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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BURLINGTON VT

1145 PM EDT THU MAY 18 2006



VTC023-190530-

WASHINGTON VT-

1145 PM EDT THU MAY 18 2006



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 130 AM EDT FOR

WASHINGTON COUNTY...



AT 1124 PM EDT...LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL CONTINUES ACROSS WASHINGTON 

COUNTY IN CENTRAL VERMONT. RAIN WILL LIKELY TAPER OFF TO SCATTERED 

SHOWERS AFTER 1 AM. 



RAINFALL APPROACHING 3 INCHES HAS ALREADY FALLEN FROM 

ROXBURY...THROUGH NORTHFIELD...TO MONTPELIER. THIS IS SUFFICIENT FOR 

URBAN AND SMALL STREAM FLOODING ACROSS THE COUNTY...AND POSSIBLE 

RIVER FLOODING. IN PARTICULAR...THE DOG RIVER THROUGH NORTHFIELD 

WILL LIKELY SEE RAPID RISES DURING THE NEXT 1 TO 3 HOURS...AND MAY 

CREST ABOVE BANKFULL.   



AT 1130 PM...LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS REPORTED RAPID RISES 

ALONG THE DOG RIVER IN NORTHFIELD...AND BELIEVE THE DOG RIVER MAY 

CREST ABOVE BANKFULL IN VICINITY OF WATER STREET. 



LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO WORCESTER...

WATERBURY...PLAINFIELD...MONTPELIER...MIDDLESEX...MARSHFIELD...

ROXBURY...NORTHFIELD...CALAIS AND CABOT.



EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL

CREEKS AND STREAMS...COUNTRY ROADS...AS WELL AS FARMLAND ALONG THE

BANKS OF CREEKS AND STREAMS.



BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE

DANGERS OF FLOODING. IF FLASH FLOODING IS OBSERVED ACT QUICKLY. MOVE

UP TO HIGHER GROUND TO ESCAPE FLOOD WATERS. DO NOT STAY IN AREAS

SUBJECT TO FLOODING WHEN WATER BEGINS RISING. TURN AROUND...DON/T 

DROWN



LAT...LON 4429 7291 4438 7280 4441 7283 4445 7280

      4439 7267 4447 7259 4442 7250 4449 7242

      4442 7224 4421 7237 4422 7243 4414 7244

      4416 7258 4402 7269 4407 7291 4418 7294



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