Flash Flood Warning-Washington County

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A Flash Flood Warning has been issued for Berlin and areas to the south. 

 

Additional rains can be expected this evening and overnight.

Any updates will be sent as needed.

 

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BURLINGTON VT

313 PM EDT WED JUL 10 2013

 

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BURLINGTON HAS ISSUED A

 

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  NORTHERN WINDSOR COUNTY IN SOUTHERN VERMONT...

  SOUTHWESTERN CALEDONIA COUNTY IN NORTHEAST VERMONT...

  ORANGE COUNTY IN CENTRAL VERMONT...

  SOUTHERN WASHINGTON COUNTY IN CENTRAL VERMONT...

  SOUTHEASTERN ADDISON COUNTY IN CENTRAL VERMONT...

  NORTHEASTERN RUTLAND COUNTY IN SOUTHERN VERMONT...

 

* UNTIL 715 PM EDT.

 

* AT 306 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED

  HEAVY RAINFALL CAPABLE OF PRODUCING FLASH FLOODING. SMALL CREEKS

  AND STREAMS WILL QUICKLY LEAVE THEIR BANKS. CULVERTS AND ROADSIDE

  DITCHES WILL BE OVERWHELMED BY WATER. ROAD WASHOUTS ARE POSSIBLE...

  ESPECIALLY ON BACK ROADS AND UNPAVED SURFACES.

 

* SURFACE OBSERVATION NEAR SALISBURY, VERMONT SHOW OVER 2.0 INCHES

  OF RAIN HAS FALLEN IN LESS THAN 1 HOUR ASSOCIATED WITH THIS

  CLUSTER OF VERY HEAVY RAINFALL.

 

* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO BARRE...

  BETHEL...RANDOLPH AND RUTLAND.

 

IF YOU ENCOUNTER FLOODING...SEEK HIGHER GROUND IMMEDIATELY. WHEN YOU

CAN DO SO SAFELY PLEASE REPORT ANY FLOODING TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER

SERVICE BY CALLING TOLL FREE...1 800 8 6 3 4 2 7 9...OR BY SUBMITTING

A STORM REPORT AT WEATHER.GOV/BURLINGTON.

 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

 

STAY AWAY FROM FLOOD WATERS. MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IF YOU ARE

THREATENED BY FLOODING OR ARE DIRECTED BY EMERGENCY OFFICIALS. DO NOT

DRIVE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY...THE ROAD MAY BE

WASHED AWAY BENEATH THE WATER SURFACE...AND IT ONLY TAKES A FEW

INCHES OF FLOWING WATER TO CARRY AWAY YOUR VEHICLE. MOST FLOOD DEATHS

OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES...MAKE THE SMART CHOICE...TURN AROUND...DONT

DROWN.

 

A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR OCCURRING...

AND IMMEDIATE ACTION MUST BE TAKEN TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY.