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FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BURLINGTON VT

1017 PM EDT WED APR 11 2001



...ICE JAMS CONTINUE ON THE MISSISQUOI...



THE ICE JAM ON THE MISSISQUOI RIVER CONTINUES TO REMAIN IN PLACE 

TONIGHT NEAR EAST HIGHGATE IN FRANKLIN COUNTY VERMONT.  THE RIVER 

IS OUT OF ITS BANKS AND ROUTE 78 NEAR EAST HIGHGATE REMAINS LIMITED 

TO ONLY ONE LANE AS A RESULT OF THE HIGH WATER.  OTHER ICE JAMS ARE 

LIKELY ON THE MISSISQUOI RIVER IN FRANKLIN COUNTY VERMONT...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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