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FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BURLINGTON VT

355 PM EDT THU APR 12 2001



...ICE JAMS ON THE MISSISQUOI...



A PERSISTENT ICE JAM ON THE MISSISQUOI RIVER NEAR EAST HIGHGATE WILL

CONTINUE TO AFFECT THE AREA.  ROUTE 78 WILL BE PARTIALLY COVERED BY

WATER FROM TIME TO TIME OVERNIGHT AS THE ICE JAM BACKS WATER UP ON TO

THE ROAD.



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 ROUTE 78 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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