Flood in Vermont, July 13, 1996

Name: Flood in Vermont, July 13, 1996
Start: 1996-07-13T19:45
End: 1996-07-13T21:00
Location: Vermont

July 13, 1996 · NWS BTV · 1 event in 1 county or zone

The remnants of Tropical Storm Bertha moved from Southern New Jersey Saturday morning July 13, 1996 through Eastern New England Saturday night. Dirt raods around Ludlow Vermont were washed out between 1945 and 2100 EST.

The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: $10,000
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 BTV wrote it up.

The remnants of Tropical Storm Bertha moved from Southern New Jersey Saturday morning July 13, 1996 through Eastern New England Saturday night. The heaviest rain fell over the eastern portions of Vermont.Dirt raods around Ludlow Vermont were washed out between 1945 and 2100 EST. A mudslide was reported on Route 14 near Royalton between 1900 and 2100 EST.

Event by event

1 flood. Local standard time, as filed.

Flood, Windsor

When: July 13, 7:45 PM EST to 9:00 PM EST
Where: Windsor forecast zone
Property damage: $10,000

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

Every storm in Vermont in 1996 Every state in 1996 This day in weather history Warnings in Vermont, July 1996

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: 5572113.