Apr 15, 2014
Snowmelt from a late season snowpack combined with heavy rain produced widespread flooding across northern and central Vermont. Four to six inches of water was released from the snowpack over April 10 to 15 when daytime highs reached the 60s and 70s, and overnight lows remained well above freezing. Rivers were brought to near bankfull or minor flood levels from snowmelt alone. Rain developed along and ahead of a cold front on April 15, and forced rivers out of their banks. Freezing temperatures
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 509034). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Orange County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.