Springfield weather updates

Rains seemed to come to an abrupt end once the eye of the storm passed by and to the north of us, around 6:30 pm. The rains were replaced by gusty winds which within an hour brought on power outages to many area residents. Winds finally began to calm down as midnight approached.

First tree casualty in town:  This old apple tree in North Springfield came down at about 10:15 this morning while winds were still a mild breeze.  The soil had apparently become too saturated for the root system to maintain its solid andhoring. The small shed the tree came to rest on was left tilted off its foundation.

It was a very rainy overnight and early morning in Springfield, more than two inches of rain had fallen by 8:00 a.m.. Winds were more or less calm until 9:30 a.m. when a mild steady breeze started.

At 6:30 pm, the wind suddenly started to pick up just as a patch of blue sky appeared on the western horizon. Wind somewhat gusty at times but rain has stopped and sun is peeking through the clouds. Noticeably cooler out.

For the very latest, check this link:
Current Weather Conditions at Hartness Airport

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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BURLINGTON VT
820 PM EDT SUN AUG 28 2011


NYZ026>031-034-035-087-VTZ001>012-016>019-282100-
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-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MASSENA...MALONE...PLATTSBURGH...
STAR LAKE...SARANAC LAKE...TUPPER LAKE...DANNEMORA...
LAKE PLACID...PORT HENRY...TICONDEROGA...OGDENSBURG...POTSDAM...
GOUVERNEUR...ALBURGH...SOUTH HERO...ST. ALBANS...NEWPORT...
ISLAND POND...BURLINGTON...JOHNSON...STOWE...ST. JOHNSBURY...
MONTPELIER...MIDDLEBURY...VERGENNES...BRADFORD...RANDOLPH...
RUTLAND...SPRINGFIELD...WHITE RIVER JUNCTION...ENOSBURG FALLS...
RICHFORD...UNDERHILL...BRISTOL...RIPTON...EAST WALLINGFORD...
KILLINGTON



..WIDESPREAD SEVERE FLOODING ONGOING AND NOW MORE DANGEROUS SINCE IT IS DARK...

NEW INFORMATION...
UPDATED INFORMATION ABOUT THE STORM LOCATION, ONGOING RAIN AND WINDS.

.AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS LOCAL STATEMENT PROVIDES IMPORTANT INFORMATION AND RECOMMENDED ACTIONS FOR PEOPLE IN LOCATIONS ACROSS NORTHERN NEW YORK AND VERMONT...ALONG WITH MARINE INTERESTS ALONG LAKE CHAMPLAIN.

.WATCHES/WARNINGS...
A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MONDAY MORNING FOR VERMONT AND THE EASTERN SLOPES OF THE EASTERN SLOPES OF THE ADIRONDACKS IN NORTHERN NEW YORK.

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH TONIGHT FOR THE SAINT LAWRENCE VALLEY AND THE WESTERN SLOPES OF THE ADIRONDACKS IN NORTHERN NEW YORK.

A FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MONDAY MORNING FOR THE NORTHERN ADIRONDACKS AND CHAMPLAIN VALLEY OF NEW YORK AND ALL OF VERMONT.

NUMEROUS FLOOD WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT FOR MANY AREAS ACROSS THE NORTH COUNTRY.

.STORM INFORMATION...
AT 8 PM EDT...TROPICAL STORM IRENE WAS 20 MILES SOUTH OF SAINT JOHNSBURY. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS WERE NEAR 50 MPH. IRENE WILL MOVE NORTHEAST AWAY FROM THE REGION OVERNIGHT.

.RAINFALL...
WIDESPREAD 4 TO 6 INCHES OF RAIN HAS FALLEN ACROSS MOST OF VERMONT AND EASTERN NEW ENGLAND. MUCH LESS RAIN HAS FALLEN IN THE SAINT LAWRENCE RIVER VALLEY. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL OF UP TO ONE-HALF INCH MAY OCCUR ACROSS NORTHERN AREAS THROUGH MIDNIGHT.

OTHERWISE, THE BULK OF THE RAIN HAS ENDED OR WILL END BY MIDNIGHT.

.FLOODING...
WIDESPREAD SEVERE FLOODING CONTINUES ACROSS MANY AREAS OF SOUTHERN VERMONT AND EASTERN NEW YORK, AND THE FLOODING WILL CONTINUE INTO THE OVERNIGHT HOURS.

RIVERS ACROSS THE REGION ARE CONTINUING TO RISE RAPIDLY, AND SEVERAL AREA ALREADY WELL ABOVE FLOOD STAGE. LARGER RIVERS ACROSS THE REGION WILL REACH FLOOD STAGE LATER THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. RIVER FLOODING WILL CONTINUE INTO MONDAY.

FLOODING AT NIGHT IS ESPECIALLY DANGEROUS AND POTENTIALLY DEADLY AS IT IS MUCH HARDER TO RECOGNIZE HOW DEEP WATER IS OR REALIZE THAT A ROAD OR BRIDGE IS WASHED OUT UNTIL IT IS TOO LATE. REMEMBER THE SAYING, TURN AROUND, DO NOT DROWN. CONTACT LOCAL AUTHORITIES IF YOU BELIEVE YOU ARE IN NEED OF RESCUE.

.WINDS...
PEAK WIND GUSTS ACROSS THE REGION HAVE BEEN IN THE 40 TO 50 MPH RANGE FOR MOST AREAS. PLATTSBURGH NEW YORK REPORTED A 58 MPH GUST EARLIER THIS EVENING. NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO GUST IN THE 35 TO 45 MPH RANGE THROUGH MIDNIGHT, AND THEN SLOWLY WEAKEN AFTER MIDNIGHT.

.MARINE...
ON LAKE CHAMPLAIN...WINDS DURING THE EARLY EVENING HAVE BEEN SUSTAINED AT 40 TO 45 MPH, WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH. THESE WINDS WILL SUBSIDE OVERNIGHT. HOWEVER, THE LARGE WAVES THAT WERE GENERATED WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT WEST FACING LAKE SHORES, LEADING TO SOME EROSION.

.NEXT UPDATE...
THE NEXT UPDATE WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BURLINGTON BY MIDNIGHT...OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS WARRANT. PLEASE STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...LOCAL MEDIA...OR GO TO WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BURLINGTON FOR FURTHER UPDATES ON THIS LIFE AND PROPERTY THREATENING WEATHER SITUATION.

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NASH

http://www.erh.noaa.gov/btv/Irene/index.php