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WGUS41 KBTV 081634
FLWBTV
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BURLINGTON VT
1234 PM EDT SUN MAR 8 2026
...FORECAST FLOODING CHANGED FROM MINOR TO MODERATE SEVERITY FOR THE
FOLLOWING RIVERS IN VERMONT...
MAD RIVER AT MORETOWN AFFECTING WASHINGTON COUNTY.
.AN ICE JAM WILL CAUSE WATER TO INFILTRATE THE LOWLANDS ALONG THE
RIVER.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
CAUTION IS URGED WHEN WALKING NEAR RIVERBANKS. WATER LEVELS CAN RISE
BEHIND ICE JAMS VERY QUICKLY, OR THE JAM CAN RELEASE WITH LITTLE TO
NO WARNING. REMAIN WELL AWAY FROM THE RIVER'S EDGE AND NEVER WALK ON
ANY ICE.
TURN AROUND, DON'T DROWN WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED ROADS. MOST FLOOD
DEATHS OCCUR IN VEHICLES.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV.
THE NEXT STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED THIS EVENING AT 715 PM EDT.
VTC023-082315-
/O.CON.KBTV.FL.W.0001.000000T0000Z-260308T2308Z/
/MOOV1.2.IC.260308T1053Z.260308T1600Z.260308T2356Z.NO/
1234 PM EDT SUN MAR 8 2026
..FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL THIS EVENING
* WHAT...MODERATE FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MODERATE FLOODING IS
FORECAST.
* WHERE...MAD RIVER AT MORETOWN.
* WHEN...UNTIL THIS EVENING.
* IMPACTS...AT 9.0 FEET, AT 9 FEET, THE MAD RIVER BEGINS TO LEAVE
ITS BANKS. FIELD FLOODING OCCURS BETWEEN WAITSFIELD AND MORETOWN,
AND SOME LOCAL ROADS WILL FLOOD.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- AT 12:00 PM EDT SUNDAY THE STAGE WAS 11.9 FEET.
- RECENT ACTIVITY...THE MAXIMUM RIVER STAGE IN THE 24 HOURS
ENDING AT 12:00 PM EDT SUNDAY WAS 11.9 FEET.
- FORECAST...THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE
THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE FALLING TO 4.6 FEET WEDNESDAY
MORNING.
- FLOOD STAGE IS 9.0 FEET.
- FLOOD HISTORY...THIS CREST COMPARES TO A PREVIOUS CREST OF
13.0 FEET ON 12/18/2023.
- HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SAFETY/FLOOD
LAT...LON 4429 7268 4418 7279 4405 7284 4406 7289
4424 7283 4431 7273
HASTINGS
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