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WGUS41 KBTV 122243  
FLWBTV  
 
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED  
FLOOD WARNING  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BURLINGTON VT  
643 PM EDT FRI APR 12 2024  
 
VTC021-027-130545-  
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RUTLAND VT-WINDSOR VT-  
643 PM EDT FRI APR 12 2024  
   
..FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 145 AM EDT SATURDAY
 
 
* WHAT...FLOODING CAUSED BY RAIN AND SNOWMELT CONTINUES.  
 
* WHERE...A PORTION OF SOUTHERN VERMONT, INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING  
COUNTIES, RUTLAND AND WINDSOR.  
 
* WHEN...UNTIL 145 AM EDT SATURDAY.  
 
* IMPACTS...STREAMS CONTINUE TO RISE DUE TO EXCESS RUNOFF FROM  
EARLIER RAINFALL.  
 
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...  
- AT 641 PM EDT, RAIN AND SNOWMELT IS CAUSING FLOODING.  
- THE OTTAUQUECHEE RIVER AT WEST BRIDGEWATER IS IN MINOR FLOOD  
STAGE. AT 6.5 FEET, HIGH WATER WILL IMPACT LOW LYING  
PROPERTIES ALONG THE RIVER NEAR ROUTE 4 FROM KILLINGTON  
DOWNSTREAM TO BRIDGEWATER. BRIDGEWATER CORNERS WILL  
EXPERIENCE MINOR FLOODING.  
- HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SAFETY/FLOOD  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
TURN AROUND, DON'T DROWN WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED ROADS. MOST FLOOD  
DEATHS OCCUR IN VEHICLES.  
 
IN HILLY TERRAIN THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF LOW WATER CROSSINGS WHICH ARE  
POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS IN HEAVY RAIN. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS FLOODED  
ROADS. FIND AN ALTERNATE ROUTE.  
 

 
 
LAT...LON 4351 7287 4372 7286 4376 7249 4357 7246  
4348 7257  
 

 
 
HAYNES  
 
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