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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$50K damage

Orange, VT · Oct 1, 2010

On September 30th, an area of low pressure moved north through the mid Atlantic states. Southerly flow ahead of the low tapped into deep tropical moisture, including moisture associated with the dissipated remnants of Tropical Storm Nicole.||Heavy rain spread into Vermont late…

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Flood$50K damage

Washington, VT · Oct 1, 2010

On September 30th, an area of low pressure moved north through the mid Atlantic states. Southerly flow ahead of the low tapped into deep tropical moisture, including moisture associated with the dissipated remnants of Tropical Storm Nicole.||Heavy rain spread into Vermont late…

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Flood$50K damage

Addison, VT · Oct 1, 2010

On September 30th, an area of low pressure moved north through the mid Atlantic states. Southerly flow ahead of the low tapped into deep tropical moisture, including moisture associated with the dissipated remnants of Tropical Storm Nicole.||Heavy rain spread into Vermont late…

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Flash Flood$10K damage

Franklin, VT · Jan 24, 1999

A storm system moved through the Great Lakes region Saturday and Saturday night (January 23) and into eastern Canada Sunday (January 24). A few ice jams formed Sunday (January 24).

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Flash Flood$30K damage

Lamoille, VT · Aug 12, 1998

A cold front moved across the region during the late afternoon and night of August 11th into the early morning of August 12th. Thunderstorms during the early morning hours of August 12th resulted in torrential downpours with rises on the Lamoille River.

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Windham, VT · Jul 13, 1996

The remnants of Hurricane Bertha tracked from the Mid-Atlantic region northeast to Quebec, Canada between Saturday morning July 13 to Sunday morning July 14. Three to five inches of rain was common across southern Vermont.

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Flood$40K damage

Rutland, VT · Oct 1, 2010

On September 30th, an area of low pressure moved north through the mid Atlantic states. Southerly flow ahead of the low tapped into deep tropical moisture, including moisture associated with the dissipated remnants of Tropical Storm Nicole.||Heavy rain spread into Vermont late…

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Flash Flood$25K damage

Addison, VT · Jun 9, 2011

A series of showers and thunderstorms moved across northern New York into Vermont during the pre-dawn hours of June 9th. A few storms trained across a weak boundary across the central Champlain Valley and produced isolated flash flooding in Shoreham (Addison county) that washed…

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Flood$50K damage

Grand Isle, VT · Nov 9, 1996

A strong cold front moved slowly across New York State Friday and Friday night (11/8/96) and across Vermont Saturday (11/9/96). Periods of heavy rain resulted late Friday night into Saturday.

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Flash Flood$10K damage

Orleans, VT · Mar 29, 1998

Unseasonably warm weather resulted in dramatic snowmelt with rapid rises on rivers the last few days of March. In addition, showers and thunderstorms with heavy downpours moved across the area on the 30th further enhancing runoff into rivers and streams.

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Flood$10K damage

Addison, VT · Apr 1, 1998

Spring runoff and flood waters resulting in the lake level of Lake Champlain rising to equal or exceed the 101 foot level during this period. The maximum level reached this year was 101.82 feet on April 5.

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Flood$10K damage

Chittenden, VT · Apr 1, 1998

Spring runoff and flood waters resulting in the lake level of Lake Champlain rising to equal or exceed the 101 foot level during this period. The maximum level reached this year was 101.82 feet on April 5.

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Flood$10K damage

Grand Isle, VT · Apr 1, 1998

Spring runoff and flood waters resulting in the lake level of Lake Champlain rising to equal or exceed the 101 foot level during this period. The maximum level reached this year was 101.82 feet on April 5.

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Flood$10K damage

Franklin, VT · Apr 1, 1998

Spring runoff and flood waters resulting in the lake level of Lake Champlain rising to equal or exceed the 101 foot level during this period. The maximum level reached this year was 101.82 feet on April 5.

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Flood$20K damage

Essex, VT · Apr 14, 2002

During April 13th and 14th, a slow moving cold front drifted southeast across the area. An area of low pressure moved along the front, passing across the region with widespread rainfall.

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Western Rutland, VT · May 11, 1996

A cold front moved south across Vermont late Friday night (5/10/96) and Saturday (5/11/96). An area of low pressure developed along the front in Central New York Saturday and moved into the Gulf of Maine Sunday (5/12/96).Rain spread across the region Saturday and Sunday with…

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Western Addison, VT · May 11, 1996

A cold front moved south across Vermont late Friday night (5/10/96) and Saturday (5/11/96). An area of low pressure developed along the front in Central New York Saturday and moved into the Gulf of Maine Sunday (5/12/96).Rain spread across the region Saturday and Sunday with…

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Lamoille, VT · Apr 3, 2005

A storm system moved from Pennsylvania on April 2nd into New York State on April 3rd. Warmer air, rainfall and melting snow resulted in rising river levels. Water levels on the Lamoille River rose with minor flooding of fields and low lying areas between Johnson and Cambridge.

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Eastern Franklin, VT · Jan 18, 2006

A powerful storm tracked northeast across Ontario and Quebec provinces on the 18th. Ahead of this storm, brisk south winds caused temperatures to rise into the 40s creating snow melt.

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Western Franklin, VT · Jan 18, 2006

A powerful storm tracked northeast across Ontario and Quebec provinces on the 18th. Ahead of this storm, brisk south winds caused temperatures to rise into the 40s creating snow melt.

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Eastern Addison, VT · Jan 18, 2006

A powerful storm tracked northeast across Ontario and Quebec provinces on the 18th. Ahead of this storm, brisk south winds caused temperatures to rise into the 40s creating snow melt.

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Eastern Chittenden, VT · Jan 18, 2006

A powerful storm tracked northeast across Ontario and Quebec provinces on the 18th. Ahead of this storm, brisk south winds caused temperatures to rise into the 40s creating snow melt.

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Eastern Rutland, VT · Jan 18, 2006

A powerful storm tracked northeast across Ontario and Quebec provinces on the 18th. Ahead of this storm, brisk south winds caused temperatures to rise into the 40s creating snow melt.

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Orleans, VT · Aug 3, 2006

A warm, very humid and moisten laden airmass was located across Vermont on the night of the 2nd. In addition, a cold front was draped along the Vermont and Canadian border during this time.

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