Sunday 8:00 am update

[ture....@dot.gov]

At 8:00 am the center of Hurricane Irene was about 40 miles South of New York City. Rain is falling over all of Vermont with many areas reporting moderate rainfall.

The Flash Flood Watch and High Wind Warning are in effect until Monday morning (copied below). Flash floods will be an issue today and tonight (including blocked culverts and road washouts) with river flooding expected overnight into Monday.

Stronger winds will be moving into the state during the day. Sustained winds of 20-40 mph can and gusts to 60 mph can be expected. Higher elevations can receive even stronger gusts. Unlike similar wind speeds during winter storms, foliage will add stress to limbs and the saturated ground does not provide any strength to the root structure.

We will continue to provide updates as needed.

FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BURLINGTON VT
443 AM EDT SUN AUG 28 2011


...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM EDT THIS MORNING
THROUGH MONDAY MORNING...

THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR

* ALL OF VERMONT AND THE CHAMPLAIN VALLEY AND NORTHERN ADIRONDACKS
OF NEW YORK.

* FROM 8 AM EDT THIS MORNING THROUGH MONDAY MORNING.

* EXPECT TOTAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 4 TO 7 INCHES ACROSS MOST OF
VERMONT AND THE EASTERN SLOPES OF THE ADIRONDACKS.

* MAJOR FLOODING IS EXPECTED DUE TO THE HEAVY RAINFALL IN A SHORT
PERIOD OF TIME. RAPID RISES ON AREA WATERWAYS WILL LEAD TO MANY
STREAMS AND RIVERS COMING OUT OF THEIR BANKS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A VERY DANGEROUS FLOOD SITUATION IS DEVELOPING. EXPECT VERY SHARP
RISES ON RIVERS AND STREAMS THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. RIVERS AND
STREAMS WILL FLOOD AND TRAVEL ON FLOODED ROADS WILL BE HAZARDOUS. TAKE
ACTION WHEN FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS ARE ISSUED.

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BURLINGTON VT
453 AM EDT SUN AUG 28 2011


...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO
8 AM EDT MONDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BURLINGTON CONTINUES THE HIGH
WIND WARNING...FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 AM EDT MONDAY.

* LOCATIONS...VERMONT AND THE EASTERN SLOPES OF THE NORTHERN
ADIRONDACKS OF NEW YORK.

* HAZARDS...STRONG AND DAMAGING WINDS.

* WINDS...NORTH 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS 60 TO 70 MPH.

* TIMING...STRONG WINDS WILL DEVELOP DURING THE LATE MORNING HOURS
AND CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT.

* IMPACTS...SIGNIFICANT TREE...POWER LINE...AND PROPERTY DAMAGE
WILL OCCUR. EXPECT POWER OUTAGES AND TRAVEL WILL ALSO BE VERY
DIFFICULT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

THIS IS A DANGEROUS WEATHER SITUATION! STRONG WINDS WILL IMPACT
THE AREA AND CAUSE DAMAGE AND POWER OUTAGES. PREPARE FOR ADVERSE
WEATHER CONDITIONS AND FOLLOW WEATHER INFORMATION FROM THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BURLINGTON VERMONT.