Alert archive / Vermont / Flash Flood Warnings in 2013
Flash Flood Warning 21, NWS Burlington, VT
NWS Burlington, VT issued this flash flood warning at Jul 4, 2013, 4:19 PM EDT for 5 counties in Vermont. It was in force for 6 hr. 2 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
- Jul 4, 2013, 4:19 PM EDT (20:19 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 4, 2013, 10:15 PM EDT
- In force
- 6 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Burlington, VT
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
Counties Addison County, VT, Chittenden County, VT, Lamoille County, VT, Orange County, VT, Washington County, VT
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 4, 4:33 PM EDT | FLASH FLOOD | 2 Ssw Richmond, VT | HUNTINGTON ROAD WASHED OUT |
| Jul 4, 6:15 PM EDT | FLASH FLOOD | Waterbury, VT | VT STATE POLICE REPORTS SEVERAL ROADS IN WATERBURY HAVE WATER COVERING THEM...INCLUDING BLUSHVILLE ROAD...STOWE ROAD...AND HUBBARD ROAD. |
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, 8.3 hours before the alert went out and 187 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
- 287 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -60 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 849 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 35 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 46 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 116 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.2
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
606
WGUS51 KBTV 042019
FFWBTV
VTC001-007-015-017-023-050215-
/O.NEW.KBTV.FF.W.0021.130704T2019Z-130705T0215Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BURLINGTON VT
419 PM EDT THU JUL 4 2013
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BURLINGTON HAS ISSUED A
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
SOUTH CENTRAL LAMOILLE COUNTY IN NORTHWEST VERMONT...
WEST CENTRAL ORANGE COUNTY IN CENTRAL VERMONT...
WESTERN WASHINGTON COUNTY IN CENTRAL VERMONT...
SOUTHEASTERN CHITTENDEN COUNTY IN NORTHWEST VERMONT...
NORTHEASTERN ADDISON COUNTY IN CENTRAL VERMONT...
* UNTIL 1015 PM EDT.
* AT 406 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
HEAVY RAINFALL CAPABLE OF PRODUCING FLASH FLOODING. THUNDERSTORMS
PRODUCING HEAVY DOWNPOURS WERE MOVING OVER SOUTHERN CHITTENDEN
COUNTY...AND ADDITIONAL THUNDERSTORMS WERE EXPECTED TO MOVE INTO
ADDISON COUNTY. SEVERAL LOCATIONS IN THE WARNED AREA HAVE ALREADY
EXPERIENCED FLASH FLOODING YESTERDAY. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL WILL
LIKELY TRIGGER RENEWED FLASH FLOODING. SMALL CREEKS
AND STREAMS WILL QUICKLY LEAVE THEIR BANKS. CULVERTS AND ROADSIDE
DITCHES WILL BE OVERWHELMED BY WATER. ROAD WASHOUTS ARE POSSIBLE...
ESPECIALLY ON BACK ROADS AND UNPAVED SURFACES.
* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO...
IRASVILLE...HINESBURG...HUNTINGTON...EAST WARREN...SOUTH
LINCOLN...NORTHFIELD...MORETOWN.
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 4443 7267 4414 7261 4404 7257 4402 7263
4395 7282 4401 7313 4418 7317 4436 7316
4438 7305 4441 7284
$$
LOCONTO2 follow-up statements
973
WGUS71 KBTV 042207
FFSBTV
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BURLINGTON VT
607 PM EDT THU JUL 4 2013
VTC001-007-015-017-023-050215-
/O.CON.KBTV.FF.W.0021.000000T0000Z-130705T0215Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
LAMOILLE VT-ORANGE VT-WASHINGTON VT-CHITTENDEN VT-ADDISON VT-
607 PM EDT THU JUL 4 2013
...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1015 PM EDT FOR
NORTHEASTERN ADDISON...SOUTHEASTERN CHITTENDEN...WESTERN
WASHINGTON...WEST CENTRAL ORANGE AND SOUTH CENTRAL LAMOILLE
COUNTIES...
