FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR…
RUTLAND COUNTY IN SOUTHERN VERMONT
WINDSOR COUNTY IN SOUTHERN VERMONT
* UNTIL 330 PM EDT
* AT 933 AM EDT…NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
HEAVY RAINFALL CAPABLE OF PRODUCING FLASH FLOODING. SMALL CREEKS
AND STREAMS WILL QUICKLY LEAVE THEIR BANKS. CULVERTS…BRIDGES…
AND ROADSIDE DITCHES WILL BE OVERWHELMED BY WATER. ROAD WASHOUTS
ARE LIKELY. TWO TO THREE INCHES OF RAIN HAS ALREADY FALLEN THIS
MORNING AND AN ADDITIONAL 2 TO 3 INCHES IS LIKELY THROUGH THE
REST OF THE DAY.
* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO BETHEL…
BRANDON…DANBY…FAIR HAVEN…RUTLAND…SPRINGFIELD AND WHITE
RIVER JUNCTION.
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
Julia Carlisle
Woodstock Early Bird 