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WGUS71 KBTV 290023

FFSBTV



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BURLINGTON VT

822 PM EDT SAT JUN 28 2008



VTC021-027-290400-

/O.CON.KBTV.FF.W.0004.000000T0000Z-080629T0400Z/

/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

WINDSOR VT-RUTLAND VT-

822 PM EDT SAT JUN 28 2008



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT FOR

RUTLAND AND WESTERN WINDSOR COUNTIES...



AT 820 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED AN 

AREA OF MODERATE TO LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL TRACKING EASTWARD INTO 

RUTLAND COUNTY AT 20 TO 25 MPH. THROUGH 10 PM...ADDITIONAL RAINFALL 

AMOUNTS OF UP TO ONE INCH ARE POSSIBLE IN THE WARNED AREA INCLUDING

ACROSS THE MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN. 



A SERIES OF HEAVY SHOWERS AND EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE PAST 

SEVERAL HOURS HAVE CONTRIBUTED TO EXCESSIVE RAINFALL ACROSS PORTIONS 

OF SOUTH CENTRAL VERMONT THIS EVENING. THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE 

COOPERATIVE OBSERVER IN RUTLAND MEASURED 2.35 INCHES OF RAINFALL 

BETWEEN 5 PM AND 645 PM THIS EVENING. RUTLAND POLICE REPORTED 

BASEMENT FLOODING AND ROAD CLOSURES IN AND AROUND THE CITY EARLIER 

THIS EVENING. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL THROUGH 10 PM HAVE THE POTENTIAL 

TO CONTRIBUTE TO ADDITIONAL FLOODING IN THE WARNED AREA. 



LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO WEST

RUTLAND...STOCKBRIDGE...RUTLAND...PITTSFORD...PITTSFIELD...MENDON...

KILLINGTON...FAIR HAVEN...CHITTENDEN...CASTLETON...WEST CASTLETON...

PROCTOR AND EAST HUBBARDTON



EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL

CREEKS AND STREAMS...HIGHWAYS AND UNDERPASSES. ADDITIONALLY...COUNTRY

ROADS AND FARMLANDS ALONG THE BANKS OF CREEKS...STREAMS AND OTHER LOW

LYING AREAS ARE SUBJECT TO FLOODING.



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.



IN HILLY TERRAIN THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF LOW WATER CROSSINGS WHICH ARE

POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS IN HEAVY RAIN. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO TRAVEL ACROSS

FLOODED ROADS. FIND ALTERNATE ROUTES. IT ONLY TAKES A FEW INCHES OF

SWIFTLY FLOWING WATER TO CARRY VEHICLES AWAY.



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

YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN

BURLINGTON.



LAT...LON 4331 7325 4353 7324 4362 7331 4365 7326

      4373 7308 4381 7302 4385 7288 4383 7280

      4377 7269 4366 7264 4346 7267 4333 7274

      4329 7281

TIME...MOT...LOC 0019Z 180DEG 0KT 4358 7281



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BANACOS

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000 

WGUS71 KBTV 290023

FFSBTV



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BURLINGTON VT

822 PM EDT SAT JUN 28 2008



VTC021-027-290400-

/O.CON.KBTV.FF.W.0004.000000T0000Z-080629T0400Z/

/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

WINDSOR VT-RUTLAND VT-

822 PM EDT SAT JUN 28 2008



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT FOR

RUTLAND AND WESTERN WINDSOR COUNTIES...



AT 820 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED AN 

AREA OF MODERATE TO LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL TRACKING EASTWARD INTO 

RUTLAND COUNTY AT 20 TO 25 MPH. THROUGH 10 PM...ADDITIONAL RAINFALL 

AMOUNTS OF UP TO ONE INCH ARE POSSIBLE IN THE WARNED AREA INCLUDING

ACROSS THE MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN. 



A SERIES OF HEAVY SHOWERS AND EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE PAST 

SEVERAL HOURS HAVE CONTRIBUTED TO EXCESSIVE RAINFALL ACROSS PORTIONS 

OF SOUTH CENTRAL VERMONT THIS EVENING. THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE 

COOPERATIVE OBSERVER IN RUTLAND MEASURED 2.35 INCHES OF RAINFALL 

BETWEEN 5 PM AND 645 PM THIS EVENING. RUTLAND POLICE REPORTED 

BASEMENT FLOODING AND ROAD CLOSURES IN AND AROUND THE CITY EARLIER 

THIS EVENING. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL THROUGH 10 PM HAVE THE POTENTIAL 

TO CONTRIBUTE TO ADDITIONAL FLOODING IN THE WARNED AREA. 



LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO WEST

RUTLAND...STOCKBRIDGE...RUTLAND...PITTSFORD...PITTSFIELD...MENDON...

KILLINGTON...FAIR HAVEN...CHITTENDEN...CASTLETON...WEST CASTLETON...

PROCTOR AND EAST HUBBARDTON



EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL

CREEKS AND STREAMS...HIGHWAYS AND UNDERPASSES. ADDITIONALLY...COUNTRY

ROADS AND FARMLANDS ALONG THE BANKS OF CREEKS...STREAMS AND OTHER LOW

LYING AREAS ARE SUBJECT TO FLOODING.



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.



IN HILLY TERRAIN THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF LOW WATER CROSSINGS WHICH ARE

POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS IN HEAVY RAIN. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO TRAVEL ACROSS

FLOODED ROADS. FIND ALTERNATE ROUTES. IT ONLY TAKES A FEW INCHES OF

SWIFTLY FLOWING WATER TO CARRY VEHICLES AWAY.



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

YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN

BURLINGTON.



LAT...LON 4331 7325 4353 7324 4362 7331 4365 7326

      4373 7308 4381 7302 4385 7288 4383 7280

      4377 7269 4366 7264 4346 7267 4333 7274

      4329 7281

TIME...MOT...LOC 0019Z 180DEG 0KT 4358 7281



$$



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