AT 602 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE HEAVY RAINFALL CAPABLE OF PRODUCING FLASH FLOODING. STRONG
THUNDERSTORMS WERE PRODUCING LOCALLY HEAVY DOWNPOURS IN EASTERN
ADDISON AND SOUTHERN WASHINGTON COUNTIES. RENEWED FLASH FLOODING
REMAINS POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY IN AREAS THAT EXPERIENCED FLASH
FLOODING YESTERDAY IN PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN CHITTENDEN AND SOUTHERN
WASHINGTON COUNTIES. SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS WILL QUICKLY LEAVE
THEIR BANKS. CULVERTS AND ROADSIDE DITCHES WILL BE OVERWHELMED BY
WATER. ROAD WASHOUTS ARE POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY ON BACK ROADS AND
UNPAVED SURFACES.
LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO...
HUNTINGTON...HINESBURG...SOUTH LINCOLN...WATERBURY...WEST
BROOKFIELD...NORTHFIELD...MORETOWN.
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 4443 7267 4414 7261 4404 7257 4402 7263
4395 7282 4401 7313 4418 7317 4436 7316
4438 7305 4441 7284
$$
LOCONTO821
WGUS71 KBTV 042357
FFSBTV
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BURLINGTON VT
757 PM EDT THU JUL 4 2013
VTC001-007-015-017-023-050005-
/O.CAN.KBTV.FF.W.0021.000000T0000Z-130705T0215Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
LAMOILLE VT-ORANGE VT-WASHINGTON VT-CHITTENDEN VT-ADDISON VT-
757 PM EDT THU JUL 4 2013
...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED FOR NORTHEASTERN
ADDISON...SOUTHEASTERN CHITTENDEN...WESTERN WASHINGTON...WEST CENTRAL
ORANGE AND SOUTH CENTRAL LAMOILLE COUNTIES...
HEAVY RAINFALL AND THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING FLASH FLOODING
HAVE EXITED THE WARNED AREA. THEREFORE...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING
WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE.
WHILE THE FLASH FLOOD THREAT HAS ENDED...THE HAZARDS CREATED BY
FLOODING WILL REMAIN. SEVERAL ROADS HAVE BEEN CLOSED OR WASHED OUT
DUE TO FLASH FLOODING...ESPECIALLY IN THE WATERBURY AREA. STREAMS
WILL CONTINUE TO RUN HIGH...AND 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 4443 7267 4414 7261 4404 7257 4402 7263
4395 7282 4401 7313 4418 7317 4436 7316
4438 7305 4441 7284
$$
LOCONTOThe office that day
Everything else NWS Burlington, VT issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 3, 8:44 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BTV | Addison, Orange | 61 min |
| Jul 3, 9:21 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | BTV | Addison, Washington | 4 hr |
| Jul 3, 10:32 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BTV | Orange | 58 min |
| Jul 3, 10:50 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | BTV | Addison, Orange, Washington | 4 hr |
| Jul 4, 3:25 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | BTV | Washington | 4 hr |
| Jul 4, 12:31 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BTV | Grand Isle | 59 min |
| Jul 4, 1:53 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BTV | Addison | 52 min |
| Jul 4, 2:03 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BTV | Chittenden, Franklin, Grand Isle | 57 min |
| Jul 4, 2:21 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BTV | Caledonia, Essex, Lamoille, Orleans | 84 min |
| Jul 4, 2:50 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BTV | Washington | 55 min |
| Jul 4, 3:03 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | BTV | Chittenden, Franklin, Lamoille, Washington | 6 hr |
| Jul 4, 3:35 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BTV | Caledonia, Chittenden, Lamoille, Orleans, Washington | 55 min |
| Jul 4, 5:10 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | BTV | Caledonia, Lamoille, Orange, Orleans, Washington | 5 hr |
| Jul 4, 5:43 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BTV | Orange, Washington | 62 min |
| Jul 4, 7:24 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BTV | Windsor | 66 min |
| Jul 4, 7:36 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BTV | Windsor | 54 min |
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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.