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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BURLINGTON VT

107 AM EDT SUN JUN 15 2008



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WINDSOR VT-RUTLAND VT-

107 AM EDT SUN JUN 15 2008



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 230 AM EDT FOR

RUTLAND AND WESTERN WINDSOR COUNTIES...



WHILE HEAVY RAINFALL HAS BEGUN TO TAPERED OFF ACROSS THE WARNING 

AREA...ADDITIONAL RUNOFF WILL CONTINUE INTO THE EARLY MORNING 

HOURS. THIS ADDITIONAL RUNOFF WILL LIKELY LEAD TO HIGH WATER 

LEVELS ON SMALL STREAMS AND CREEKS...AND POSSIBLE WATER COVERED 

ROADWAYS ACROSS THE WARNING AREA.



LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO WEST

RUTLAND...RUTLAND...PITTSFORD...MENDON...KILLINGTON...HUBBARDTON...

FAIR HAVEN...CHITTENDEN...CASTLETON...BRIDGEWATER...BENSON...WEST

CASTLETON...PROCTOR...EAST HUBBARDTON AND BOMOSEEN STATE PARK.



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.



DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE

ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS

SAFELY. VEHICLES CAUGHT IN RISING WATER SHOULD BE ABANDONED QUICKLY.

MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND.



A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR OCCURRING.

IF YOU ARE IN THE WARNING AREA MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IMMEDIATELY.

RESIDENTS LIVING ALONG STREAMS AND CREEKS SHOULD TAKE IMMEDIATE

PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS

SWIFTLY FLOWING WATERS OR WATERS OF UNKNOWN DEPTH BY FOOT OR BY

AUTOMOBILE.



TO REPORT FLOODING...HAVE THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY RELAY

YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN

BURLINGTON.



LAT...LON 4330 7325 4355 7326 4357 7329 4362 7331

      4361 7336 4358 7337 4357 7340 4358 7343

      4364 7343 4375 7337 4377 7270 4352 7254

      4337 7267 4330 7312

TIME...MOT...LOC 0507Z 180DEG 0KT 4357 7302



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