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FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BURLINGTON VT

400 PM EDT WED APR 11 2001



...ICE JAMS ON THE MISSISQUOI...



THE ICE JAM ON THE MISSISQUOI RIVER HAS REMAINED IN PLACE NEAR EAST

HIGHGATE.  THE RIVER WAS OUT OF ITS BANKS...AND AT 330 PM ROUTE 78

NEAR EAST HIGHGATE WAS CLOSED DOWN TO ONE LANE. OTHER ICE JAMS ARE

LIKELY ON THE MISSISQUOI...AND CAN CREATE LOCAL FLOOD PROBLEMS

ELSEWHERE ALONG THE RIVER.



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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