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841 AM EDT FRI MAY 24 2013
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BURLINGTON HAS EXTENDED THE
* FLOOD WARNING FOR...
NORTHEASTERN CHITTENDEN COUNTY IN NORTHWEST VERMONT
SOUTHEASTERN FRANKLIN COUNTY IN NORTHWEST VERMONT
LAMOILLE COUNTY IN NORTHWEST VERMONT
* UNTIL 1245 PM EDT
* AT 837 AM EDT THE LAMOILLE RIVER NEAR CAMBRIDGE...ALONG WITH MANY
RURAL STREAMS ACROSS NORTHEASTERN CHITTENDEN AND WESTERN LAMOILLE
COUNTY CONTINUE TO RUN VERY HIGH FROM LAST NIGHT'S EXCESSIVE
RAINFALL. WITH ADDITIONAL MODERATE TO LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL
AFFECTING THE WARNED AREA INTO THE LATE MORNING HOURS...HIGHWAYS
AND LOCAL ROADS MAY SEE ADDITIONAL FLOODING...AS WELL AS HOMES AND
BUSINESSES IN FLOOD PRONE AREAS.
LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
CAMBRIDGE...ESSEX...AND UNDERHILL.
IF YOU ENCOUNTER FLOODING...SEEK HIGHER GROUND IMMEDIATELY. WHEN YOU
CAN DO SO SAFELY PLEASE REPORT ANY FLOODING TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE BY CALLING TOLL FREE...1 800 8 6 3 4 2 7 9...OR BY SUBMITTING
A STORM REPORT AT WEATHER.GOV/BURLINGTON.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
DO NOT GO ON...IN...OR NEAR RIVERS AND STREAMS. THE HIGH WATER LEVELS
AND FAST FLOWS CAN CREATE DEADLY CONSEQUENCES FOR PERSONS WHO VENTURE
TOO CLOSE AND BECOME CAUGHT IN FLOODWATERS BY ACCIDENT...OR
INTENTIONALLY TRY TO SWIM OR BOAT ON FLOODED WATERWAYS. WHEN YOU PUT
YOURSELF IN HARMS WAY THE LIFE YOU RISK IS NOT ONLY YOUR OWN...YOU
ALSO RISK THE LIVES OF RESCUE PERSONNEL.
A FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR HAS BEEN REPORTED.
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LAT...LON 4479 7257 4478 7258 4477 7255 4467 7245
4463 7248 4459 7237 4456 7239 4444 7277
4445 7280 4443 7282 4443 7309 4469 7306
4481 7258
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