Flash Flood — Addison, Vermont

2022-05-16 · near Goshen, Addison, Vermont

Event narrative

Road washouts occurred around 700 PM EDT on Florence Road, about 1/4 mile south of Whites Crossing, and on East Street, in the vicinity of the intersections of Newton and Garden Streets.

Wider weather episode

A cold front passed through the region on May 16, 2022. This triggered several rounds of thunderstorms in the Proctor, VT area, producing between 2 and 3 inches of rainfall. Prior rainfall of a similar magnitude affected this same area two days prior (May 14), leading to saturated soils, and a susceptibility for flash flooding on the 16th.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1015552. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.