Aug 28, 2011
Tropical Storm Irene moved across southeast New York and southwest New England during the morning hours of August 28th and then proceeded to track north along the Connecticut River Valley in Vermont during the afternoon and evening.||Strong to damaging winds in excess of 60 mph was observed within several miles of Lake Champlain in northwest Vermont as well as exposed higher terrain in southern Vermont and wind gusts approaching 50 mph downed trees elsewhere in Vermont during the afternoon hours
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 341860). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Rutland County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.