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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.

Flash Flood$10K damage

Addison, VT · Jun 10, 1996

A stationary frontal boundary across Northern New York into central Vermont resulted in late afternoon and evening thunderstorms across the area.

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Chittenden, 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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Eastern Franklin, VT · Nov 20, 2003

A storm system moved across southern New England on on Thursday, November 20th. Heavy rain fell across Vermont with minor flooding of low lying areas in Franklin county. In particular, the Pike River near Berkshire experienced minor flooding during the morning.

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Western Franklin, VT · Nov 20, 2003

A storm system moved across southern New England on on Thursday, November 20th. Heavy rain fell across Vermont with minor flooding of low lying areas in Franklin county. In particular, the Pike River near Berkshire experienced minor flooding during the morning.

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Washington, VT · Oct 29, 2003

An area of low pressure over the New York City area on the morning of Wednesday, October 29th moved rapidly northeast across New England. Heavy rain tapered off to showers in the afternoon. The soil was saturated from previous rainfall.

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Flood$10K damage

Western Franklin, VT · Aug 12, 2004

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…

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Bennington, VT · Apr 24, 1996

Significant rains on Tuesday evening April 23 resulted in flooding along the Walloomsac and Battenkill Rivers in Bennington County. The Walloomsac River crested 1.5 feet over flood stage at North Bennington and the Battenkill crested 1 foot over flood stage at Arlington.

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Western Rutland, VT · Aug 12, 2004

A frontal boundary from northern Vermont southwest across eastern New York resulted in showers and thunderstorms with very heavy rainfall. Across Rutland county a few roads were flooded in the towns of Chittenden and Pittsford.

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Flash Flood$10K damage

Lamoille, VT · Mar 29, 1998

Unseasonably warm weather resulted in dramatic snowmelt with rapid rises on rivers the last few days of March. Specifically, the Lamoille River began flooding from Morrisville to Johnson to Cambridge early on the 29th of March flooding portions of Route 15.

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Flash Flood$10K damage

Lamoille, VT · Jun 30, 1998

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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Flash Flood$10K damage

Windsor, 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). Mild weather with melting snow and rain Saturday night and Sunday coupled with ice jams resulted in many rivers reaching bankful during…

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Flash Flood$10K damage

Orleans, VT · Apr 22, 2001

Mild weather accompanied by snow melt and periods of light rain resulted in flooding of low lying areas and some local roads. In particular, the Missisquoi River overflowed its banks onto local roads, especially in the North Troy area with the river gage exceeding 10 feet at…

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Western Rutland, VT · May 24, 2004

During the period of May 22rd through May 24th, a frontal system extended across New York into central New England. A storm system moved east along the front from the Great Lakes region east across New York and New England during Monday, May 24th with periods of steady rain.

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Eastern Rutland, VT · May 24, 2004

During the period of May 22rd through May 24th, a frontal system extended across New York into central New England. A storm system moved east along the front from the Great Lakes region east across New York and New England during Monday, May 24th with periods of steady rain.

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Windham, VT · Jan 24, 2019

Following a heavy snowfall event on January 19-20 over southern Vermont, a strong low pressure system tracking through southern Canada ushered in an unseasonably warm and moist airmass on January 24th. Temperatures surged into the 40s to mid-50s.

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Windham, VT · Jan 24, 2019

Following a heavy snowfall event on January 19-20 over southern Vermont, a strong low pressure system tracking through southern Canada ushered in an unseasonably warm and moist airmass on January 24th. Temperatures surged into the 40s to mid-50s.

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Bennington, VT · Jan 24, 2019

Following a heavy snowfall event on January 19-20 over southern Vermont, a strong low pressure system tracking through southern Canada ushered in an unseasonably warm and moist airmass on January 24th. Temperatures surged into the 40s to mid-50s.

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Bennington, VT · Jan 24, 2019

Following a heavy snowfall event on January 19-20 over southern Vermont, a strong low pressure system tracking through southern Canada ushered in an unseasonably warm and moist airmass on January 24th. Temperatures surged into the 40s to mid-50s.

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Bennington, VT · Jan 24, 2019

Following a heavy snowfall event on January 19-20 over southern Vermont, a strong low pressure system tracking through southern Canada ushered in an unseasonably warm and moist airmass on January 24th. Temperatures surged into the 40s to mid-50s.

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Orleans, VT · Oct 1, 2019

The combination of a strong stationary front with temperatures in the 50s/60s across Quebec and NC-NE VT and 80s across central New York, along with strong moisture lifting over the boundary accounted for training showers and a few thunderstorms with heavy rainfall across north…

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Caledonia, VT · Apr 11, 2011

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.

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Flash Flood$10K damage

Orange, VT · Mar 31, 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 enhancing runoff into rivers.

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Flash Flood$10K damage

Essex, VT · Jun 17, 1998

A slowly moving broad area of low pressure over the eastern Great Lakes and New York state combined with an unstable atmosphere to result in slow moving thunderstorms across portions of the area. These thunderstorms were accompanied by torrential downpours.

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Flash Flood$20K damage

Rutland, VT · Mar 29, 1998

Unseasonably warm weather resulted in dramatic snowmelt with rapid rises on rivers the last few days of March. The Otter Creek began flooding early on the 29th and continued through the end of the month.

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