Flash Flood, Windham
- When
- June 13, 2:00 PM EST to 7:00 PM EST
- Where
- Windham County, Grafton
- Property damage
- $1.0 million
- Coordinates
- 42.991, -72.714 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flash Flood in Vermont, June 13, 1996
A very moist and unstable atmosphere remained over Vermont on June 13. This produced a second straight day of torrential rains from training thunderstorms in the Grafton area, which resulted in disastrous flash flooding.
Where it happened
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- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $1.0 million
- 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.
A very moist and unstable atmosphere remained over Vermont on June 13. This produced a second straight day of torrential rains from training thunderstorms in the Grafton area, which resulted in disastrous flash flooding. The governor declared Grafton a disaster area and the Vermont National Guard was called in to assist in repairing roads. Grafton was completely isolated with all roads made impassable by washouts. Routes 35 and 121 were washed out in several sections. The Saxtons River reached its third highest stage. A 250 pound propane gas tank was washed away. Several bridges were severely damaged. Fourteen homes were affected by the flooding with three sustaining severe damage. The worst damage occurred at the Bahric House which dated from the mid 1800s. Rocks and mud were piled up to the back windows on the main floor.
The radar
The Albany radar (KENX), 119 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 18:57 UTC.
Event by event
1 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.
What these are
- Flash Flood
- Flooding that begins within six hours of the rain that causes it, or of a dam or levee failure or ice jam release, often with deadly speed.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
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- Lightning Strike in Colorado, June 13, 1996
- Flash Flood in Massachusetts, June 13, 1996
- Hail in Nebraska, June 13, 1996
- Flash Flood in New York, June 13, 1996
- Damaging Wind in Texas, June 13, 1996
- Hail in South Dakota, June 13, 1996
- Damaging Wind in North Carolina, June 13, 1996
- Damaging Wind in Texas, June 13, 1996
- Flash Flood in Ohio, June 13, 1996
- Damaging Wind in Georgia, June 13, 1996
- Lightning Strike in Alabama, June 13, 1996
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: 5561403.