May 19, 2006
A vigorous, closed upper low across the Great Lakes on the 18th, delivered an occluded front into New York and Vermont during the evening of the 18th. A surface low developed off the coast of New Jersey and moved north along the frontal boundary across Vermont on the 19th. The end result was a two day heavy rainfall event on very wet antecedent conditions due to previous above normal monthly rainfall. Two day rainfall amounts of 2 to 5 inches were common with the greatest amounts along the comm
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 5512592). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Chittenden County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.