Flood in Vermont

Events

410

Deaths

3

Injuries

1

Damage

$1.1 billion

• Flash Flooding and Flooding in Vermont, August 28 to 31, 20112 deaths · $1.3 billion · 56 kt wind · 31 eventsTropical Storm Irene moved across southeast New York and southwest New England during the morning hours of August 28th and then proceeded to track north along the Connecticut River Valley in Vermont during the afternoon and evening.
• Flooding in Vermont, January 19 to 20, 19962 deaths · $2.8 million · 12 eventsA strong storm system moved into the Great Lakes on Thursday (1/18/96) and then moved into Canada thereafter on Friday (1/19/96) and Saturday (1/20/96).
• Winter Storm and Flooding in Vermont, March 6 to 7, 20111 death · $420,000 · 25 eventsOn March 6th, a slow moving north-south oriented cold front, laden with copious amounts of moisture, entered western Vermont by late morning, central Vermont around midday and eastern Vermont by late afternoon.
• Flash Flooding and Flood in Vermont, May 26 to 27, 2011$11 million · 2.5 in hail · 83 eventsA surface low as well as upper atmospheric energy traveled along a quasi-stationary boundary across northern New York and Vermont during the afternoon and evening of May 26th.
• Flooding in Vermont, April 11 to 14, 20111 death · $75,000 · 6 eventsLight to moderate rain associated with a warm front late on April 10 was preceded by several days of above freezing temperatures and melting snow. On April 11 a cluster of thunderstorms moved west to east across northern Vermont during the morning hours.
• Tropical Storm and Flash Flooding in Vermont, August 28 to 29, 20111 death · 16 eventsTropical Storm Irene tracked north northeast across eastern New York and western New England during Sunday, August 28th, producing widespread flooding, and damaging winds across the region.
• Flash Flooding and Flooding in Vermont, July 29 to 30, 20211 injured · $4.7 million · 27 eventsBands of moderate to heavy rainfall set up across areas southern Vermont during the afternoon and evening hours on Thursday, July 29, 2021 north of a warm front and area of low pressure.
• Flash Flooding and Flooding in Vermont, November 1, 2019$4.8 million · 26 eventsA developing area of low pressure moved from the Gulf of Mexico on during the night of the 30th and moved north into the eastern Great Lakes as it intensified during the evening of October 31st.
• Flash Flooding and Flooding in Vermont, April 26 to 29, 2011$5.9 million · 10 eventsSnowmelt from an above normal snowpack and daytime high temperatures in the 50s and 60s on the 25th and 26th, combined with rainfall of a half to one inch early on the 26th to set the stage for a significant flood event across the region.
• Flash Flooding and Flooding in Vermont, July 10 to 11, 2023$1.7 million · 16 eventsA strong upper-level system brought widespread rounds of showers and embedded thunderstorms to southern Vermont on July 9-11, 2023. The steadiest and heaviest rainfall occurred from the afternoon hours on July 9 through the morning hours on July 10.
• Flash Flooding and Flooding in Vermont, May 23 to 28, 2013$2.1 million · 9 eventsHeavy rainfall from training showers and thunderstorms produced flash flooding across Chittenden and Lamoille Counties in Vermont beginning in the afternoon and evening of May 23.
• Flooding in Vermont, December 18 to 20, 2023$2.0 million · 8 eventsA very deep trough across the eastern seaboard allowed a deep, mild, moist flow from the Gulf of Mexico and the Atlantic ocean to feed into the northeast United States, including VT and NY on December 17th and 18th.
• Flooding in Vermont, April 15 to 16, 2014$1.9 million · 9 eventsSnowmelt from a late season snowpack combined with heavy rain produced widespread flooding across northern and central Vermont.
• Flash Flooding and Flood in Vermont, July 4 to 5, 20131 injured · $875,000 · 8 eventsA weak mid-atmospheric disturbance moving across a stationary surface boundary within an unstable, tropical air mass led to numerous showers and thunderstorms with torrential, flooding rains across portions of Vermont.
• Flash Flood and Flooding in Vermont, October 1, 2010$900,000 · 15 eventsOn September 30th, an area of low pressure moved north through the mid Atlantic states. Southerly flow ahead of the low tapped into deep tropical moisture, including moisture associated with the dissipated remnants of Tropical Storm Nicole.
• Flash Flooding and Flood in Vermont, July 3 to 4, 2013$1.5 million · 4 eventsShowers and thunderstorms developed in tropical moisture feeding along a stationary boundary. Record rainfall in May and June saturated the ground and elevated water levels in rivers and streams, making the region vulnerable to flooding.
• Flash Flood and Flooding in Vermont, June 9 to 10, 2015$1.3 million · 5 eventsFlash flooding from heavy rainfall occurred along the western slopes of the Green Mountains in northwest Vermont. A cold front was stalled across the Adirondacks and central Vermont, and several waves moving along the front produced repeated periods of heavy rain.
• Flash Flood and Flood in Vermont, July 19 to 20, 2015$1.0 million · 1 in hail · 8 eventsA weak surface low tracked across Quebec province with its associated warm and cold front moving across Vermont during the afternoon, evening of July 19th and early morning hours of July 20th.
• Flash Flooding and Flood in Vermont, August 6, 2008$1.1 million · 5 eventsA strong trough of low pressure moved across central New York into Vermont during the morning and early afternoon of August 6th.
• Flooding and Strong Wind in Vermont, December 18 to 19, 2023$397,000 · 21 eventsAn area of low pressure tracked up the East Coast and intensified in the process as it brought widespread moderate to heavy rainfall across southern Vermont on December 18, 2023.
• Winter Storm and Flooding in Vermont, January 12 to 14, 2018$295,000 · 18 eventsA very deep upper level trough from Central Canada to the Gulf of Mexico allowed for a warm, moist flow with temperatures in the 50s and 60s through the early evening hours of January 12th across VT.
• Flash Flooding and Flood in Vermont, July 16 to 17, 20001 injured · $325,000 · 5 eventsA stalled frontal boundary across extreme southern Vermont interacted with a strong upper level disturbance from July 15 into early July 16. The result was a slow-moving low pressure area which formed over Virginia.
• Flash Flooding and Flooding in Vermont, June 29 to 30, 2017$430,000 · 4 eventsA band of showers and thunderstorms developed in an east-west oriented line in the late afternoon and overnight hours across northern Vermont from Chittenden County into Lamoille and Washington Counties.
• Flood in Vermont, January 19 to 20, 1996$300,000 · 1 eventAn intense area of low pressure which was located over the Mid-Atlantic region on Friday morning January 19th produced unseasonably warm temperatures, high dewpoints and strong winds. This resulted in rapid melting of one to three feet of snow.
• Flooding and Damaging Wind in Vermont, February 25 to 26, 2017$190,000 · 55 kt wind · 8 eventsWarm temperatures the last week of February started snow melt, and 1/2 to 1 inch of rainfall ahead of a cold front on Saturday 2/25 caused significant river rises and ice break up. Ice jam flooding closed roads, and river flooding had minor impacts.

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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.