 
  HOURS AND ADDITIONAL FLASH FLOODING IS POSSIBLE LATER TODAY. 

IF YOU ENCOUNTER FLOODING...SEEK HIGHER GROUND IMMEDIATELY. WHEN YOU
CAN DO SO SAFELY PLEASE REPORT ANY FLOODING TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE BY CALLING TOLL FREE...1 800 8 6 3 4 2 7 9...OR BY SUBMITTING
A STORM REPORT AT WEATHER.GOV/BURLINGTON.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE
DANGERS OF FLOODING. IF FLASH FLOODING IS OBSERVED ACT QUICKLY. MOVE
UP TO HIGHER GROUND TO ESCAPE FLOOD WATERS. DO NOT STAY IN AREAS
SUBJECT TO FLOODING WHEN WATER BEGINS RISING.

&&

LAT...LON 4502 7149 4499 7153 4495 7151 4475 7162
      4458 7153 4456 7159 4453 7157 4449 7159
      4440 7172 4439 7179 4435 7182 4432 7202
      4428 7206 4414 7206 4408 7219 4400 7242
      4407 7264 4424 7280 4458 7268 4501 7237

$$

BANACOS

738 
WGUS71 KBTV 271136
FFSBTV

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BURLINGTON VT
736 AM EDT FRI MAY 27 2011

VTC005-009-015-017-019-023-271139-
/O.CAN.KBTV.FF.W.0013.000000T0000Z-110527T1200Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
CALEDONIA VT-LAMOILLE VT-ORANGE VT-ORLEANS VT-WASHINGTON VT-ESSEX VT-
736 AM EDT FRI MAY 27 2011

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED FOR WASHINGTON AND
NORTHERN ORANGE COUNTIES IN CENTRAL VERMONT...AND ESSEX...ORLEANS AND
CALEDONIA COUNTIES IN NORTHEAST VERMONT...AND EASTERN LAMOILLE COUNTY
IN NORTHWEST VERMONT...

THE IMMEDIATE THREAT OF FLASH FLOODING HAS ENDED ACROSS CENTRAL AND 
NORTHEAST VERMONT. HOWEVER...A FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT 
THROUGH 4 AM SATURDAY...WITH ADDITIONAL SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS 
EXPECTED TODAY. 

USE CAUTION IF TRAVELING ACROSS CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST VERMONT 
TODAY...AS MANY REPORTS OF FLOODING AND ROAD WASHOUTS WERE RECEIVED 
OVERNIGHT.  

LAT...LON 4502 7149 4499 7153 4495 7151 4475 7162
      4458 7153 4456 7159 4453 7157 4449 7159
      4440 7172 4439 7179 4435 7182 4432 7202
      4428 7206 4414 7206 4408 7219 4400 7242
      4407 7264 4424 7280 4458 7268 4501 7237

$$

BANACOS

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