Alert archive / Vermont / Flash Flood Warnings in 2012
Flash Flood Warning 1, NWS Burlington, VT
NWS Burlington, VT issued this flash flood warning at May 29, 2012, 2:59 PM EDT for Addison County, Vermont; Essex County, New York. It was in force for 4 hr. 10 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- May 29, 2012, 2:59 PM EDT (18:59 UTC)
- Expired
- May 29, 2012, 7:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 4 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Burlington, VT
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
Counties Essex County, NY, Addison County, VT
The radar
The Burlington radar (KCXX), 66 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:58 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 29, 4:06 PM EDT | FLOOD | Shoreham, VT | FLOODING ON ROUTE 22A. |
| May 29, 4:06 PM EDT | FLASH FLOOD | Shoreham, VT | FLOODING ON ROUTE 22A. |
| May 29, 4:10 PM EDT | FLOOD | Cornwall, VT | ROAD FLOODING ON RTE 30 AND 74 |
| May 29, 4:10 PM EDT | FLASH FLOOD | Cornwall, VT | ROAD FLOODING ON RTE 30 AND 74 |
| May 29, 4:12 PM EDT | FLOOD | Cornwall, VT | CLARK RD... ROUTE 74 AND PORKHILL RD CLOSED DUE TO FLOODING. |
| May 29, 4:12 PM EDT | FLASH FLOOD | Cornwall, VT | CLARK RD... ROUTE 74 AND PORKHILL RD CLOSED DUE TO FLOODING. |
| May 29, 4:39 PM EDT | FLASH FLOOD | Ripton, VT | ROUTE 125 IS FLOODED. |
| May 29, 4:57 PM EDT | FLASH FLOOD | Ripton, VT | NORTH BRANCH ROAD IS FLODDED. |
| May 29, 5:40 PM EDT | HEAVY RAIN 3.5 | Ripton, VT | |
| May 29, 6:43 PM EDT | FLASH FLOOD | Cornwall, VT | ROUTE 30 CLOSED |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Albany, NY (KALY), launched 12:00Z, 7.0 hours before the alert went out and 145 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 1908 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -96 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1026 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 42 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 123 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 141 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.1
- Supercell composite
- 0.7
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
780
WGUS51 KBTV 291859
FFWBTV
NYC031-VTC001-292300-
/O.NEW.KBTV.FF.W.0001.120529T1859Z-120529T2300Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BURLINGTON VT
259 PM EDT TUE MAY 29 2012
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BURLINGTON HAS ISSUED A
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
SOUTHERN ADDISON COUNTY IN CENTRAL VERMONT
SOUTHEASTERN ESSEX COUNTY IN NORTHERN NEW YORK
* UNTIL 700 PM EDT
* AT 254 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
HEAVY RAINFALL CAPABLE OF PRODUCING FLASH FLOODING. SMALL CREEKS
AND STREAMS WILL QUICKLY LEAVE THEIR BANKS. CULVERTS...BRIDGES...
AND ROADSIDE DITCHES WILL BE OVERWHELMED BY WATER...AND ROAD
WASHOUTS ARE LIKELY.
* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
TICONDEROGA...CROWN POINT...BRISTOL AND RIPTON.
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...
STAY AWAY FROM FLOOD WATERS. MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IF YOU ARE
THREATENED BY FLOODING OR ARE DIRECTED BY EMERGENCY OFFICIALS. DO NOT
DRIVE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY...THE ROAD MAY BE
WASHED AWAY BENEATH THE WATER SURFACE...AND IT ONLY TAKES A FEW
INCHES OF FLOWING WATER TO CARRY AWAY YOUR VEHICLE. MOST FLOOD DEATHS
OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES...MAKE THE SMART CHOICE...TURN AROUND...DONT
DROWN.
A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR OCCURRING...
AND IMMEDIATE ACTION MUST BE TAKEN TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY.
&&
LAT...LON 4412 7383 4411 7293 4408 7292 4407 7289
4390 7289 4387 7297 4383 7296 4381 7300
4385 7303 4384 7322 4378 7322 4377 7336
4380 7338 4377 7379
$$
NEILES3 follow-up statements
022
WGUS71 KBTV 292007
FFSBTV
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BURLINGTON VT
407 PM EDT TUE MAY 29 2012
NYC031-VTC001-292300-
/O.CON.KBTV.FF.W.0001.000000T0000Z-120529T2300Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
ESSEX NY-ADDISON VT-
407 PM EDT TUE MAY 29 2012
...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 PM EDT FOR
SOUTHEASTERN ESSEX COUNTY IN NORTHERN NEW YORK...AND SOUTHERN ADDISON
COUNTY IN CENTRAL VERMONT...
