Vermont Flood Update 7/14/203 @ 2:29 pm
As of today The Governor said that has been 1 Fatality due to the flooding.
Also, yesterday afternoon & evening the weather was very active with wide spread strong to severe thunderstorms and many reports of wind damage. There was also some hail, and even a couple of funnel clouds, one in St. Lawrence County of New York,and the other was near Blueknight911( Mike). However, they did not reach the ground and form into actual tornadoes.
In the southern part of Vermont 2 of the counties got hit again last night by severe storms. There was a wave of strong thunderstorms that rolled through the region Thursday night that caused upwards of 18,000 power outages but avoided any major flooding, according to the state officials.
Thousands of Vermonters were forced to take shelter after a tornado warning, but no tornadoes reportedly touched down in the state. A town near the Western part of Vermont was the epicenter of some of the worse weather. Residents that spoke to the local news channel said that they weren't worried about the flooding from the rain as they were about the wind. A store owner said that he and his family- as well as some of the employees -hid in a basement. A tree fell near a house and a road near the City Hall flooded but most of the damage was minor. They were very fortunate that we still have all of the houses.
There is more rain expected Sunday but National Weather Service officials say it is not likely to cause the kind of flooding seen earlier this week. Vermont ANR officials said Thursday they do not think that 1 of the dams ( There 3 dams in the state that they have been keeping on very close eye on) will likely to breach the its spillway Water level at the dam on Tuesday morning was 684 feet. As of this morning it was 681 feet.
They have closed some streets in the capital ( Montpelier) to allow emergency response clean-up,and only volunteers and emergency responders will be permitted to enter and pass through these areas until further notice.
They still have swift water rescue teams from other states here.
They also have several shelters open in the state for people.
The president approved major disaster declaration for Vt. flooding.
Also, dozens of the Vermont National Guard soldiers are on the ground helping where they can.
With masks and gloves ready Vt. flood volunteers show up in force. Cities and towns across Vermont are mucking out, mopping up, and cleaning sludge from their homes and businesses.
We are Vermont Strong!
We help each other out.
Highs today will be in the 70's and low 80's. Next week is looking drier! We can send some of this rain to anyone who needs it!!
We are not out of the woods yet.
I am OK! I am safe.
Deanna