Flash Flood — Essex, Vermont

2024-07-11 · near Bloomfield, Essex, Vermont

Event narrative

Dept. of Highways reported a few roads closed due to high water/flash flooding in the Bloomfield area. This included, but was not limited to VT 102 in Bloomfield.

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 1202040. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.