Apr 27, 2011
Snowmelt from an above normal snowpack and daytime high temperatures in the 50s and 60s on the 25th and 26th, combined with rainfall of a half to one inch early on the 26th to set the stage for a significant flood event across the region. Late in the day on the 26th into the early morning hours of the 27th thunderstorms repeatedly moved over central and northern Vermont, dumping over two inches of rain into already saturated soils and swollen rivers and streams. Flash flooding during the overnig
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 301937). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Clinton County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.