433 AM EDT THU MAY 23 2013
…FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM NOON EDT TODAY THROUGH FRIDAY
MORNING…
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BURLINGTON HAS ISSUED A
* FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR THE NORTHERN ADIRONDACKS OF NEW YORK…THE
CHAMPLAIN VALLEY…AND THE REMAINDER OF VERMONT.
* FROM NOON EDT TODAY THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING
* THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL
TO PRODUCE RAINFALL RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES AN HOUR. THESE STORMS
WILL BE TRAINING…OR MOVING OVER THE SAME AREA…AND THIS WILL
INCREASE THE THREAT FOR FLASH FLOODING.
* FLASH FLOODING WILL OCCUR QUICKLY…THUS ROADS CAN FLOOD IN A
VERY SHORT PERIOD OF TIME…SMALL RIVERS CAN RISE RAPIDLY…AND
CULVERTS CAN FILL UP QUICKLY. ALL OF THESE SITUATIONS CAN LEAD
TO FLOODING IN A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD
TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION.
YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION
SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED.
Julia Carlisle
Woodstock Early Bird 