Flash Flood — Orange, Vermont

2017-07-01 · near Union Vlg, Orange, Vermont

Event narrative

Roads throughout Orange County were heavily damaged by flash flooding. Thetford was particularly hard hit, where 75 percent of the towns roads were damaged. Residents were isolated by flood waters and damaged roads.

Wider weather episode

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 some scattered flash flooding. A few of these thunderstorms had strong winds to topple a few trees as well.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 706059. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.