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River Flood Warning 14, NWS Burlington, VT

June 30, 2017Chittenden County, Vermont

NWS Burlington, VT issued this river flood warning at Jun 30, 2017, 8:54 AM EDT for Chittenden County, Vermont. It took effect at Jun 30, 2017, 12:05 PM EDT. It was in force for 20 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Jun 30, 2017, 8:54 AM EDT (12:54 UTC)
In effect from: Jun 30, 2017, 12:05 PM EDT
Expired: Jul 1, 2017, 8:20 AM EDT
In force: 20 hr
Issued by: NWS Burlington, VT
Area: Storm-based polygon
Flood severity: Minor

County Chittenden County, VT

The radar

The Burlington radar (KCXX), 9 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 12:53 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The river

Written for the forecast point Winooski River at Essex Junction (ESSV1). The gauge peaked at 14.37 ft at Jun 30, 2017, 9:00 PM EDT.

Action stage: 10 ft
Minor stage: 12 ft
Moderate stage: 15 ft
Major stage: 18 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 04290500, one reading an hour, from a day before the product to a day after it ended. Flood stages are today's.

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this river flood warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Burlington, VT wrote its last area forecast discussion before this river flood warning went out at Jun 30, 7:25 AM EDT, 1 hour 29 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 30, 7:25 AM EDT, 1 hour 29 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 30, 3:40 AM EDT, 5 hours 14 minutes before

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Burlington VT
340 AM EDT Fri Jun 30 2017

NYZ026>031-034-035-087-VTZ001>010-016>018-010745-
Northern St. Lawrence-Northern Franklin-Eastern Clinton-
Southeastern St. Lawrence-Southern Franklin-Western Clinton-
Western Essex-Eastern Essex-Southwestern St. Lawrence-Grand Isle-
Western Franklin-Orleans-Essex-Western Chittenden-Lamoille-Caledonia-
Washington-Western Addison-Orange-Eastern Franklin-
Eastern Chittenden-Eastern Addison-
340 AM EDT Fri Jun 30 2017

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM EDT THIS MORNING THROUGH
LATE SATURDAY NIGHT...

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for northern New York, central
Vermont, northeast Vermont and northwest Vermont.

.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight.

Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the
Internet for more information about the following hazards.

   Flash Flood Watch.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday.

Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the
Internet for more information about the following hazards.

   Flash Flood Watch.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not expected at this time.

VTZ011-012-019-010745-
Western Rutland-Windsor-Eastern Rutland-
340 AM EDT Fri Jun 30 2017

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for southern Vermont.

.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight.

Scattered to numerous showers and thunderstorms will develop during
the afternoon hours. Any thunderstorm will have the potential to
produce locally heavy rain and gusty winds.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday.

Scattered to numerous showers and thunderstorms will develop during
Saturday afternoon. Any thunderstorm will have the potential to
produce locally heavy rain and gusty winds.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not expected at this time.

In the hours before

Local storm report, Jun 30, 6:53 AM EDT, 2 hours 1 minute before

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Local storm report, Jun 30, 6:54 AM EDT, 2 hours before

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Local storm report, Jun 30, 6:55 AM EDT, 1 hour 59 minutes before

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Local storm report, Jun 30, 7:13 AM EDT, 1 hour 41 minutes before

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Local storm report, Jun 30, 7:32 AM EDT, 1 hour 22 minutes before

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Local storm report, Jun 30, 7:35 AM EDT, 1 hour 19 minutes before

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The office that day

Everything else NWS Burlington, VT issued on the same UTC day.

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jun 29, 11:09 PM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	BTV	Chittenden, Franklin, Grand Isle, Lamoille, Washington	3 hr
Jun 30, 2:24 AM EDT	Areal Flood Warning	BTV	Addison, Caledonia, Chittenden, Essex, Grand Isle, Lamoille and 2 more	6 hr
Jun 30, 3:34 AM EDT	Flash Flood Watch	BTV	Addison, Caledonia, Chittenden, Essex, Franklin, Grand Isle and 4 more	47 hr
Jun 30, 5:36 AM EDT	River Flood Warning	BTV	Washington	15 hr
Jun 30, 4:39 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BTV	Addison	51 min
Jun 30, 5:06 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BTV	Addison, Rutland, Windsor	39 min
Jun 29, 9:10 PM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	BTV	Franklin, St. Lawrence	4 hr
Jun 29, 10:15 PM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	BTV	Clinton, Essex, Franklin	4 hr
Jun 30, 3:58 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	BTV	Essex	47 min
Jun 30, 4:14 PM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	BTV	Essex	3 hr

Nearby

River Flood Warnings in Vermont, 2017 Every river flood warning in 2017

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.