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River Flood Warning 9, NWS Burlington, VT

May 17, 2025Washington County, Vermont

NWS Burlington, VT issued this river flood warning at May 17, 2025, 7:16 PM EDT for Washington County, Vermont. It took effect at May 17, 2025, 7:40 PM EDT. It was in force for 4 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: May 17, 2025, 7:16 PM EDT (23:16 UTC)
In effect from: May 17, 2025, 7:40 PM EDT
Expired: May 17, 2025, 11:20 PM EDT
In force: 4 hr
Issued by: NWS Burlington, VT
Area: Storm-based polygon
Flood severity: Minor

County Washington County, VT

The radar

The Burlington radar (KCXX), 51 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:16 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The river

Written for the forecast point Mad River near Moretown (MOOV1). The gauge peaked at 9.17 ft at May 17, 2025, 9:00 PM EDT.

Action stage: 8 ft
Minor stage: 9 ft
Moderate stage: 11 ft
Major stage: 13 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 04288000, 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 May 17, 6:50 PM EDT, 26 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 17, 6:50 PM EDT, 26 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, May 17, 2:38 PM EDT, 4 hours 38 minutes before

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Burlington VT
238 PM EDT Sat May 17 2025

NYZ026>031-034-035-087-VTZ001>011-016>021-181845-
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-Western Rutland-Eastern Franklin-
Eastern Chittenden-Eastern Addison-Eastern Rutland-Western Windsor-
Eastern Windsor-
238 PM EDT Sat May 17 2025

...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 277 IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS
EVENING...

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

.DAY ONE...This afternoon and tonight.

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

   Severe Thunderstorm Watch.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Friday.

Hazardous weather is not expected at this time.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not expected at this time.

In the hours before

Special weather statement, May 17, 5:55 PM EDT, 1 hour 21 minutes before

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Local storm report, May 17, 6:13 PM EDT, 1 hour 3 minutes before

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Local storm report, May 17, 6:28 PM EDT, 48 minutes before

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Local storm report, May 17, 7:13 PM EDT, 3 minutes before

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Local storm report, May 17, 7:14 PM EDT, 2 minutes before

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Local storm report, May 17, 7:15 PM EDT, 1 minute 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
May 16, 9:46 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	BTV	Washington	44 min
May 17, 8:19 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	BTV	Addison	56 min
May 17, 8:30 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BTV	Addison, Chittenden, Orange, Washington, Windsor	45 min
May 17, 9:14 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BTV	Caledonia, Lamoille, Orange, Washington	16 min
May 17, 9:59 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	BTV	Caledonia	46 min
May 17, 11:06 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	BTV	Orleans	39 min
May 17, 11:48 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	BTV	Franklin	42 min
May 17, 2:29 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	BTV	Chittenden	46 min
May 17, 2:33 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BTV	Chittenden, Grand Isle	42 min
May 17, 2:41 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BTV	Addison, Chittenden, Lamoille, Washington	64 min
May 17, 2:52 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BTV	Addison	53 min
May 17, 2:57 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BTV	Addison, Chittenden	52 min
May 17, 3:13 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	BTV	Grand Isle	47 min
May 17, 3:15 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BTV	Addison, Chittenden, Washington	60 min
May 17, 3:31 PM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	BTV	Addison, Chittenden, Windsor	20 days
May 17, 3:36 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BTV	Chittenden, Lamoille, Washington	39 min
May 17, 3:36 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BTV	Chittenden, Franklin, Lamoille, Orleans	39 min
May 17, 4:13 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	BTV	Lamoille	47 min
May 17, 4:16 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BTV	Franklin, Lamoille, Orleans	33 min
May 17, 4:23 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BTV	Caledonia, Lamoille, Orleans	52 min
May 17, 4:27 PM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	BTV	Addison, Chittenden, Washington, Windsor	20 days
May 17, 4:28 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	BTV	Washington	47 min
May 17, 4:46 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BTV	Caledonia, Lamoille, Orange, Washington	45 min
May 17, 4:57 PM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	BTV	Washington	3 hr
May 17, 5:15 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	BTV	Essex	60 min
May 17, 5:28 PM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	BTV	Addison, Orange, Washington	3 hr
May 17, 5:37 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	BTV	Orange	38 min
May 17, 5:55 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	BTV	Windsor	35 min
May 17, 6:01 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BTV	Orange, Windsor	30 min
May 17, 7:43 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	BTV	St. Lawrence	47 min
May 17, 8:32 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	BTV	St. Lawrence	43 min
May 17, 9:06 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	BTV	Franklin	39 min
May 17, 9:10 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BTV	Franklin, St. Lawrence	34 min
May 17, 2:15 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	BTV	Essex	45 min
May 17, 2:21 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	BTV	Essex	39 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive; the gauge from the NWS water service and the USGS.