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Vermont Flood Stories

623 first-hand accounts of flood events in Vermont, ranked by impact. Each is a NOAA-written narrative of the moment.

Flood$160K damage

Western Rutland, VT · Jan 19, 1996

A strong storm system moved into the Great Lakes on Thursday (1/18/96) and then moved into Canada thereafter on Friday (1/19/96) and Saturday (1/20/96).

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Flash Flood$200K damage

Rutland, VT · 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.

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Flood$25K damage

Chittenden, VT · May 24, 2013

Heavy rainfall from training showers and thunderstorms produced flash flooding across Chittenden and Lamoille Counties in Vermont beginning in the afternoon and evening of May 23.

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Flash Flood$150K damage

Windham, VT · Jun 12, 1996

On June 12, a very moist and unstable atmosphere was situated over Vermont. This resulted in torrential rains from training thunderstorms which dumped approximately 6 inches (radar estimate) of rain near Grafton in Windham County.

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Flash Flood$15K damage

Caledonia, VT · Dec 22, 2013

A stationary boundary was draped across the Adirondacks of New York into portions of central and northern New England from December 20th through 22nd with several disturbances delivering precipitation.

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Flood$300K damage

Bennington, VT · Jan 19, 1996

An intense area of low pressure which was located over the Mid-Atlantic region on Friday morning January 19th produced unseasonably warm temperatures, high dewpoints and strong winds. This resulted in rapid melting of one to three feet of snow.

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Flood$200K damage

Western Windham, VT · Jan 19, 1996

An intense area of low pressure which was located over the Mid-Atlantic region on Friday morning January 19th produced unseasonably warm temperatures, high dewpoints and strong winds. This resulted in rapid melting of one to three feet of snow.

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Flash Flood$10K damage

Windsor, VT · Jul 17, 2017

A weak surface and mid-level wave moved across Vermont in a moderately unstable (very cool aloft) air mass during the afternoon of July 17th. Scattered thunderstorms developed with a few containing large hail (> .75 inch in diameter) and some winds.

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Flood$120K damage

Western Addison, VT · Jan 19, 1996

A strong storm system moved into the Great Lakes on Thursday (1/18/96) and then moved into Canada thereafter on Friday (1/19/96) and Saturday (1/20/96).

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Flash Flood$50K damage

Rutland, VT · Jul 7, 2013

Southerly deep layer flow in the atmosphere provided a feed for abundant tropical moisture from the Gulf of Mexico to the northeast. Showers and thunderstorms developed on a daily basis in the summertime heat, and rainfall rates as high as two to three inches in an hour were…

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Flash Flood$50K damage

Addison, VT · Jul 10, 2013

Southerly deep layer flow in the atmosphere provided a feed for abundant tropical moisture from the Gulf of Mexico to the northeast. Showers and thunderstorms developed on a daily basis in the summertime heat, and rainfall rates as high as two to three inches in an hour were…

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Flash Flood$25K damage

Addison, VT · May 29, 2012

A warm front moved across Vermont during the morning hours of May 29th, which lead to numerous thunderstorms with heavy rain, damaging lightning and some isolated large hail and strong winds.

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Flash Flood$25K damage

Addison, VT · May 29, 2012

A warm front moved across Vermont during the morning hours of May 29th, which lead to numerous thunderstorms with heavy rain, damaging lightning and some isolated large hail and strong winds.

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Flash Flood$25K damage

Orleans, VT · May 29, 2012

A warm front moved across Vermont during the morning hours of May 29th, which lead to numerous thunderstorms with heavy rain, damaging lightning and some isolated large hail and strong winds.

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Flash Flood$25K damage

Addison, VT · May 29, 2012

A warm front moved across Vermont during the morning hours of May 29th, which lead to numerous thunderstorms with heavy rain, damaging lightning and some isolated large hail and strong winds.

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Flood

Addison, VT · Jul 19, 2015

A weak surface low tracked across Quebec province with its associated warm and cold front moving across Vermont during the afternoon, evening of July 19th and early morning hours of July 20th.

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Flash Flood$100K damage

Windsor, VT · Jul 2, 2013

Warm moist air over the northeast provided the ingredients for heavy rainfall, and saturated ground from record May and June rainfall made the region vulnerable to flooding.

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Flash Flood

Rutland, VT · Jul 1, 2017

Heavy rainfall of 3 to 4 inches during the past 3-4 days had pre-saturated the soils across much of central Vermont. During the afternoon of July 1st, a series of heavy rain showers and thunderstorms moved across central VT delivering very heavy localized rainfall that caused…

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Flash Flood$50K damage

Orleans, VT · Apr 26, 2011

Snowmelt from an above normal snowpack and daytime high temperatures in the 50s and 60s on the 25th and 26th, combined with rainfall of a half to one inch early on the 26th to set the stage for a significant flood event across the region.

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Flash Flood$100K damage

Bennington, VT · Jul 16, 2000

A stalled frontal boundary across extreme southern Vermont interacted with a strong upper level disturbance from July 15 into early July 16. The result was a slow-moving low pressure area which formed over Virginia.

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Flash Flood$100K damage

Caledonia, 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 (around 3 1/2 inches) and mild weather resulted in flooding across the county.

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Flash Flood$100K damage

Orleans, VT · Jul 11, 2007

On the afternoon of July 11th...a warm and very moist airmass was draped across Vermont. In addition, a slow moving cold front entered Vermont from west to east during the afternoon.

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Flash Flood$100K damage

Orleans, VT · Jul 11, 2007

On the afternoon of July 11th...a warm and very moist airmass was draped across Vermont. In addition, a slow moving cold front entered Vermont from west to east during the afternoon.

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Flash Flood$100K damage

Lamoille, VT · Jul 11, 2007

On the afternoon of July 11th...a warm and very moist airmass was draped across Vermont. In addition, a slow moving cold front entered Vermont from west to east during the afternoon.

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