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HYDROLOGIC OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BURLINGTON VT
934 AM EDT FRI MAY 2 2008

...SPRING FLOOD POTENTIAL OUTLOOK /FINAL/...

THIS IS THE FINAL SPRING FLOOD OUTLOOK FOR THE 2008 SNOW MELT
SEASON. FLOOD OUTLOOKS ARE ISSUED BI-WEEKLY THROUGH THE WINTER
AND SPRING BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BURLINGTON VT TO
SUMMARIZE THE FLOOD POTENTIAL DUE TO SNOW PACK AND RIVER ICE
CONDITIONS FOR CENTRAL AND NORTHERN VERMONT AND NORTHERN NEW
YORK.

...OVERVIEW...

THE SPRING SNOWMELT AND ICE JAM FLOOD POTENTIAL HAS ENDED. SOME
SNOW REMAINS OVER THE HIGHEST ELEVATIONS...BUT THE LIMITED AMOUNT
DOES NOT POSE A FLOOD THREAT.

...SNOW DEPTHS AND WATER EQUIVALENT...

ONLY THE HIGHER PEAKS OF THE ADIRONDACKS AND GREEN MOUNTAIN HELD
ANY REMAINING SNOW. SNOW DEPTHS ABOVE 2500 FEET WERE A FOOT OR
LESS...EXCEPT FOR ISOLATED HIGHER AMOUNTS IN PROTECTED LOCATIONS.
ANY REMAINING SNOW HELD A FEW INCHES OR LESS OF LIQUID WATER. THE
AREAL COVERAGE OF THE REMAINING SNOW IS SO SMALL THAT IT WILL HAVE
LITTLE TO NO EFFECT ON RUNOFF AND RIVER FLOWS.

...RIVER AND SOIL MOISTURE CONDITIONS...

RIVER FLOWS WERE RUNNING ABOVE NORMAL ACROSS THE REGION. THE
GREATEST RIVER FLOWS FROM SNOWMELT OCCURRED EARLY LAST WEEK...
THEN RIVERS ROSE AGAIN EARLY THIS WEEK FROM HEAVY RAINFALL. SOILS
CONTINUE TO BE VERY MOIST FROM THE EARLIER SNOWMELT AND
RAINFALL... AND RIVER FLOWS WILL REMAIN SOMEWHAT ELEVATED UNTIL
THE SOIL DRIES. GREENING VEGETATION WILL ALSO TAKE UP MORE SOIL
MOISTURE IN THE COMING WEEKS.

...WEATHER OUTLOOK...

A FRONTAL SYSTEM WILL SPREAD RAIN OVER THE REGION THIS
WEEKEND...THEN HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD INTO MID-WEEK. THE
OFFICIAL NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OUTLOOK THROUGH MID-MAY
INDICATES NEAR NORMAL TEMPERATURES AND CHANCES FOR PRECIPITATION.

...SUMMARY...

THE SPRING SNOWMELT AND ICE JAM FLOOD THREAT HAS ENDED FOR
NORTHERN NEW YORK AND CENTRAL AND NORTHERN VERMONT FOR THE 2008
SEASON. REMAINING SNOW IS LIMITED TO THE HIGHEST ELEVATIONS OF
THE GREEN MOUNTAINS AND ADIRONDACKS...AND WILL PROVIDE LITTLE
CONTRIBUTION TO RUNOFF. CONTINUED WARM TEMPERATURES WILL MELT ANY
REMAINING SNOW...AND DRYING SOILS WILL REDUCE THE CONTRIBUTIONS TO
RIVER FLOWS.

ACCESS CURRENT WEATHER CONDITIONS AND FORECASTS ON OUR WEB SITE
AT WEATHER.GOV/BURLINGTON. 

THIS IS THE FINAL SPRING FLOOD POTENTIAL OUTLOOK FOR 2008. 

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HANSON