Jul 16, 2000
An upper level low over the eastern Great Lakes and western New York and it's related surface low pressure system resulted in showers and thunderstorms across Vermont during the afternoon and night of Sunday July 16th. Slow moving thunderstorms resulted in especially heavy rainfall across the eastern two thirds of Rutland county. The Chittenden River in and around Chittenden, VT flooded with road washouts. Road washouts were reported elsewhere as smaller rivers left there banks.
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 5173236). 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.