Hazardous Weather Outlook - Washington County

[Bruce Richardson]

FYI, although Washington County seems to have avoided the worst of last night's storms, there are flood warnings in surrounding counties, with reports of high water and a number of flooded roads.  State road closures can be found at www.511vt.com or by calling 511. Vermont Emergency Management (VEM) has opened an incident in DisasterLan titled “Late April Flooding 2011”.   However, VEM has requested that towns call them at 800-347-0488 to report any assistance needs, as they might not see a DLan entry right away. HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BURLINGTON VT 441 AM EDT WED APR 27 2011 NYZ026>031-034-035-087-VTZ001>012-016>019-280845- NORTHERN ST. LAWRENCE-NORTHERN FRANKLIN-EASTERN CLINTON- SOUTHEASTERN ST. LAWRENCE-SOUTHERN FRANKLIN-WESTERN CLINTON- WESTERN ESSEX-EASTERN ESSEX-SOUTHWESTERN ST. LAWRENCE-GRAND ISLE- WESTERN FRANKLIN-ORLEANS-ESSEX-WESTERN CHITTENDEN-LAMOILLE-CALEDONIA- WASHINGTON-WESTERN ADDISON-ORANGE-WESTERN RUTLAND-WINDSOR- EASTERN FRANKLIN-EASTERN CHITTENDEN-EASTERN ADDISON-EASTERN RUTLAND- 441 AM EDT WED APR 27 2011 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHERN NEW YORK...CENTRAL VERMONT...NORTHEAST VERMONT...NORTHWEST VERMONT AND SOUTHERN VERMONT. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. THERE IS A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. SOME THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING FREQUENT LIGHTNING...LOCALLY HEAVY DOWNPOURS...AND BRIEF GUSTY WINDS. RIVERS AND STREAMS WILL CONTINUE TO SHOW SHARP RISES TODAY DUE TO RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL YESTERDAY AND LAST NIGHT...WITH SOME RIVERS AND STREAMS GOING INTO FLOOD OR APPROACHING BANK FULL. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE REGION ON THURSDAY BRINGING MORE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TO THE REGION. SOME THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING FREQUENT LIGHTNING...LOCALLY HEAVY DOWNPOURS...AND BRIEF GUSTY WINDS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES.