623 first-hand accounts of flood events in Vermont, ranked by impact. Each is a NOAA-written narrative of the moment.
A strong, but elongated area of low pressure moved across the eastern Great Lakes, northern New York and across northern Vermont during the afternoon of the 1st.
Read the full account →A warming trend started on the 12th, with daytime temperatures in the 40s, that eventually moderated into the 50s by the 14th and 15th. In addition, a quarter to half inch of rain fell along a stationary boundary on the 14th and 15th.
Read the full account →A cold, unstable upper atmospheric low slowly moved across the eastern Great Lakes during the afternoon of July 24th. Meanwhile, a surface low slowly traveled north along a cold front which moved into an moisture laden atmosphere across New York and Vermont.
Read the full account →An upper level low in the eastern Great Lakes and western New York along with it's associated surface low pressure system resulted in showers and thunderstorms during the afternoon and evening. Locally heavy rain fell especially in the northwest portion of the county.
Read the full account →Bands of moderate to heavy rainfall set up across areas southern Vermont during the afternoon and evening hours on Thursday, July 29, 2021 north of a warm front and area of low pressure.
Read the full account →Bands of moderate to heavy rainfall set up across areas southern Vermont during the afternoon and evening hours on Thursday, July 29, 2021 north of a warm front and area of low pressure.
Read the full account →Bands of moderate to heavy rainfall set up across areas southern Vermont during the afternoon and evening hours on Thursday, July 29, 2021 north of a warm front and area of low pressure.
Read the full account →Bands of moderate to heavy rainfall set up across areas southern Vermont during the afternoon and evening hours on Thursday, July 29, 2021 north of a warm front and area of low pressure.
Read the full account →Bands of moderate to heavy rainfall set up across areas southern Vermont during the afternoon and evening hours on Thursday, July 29, 2021 north of a warm front and area of low pressure.
Read the full account →Bands of moderate to heavy rainfall set up across areas southern Vermont during the afternoon and evening hours on Thursday, July 29, 2021 north of a warm front and area of low pressure.
Read the full account →Bands of moderate to heavy rainfall set up across areas southern Vermont during the afternoon and evening hours on Thursday, July 29, 2021 north of a warm front and area of low pressure.
Read the full account →Bands of moderate to heavy rainfall set up across areas southern Vermont during the afternoon and evening hours on Thursday, July 29, 2021 north of a warm front and area of low pressure.
Read the full account →Heavy rain and thunderstorms occurred during August 11th into the early morning hours of August 12th. The Burlington Airport NWS Office received 3.62 inches on August 11th which set a new August daily rainfall record.
Read the full account →An upper atmospheric area of low pressure slowly moved across southeast Canada on the 17th. Meanwhile, a weak surface low and cold front moved across Vermont during the afternoon.
Read the full account →A frontal boundary stalled across portions of New York and New England and helped to focus heavy rainfall across this area. Convective precipitation moved from northwest to southeast across the area from Canada.
Read the full account →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. Flooding along the otter Creek impacted several roads, low lying areas and fields in the Rutland and Pittsford areas.
Read the full account →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. Flooding along the otter Creek impacted several roads, low lying areas and fields in the Rutland and Pittsford areas.
Read the full account →Light to moderate rain associated with a warm front late on April 10 was preceded by several days of above freezing temperatures and melting snow. On April 11 a cluster of thunderstorms moved west to east across northern Vermont during the morning hours.
Read the full account →The flash flooding and flooding that occurred during the morning of August 4th was the result of two rounds of heavy rainfall. The first heavy rainfall event occurred during the afternoon and evening hours of August 2nd, with another bout of heavy rainfall that occurred during…
Read the full account →A low pressure system over the upper Great Lakes produced a general rainfall of one to two inches across southern Vermont. This amount of rainfall on already saturated soil brought many small streams out of their banks across Windham county.
Read the full account →Showers and thunderstorms developed in tropical moisture feeding along a stationary boundary. Record rainfall in May and June saturated the ground and elevated water levels in rivers and streams, making the region vulnerable to flooding.
Read the full account →A frontal boundary from northern Vermont southwest across eastern New York resulted in showers and thunderstorms with very heavy rainfall. Rainfall across Franklin county averaged between 1 and 2 inches with water on some roads and a few washouts reported with damage to…
Read the full account →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.
Read the full account →A storm system moved across upstate New York and southern Canada during the day of July 24th. Steady rains resulted during the morning hours, with locally heavy rain associated with thunderstorms from mid morning to mid afternoon.
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