University of Vermont Hopes New Weather Station Fills Flood Prediction Gaps May 11, 2026 By Brendan Rose / VTDigger A new University of Vermont extreme weather monitoring station opened in Lyndonville on Tuesday, the first in a planned network...
Vermont Seeks Federal Disaster Declaration for July Rainstorm Damage August 29, 2025 Vermont Governor Phil Scott has submitted a formal request to President Donald J. Trump for a major disaster declaration to...
Montpelier Flood Mitigation Plan Calls for Removing Dam, Restoring Floodplain August 21, 2025 By CHARLOTTE OLIVER/VTDigger In Montpelier, city officials plan to remove the Pioneer Street Dam and restore a nearby floodplain. Together, the projects are...
Flash Floods Once Again Hit Vermont, Damaging Homes and Roads July 14, 2025 By Kimberlee Kruesi and AMANDA SWINHART Communities in rural parts of Vermont on Friday woke up once again to damaged homes and washed-out roads due to...
How Vermont Community Helped One Family Recover After Floods Took Everything December 5, 2024 By Lisa Rathke The last thing John and Jenny Mackenzie saw as they fled their Vermont home with their daughters, dog and two...
Biden Approves Disaster Declaration for Vermont for Late July Flooding September 30, 2024 President Joe Biden has approved a major disaster declaration for the severe flooding that hit northeastern Vermont in late July....
Vermont Lags in Risk Management for Natural Disasters Including Flooding September 12, 2024 By Lisa Rathke Vermont has failed to complete many actions in its five-year hazard mitigation plan aimed at reducing the risk from natural...
Debby Triggers Floods, Power Outages, Water Rescues in Rural MidAtlantic, Northeast August 11, 2024 By Patrick Whittle, Mark Scolforo, Michael Hill and David Sharp First responders launched high-water and helicopter rescues of people trapped in cars and homes in rural New York and Pennsylvania...
Why Vermont Keeps Flooding: It’s Complicated But Could Become the Norm August 7, 2024 By Patrick Whittle and Michael Casey Vermont is flooding. Not just yesterday, two weeks ago and a year before that, but experts say the state could...
Vermont Suffered Millions in Damage From Last Week’s Flooding; Will Seek Federal Aid August 4, 2024 The toll of damage from recent flooding in Vermont exceeds $6 million, and the state is asking the federal government...