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FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BURLINGTON VT

548 AM EDT FRI APR 13 2001



...RIVER LEVELS WILL REMAIN HIGH ACROSS MUCH OF NORTHERN NEW YORK

AND WESTERN VERMONT TODAY...



IN NORTHERN NEW YORK STATE...A RIVER FLOOD WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR

THE GREAT CHAZY RIVER...WHICH IS EXPECTED TO CREST AT 8.7 FEET THIS

AFTERNOON. FLOOD STAGE IS 8.0 FEET. OTHER RIVERS IN NORTHERN NEW YORK

THAT WILL BE NEAR OR AT BANKFULL TODAY WILL BE THE AUSABLE AND

BOQUET. IN WESTERN VERMONT...THE OTTER CREEK...NEW HAVEN...AND BROWNS

RIVERS WILL BE NEAR OR AT BANKFULL. OTHER CREEKS OR STREAMS IN

NORTHERN NEW YORK OR WESTERN VERMONT WITH HEADWATERS IN THE

ADIRONDACKS OR GREEN MOUNTAINS WILL REMAIN NEAR FLOOD AS WELL.



THE COMBINATION OF SNOWMELT AND RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF A QUARTER TO

A HALF INCH OVER THE PAST 24 HOURS HAS RESULTED IN SIGNIFICANT RISES

ON RIVERS AND STREAMS IN NORTHERN NEW YORK AND WESTERN VERMONT.

SNOWMELT WILL CONTINUE TODAY AS TEMPERATURES REMAIN IN THE 40S AND

50S...AND A FEW LIGHT SHOWERS ARE POSSIBLE AS WELL. ANY ADDITIONAL

RISES IN RIVER LEVELS COULD RESULT IN SOME MINOR FLOODING ACROSS LOW

LYING AREAS.



AN ICE JAM WHICH HAD DEVELOPED ON THE MISSISQUOI RIVER IN THE

VICINITY OF HIGHGATE ALONG ROUTE 78 HAS BROKEN UP AND WATER HAS

RECEDED. ICE JAMS ARE STILL POSSIBLE ON THE MISSISQUOI WHICH COULD

LEAD TO OTHER FLOODING PROBLEMS. BE AWARE OF THE ICE JAM THREAT

AND REALIZE FLOODING COULD STILL OCCUR RATHER RAPIDLY.



PERSONS LIVING OR TRAVELING IN LOW LYING AREAS OF NORTHERN NEW

YORK AND WESTERN VERMONT SHOULD CONTINUE TO MONITOR TRENDS IN WATER

LEVELS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE THE NECESSARY ACTIONS IN THE EVENT ANY

FLOODING SHOULD OCCUR.  REPORT ANY FLOODING TO YOUR LOCAL LAW

ENFORCEMENT AGENCY AND ASK THEM TO PASS THIS INFORMATION TO THE

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. REMEMBER...DO NOT DRIVE THROUGH WATER OF

UNKNOWN DEPTH.



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