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Flash Flood Statement

National Weather Service Burlington VT

550 PM EDT Sat May 17 2025



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Washington VT-

550 PM EDT Sat May 17 2025



...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING 

FOR CENTRAL WASHINGTON COUNTY...



At 550 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy 

rain across the warned area. Between 1 and 2 inches of rain have 

fallen. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly.



HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.



SOURCE...Radar.



IMPACT...Flash flooding of small creeks and streams, urban areas,

         highways, streets and underpasses as well as other poor

         drainage and low-lying areas.



Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...

  Barre, Montpelier, Berlin, E F Knapp State Airport, Middlesex, 

  East Montpelier, Barre City, Moretown, Barre Town, Plainfield, 

  Waterbury, Montpelier Junction, West Berlin, Riverton and South 

  Barre.



Various streets are flooded in and around Montpelier. 



PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...



Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood 

deaths occur in vehicles.



Please report observed flooding to local emergency services or law 

enforcement and request they pass this information to the National 

Weather Service when you can do so safely.



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LAT...LON 4417 7248 4417 7259 4424 7269 4429 7276

      4434 7269 4426 7247



FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED



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Neiles