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EXPIRED12/20/2023 12:31:00 AM (UTC)Urgency: ExpectedSeverity: ModerateCertainty: Likely
12/20/2023 12:31:00 AM until 12/20/2023 1:00:00 PM
Turn around, don`t drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
Motorists should not attempt to drive around barricades or drive
cars through flooded areas.
Additional information is available at www.weather.gov.
The next statement will be issued this afternoon at 1245 PM EST.
The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in Vermont...
Otter Creek At Center Rutland affecting Rutland County.
...FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL THIS AFTERNOON...
* WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring and minor flooding is forecast.
* WHERE...Otter Creek at Center Rutland.
* WHEN...Until this afternoon.
* IMPACTS...Until the river stage falls below 8 feet, low lying
portions of South Creek Road in Clarendon will remain flooded, as
well as Elm Street and Depot Hill Road in Pittsford. Field
flooding will continue along Dorr Drive in Rutland, along with
lowland flooding upstream to Wallingford and downstream to
Pittsford.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 11:45 PM EST Tuesday the stage was 9.0 feet.
- Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours
ending at 11:45 PM EST Tuesday was 11.0 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to fall below flood stage
this morning and continue falling to 4.9 feet early Friday
afternoon.
- Flood stage is 8.0 feet.
- Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of
9.7 feet on 12/26/2020.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
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