Pittsford, VT Severe Weather Alertstar_ratehome

...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL LATE TOMORROW EVENING...

* WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring and minor flooding is forecast.

* WHERE...Otter Creek at Center Rutland.

* WHEN...Until late tomorrow evening.

* IMPACTS...At 9.0 feet, In Clarendon, low lying portions of South
Creek Rd. will flood between Walker Mountain Rd. and Wallingford,
and water will approach Alfrecha Rd. In Pittsford, Elm St. and
Depot Hill Rd. will begin to flood. Field flooding will occur
along Dorr Dr. in Rutland, along with lowland flooding upstream to
Wallingford and downstream to Pittsford.
At 10.0 feet, In Rutland, flooding will occur on low lying roads
including Dorr Drive, Park Street and Clement Road. High water
will also approach Meadow Street and the adjacent recreation
fields will flood. Alfrecha Road in Clarendon will flood. Water
will approach homes on West Proctor Road near Route 4 in Rutland.
Downstream in Proctor and Pittsford, numerous roads will flood,
along with Route 73 west of Brandon.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 2:45 PM EDT Saturday the stage was 9.5 feet.
- Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours
ending at 2:45 PM EDT Saturday was 9.5 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 9.7
feet this evening. It will then fall below flood stage late
tomorrow evening.
- Flood stage is 8.0 feet.
- Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of
11.1 feet on 12/19/2023.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

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...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING...

* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues to be
possible.

* WHERE...Rutland, Windsor, and Orange Counties in Vermont.

* WHEN...Through this evening.

* IMPACTS...Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers,
creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations.
Area creeks and streams are running high and could flood with
additional rainfall.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- 1 to 2 inches of rainfall has already fallen over the area
since Friday morning. Additional rainfall totals up to half
of an inch will be possible through the remainder of the day.
This rainfall combined with existing high streamflows may
result in creeks and streams rising out of their banks and
flooding in poor drainage and urban areas.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

You should monitor later forecasts and be alert for possible Flood
Warnings. Those living in areas prone to flooding should be prepared
to take action should flooding develop.

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