Alert: Flash Flood Warning issued December 22 at 12:41PM EST expiring December 22 at 6:30PM EST by NWS Burlington VT

Event: Flash Flood Warning
Sender Name: NWS Burlington VT
Issued: 2013-12-22T12:45:21-05:00
Expires: 2013-12-22T18:30:00-05:00
WEA Text: Flash Flood Warning this area til 6:30 PM EST. Avoid flood areas. Check local media. -NWS
Description: THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BURLINGTON HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR…
EAST CENTRAL CALEDONIA COUNTY IN NORTHEAST VERMONT…

* UNTIL 630 PM EST.

* AT 1230 PM EST…AN ICE JAM LOCATED NEAR LYNDONVILLE ON THE EAST
BRANCH OF THE PASSUMPSIC RIVER WAS CAUSING EXTREMELY RAPID RISES
IN WATER LEVELS AND FLASH FLOODING. ICE JAMS ARE VERY UNPREDICTABLE
AND CAN BREAK UP…MOVE…AND JAM AGAIN VERY QUICKLY. WATER BACKING
UP BEHIND THE JAM IS THE MAIN FLOOD THREAT…AND CAN FLOOD AREAS
UNDER DEEP WATER WITH SURPRISING SPEED. FAVORED ICE JAM LOCATIONS
ARE WHERE A RIVER BENDS OR SLOWS…AT BRIDGE ABUTMENTS…OR NEAR
ISLANDS…SAND BARS…AND OTHER OBSTRUCTIONS TO RIVER FLOW.

* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
LYNDONVILLE…EAST BURKE…AND OTHER RURAL AREAS ALONG THE EAST
BRANCH OF THE PASSUMPSIC RIVER IN EAST CENTRAL CALEDONIA COUNTY.
FLOODING HAS BEEN REPORTED AT THE INTERSECTION OF ROUTES 122…
114 AND 5 AND AT THE NORTHEAST KINGDOM MOBILE HOME PARK ON ROUTE
114.

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.
Instruction: 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.

Link to more Info: http://www.weather.gov
Urgency: Immediate
Severity: Severe
Certainty: Likely
Categories: Met,
Area Description: Caledonia

Message Identifier: NWS-130404-675406-467809
CAP MessageType: Alert
Added note: – Flash Flood Warnings warnings