Alert archive / Vermont / Flash Flood Watches in 2021
Flash Flood Watch 2, NWS Burlington, VT
NWS Burlington, VT issued this flash flood watch at Aug 1, 2021, 3:53 AM EDT for Orange County, Rutland County, Vermont. It took effect at Aug 1, 2021, 2:00 PM EDT. It was in force for 8 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Aug 1, 2021, 3:53 AM EDT (07:53 UTC)
- In effect from
- Aug 1, 2021, 2:00 PM EDT
- Expired
- Aug 1, 2021, 10:06 PM EDT
- In force
- 8 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Burlington, VT
- Flood severity
- None
Counties Orange County, VT, Rutland County, VT
The radar
The Burlington radar (KCXX), 88 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 07:55 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Albany, NY (KALY), launched 00:00Z, 7.9 hours before the alert went out and 153 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
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1925 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 32 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 27 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 21 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
591 WGUS61 KBTV 010753 FFABTV URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Flood Watch National Weather Service Burlington VT 353 AM EDT Sun Aug 1 2021 VTZ010>012-019-012000- /O.NEW.KBTV.FF.A.0002.210801T1800Z-210802T1000Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ Orange-Western Rutland-Windsor-Eastern Rutland- Including the cities of Bradford, Killington, White River Junction, East Wallingford, Rutland, Randolph, and Springfield 353 AM EDT Sun Aug 1 2021 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... The National Weather Service in Burlington has issued a * Flash Flood Watch for portions of central Vermont and southern Vermont, including the following areas, in central Vermont, Orange. In southern Vermont, Eastern Rutland, Western Rutland and Windsor. * From 2 PM EDT this afternoon through late tonight. * Combination of antecedent wet conditions along with the increase threat from showers and thunderstorms, flash flooding could occur. * Elevated rivers and streams may quickly rise with rainfall later today into tonight. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... You should monitor later forecasts and be prepared to take action should Flash Flood Warnings be issued. && $$ JMG
2 follow-up statements
250 WGUS61 KBTV 011949 FFABTV Flood Watch National Weather Service Burlington VT 349 PM EDT Sun Aug 1 2021 VTZ010>012-019-021000- /O.CON.KBTV.FF.A.0002.000000T0000Z-210802T1000Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ Orange-Western Rutland-Windsor-Eastern Rutland- Including the cities of Bradford, Killington, White River Junction, East Wallingford, Rutland, Randolph, and Springfield 349 PM EDT Sun Aug 1 2021 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... The Flash Flood Watch continues for * Portions of central Vermont and southern Vermont, including the following areas, in central Vermont, Orange. In southern Vermont, Eastern Rutland, Western Rutland and Windsor. * Through late tonight. * Due to the combination of antecedent wet conditions along with the increased threat of showers and thunderstorms with heavy rain, flash flooding may occur. * Rivers and streams may quickly rise with heavy rainfall later tonight into Monday. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... You should monitor later forecasts and be prepared to take action should Flash Flood Warnings be issued. && $$ Neiles
346 WGUS61 KBTV 020206 FFABTV Flood Watch National Weather Service Burlington VT 1006 PM EDT Sun Aug 1 2021 VTZ010>012-019-020315- /O.CAN.KBTV.FF.A.0002.000000T0000Z-210802T1000Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ Orange-Western Rutland-Windsor-Eastern Rutland- Including the cities of Bradford, Killington, White River Junction, East Wallingford, Rutland, Randolph, and Springfield 1006 PM EDT Sun Aug 1 2021 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS CANCELLED... The Flash Flood Watch for portions of central Vermont and southern Vermont, including Orange, Rutland, and Windsor Counties, has been cancelled. Although light rain showers will continue this evening, the heavy rain has exited the region and flooding is no longer expected to pose a threat. $$ Hastings
The office that day
Everything else NWS Burlington, VT issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 1, 5:45 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BTV | Windsor | 45 min |
| Aug 1, 7:00 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BTV | Rutland | 60 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.