Vermont, 1998

Flash Flood in Vermont, June 29, 1998

June 29, 1998 · NWS BTV · 1 event in 1 county or zone

A cold front moved into Vermont during the late afternoon and evening of Monday, June 29th. Thunderstorms developed along and ahead of this front with locally heavy rainfall.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
$5,000
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.

A cold front moved into Vermont during the late afternoon and evening of Monday, June 29th. Thunderstorms developed along and ahead of this front with locally heavy rainfall. Flash flooding resulted in road washouts in Marshfield (Washington county).

The radar

The Burlington radar (KCXX), 51 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 01:28 UTC.

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Event by event

1 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.

Flash Flood, Washington

When
June 29, 8:30 PM EST to 9:30 PM EST
Where
Washington County, Marshfield
Property damage
$5,000
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
44.273, -72.615 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

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.

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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: 5669047.