Sunday Evening: Flash Flooding Breaking Out In Southern Vermont AGAIN

Flash flood damage in southern Vermont as 
seen on Friday. Parts of that region are under
flash flood warnings again this 
Sunday evening

 Flash flood warnings are flying again for parts of the southern Green Mountains of Vermont. 

Thunderstorms with torrential rain just went through areas hit hard with heavy rain and flooding Thursday night.  The flash flood warning as of 6:45 p.m.  is concentrated on steep terrain between roughly Arlington and Bellows Falls, Vermont.  

Radar returns look like there's a little gap in the rain going through there now, but residents of that area be warned. It ain't over! 

There was more torrential rain entering Bennington County from the west, and some of that looks like it will go through some of the same areas hit Thursday, and the same areas that got nailed late this afternoon.

Further north, an area of heavy rain looks like it went by just south of Burlington and is heading into the Northeast Kingdom. I really doubt this will be enough to cause significant flooding, but there could be sharp rises on creeks and small streams, and there could be some washouts on back roads.

Of course, the (Not So) Great Champlain Desert of far northwestern Vermont is missing out on the rain again. St. Albans has had just 0.12 inches of rain so far, and it looks like only a little more will fall

But that little rain free zone is not the issue here. If you're in the areas that are under flash flood warnings, or even lower level flood advisories in southern Vermont, my advice is to just stay home tonight unless you live in a spot that can flood.

Back roads can wash out awfully fast. The heavy rains of July have left the area really, really prone to quick flooding with surprisingly little rain. 

If you ARE in a flood prone house or building or camp or whatever, be ready to move this evening at the drop of a hat. This is a situation in which everything will seem fine one moment, and the next, you have torrents of water.

And for Gawd's sake don't drive through a flooded street or road. You don't know how deep the water is, and you don't know if the roadbed underneath has been washed away.

This flood threat in southern Vermont will continue for the next several hours at least until the heaviest rain pushes to the east by or after midnight.