Flash Flood — Caledonia, Vermont

2024-07-11 · near Sheffield, Caledonia, Vermont

$1.0M

Property damage

Event narrative

Dept. of Highways reported several roads closed or damaged due to high water. This included, but was not limited to VT-122 in Sheffield. NWS Storm Surveys the following morning revealed additional flash flood damage, some severe in the Lyndon/Burke area. In particular, several homes and a business were heavily damaged on Calendar Brook Rd. in Lyndon. Also, Hunter Farm Rd. was heavily damaged.

Wider weather episode

The remnants of TS Beryl combined with deep tropical moisture and a stationary front draped across the region produced multiple rounds of heavy showers and storms. This led to numerous reports of flash flooding, some locally severe across a roughly 50 mile swath through Chittenden, Washington, Lamoille, Caledonia, Orleans and Essex Counties.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1202035. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.