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Flash Flood Warning 1, NWS Burlington, VT

August 26, 20214 counties in Vermont

NWS Burlington, VT issued this flash flood warning at Aug 26, 2021, 6:47 PM EDT for 4 counties in Vermont. It was in force for 4 hr. 1 report 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
Aug 26, 2021, 6:47 PM EDT (22:47 UTC)
Expired
Aug 26, 2021, 10:45 PM EDT
In force
4 hr
Issued by
NWS Burlington, VT
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
None

Counties Addison County, VT, Orange County, VT, Washington County, VT, Windsor County, VT

The radar

The Burlington radar (KCXX), 62 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:49 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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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

TimeReportWhereRemark
Aug 26, 8:00 PM EDTFLASH FLOOD2 W Granville, VTTEXAS FALLS ROAD WASHOUT NEAR TEXAS GAP.

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, 10.8 hours before the alert went out and 162 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Albany, NY at 12:00Z on 2021-08-26Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 467 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Albany, NY at 12:00Z on 2021-08-26The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 46 square meters per square second.1939Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
467 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-115 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1073 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
15 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
46 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
32 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

500 
WGUS51 KBTV 262247
FFWBTV
VTC001-017-023-027-270245-
/O.NEW.KBTV.FF.W.0001.210826T2247Z-210827T0245Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Burlington VT
647 PM EDT Thu Aug 26 2021

The National Weather Service in Burlington has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for...
  East Central Addison County in central Vermont...
  West Central Orange County in central Vermont...
  Southern Washington County in central Vermont...
  Northwestern Windsor County in southern Vermont...

* Until 1045 PM EDT.

* At 647 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing 
  heavy rain across the warned area. Between 2 and 2.5 inches of 
  rain have fallen. The expected rainfall rate is 0.5 to 1 inch in 1 
  hour. Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 2 inches are possible in 
  the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin 
  shortly.

  HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.

  SOURCE...Radar.

  IMPACT...Flash flooding of small creeks and streams, urban
           areas, highways, streets and underpasses as well as
           other poor drainage and low-lying areas.

* Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
  East Middlebury, Granville, Hancock, Ripton, Rochester, Warren, 
  Lincoln, Braintree, Roxbury, Salisbury, Lower Granville, Alpine 
  Village, Bread Loaf, East Granville and West Braintree.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood 
deaths occur in vehicles.

&&

LAT...LON 4407 7299 4407 7282 4403 7272 4395 7270
      4390 7274 4389 7280 4391 7293 4393 7301
      4395 7308 4399 7308 4406 7301

FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED
EXPECTED RAINFALL...0.5-1 INCH IN 1 HOUR

$$
2 follow-up statements
011 
WGUS71 KBTV 270006
FFSBTV

Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Burlington VT
806 PM EDT Thu Aug 26 2021

VTC001-017-023-027-270245-
/O.CON.KBTV.FF.W.0001.000000T0000Z-210827T0245Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Addison VT-Orange VT-Washington VT-Windsor VT-
806 PM EDT Thu Aug 26 2021

...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1045 PM EDT THIS 
EVENING FOR EAST CENTRAL ADDISON, WEST CENTRAL ORANGE, SOUTHERN 
WASHINGTON AND NORTHWESTERN WINDSOR COUNTIES...

At 806 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy 
rain across the warned area. Between 2 and 5 inches of rain have 
fallen. Additional rainfall amounts of 0.25 to 0.75 inches are 
possible in the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected 
to begin shortly.

HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.

SOURCE...Radar.

IMPACT...Flash flooding of small creeks and streams, urban areas,
         highways, streets and underpasses as well as other poor
         drainage and low-lying areas.

Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
  East Middlebury, Granville, Hancock, Ripton, Rochester, Warren, 
  Lincoln, Braintree, Roxbury, Salisbury, Lower Granville, Alpine 
  Village, Bread Loaf, East Granville and West Braintree.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood 
deaths occur in vehicles.

Be especially cautious at night when it is harder to recognize the 
dangers of flooding.

&&

LAT...LON 4407 7299 4407 7282 4403 7272 4395 7270
      4390 7274 4389 7280 4391 7293 4393 7301
      4395 7308 4399 7308 4406 7301

FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED

$$
804 
WGUS71 KBTV 270240
FFSBTV

Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Burlington VT
1040 PM EDT Thu Aug 26 2021

VTC001-017-023-027-270250-
/O.EXP.KBTV.FF.W.0001.000000T0000Z-210827T0245Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Addison VT-Orange VT-Washington VT-Windsor VT-
1040 PM EDT Thu Aug 26 2021

...FLASH FLOOD WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 1045 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR 
EAST CENTRAL ADDISON, WEST CENTRAL ORANGE, SOUTHERN WASHINGTON AND 
NORTHWESTERN WINDSOR COUNTIES...

The heavy rain has ended. Flooding is no longer expected to pose a 
threat. Please continue to heed remaining road closures.

LAT...LON 4407 7299 4407 7282 4403 7272 4395 7270
      4390 7274 4389 7280 4391 7293 4393 7301
      4395 7308 4399 7308 4406 7301

$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Aug 26, 3:36 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementBTVAddison24 min
Aug 26, 4:53 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementBTVAddison37 min
Aug 26, 5:02 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBTVAddison, Orange, Washington, Windsor58 min
Aug 26, 5:59 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementBTVAddison31 min
Aug 26, 6:32 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementBTVAddison28 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.