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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$250K damage

Addison, VT · Jun 9, 2015

Flash flooding from heavy rainfall occurred along the western slopes of the Green Mountains in northwest Vermont. A cold front was stalled across the Adirondacks and central Vermont, and several waves moving along the front produced repeated periods of heavy rain.

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Flash Flood$5.0M damage

Washington, VT · May 26, 2011

A surface low as well as upper atmospheric energy traveled along a quasi-stationary boundary across northern New York and Vermont during the afternoon and evening of May 26th.

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Flash Flood$50K damage

Windham, VT · Jun 19, 2017

A cold front tracked east across southern Vermont during the afternoon hours of Monday, June 19th, 2017. With a warm and unstable air mass in place, the frontal passage sparked numerous showers and thunderstorms across the area.

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Flood$5.0M damage

Rutland, VT · Aug 28, 2011

Tropical Storm Irene moved across southeast New York and southwest New England during the morning hours of August 28th and then proceeded to track north along the Connecticut River Valley in Vermont during the afternoon and evening.||Strong to damaging winds in excess of 60 mph…

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Flood$5.0M damage

Orange, VT · Aug 28, 2011

Tropical Storm Irene moved across southeast New York and southwest New England during the morning hours of August 28th and then proceeded to track north along the Connecticut River Valley in Vermont during the afternoon and evening.||Strong to damaging winds in excess of 60 mph…

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Flood$50K damage

Caledonia, VT · Feb 25, 2017

Warm temperatures the last week of February started snow melt, and 1/2 to 1 inch of rainfall ahead of a cold front on Saturday 2/25 caused significant river rises and ice break up. Ice jam flooding closed roads, and river flooding had minor impacts.

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Lakeshore Flood$5.0M damage

Western Chittenden, VT · May 1, 2011

Record Flooding occurred along the shores of Lake Champlain from mid-April to mid-June. NWS Flood Stages for the United States Geological Survey (USGS) gages on Lake Champlain at the ECHO Center in Burlington, VT and Rouses Point, NY are 100.0 feet and were surpassed on April…

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Flood$4.0M damage

Caledonia, VT · Aug 28, 2011

Tropical Storm Irene moved across southeast New York and southwest New England during the morning hours of August 28th and then proceeded to track north along the Connecticut River Valley in Vermont during the afternoon and evening.||Strong to damaging winds in excess of 60 mph…

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Flash Flood$230K damage

Washington, 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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Flood$100K damage

Bennington, VT · Apr 15, 2019

A low pressure system and warm front brought heavy rainfall to the region during the morning hours of Monday, April 15th, 2019. This resulted in a few reports of flooding with some dirt roads washed out.

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Flood$350K damage

Lamoille, VT · Apr 15, 2014

Snowmelt from a late season snowpack combined with heavy rain produced widespread flooding across northern and central Vermont. Four to six inches of water was released from the snowpack over April 10 to 15 when daytime highs reached the 60s and 70s, and overnight lows remained…

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Flood$350K damage

Caledonia, VT · Apr 15, 2014

Snowmelt from a late season snowpack combined with heavy rain produced widespread flooding across northern and central Vermont. Four to six inches of water was released from the snowpack over April 10 to 15 when daytime highs reached the 60s and 70s, and overnight lows remained…

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Flood$150K damage

Franklin, VT · Jun 10, 2015

Flash flooding from heavy rainfall occurred along the western slopes of the Green Mountains in northwest Vermont. A cold front was stalled across the Adirondacks and central Vermont, and several waves moving along the front produced repeated periods of heavy rain.

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Flash Flood$1.1M damage

Chittenden, VT · May 23, 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$10K damage

Addison, VT · Jun 30, 2020

An upper low across the Gulf of Maine continually rotated showers and thunderstorms across VT with a focused path across portions of the western slopes of VT's Green Mountains.

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Flood$3.0M damage

Chittenden, VT · Aug 28, 2011

Tropical Storm Irene moved across southeast New York and southwest New England during the morning hours of August 28th and then proceeded to track north along the Connecticut River Valley in Vermont during the afternoon and evening.||Strong to damaging winds in excess of 60 mph…

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Flood$30K damage

Addison, VT · Feb 25, 2017

Warm temperatures the last week of February started snow melt, and 1/2 to 1 inch of rainfall ahead of a cold front on Saturday 2/25 caused significant river rises and ice break up. Ice jam flooding closed roads, and river flooding had minor impacts.

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Lakeshore Flood$3.0M damage

Grand Isle, VT · May 1, 2011

Record Flooding occurred along the shores of Lake Champlain from mid-April to mid-June. NWS Flood Stages for the United States Geological Survey (USGS) gages on Lake Champlain at the ECHO Center in Burlington, VT and Rouses Point, NY are 100.0 feet and were surpassed on April…

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Flood$300K damage

Orange, VT · Apr 15, 2014

Snowmelt from a late season snowpack combined with heavy rain produced widespread flooding across northern and central Vermont. Four to six inches of water was released from the snowpack over April 10 to 15 when daytime highs reached the 60s and 70s, and overnight lows remained…

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Flood$75K damage

Caledonia, VT · Feb 25, 2016

A large area of low pressure brought warm air and excessive rainfall to Vermont. Rain began falling on February 24 and continued into the 25th, producing 2 to 2.5 inches of rain across the region.

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Flash Flood$350K damage

Chittenden, VT · Jun 29, 2017

A band of showers and thunderstorms developed in an east-west oriented line in the late afternoon and overnight hours across northern Vermont from Chittenden County into Lamoille and Washington Counties.

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Flash Flood$150K damage

Addison, 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$2.5M damage

Caledonia, VT · May 26, 2011

A surface low as well as upper atmospheric energy traveled along a quasi-stationary boundary across northern New York and Vermont during the afternoon and evening of May 26th.

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Flash Flood$25K damage

Windham, VT · Jun 19, 2017

A cold front tracked east across southern Vermont during the afternoon hours of Monday, June 19th, 2017. With a warm and unstable air mass in place, the frontal passage sparked numerous showers and thunderstorms across the area.

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