SPOTTERS HAVE REPORTED FLASH FLOODING. 22A IN SHOREHAM AND ROUTE 74
JUNCTION WITH 30 IN CORNWALL ARE FLOODED. MOTORISTS SHOULD SEEK
ALTERNATE ROUTES.
LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
MIDDLEBURY...TICONDEROGA...CROWN POINT...BRISTOL AND RIPTON.
RAINFALL RANGING FROM TWO TO FOUR AND A HALF INCHES HAS FALLEN FROM
TICONDEROGA EASTWARD THROUGH SHOREHAM AND OVER TO MIDDLEBURY.
ADDITIONAL RAINFALL IS MOVING INTO THE WARNING AREA. MORE RAIN IS
MOVING TOWARDS RIPTON...GRANVILLE AND HANCOCK. FLASH FLOODING IS
POSSIBLE IN THE HEADWATERS OF THE MIDDLEBURY RIVER AND THE HANCOCK
BRANCH.
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...
STAY AWAY FROM FLOOD WATERS. MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IF YOU ARE
THREATENED BY FLOODING OR ARE DIRECTED BY EMERGENCY OFFICIALS. DO NOT
DRIVE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY...THE ROAD MAY BE
WASHED AWAY BENEATH THE WATER SURFACE...AND IT ONLY TAKES A FEW
INCHES OF FLOWING WATER TO CARRY AWAY YOUR VEHICLE. MOST FLOOD DEATHS
OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES...MAKE THE SMART CHOICE...TURN AROUND...DONT
DROWN.
A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR OCCURRING...
AND IMMEDIATE ACTION MUST BE TAKEN TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY.
&&
LAT...LON 4412 7383 4411 7293 4408 7292 4407 7289
4390 7289 4387 7297 4383 7296 4381 7300
4385 7303 4384 7322 4378 7322 4377 7336
4380 7338 4377 7379
$$
NEILES049
WGUS71 KBTV 292101
FFSBTV
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BURLINGTON VT
501 PM EDT TUE MAY 29 2012
NYC031-VTC001-292300-
/O.CON.KBTV.FF.W.0001.000000T0000Z-120529T2300Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
ESSEX NY-ADDISON VT-
501 PM EDT TUE MAY 29 2012
...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 PM EDT FOR
SOUTHEASTERN ESSEX COUNTY IN NORTHERN NEW YORK...AND SOUTHERN ADDISON
COUNTY IN CENTRAL VERMONT...
SPOTTERS HAVE REPORTED FLASH FLOODING. THERE HAS BEEN FLOODING
REPORTED ON ROUTES 22A...30...74...AND 125.
LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
MIDDLEBURY...TICONDEROGA...CROWN POINT...BRISTOL AND RIPTON.
RAINFALL RANGING FROM THREE TO FIVE AND A HALF INCHES HAS FALLEN
FROM TICONDEROGA EASTWARD THROUGH SHOREHAM AND OVER TO MIDDLEBURY.
ADDITIONAL RAINFALL IS MOVING INTO THE WARNING AREA. MORE RAIN IS
MOVING TOWARDS RIPTON...GRANVILLE AND HANCOCK. FLASH FLOODING IS
POSSIBLE IN THE HEADWATERS OF THE MIDDLEBURY RIVER AND THE HANCOCK
BRANCH.
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...
STAY AWAY FROM FLOOD WATERS. MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IF YOU ARE
THREATENED BY FLOODING OR ARE DIRECTED BY EMERGENCY OFFICIALS. DO NOT
DRIVE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY...THE ROAD MAY BE
WASHED AWAY BENEATH THE WATER SURFACE...AND IT ONLY TAKES A FEW
INCHES OF FLOWING WATER TO CARRY AWAY YOUR VEHICLE. MOST FLOOD DEATHS
OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES...MAKE THE SMART CHOICE...TURN AROUND...DONT
DROWN.
A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR OCCURRING...
AND IMMEDIATE ACTION MUST BE TAKEN TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY.
&&
LAT...LON 4412 7383 4411 7293 4408 7292 4407 7289
4390 7289 4387 7297 4383 7296 4381 7300
4385 7303 4384 7322 4378 7322 4377 7336
4380 7338 4377 7379
$$
NEILES381
WGUS71 KBTV 292308
FFSBTV
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BURLINGTON VT
708 PM EDT TUE MAY 29 2012
NYC031-VTC001-292318-
/O.EXP.KBTV.FF.W.0001.000000T0000Z-120529T2300Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
ESSEX NY-ADDISON VT-
708 PM EDT TUE MAY 29 2012
...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING HAS EXPIRED FOR SOUTHEASTERN ESSEX COUNTY
IN NORTHERN NEW YORK...AND SOUTHERN ADDISON COUNTY IN CENTRAL
VERMONT...
