Vermont, 1996

Flooding in Vermont, December 2, 1996

December 2, 1996 · NWS BTV · 6 events in 6 counties and zones

A storm system moved from the Ohio Valley Sunday December 1, 1996 passing through the eastern Great Lakes Sunday night and into Canada on Monday December 2, 1996. Generally 1 1/2 to 3 1/2 inches of rain fell across Vermont.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 6 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
$85,000
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
6

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 BTV wrote it up.

A storm system moved from the Ohio Valley Sunday December 1, 1996 passing through the eastern Great Lakes Sunday night and into Canada on Monday December 2, 1996. Generally 1 1/2 to 3 1/2 inches of rain fell across Vermont. Several rivers flooded some roads with several automobile accidents reported. A few of the rivers which flooded were:The Black River in Orleans County, The Mad River in Washington County, The Missisquoi River in Franklin County and The Browns River in Chittenden County.

The radar

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Event by event

6 flood. Local standard time, as filed.

Flood, Western Franklin

When
December 2, 4:30 AM EST to 11:30 AM EST
Where
Western Franklin forecast zone
Property damage
$15,000
Coordinates
44.858, -72.912 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Flood, Western Chittenden

When
December 2, 4:30 AM EST to 11:30 AM EST
Where
Western Chittenden forecast zone
Property damage
$20,000
Coordinates
44.461, -73.081 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Flood, Lamoille

When
December 2, 4:30 AM EST to 11:30 AM EST
Where
Lamoille forecast zone
Property damage
$15,000
Coordinates
44.606, -72.641 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Flood, Orleans

When
December 2, 8:50 AM EST to 1:00 PM EST
Where
Orleans forecast zone
Property damage
$10,000
Coordinates
44.829, -72.244 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Flood, Washington

When
December 2, 9:15 AM EST to 1:00 PM EST
Where
Washington forecast zone
Property damage
$15,000
Coordinates
44.273, -72.615 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Flood, Western Addison

When
December 2, 10:00 AM EST to 12:30 PM EST
Where
Western Addison forecast zone
Property damage
$10,000
Coordinates
44.031, -73.141 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

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.

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The same day elsewhere

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: 5584138, 5584139, 5584140, 5584141, 5584142, 5584143.