…The National Weather Service in Burlington VT has issued a Flood
Warning for the following rivers in Vermont…
Otter Creek At Center Rutland affecting Rutland County.
* WHAT…Moderate flooding is forecast.
* WHERE…Otter Creek at Center Rutland.
* WHEN…Until late tomorrow evening.
* IMPACTS…At 7.0 feet, There will be field flooding along Otter
Creek from Clarendon downstream to Pittsford.
At 8.0 feet, Low lying portions of South Creek Road will flood in
Clarendon between Walker Mountain Road and Wallingford. In
Pittsford, Elm Street and Depot Road will be under water. Field
flooding will occur along Dorr Drive in Rutland, along with
lowland flooding upstream to Wallingford and downstream to
Pittsford.
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 3:45 AM EDT Monday the stage was 7.3 feet.
– Forecast…The river is expected to rise above flood stage
early this morning to a crest of 10.1 feet this afternoon. It
will then fall below flood stage tomorrow 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