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Go Figure
02-18-2008, 05:47 PM
Be careful tonight

FLOOD ADVISORY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BURLINGTON VT
454 PM EST MON FEB 18 2008

VTC023-190400-
454 PM EST MON FEB 18 2008

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BURLINGTON HAS EXTENDED THE

* FLOOD ADVISORY FOR RAIN AND MELTING SNOW IN...
WESTERN WASHINGTON COUNTY IN CENTRAL VERMONT...

* UNTIL 1100 PM EST

* AT 454 PM EST THE GAUGE ALONG THE MAD RIVER NEAR MORETOWN WAS
INDICATING A RAPID RISE...TO 8.06 FEET AT 430 PM. THIS RAPID RISE
OF WATER ALONG THE MAD RIVER IS LIKELY A COMBINATION OF SNOW
MELT...RUNOFF FROM RAINFALL EARLIER TODAY...AS WELL AS A POSSIBLE
ICE JAM NEAR MORETOWN.

* IMPACTS WILL LIKELY INCLUDE FIELD FLOODING BETWEEN WAITSFIELD AND
MORETOWN...WITH SOME LOCAL ROADS LIKELY TO SEE FLOODING ALONG THE
MAD RIVER DUE TO THE ICE JAM. THERE IS A CHANCE THAT PORTIONS OF
ROUTE 100 B MAY SEE WATER ON THE ROADWAY LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND
THROUGH THIS EVENING.

DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE
ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS
SAFELY. MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND.

A FLOOD ADVISORY MEANS RIVER OR STREAM FLOWS ARE ELEVATED OR PONDING
OF WATER IN URBAN OR OTHER AREAS IS OCCURRING OR IS IMMINENT.

TO REPORT FLOODING...HAVE THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY RELAY
YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE.

LAT...LON 4427 7290 4429 7292 4435 7287 4438 7281
4441 7284 4445 7281 4440 7266 4444 7262
4410 7261 4402 7269 4407 7291 4418 7295
TIME...