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The National Weather Service issued flood warnings Thursday for several rivers in Vermont. The warnings are in effect until 3 p.m.The Vermont Division of Emergency Management and Homeland Security said heavy rain and snow melt is causing flooding.Download the WPTZ appVermont State Police closed several roads around the state due to high water: Vermont Route 100 was closed in Wardsboro in the area of S. Wardsboro Road due to a crash. VSP was uncertain if it was weather related.Pettingill Road in Essex is closed.US Route 5 (Memorial Drive) in St. Johnsbury between Green Mountain Mall and Hospital Drive is closed due to high water.Vermont Route 14 in South Randolph is closed due to flooding.Vermont Route 25, near Route 25B in Bradford is closed due to high water.Vermont Route 15 in Hardwick is closed near the fire station due to water on the road.There is high water at the junction of Vermont routes 114/122 and US 5 in Lyndon. The intersection is closed.The Williston Police Department closed North Williston Road on the Essex side of the Winooski River Bridge due to flooding. Access from Williston to Route 117 must be done via Essex Five Corners or in Richmond at the intersection of Route 2 and Route 117.AOT/VTrans closed Vermont Route 2 in the area of Old Settlement Farm in Middlesex due to flooding. They advised drivers to avoid the area, find alternate routes and allow for extra time.AOT/VTrans closed Vermont Route 105 in Franklin County from Enosburg to Berkshire due to flooding in several spots. They advised drivers to avoid the area, find alternate routes and allow for extra time.Rescuers had to use boats to evacuate a mobile home park in Lyndonville. The New Beginnings day care in St. Johnsbury was evacuated due to high water. A family in Springfield, Vermont, was evacuated Wednesday night after they became trapped in their home by floodwaters. A flood warning has been issued for the Passumpsic River at Passumpsic in Franklin County, Vermont. Flood stage is 14 feet. The river was forecast to rise to 14.8 feet Thursday afternoon. Ice jams on the Missisquoi River were causing water to back up onto the roadway.The Winooski River at Essex Junction in Chittenden County until Friday morning. Flood stage is 12.0 feet. The river will continue rising to near 14.7 feet by Thursday evening.A flood warning was issued for Otter Creek in Rutland. Flood stage there is 8 feet. The creek was forecast to be near 8.3 feet by Friday morning. There is also a flood warning for the Barton River at Coventry. Flood stage is 8 feet. The river was forecast to rise to 8.8 feet by Friday morning.In Clinton County, a flood warning was issued for the Great Chazy River near Perry Mills due to ice jams. Emergency officials warned drivers to stay out of floodwater.WPTZ.com will continue to update this list as our team is notified of closures.9240710