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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BURLINGTON VT

1109 PM EDT THU APR 12 2001



...FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT HOURS FOR PARTS OF 

NORTHERN NEW YORK...



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BURLINGTON IS CONTINUING THE FLOOD 

WATCH FOR FRANKLIN...CLINTON...AND ESSEX COUNTIES IN NEW YORK 

THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT HOURS.  RIVERS CONTINUE TO GRADUALLY RISE LATE 

THURSDAY NIGHT ACROSS NORTHERN NEW YORK AND WILL CONTINUE TO DO SO 

THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT HOURS.  THE CONTINUED RISE IN RIVER LEVELS MAY 

RESULT IN SOME RIVERS OVERFLOWING THEIR BANKS.



THE RIVERS WITH THE GREATEST FLOOD POTENTIAL ARE THE AUSABLE... 

BOQUET...AND GREAT CHAZY.  OTHER CREEKS AND STREAMS IN FRANKLIN 

COUNTY NEW YORK WITH HEADWATERS IN THE NORTHERN ADIRONDACKS COULD 

SEE FLOODING AS WELL.



A FLOOD WATCH MEANS CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR FLOODING. IF YOU ARE

IN A FLOOD PRONE AREA...MONITOR WATER LEVELS CLOSELY AND BE PREPARED

TO MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND QUICKLY SHOULD FLOOD WATERS THREATEN YOU.



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