May 27, 2014
On the afternoon of May 27th, one thunderstorm developed near Essex, New York and proceeded to intensify as it moved southeast across a small corridor in Addison and Rutland counties. Despite the singularity of this storm, it produced widespread damage along it's path, including damaging hail, winds and urban flash flooding with the city/town of Rutland being the hardest hit. Numerous reports of golf ball size hail caused significant damage to car dealerships in/around Rutland.
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 525713). 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.