Flood, Bennington
- When
- December 2, 11:00 AM EST to 11:30 PM EST
- Where
- Bennington forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 43.036, -73.093 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flood in Vermont, December 2, 1996
Low pressure produced 1 to 3 inches of rain across much of western New England during December 1 through the morning of December 2. This amount of rainfall during the late fall season resulted in flooding across parts of Bennington and Windham Counties in southern Vermont.
Where it happened
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- Wind
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- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 1
Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.
What happened
The episode as NWS ALY wrote it up.
Low pressure produced 1 to 3 inches of rain across much of western New England during December 1 through the morning of December 2. This amount of rainfall during the late fall season resulted in flooding across parts of Bennington and Windham Counties in southern Vermont. In Bennington County the Walloomsac River flooded in North Bennington. Several homes were flooded along with route 67A. The Batten Kill at Arlington flooded with several homes affected. Minor flooding also occurred along the Hoosic River in Bennington County. In Windham County at Wilmington, the north branch of the Deerfield Creek flooded into nearby low lands. No roads or houses were impacted by the flood waters.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
1 flood. Local standard time, as filed.
What these are
- Flood
- Flooding that develops more slowly than a flash flood: rivers leaving their banks, or water standing over land for an extended time.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
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More
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Sources
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5576016.