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FLSBTV
FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BURLINGTON VT
639 PM EDT SUN MAR 8 2026
...THE FLOOD WARNING IS EXTENDED 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. WATERS ARE VERY COLD, AND COLD WATER SHOCK WITH THE
MOVEMENT OF ICE WOULD BE LIFE THREATENING. DO NOT CHANCE THE 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 AS NEW INFORMATION BECOMES
AVAILABLE, LIKE IF THE ICE JAM BEGINS TO CLEAR.MONDAY MORNING AT
1000 AM EDT.
VTC023-091400-
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639 PM EDT SUN MAR 8 2026
..FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL LATE TOMORROW MORNING
* WHAT...MODERATE FLOODING IS OCCURRING.
* WHERE...MAD RIVER AT MORETOWN.
* WHEN...UNTIL TOMORROW MORNING.
* 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 6:00 PM EDT SUNDAY THE STAGE WAS 11.1 FEET.
- RECENT ACTIVITY...THE MAXIMUM RIVER STAGE IN THE 24 HOURS
ENDING AT 6:00 PM EDT SUNDAY WAS 12.2 FEET.
AN ICE JAM HAS BEEN OBSERVED AT THE WAITSFIELD COVERED
BRIDGE, AND HAS MOVED LITTLE. FLOODING HAS BEEN REPORTED
ALONG THE HEART OF THE VALLEY TRAIL, AND WILL REMAIN POSSIBLE
UNTIL THE JAM IS CLEARED.
- 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
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