WHILE THE FLASH FLOOD THREAT HAS ENDED...THE HAZARDS CREATED BY
FLOODING WILL REMAIN. STREAMS WILL CONTINUE TO RUN HIGH...AND
ROADS...BRIDGES AND CULVERTS MAY HAVE BEEN WASHED OUT. OBEY ALL ROAD
CLOSURE SIGNS...THEY ARE THERE FOR YOUR SAFETY...AND DO NOT DRIVE
THROUGH DAMAGED AREAS.
LAT...LON 4412 7383 4411 7293 4408 7292 4407 7289
4390 7289 4387 7297 4383 7296 4381 7300
4385 7303 4384 7322 4378 7322 4377 7336
4380 7338 4377 7379
$$
NEILESThe office that day
Everything else NWS Burlington, VT issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 29, 12:00 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BTV | Orange, Windsor | 60 min |
| May 29, 12:06 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BTV | Orange, Windsor | 39 min |
| May 29, 1:12 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BTV | Caledonia, Orange, Washington | 63 min |
| May 29, 1:30 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BTV | Caledonia, Essex, Orange, Washington | 60 min |
| May 29, 2:29 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BTV | Addison, Chittenden, Washington | 41 min |
| May 29, 2:48 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BTV | Franklin, Orleans | 57 min |
| May 29, 4:12 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BTV | Chittenden | 63 min |
| May 29, 4:28 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BTV | Addison, Chittenden | 62 min |
| May 29, 4:46 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BTV | Grand Isle | 29 min |
| May 29, 5:05 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BTV | Chittenden, Franklin, Grand Isle, Lamoille, Orleans | 55 min |
| May 29, 6:26 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BTV | Addison | 64 min |
| May 29, 7:07 AM EDT | Flash Flood Watch | BTV | Addison, Caledonia, Chittenden, Essex, Franklin, Grand Isle and 5 more | 15 hr |
| May 29, 8:52 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BTV | Caledonia, Chittenden, Orange, Washington | 53 min |
| May 29, 9:42 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BTV | Caledonia | 63 min |
| May 29, 9:47 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BTV | Essex | 28 min |
| May 29, 12:56 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BTV | Franklin, Grand Isle | 34 min |
| May 29, 1:29 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BTV | Franklin, Grand Isle, Orleans | 61 min |
| May 29, 1:48 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BTV | Addison, Rutland, Windsor | 57 min |
| May 29, 1:51 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BTV | Addison, Chittenden, Washington | 84 min |
| May 29, 1:56 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BTV | Addison, Rutland | 64 min |
| May 29, 2:18 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BTV | Chittenden, Franklin, Grand Isle | 57 min |
| May 29, 2:18 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | BTV | Franklin, Lamoille, Orleans | 57 min |
| May 29, 2:31 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BTV | Chittenden, Franklin, Lamoille, Washington | 23 min |
| May 29, 2:46 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BTV | Addison, Chittenden, Orange, Rutland, Washington, Windsor | 59 min |
| May 29, 2:50 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | BTV | Caledonia, Franklin, Lamoille, Orleans | 25 min |
| May 29, 3:09 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BTV | Chittenden, Franklin, Grand Isle, Lamoille | 66 min |
| May 29, 3:12 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | BTV | Caledonia, Essex, Lamoille, Orleans | 42 min |
| May 29, 3:28 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | BTV | Addison, Chittenden, Orange, Rutland, Washington, Windsor | 4 hr |
| May 29, 3:30 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BTV | Franklin, Orleans | 30 min |
| May 29, 3:41 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BTV | Addison, Caledonia, Orange, Rutland, Washington, Windsor | 64 min |
| May 29, 3:43 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BTV | Chittenden, Franklin, Grand Isle, Lamoille, Orleans, Washington | 47 min |
| May 29, 4:02 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | BTV | Addison, Orange, Rutland, Washington, Windsor | 29 min |
| May 29, 4:22 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | BTV | Caledonia, Chittenden, Essex, Franklin, Lamoille, Orleans and 1 more | 4 hr |
| May 29, 4:54 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BTV | Orange, Rutland, Windsor | 66 min |
| May 29, 5:41 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BTV | Rutland, Windsor | 2 hr |
| May 29, 6:06 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BTV | Windsor | 24 min |
| May 28, 11:46 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BTV | Essex | 59 min |
| May 29, 12:57 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BTV | Essex, Franklin, St. Lawrence | 63 min |
| May 29, 2:15 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BTV | Essex | 3 hr |
| May 29, 2:39 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BTV | Essex, Franklin, St. Lawrence | 66 min |
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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.