Dec 17, 2000
A complex storm system began to evolve on Saturday December 16 across the Mississippi Valley. A surface low tracked north into the eastern Great Lakes by December 17. At the same time, the associated upper level trough became negatively tilted as it moved toward the northeast on Sunday. This allowed for rapid deepening cyclogenesis. Unseasonably warm and moist air was transported northward from the Gulf of Mexico. This scenario brought a record breaking rainstorm to southern Vermont. Rainfall a
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 5169108). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Windham County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.