Several rivers expected to reach major flood stage in Vermont
Some of the crests are expected to happen overnight into the pre-dawn hours on Tuesday
Updated: 11:43 PM EDT Jul 10, 2023
THIS IS AN. FIVE FIRST WARNING WEATHER ALERT. HI THERE, TYLER JANKOSKI. HERE. IT’S 9:00 IN THE EVENING. WE ARE LIVE HERE ON NBC FIVE. THE RIVER, THE WINOOSKI RIVER IN MONTPELIER HAS ECLIPSED IRENE BY OVER A FOOT. NOW, WE JUST GOT THE LATEST READING IN THE GAUGE IS READING 20.4, FOUR FEET IN THE MONTPELIER AREA. BACK IN 2011, DURING IRENE, IT GOT TO 19.05. AND WE’RE STILL SEEING SHARP RISES IN THE WATER IN ALL OF CENTRAL VERMONT. SO THIS IS A NUMBER TWO LEVEL FLOOD. WHEN YOU RANK THROUGH HISTORY, AT LEAST IN MONTPELIER. BUT WITH THE SHARP RISES, IT’S ABSOLUTELY A LIFE THREATENING SITUATION FOR ALL OF CENTRAL AND NORTHERN VERMONT RIGHT NOW. THE RAIN HAS PRETTY MUCH COME TO AN END IN SOUTHERN AREAS, EVEN MUCH LESS CLOUD COVER AS WELL. BUT ON THE SIX HOUR RADAR LOOP THAT YOU SEE RIGHT HERE, BASICALLY A FIRE HOSE OF MOISTURE POINTED AT THE GREEN MOUNTAINS AND IT’S STILL REALLY RAINING IN NORTHERN AREAS. THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING THAT WAS ISSUED RECENTLY IS FOR FAR NORTHERN VERMONT, INCLUDING NEWPORT, ENOSBURGH, CRAFTSBURY, HARDWICK, OVER TOWARDS CAMBRIDGE AND PARTS OF STOWE. THIS FLASH FLOOD WARNING GOES TO 1115. AND EVEN THOUGH WE NO LONGER SEE A FLASH FLOOD WARNING IN CENTRAL VERMONT, THAT DOESN’T MEAN MUCH HAS CHANGED THE SITUATION IS STILL VERY SERIOUS AND GETTING WORSE. THERE ARE FLOOD WARNINGS, REGULAR FLOOD WARNINGS ALREADY IN EFFECT FOR THIS WHOLE AREA AND THAT WATER WILL CONTINUE TO RISE BECAUSE IT’S STILL RAINING AND IT’LL IT’LL RISE FOR AN HOUR OR TWO, EVEN AFTER THE RAIN ENDS, ESPECIALLY WHEN YOU START TALKING ABOUT SOME OF THE BIGGER WATERWAYS, BIGGER RIVERS. THE WINOOSKI IS ONE OF THEM. NOW, IN TERMS OF ADDITIONAL RAINFALL, IT’S MOSTLY FAR NORTHERN SPOTS LIKE MONTGOMERY AND ENOSBURGH, PERHAPS ANOTHER INCH OR TWO AS YOU GET DOWN TOWARDS MILTON AND MOUNT MANSFIELD AND POCKETS OF THE RIVER VALLEY AS WELL. BUT THE FARTHER SOUTH YOU ARE, THE CLOSER YOU ARE TO BEING DONE WITH THE RAIN HERE. AS OF 902, THIS EVENING. SO THE MADD RIVER NEAR MOORE TOWN, THE WINOOSKI AT MONTPELIER, LEMUEL AT JOHNSON AND WINOOSKI AND ESSEX JUNCTION ARE EITHER IN MAJOR FLOOD STAGE OR WILL BE THROUGH THE NIGHT. AND TOMORROW MORNING. THERE’S ALSO TWO MORE RIVERS, THE OTTER CREEK AT CENTER RUTLAND IN THE WILLIAMS RIVER NEAR ROCKINGHAM. THAT WILL BE INTO MAJOR FLOOD STAGE VERY SOON, IF NOT ALREADY, LIKE THE WILLIAMS RIVER. SO THIS IS A SERIOUS SITUATION AND WE HAVE A FULL REPORT COMING UP AT TEN ON THE VALLEY. CW WENDY AND WE WILL BE RIGHT HERE ON NBC5
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Several rivers expected to reach major flood stage in Vermont
Some of the crests are expected to happen overnight into the pre-dawn hours on Tuesday
Updated: 11:43 PM EDT Jul 10, 2023
