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River Flood Warning 35, NWS Burlington, VT

November 1, 2019Franklin County, Vermont

NWS Burlington, VT issued this river flood warning at Nov 1, 2019, 7:25 AM EDT for Franklin County, Vermont. It took effect at Nov 1, 2019, 12:36 PM EDT. It was in force for 18 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Nov 1, 2019, 7:25 AM EDT (11:25 UTC)
In effect from: Nov 1, 2019, 12:36 PM EDT
Expired: Nov 2, 2019, 6:15 AM EDT
In force: 18 hr
Issued by: NWS Burlington, VT
Area: Storm-based polygon
Flood severity: Minor

County Franklin County, VT

The radar

The Burlington radar (KCXX), 44 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 11:25 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The river

Written for the forecast point Missisquoi River at Swanton (SWAV1). The gauge peaked at 9.46 ft at Nov 1, 2019, 7:00 PM EDT.

Action stage: 6 ft
Minor stage: 8 ft
Moderate stage: 9 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 04294000, 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 Nov 1, 4:38 AM EDT, 2 hours 47 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Nov 1, 4:38 AM EDT, 2 hours 47 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Nov 1, 3:32 AM EDT, 3 hours 53 minutes before

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In the hours before

Local storm report, Nov 1, 5:57 AM EDT, 1 hour 28 minutes before

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Local storm report, Nov 1, 6:24 AM EDT, 1 hour 1 minute before

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Local storm report, Nov 1, 6:26 AM EDT, 59 minutes before

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Local storm report, Nov 1, 6:30 AM EDT, 55 minutes before

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Local storm report, Nov 1, 6:52 AM EDT, 33 minutes before

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Local storm report, Nov 1, 7:09 AM EDT, 16 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
Oct 31, 8:33 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	BTV	Addison, Chittenden	42 min
Oct 31, 9:17 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	BTV	Addison, Chittenden, Lamoille, Washington	43 min
Oct 31, 10:09 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	BTV	Addison, Caledonia, Essex, Lamoille, Orange, Orleans and 1 more	66 min
Oct 31, 11:21 PM EDT	Areal Flood Warning	BTV	Addison, Chittenden, Franklin, Grand Isle, Lamoille, Orleans and 2 more	12 hr
Oct 31, 11:46 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	BTV	Addison, Washington	59 min
Nov 1, 12:20 AM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	BTV	Chittenden, Franklin, Lamoille, Orleans	3 hr
Nov 1, 12:28 AM EDT	River Flood Warning	BTV	Orleans	24 hr
Nov 1, 12:28 AM EDT	River Flood Warning	BTV	Franklin	40 hr
Nov 1, 12:49 AM EDT	Areal Flood Warning	BTV	Caledonia, Essex, Lamoille, Orange, Orleans, Washington	12 hr
Nov 1, 1:11 AM EDT	Areal Flood Warning	BTV	Addison, Orange, Rutland, Washington, Windsor	9 hr
Nov 1, 1:26 AM EDT	River Flood Warning	BTV	Lamoille	21 hr
Nov 1, 2:01 AM EDT	River Flood Warning	BTV	Washington	8 hr
Nov 1, 2:01 AM EDT	River Flood Warning	BTV	Chittenden	28 hr
Nov 1, 2:38 AM EDT	River Flood Warning	BTV	Lamoille	32 hr
Nov 1, 2:38 AM EDT	River Flood Warning	BTV	Orleans	38 hr
Nov 1, 3:50 AM EDT	River Flood Warning	BTV	Washington	9 hr
Nov 1, 11:05 AM EDT	Areal Flood Warning	BTV	Addison, Chittenden, Franklin, Grand Isle, Lamoille, Orleans and 2 more	115 min
Nov 1, 12:33 AM EDT	River Flood Warning	BTV	Clinton, Essex	19 hr

Nearby

River Flood Warnings in Vermont, 2019 Every river flood warning in 2019

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.