623 first-hand accounts of flood events in Vermont, ranked by impact. Each is a NOAA-written narrative of the moment.
A storm system moved across southern Canada during Tuesday, June 30, 1998. Ahead of the associated cold front, a very moist airmass was in place across Vermont. This triggered afternoon thunderstorms with locally torrential rain.
Read the full account →A storm system moved through the Great Lakes region Saturday and Saturday night (January 23) and into eastern Canada Sunday (January 24). Mild weather with melting snow coupled with rain Saturday night and Sunday resulted in many rivers reaching or exceeding their banks during…
Read the full account →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 2 inches) and mild weather resulted in flooding across the county.
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 New York and New England Tuesday, April 4th, with steady rain. Mild temperatures resulted in melting mountain snows. As a result, many streams and rivers rose to bank-full or above with some flooding.
Read the full account →An ocean storm system moved north to the east of New England during Saturday, October 15th and into New Brunswick during Sunday, October 16th. Rain was heavy at times October 15th into October 16th. Rainfall amounts across Orleans county were 3 1/2 to 4 1/2 inches.
Read the full account →An area of low pressure tracking from the Great Lakes to Hudson Bay advected in an unseasonably warm air mass into the region from Thursday, December 24 to Friday, December 25, 2020.
Read the full account →An area of low pressure tracking from the Great Lakes to Hudson Bay advected in an unseasonably warm air mass into the region from Thursday, December 24 to Friday, December 25, 2020.
Read the full account →A cold front moved slowly southeast across Vermont during the afternoon. Thunderstorms with heavy rain developed along and ahead of the front.
Read the full account →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.
Read the full account →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.
Read the full account →Mild weather accompanied by snow melt and periods of light rain resulted in flooding of low lying areas with water across a few local roads. A spotter reported the Mad River in and out of its banks shortly before 7 PM EDT (6 PM EST) along Route 100 from Waitsfield to Moretown…
Read the full account →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.
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 →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 →A storm system moved through the Great Lakes region Saturday and Saturday night (January 23) and into eastern Canada Sunday (January 24). Mild weather with melting snow coupled with rain Saturday night and Sunday resulted in a few rivers reaching or exceeding their banks during…
Read the full account →A storm system moved across New England during late Wednesday and Wednesday night. Heavy convective rainfall resulted in rises on area rivers. On the Passumpsic River at Passumpsic, the river gage exceeded flood stage during the morning.
Read the full account →An area of weak low pressure moved across northern portions of New York and Vermont during Thursday June 13, 1996. The associated trough and wind shift acted to focus afternoon and evening thunderstorms across all of Vermont.
Read the full account →A humid airmass was established across New England. A weak low pressure system moved along a frontal system that was located along coastal southern New England. Upper level winds were relatively weak, hence thunderstorms were slow movers.
Read the full account →A storm system moved across New England late Wednesday and Wednesday night. Heavy convective rainfall resulted in rises on area rivers. On the Mad River at Moretown, the river gage exceeded flood stage during the evening hours. Flooding was reported in Moretown.
Read the full account →Areas of low pressure moved northeast along a frontal boundary across New York and western New England from Sunday night, October 26th into Monday night, October 27th. Heavy rainfall resulted in rises on area rivers.
Read the full account →A departing trough of low pressure interacted with deep Atlantic moisture, which provided the focus for showers and thunderstorms with heavy rain during the morning of August 3rd.
Read the full account →A storm system moved across eastern New York Tuesday morning, March 28th and into northern Vermont Tuesday afternoon, March 28th. Steady rain and melting snow resulted in rising water levels on county rivers and streams, especially in the south portion of the county.
Read the full account →A storm system moved across southern Canada during Tuesday, June 30, 1998. Ahead of the associated cold front, a very moist airmass was in place across Vermont. This triggered afternoon thunderstorms with torrential rain.
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