Vermont Rainfall Just As Heavy As Expected; Some Flooding Reported

After being bone dry or close to it throughout the summer
and early autumn, the "Woof River" a small stream near
 my St. Albans house, shows signs of life this morning
after heavy overnight rains. 

 As expected, it really poured overnight, with most everybody receiving at least an inch and a half of rain with several places easily going past two inches and counting.  . 

Specific rainfall reports were, as always, spotty very early this morning, and we'll get more details later. 

Just before dawn, moderate to heavy rain was still streaming north to south across Vermont. But that north/south chain of rain was ever so slowly shifting eastward. 

 It looks like rain was tapering off to light stuff in far western Vermont. You could see some blue sky far to the west over New York State.

 It'll take most of the morning for the super soggy weather to clear out of eastern parts of the state.

As such, a flood warning was issued at 8:24 a.m. this morning along the Green Mountains from east of Middlebury up to the Canadian border. Rain was still coming down at a good clip in this area as of 8:30 a.m. The flood warning continues to early this afternoon. 

Already, water was across the road on Route 118 in Eden near Belividere Pond and Mud Creek. I'm almost sure we'll receive a few more reports of flooding here and there as we go through the morning. 

As of 6 a.m. this morning, while it was still pouring in many areas, it was already clear that the heaviest rain was falling along the Green Mountains.  At that point, the highest rain totals included 2.77 inches near Smugglers Notch, 2.51 inches in Jeffersonville and 2.41 inches in Underhill.

Some spots that have already received close to two inches of rain could receive up to an inch more.  The flood watch has been lifted in far western Vermont but as of early this morning remains in effect along and north of Route 2 from the Green Mountains east. 

 Larger rivers are rising fast now. But they were so low before this storm that flooding along them is doubtful at best.  One river to watch early this morning is the Lamoille. Water levels were rising fast just before dawn near Jeffersonville, for instance, but still well below flood stage.

 Also as expected, the rain is even heavier in parts of the White Mountains in New Hampshire and in southwestern Maine. Flood warnings are up in those areas as rainfall totals might reach upwards of five inches there. 

The next shot at any really noticeable rain will come on Monday.  That storm won't be nearly as wet as the current one.  Most of us will see a half inch of rain or less out of that one  It still looks like snow showers could reach all the way down to valley floors around midweek.