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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Flood Warning
National Weather Service Burlington VT
624 AM EST Tue Dec 31 2024

VTC005-311715-
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Caledonia VT-
624 AM EST Tue Dec 31 2024

...FLOOD WARNING FOR AN ICE JAM IN EFFECT UNTIL 1215 PM EST THIS
AFTERNOON...

* WHAT...Flooding caused by an ice jam is occurring.

* WHERE...A portion of northeast Vermont, including the following
  county, Caledonia.

* WHEN...Until 1215 PM EST.

* IMPACTS...Flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying
  and flood-prone locations is imminent or occurring. Depending on
  ice behavior, any release of the ice jam could result in sudden
  rises of water, leading to a rapid flooding situation.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
  - At 620 AM EST, Vermont State Police reported an ice jam has
    developed on the Passumpsic River in St Johnsbury Center that
    has closed Route 5 between Mount Pisgah Road and Hospital
    Drive. Flooding is already occurring.
  - Some locations that will experience flooding include...
    St. Johnsbury, Lyndon, Lyndonville Village and St. Johnsbury
    Center.
  - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Turn around, don`t drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.

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LAT...LON 4452 7201 4450 7200 4449 7199 4447 7201
      4445 7202 4442 7201 4442 7203 4447 7202
      4449 7201 4451 7201 4453 7202 4453 7200


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