Flash Flood — Windsor, Vermont

2023-08-03 · near Robinson, Windsor, Vermont

$100K

Property damage

Event narrative

Training showers and thunderstorms with torrential rainfall affected portions of northwestern Windsor and far eastern Addison Counties in Vermont on the evening of August 3, 2023. Rainfall amounts of three to four inches occurred in this area leading to areas of flash flooding. This included a portion of Route 100 just north of Rochester, VT which was flooded. More notably, a significant landslide occurred just west of the town of Hancock, VT which blocked State Route 125.

Wider weather episode

A cluster of training showers and thunderstorms affected portions of Addison and northwestern Windsor Counties on the evening of August 3, 2023 leading to areas of flash flooding, some severe. Three to as much as six inches of rain were recorded in these areas with the Town of Middlebury, VT being the hardest hit. A wet microburst in the Middlebury area also produced localized wind damage.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1131185. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.