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From the National Weather Service:

http://www.erh.noaa.gov/btv/headline/

…FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY
AFTERNOON…

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BURLINGTON HAS ISSUED A

* FLOOD WATCH FOR ESSEX COUNTY NEW YORK…AS WELL AS ADDISON…
  WASHINGTON…ORANGE…RUTLAND AND WINDSOR COUNTIES IN VERMONT.

* FROM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON.

* WIDESPREAD LIGHT TO MODERATE RAINFALL WILL OVERSPREAD THE AREA
  TODAY AND CONTINUE TONIGHT BEFORE TAPERING TO SHOWERS AND ENDING
  ON THURSDAY. RAINFALL TOTALS DURING THIS PERIOD WILL RANGE FROM
  1.5 TO 2.0 INCHES IN THE WATCH AREA WITH LOCAL AMOUNTS TO 3
  INCHES POSSIBLE.

* WHILE WIDESPREAD FLOODING IS NOT EXPECTED…MANY RIVERS CONTINUE
  TO RUN ABOVE NORMAL GIVEN RECENT HEAVY RAINFALL OVER THE PAST 10
  DAYS. WITH THE ADDITIONAL RAINFALL EXPECTED TODAY INTO
  TONIGHT…A FEW RIVERS AND STREAMS MAY SEE SHARP RISES TO NEAR
  BANKFULL OR MINOR FLOOD. MINOR LOWLAND FIELD FLOODING IS ALSO
  POSSIBLE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING BASED ON
CURRENT FORECASTS.

THOSE LIVING IN AREAS PRONE TO FLOODING SHOULD BE PREPARED TO
TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLOODING DEVELOP. REPAIR CREWS WORKING IN
STREAM AND RIVER CHANNELS SHOULD BE ESPECIALLY ALERT FOR RISING
WATER LEVELS…AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE QUICK ACTION SHOULD
WARNINGS BE ISSUED