

000 

@RUKWBCeKDENWGUS51 KALY 241521

FFWALB

NYC115-VTC003-242300-



BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY

1115 AM EDT TUE APR 24 2001



...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A FLOOD WARNING FOR THE 

UPPER PORTION OF THE BATTENKILL IN VERMONT AS SNOW MELT HAS PUSHED 

THE RIVER OVER ITS BANKS...

 

AT 1045 AM THE BATTENKILL AT ARLINGTON, VERMONT HAD RISEN TO 6.7 

FEET WHICH IS ABOUT A HALF FOOT OVER THE 6 FOOT FLOOD STAGE.  THE 

RIVER WILL CONTINUE TO RISE INTO THE EVENING AND SHOULD CREST 

BETWEEN 7 AND 7.5 FEET WITH MODERATE FLOODING.  WATER HAS ALREADY 

REACHED SOME HOUSES ALONG ROUTE 313...AND FLOOD WATERS WILL LIKELY 

IMPACT ROUTE 7A.



DOWNSTREAM AT BATTENVILLE IN NEW YORK THE RIVER WILL RISE SEVERAL 

FEET TO BETWEEN 8 AND 9 FEET TONIGHT WHICH IS BELOW THE 11 FOOT 

FLOOD STAGE.



WITH COOLER WEATHER TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY AND A DIMINISHING SNOW 

PACK, THE RIVER LEVEL SHOULD FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE.



STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER LOCAL MEDIA FOR FURTHER

DETAILS OR UPDATES.

