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WGUS81 KBTV 091521
FLSBTV
FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BURLINGTON VT
1121 AM EDT WED MAY 9 2018
...THE FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR LAKE CHAMPLAIN...
AFFECTING THE LAKE CHAMPLAIN SHORELINE COUNTIES IN NEW YORK...
CLINTON...ESSEX...WASHINGTON AND IN VERMONT...ADDISON...
CHITTENDEN...FRANKLIN...GRANDISLE...RUTLAND
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
PERSONS WITH INTERESTS IN FLOOD PRONE AREAS ALONG LAKE CHAMPLAIN
SHOULD TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT THEIR PROPERTY. THE COMBINATION OF WIND
AND WAVE ACTION WILL ENHANCE FLOOD EFFECTS ON WINDWARD FACING SHORES,
AND MAY CAUSE ADDITIONAL DAMAGE TO SHORELINE ROADS AND LOW LYING
AREAS.
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1121 AM EDT WED MAY 9 2018
THE FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR
THE LAKE CHAMPLAIN AT ROUSES POINT.
* AT 11:00 AM WEDNESDAY THE STAGE WAS 99.8 FEET.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 100.0 FEET.
* FORECAST...LAKE CHAMPLAIN WILL REMAIN BETWEEN 99.8 AND 99.9 FEET DURING THE NEXT
24 TO 48 HOURS, WITH MINOR FLUCTUATIONS DUE TO WIND AND WAVE ACTION.
* IMPACT...AT 100.0 FEET...WATER BEGINS TO ENTER SOME LAKE FRONT
PROPERTIES. WATER ALSO BEGINS TO THREATEN LOW LYING ROADS, PIERS,
AND DOCKS. WAVE ACTION CAN COMPOUND FLOODING ON WINDWARD FACING
SHORELINES. WATER WILL THREATEN THE BURLINGTON WATERFRONT AT
PERKINS PIER AND THE KING STREET FERRY DOCK.
LAT...LON 4501 7347 4501 7306 4361 7328 4360 7348
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