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FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BURLINGTON VT

100 PM EST SAT FEB 10 2001



...ICE JAM THREAT WILL CONTINUE THIS AFTERNOON ACROSS THE ENTIRE 

NORTH COUNTRY...



THE COMBINATION OF RAIN...WARM TEMPERATURES...AND ABUNDANT SNOWMELT 

OVER THE PAST 24 HOURS IS HELPING TO CONTINUE THE THREAT FOR ICE 

JAMS ACROSS THE NORTH COUNTRY THIS AFTERNOON.  AS OF 100 PM...A 

SMALL ICE JAM HAS BEEN REPORTED IN THE UPPER JAY AREA ON THE EAST 

BRANCH OF AUSABLE RIVER IN NORTHERN NEW YORK.  IN ADDITION...THE 

RIVER GAUGE ON THE NEW HAVEN RIVER AT NEW HAVEN HAS SHOWN A SUDDEN 

RISE...ALTHOUGH IT CURRENTLY REMAINS BELOW FLOOD STAGE.  THIS MAY BE 

THE FIRST SIGNS OF AN ICE JAM FORMATION.



UNTIL COLDER AIR MOVING IN FROM CANADA REACHES THE ENTIRE NORTH 

COUNTRY...THE POTENTIAL FOR ICE JAMS WILL CONTINUE THIS AFTERNOON AS 

THE WEATHER CONDITIONS FROM YESTERDAY AND LAST NIGHT HAVE ENABLED 

THE ICE TO BREAK UP IN SOME AREAS.



PERSONS ACROSS NORTHERN NEW YORK AND MUCH OF VERMONT SHOULD CONTINUE 

TO TAKE THE NECESSARY ACTION TO MONITOR THE POTENTIAL FOR ANY 

FLOODING DUE TO ICE JAMS ON ALL NORTH COUNTRY RIVERS AND STREAMS.



IF YOU ARE TRAVELING TODAY...BE READY FOR RAPIDLY CHANGING ROAD 

CONDITIONS.  DONT DRIVE THROUGH WATER OF UNKNOWN DEPTH.  AND 

REMEMBER...THE ONSET OF FLOODING IS OFTEN RAPID AND CAN BE 

DEVASTATING.



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