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FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BURLINGTON VT

720 AM EDT WED APR 11 2001



...ICE JAMS ARE FORMING ON THE MISSISQUOI...



ICE JAMS FORMED ON THE MISSISQUOI RIVER AS THE ICE COVER BEGAN

TO MOVE DOWNSTREAM AND BREAK APART. AN ICE JAM NEAR EAST HIGHGATE

CAUSED WATER TO BACK UP ON TO ROUTE 78. ANOTHER JAM FORMED BETWEEN

EAST BERKSHIRE AND RICHFORD...BUT WAS NOT AFFECTING ROADS OR

PROPERTY.



ICE JAMS CAN RESULT IN A RAPID RISE IN WATER LEVELS UPSTREAM OF THE

JAM. ICE JAMS NORMALLY FORM IN AREAS WHERE THE RIVER BENDS OR NARROWS

OR WHERE THE FLOW OF WATER IS RESTRICTED BY MAN-MADE OBJECTS SUCH AS

A BRIDGE. THE ONSET OF FLOODING IS OFTEN RAPID AND CAN BE

DEVASTATING.



IF YOU LIVE OR TRAVEL ON ROUTES 78 AND 105 ALONG THE MISSISQUOI IN

FRANKLIN COUNTY VERMONT...BE PREPARED FOR RAPID RISES IN WATER

LEVELS...AND WATER ON ROADWAYS. DONT DRIVE THROUGH WATER OF UNKNOWN

DEPTH.



STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR COMMERCIAL MEDIA FOR THE LATEST

FORECASTS AND UPDATES.



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