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Flood — Washington, VT

Dec 2, 1996

A storm system moved from the Ohio Valley Sunday December 1, 1996 passing through the eastern Great Lakes Sunday night and into Canada on Monday December 2, 1996. Generally 1 1/2 to 3 1/2 inches of rain fell across Vermont. Several rivers flooded some roads with several automobile accidents reported. A few of the rivers which flooded were:The Black River in Orleans County, The Mad River in Washington County, The Missisquoi River in Franklin County and The Browns River in Chittenden County.

Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 5584142). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.

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