Vermont, 2000

Flash Flood in Vermont, February 28, 2000

February 28, 2000 · NWS BTV · 1 event in 1 county or zone

Mild weather Sunday through Monday resulted in a good deal of snowmelt with runoff into area rivers. In addition, a cold front stalled across New England Monday, with an area of low pressure moving along the front with steady rain.

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.

Mild weather Sunday through Monday resulted in a good deal of snowmelt with runoff into area rivers. In addition, a cold front stalled across New England Monday, with an area of low pressure moving along the front with steady rain. The river gage near New Haven exceeded flood stage by about 1/2 foot from about 11 AM until 3 PM.

The radar

The Burlington radar (KCXX), 53 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 14:01 UTC.

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Event by event

1 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.

Flash Flood, Addison

When
February 28, 9:00 AM EST to 3:00 PM EST
Where
Addison County, New Haven
Property damage
$5,000
Reported by
DEPT OF HIGHWAYS
Coordinates
44.031, -73.141 (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: 5134608.