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Issuing Office: Burlington
Source: National.Weather.Service
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BURLINGTON HAS ISSUED A * FLOOD WARNING FOR THE LAKE CHAMPLAIN AT ROUSES POINT. * UNTIL THURSDAY MORNING… OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELED. * AT 4:00 AM WEDNESDAY THE STAGE WAS 99.9 FEET. * FLOOD STAGE IS 100.0 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FORECAST… RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE EARLY THIS MORNING AND REMAIN NEAR 100.0 FEET THROUGH THE DAY. THE LAKE WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY THURSDAY MORNING. * 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. &&
… THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BURLINGTON HAS ISSUED A FLOOD WARNING FOR THE FOLLOWING AREA IN NEW YORK… VERMONT… LAKE CHAMPLAIN AT ROUSES POINT PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS… SAFETY MESSAGE… IF YOU LIVE OR TRAVEL NEAR STREAMS AND RIVERS SEEK HIGHER GROUND IMMEDIATELY AT FIRST SIGNS OF RISING WATER. OBEY ALL ROAD CLOSURE SIGNS, THEY ARE THERE FOR YOUR SAFETY. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO DRIVE THROUGH FLOODED AREAS, MOST FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. TURN AROUND, DON’T DROWN! STAY TUNED TO DEVELOPMENTS BY LISTENING TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO, OR BY VISITING OUR WEB SITE AT: WEATHER.GOV. &&
Posted: April 19th, 2017 under General News, Northern NY News, Weather News/History.