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Flash Flood — Rutland, VT

Dec 17, 2000

A storm system in the Ohio Valley on Saturday, December 16th tracked northeast across the St Lawrence Valley during Sunday, December 17th. Heavy rain (between 2 1/2 and 4 inches) and mild weather resulted in flooding across the county. Flooding around the Pawlet area in the late afternoon of December 17th resulted in flooding of Routes 149 and 30. Portions of Route 7 in Center Rutland were also closed due to flooding. Many small streams in the county exceeded their banks with low land flooding.

Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 5178531). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.

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