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Flood Watch 2, NWS Burlington, VT

August 22, 2021Addison County, Orange County, Rutland County, Vermont

NWS Burlington, VT issued this flood watch at Aug 22, 2021, 3:17 AM EDT for Addison County, Orange County, Rutland County, Vermont. It took effect at Aug 23, 2021, 8:00 AM EDT. It was in force for .

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Aug 22, 2021, 3:17 AM EDT (07:17 UTC)
In effect from
Aug 23, 2021, 8:00 AM EDT
Expired
Aug 23, 2021, 3:36 AM EDT
In force
Issued by
NWS Burlington, VT
Flood severity
None

Counties Addison County, VT, Orange County, VT, Rutland County, VT

The radar

The Burlington radar (KCXX), 75 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 07:17 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

Open the radar archive at this moment

The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

The nearest sounding before it

Albany, NY (KALY), launched 00:00Z, 7.3 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Albany, NY at 00:00Z on 2021-08-22Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 463 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 00:00Z on 2021-08-22The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 35 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 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
463 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-4 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1047 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
17 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
35 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
-9 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.6

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

052 
WGUS61 KBTV 220717
FFABTV

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Flood Watch
National Weather Service Burlington VT
317 AM EDT Sun Aug 22 2021

VTZ009>012-018-019-222115-
/O.NEW.KBTV.FA.A.0002.210823T1200Z-210824T0600Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Western Addison-Orange-Western Rutland-Windsor-Eastern Addison-
Eastern Rutland-
Including the cities of Bradford, Middlebury, Bristol, Ripton, White 
River Junction, East Wallingford, Vergennes, Rutland, Randolph, 
Springfield, and Killington
317 AM EDT Sun Aug 22 2021

...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE MONDAY 
NIGHT...

The National Weather Service in Burlington has issued a

* Flood Watch for portions of central Vermont and southern Vermont, 
  including the following areas, in central Vermont, Eastern 
  Addison, Orange and Western Addison. In southern Vermont, Eastern 
  Rutland, Western Rutland and Windsor.

* From Monday morning through late Monday night.

* Moderate to locally heavy rain is expected from Hurricane Henri as 
  it lifts into New England and transitions into a post tropical 
  cyclone. Parts of southern and central Vermont are expected to 
  receive about 1 to 3 inches of precipitation, with locally higher 
  amounts focused along the higher terrain of the southern Greens of 
  Vermont.

* Heavy rain will cause flash flooding over urban and poor drainage 
  areas. Additionally, sharp rises on small creeks and streams will 
  be possible. At this time, Otter Creek at Center Rutland is 
  forecast to rise towards bankful Monday afternoon.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

You should monitor later forecasts and be alert for possible Flood 
Warnings. Those living in areas prone to flooding should be prepared 
to take action should flooding develop.

&&

$$

Haynes
2 follow-up statements
728 
WGUS61 KBTV 221922
FFABTV

Flood Watch
National Weather Service Burlington VT
322 PM EDT Sun Aug 22 2021

VTZ009>012-018-019-230915-
/O.CON.KBTV.FA.A.0002.210823T1200Z-210824T0600Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Western Addison-Orange-Western Rutland-Windsor-Eastern Addison-
Eastern Rutland-
Including the cities of Bradford, Middlebury, Bristol, Ripton, White 
River Junction, East Wallingford, Vergennes, Rutland, Randolph, 
Springfield, and Killington
322 PM EDT Sun Aug 22 2021

...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE 
MONDAY NIGHT...

The Flood Watch continues for

* Portions of central Vermont and southern Vermont, including the 
  following areas, in central Vermont, Eastern Addison, Orange and 
  Western Addison. In southern Vermont, Eastern Rutland, Western 
  Rutland and Windsor.

* From Monday morning through late Monday night.

* Localized moderate to isolated heavy rain is possible from the 
  remnants of Tropical Storm Henri on Monday into Monday evening 
  associated with convective showers. Parts of central and southern 
  Vermont are expected to receive 1 to 2 inches with localized 
  higher amounts possible across the higher terrain of the southern 
  Green Mountains of Vermont.

* Heavy rain may cause flash flooding over urban and poor drainage 
  areas, along with minor dirt road and culvert washouts. 
  Additionally, sharp rises on small creeks and streams will be 
  possible. At this time, Otter Creek at Center Rutland is forecast 
  to rise to minor flood stage by Tuesday morning.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

You should monitor later forecasts and be alert for possible Flood 
Warnings. Those living in areas prone to flooding should be prepared 
to take action should flooding develop.

&&

$$
113 
WGUS61 KBTV 230736
FFABTV

Flood Watch
National Weather Service Burlington VT
336 AM EDT Mon Aug 23 2021

VTZ009>012-018-019-230845-
/O.CAN.KBTV.FA.A.0002.210823T1200Z-210824T0600Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Western Addison-Orange-Western Rutland-Windsor-Eastern Addison-
Eastern Rutland-
Including the cities of Bradford, Middlebury, Bristol, Ripton, White 
River Junction, East Wallingford, Vergennes, Rutland, Randolph, 
Springfield, and Killington
336 AM EDT Mon Aug 23 2021

...FLOOD WATCH IS CANCELLED...

The Flood Watch for portions of south-central Vermont, including 
Addison, Orange, Rutland and Windsor counties has been cancelled.

The Flood Watch is cancelled. The track of Tropical Depression Henri 
has again shifted south, and rainfall forecasts have been reduced. 
Flooding is no longer expected to pose a threat.

$$

Haynes

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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.