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205 

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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BURLINGTON VT

430 AM EDT TUE APR 24 2001



...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CONTINUES A FLOOD WATCH FOR MONDAY

THROUGH TONIGHT FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES...



IN VERMONT...

     GRAND ISLE...FRANKLIN...ORLEANS...ESSEX...CHITTENDEN...

     LAMOILLE...CALEDONIA...WASHINGTON...ADDISON...ORANGE...RUTLAND

     AND WINDSOR



IN NEW YORK...

     NORTHEAST CLINTON...SOUTHERN ST. LAWRENCE...SOUTHERN FRANKLIN...

     SOUTHWEST CLINTON...WESTERN ESSEX AND EASTERN ESSEX



RAPID MELTING OF THE REMAINING SNOWPACK OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN WILL 

CONTINUE TODAY AS TEMPERATURES REACH THE 70S.  MOST AREA RIVERS ARE 

RISING AGAIN AND ADDITIONAL RISES ARE EXPECTED TODAY AS THE 

MELTWATER CONTINUES TO RUNOFF INTO RIVERS AND STREAMS.



IN ADDITION...A FEW SHOWERS OR THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE TODAY AS A 

COLD FRONT MOVES ACROSS THE REGION.  THE BEST CHANCE FOR 

THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE ACROSS SOUTHERN AND EASTERN VERMONT.  AVERAGE 

BASIN RAINFALL WILL BE UNDER ONE QUARTER INCH.  WITH RIVERS ALREADY 

RUNNING HIGH DUE TO THE SNOWMELT...ANY ADDITIONAL RAINFALL WILL 

CONTRIBUTE TO FLOOD PROBLEMS.



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.



STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...COMMERCIAL TELEVISION AND RADIO...

OR YOUR CABLE TELEVISION PROVIDER FOR LATER STATEMENTS AND UPDATED

FORECASTS.



CADIMA

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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

FLOOD STATEMENT...CORRECTION

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BURLINGTON VT

430 AM EDT TUE APR 24 2001



...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CONTINUES A FLOOD WATCH FOR TODAY 

FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES...



IN VERMONT...

     GRAND ISLE...FRANKLIN...ORLEANS...ESSEX...CHITTENDEN...

     LAMOILLE...CALEDONIA...WASHINGTON...ADDISON...ORANGE...RUTLAND

     AND WINDSOR



IN NEW YORK...

     NORTHEAST CLINTON...SOUTHERN ST. LAWRENCE...SOUTHERN FRANKLIN...

     SOUTHWEST CLINTON...WESTERN ESSEX AND EASTERN ESSEX



RAPID MELTING OF THE REMAINING SNOWPACK OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN WILL 

CONTINUE TODAY AS TEMPERATURES REACH THE 70S.  MOST AREA RIVERS ARE 

RISING AGAIN AND ADDITIONAL RISES ARE EXPECTED TODAY AS THE 

MELTWATER CONTINUES TO RUNOFF INTO RIVERS AND STREAMS.



IN ADDITION...A FEW SHOWERS OR THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE TODAY AS A 

COLD FRONT MOVES ACROSS THE REGION.  THE BEST CHANCE FOR 

THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE ACROSS SOUTHERN AND EASTERN VERMONT.  AVERAGE 

BASIN RAINFALL WILL BE UNDER ONE QUARTER INCH.  WITH RIVERS ALREADY 

RUNNING HIGH DUE TO THE SNOWMELT...ANY ADDITIONAL RAINFALL WILL 

CONTRIBUTE TO FLOOD PROBLEMS.



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.



STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...COMMERCIAL TELEVISION AND RADIO...

OR YOUR CABLE TELEVISION PROVIDER FOR LATER STATEMENTS AND UPDATED

FORECASTS.



CADIMA

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