Several major waterways in Vermont are expected to reach a major flood stage in the next 24 hours as heavy rainfall continues.If these rivers reach their peak, significant flooding damage is possible in the surrounding areas. The Winooski River at Montpelier has eclipsed the level seen during Irene in 2011 and the was was still rapidly rising as of 8:30 p.m.Some of the crests are expected to happen overnight into the pre-dawn hours on Tuesday. Mad River near Moretown At 13.5 feet, About 4 feet of water will cover Route 100 south of Moretown, nearly reaching a nearby trailer park. Winooski River at Montpelier At 22.7 feet, Downtown Montpelier will be inundated, and local roads will be covered by water. Route 2 and railroad tracks along the river will be covered with water. There will be widespread field flooding throughout the Winooski River valley. This stage is equivalent to the FEMA 1 Percent Annual Chance Flood. Lamoille River at Johnson At 17.9 feet, There will be extensive flooding from Hardwick downstream through Morrisville, Johnson, Jeffersonville and Cambridge. The shopping center on lower Main Street in Johnson will flood. Areas of Route 15 along the Lamoille from Morrisville to Cambridge will be inundated. Homes and businesses along the Lamoille River will likely flood, with water several feet deep over Route 15 in Cambridge. Winooski River at Essex JunctionAt 21.6 feet, Flooding will be widespread along the Winooski river from Jonesville to Lake Champlain. Water will cover Route 2 from Bolton to Williston, and Route 117 from Richmond to Essex. Bridge Street in Richmond, North Williston Road in Williston and Essex, Poor Farm Road in South Burlington and Williston floods. The Burlington Intervale will be inundated.Otter Creek at Center Rutland At 14 feet, Many homes will be affected. Flood levels will be similar to those seen in June 1973 and September 1938.
Several major waterways in Vermont are expected to reach a major flood stage in the next 24 hours as heavy rainfall continues.
If these rivers reach their peak, significant flooding damage is possible in the surrounding areas.
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The Winooski River at Montpelier has eclipsed the level seen during Irene in 2011 and the was was still rapidly rising as of 8:30 p.m.
Some of the crests are expected to happen overnight into the pre-dawn hours on Tuesday.
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- Mad River near Moretown
- At 13.5 feet, About 4 feet of water will cover Route 100 south of Moretown, nearly reaching a nearby trailer park.
- Winooski River at Montpelier
- At 22.7 feet, Downtown Montpelier will be inundated, and local roads will be covered by water. Route 2 and railroad tracks along the river will be covered with water. There will be widespread field flooding throughout the Winooski River valley. This stage is equivalent to the FEMA 1 Percent Annual Chance Flood.
- Lamoille River at Johnson
- At 17.9 feet, There will be extensive flooding from Hardwick downstream through Morrisville, Johnson, Jeffersonville and Cambridge. The shopping center on lower Main Street in Johnson will flood. Areas of Route 15 along the Lamoille from Morrisville to Cambridge will be inundated. Homes and businesses along the Lamoille River will likely flood, with water several feet deep over Route 15 in Cambridge.
- Winooski River at Essex Junction
- At 21.6 feet, Flooding will be widespread along the Winooski river from Jonesville to Lake Champlain. Water will cover Route 2 from Bolton to Williston, and Route 117 from Richmond to Essex. Bridge Street in Richmond, North Williston Road in Williston and Essex, Poor Farm Road in South Burlington and Williston floods. The Burlington Intervale will be inundated.
- Otter Creek at Center Rutland
- At 14 feet, Many homes will be affected. Flood levels will be similar to those seen in June 1973 and September 1938.
