...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BURLINGTON HAS ISSUED A * FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR THE EASTERN ADIRONDACKS MOUNTAINS IN NEW YORK AND ALL OF VERMONT...INCLUDING THE CHAMPLAIN VALLEY. * FROM 2 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING. * TWO ROUNDS OF MODERATE TO LOCALIZED HEAVY RAINFALL IS EXPECTED ACROSS THE NORTH COUNTRY THROUGH TUESDAY. THE FIRST ROUND WILL IMPACT SOUTHERN AND CENTRAL VERMONT THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING...WITH 1 TO 2 INCHES OF RAIN POSSIBLE BY MIDNIGHT. MEANWHILE...SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL REDEVELOP AREA WIDE ON TUESDAY...WITH LOCALIZED FLASH FLOODING POSSIBLE. * HEAVY RAIN THE PAST WEEK HAS SATURATED SOILS...AND RIVERS AND STREAMS ARE RUNNING MUCH ABOVE NORMAL. THESE CONDITIONS COMBINED WITH ADDITIONAL RAINFALL ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE FLOOD THREAT. * AREAS THAT HAVE EXPERIENCED FLASH FLOODING OVER THE PRECEDING WEEKS WILL BE PARTICULARLY VULNERABLE TO RENEWED HEAVY RAINFALL AND ADDITIONAL FLOODING. 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. &&
Posted on: Mon, 01 Jul 2013 13:01:53 +0000
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