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Hazardous Weather Outlook
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BURLINGTON VT 407 AM EDT FRI MAY 24 2013 NYZ026>031-034-035-087-VTZ001>012-016>019-250815- NORTHERN ST. LAWRENCE-NORTHERN FRANKLIN-EASTERN CLINTON- SOUTHEASTERN ST. LAWRENCE-SOUTHERN FRANKLIN-WESTERN CLINTON- WESTERN ESSEX-EASTERN ESSEX-SOUTHWESTERN ST. LAWRENCE-GRAND ISLE- WESTERN FRANKLIN-ORLEANS-ESSEX-WESTERN CHITTENDEN-LAMOILLE-CALEDONIA- WASHINGTON-WESTERN ADDISON-ORANGE-WESTERN RUTLAND-WINDSOR- EASTERN FRANKLIN-EASTERN CHITTENDEN-EASTERN ADDISON-EASTERN RUTLAND- 407 AM EDT FRI MAY 24 2013 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHERN NEW YORK...CENTRAL VERMONT...NORTHEAST VERMONT...NORTHWEST VERMONT AND SOUTHERN VERMONT. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. OCCASIONAL SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE NORTH COUNTRY TODAY. THESE SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE ELEVATED WATER LEVELS ON AREA RIVERS AND STREAMS...ALONG WITH PONDING OF WATER IN LOW LYING AREAS...ESPECIALLY IN AREAS WHICH RECEIVED HEAVY RAINFALL ON THURSDAY. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY. A DEVELOPING AND SLOW MOVING AREA OF LOW PRESSURE NEAR CAPE COD WILL PRODUCE A PROLONGED RAIN EVENT ACROSS THE NORTH COUNTRY ON SATURDAY THROUGH SUNDAY. TOTAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES WITH LOCALIZED HIGHER AMOUNTS OVER THE MOUNTAINS CAN BE EXPECTED. THIS RAINFALL WILL CAUSE SIGNIFICANT RISES ON LOCAL STREAMS AND RIVERS...AND POTENTIAL FLOODING OF LOW LYING AREAS. IN ADDITION...THE POTENTIAL FOR MAIN STEM RIVER FLOODING WILL INCREASE OVER THE WEEKEND AND A FLOOD WATCH MAYBE NEEDED LATER TODAY. LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL MEDIA FOR THE LATER UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... RAINFALL REPORTS ARE GREATLY APPRECIATED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. $$