Scientists are very confident that climate change is increasing rainfall rates – how hard the rain is falling – and the amount of rain a storm can produce.
Floodwaters have washed out roads and several state road closures are in effect.
A team was heading out to survey the damage, which included “quite a bit” of structural and road damage, National Weather Service meteorologist Seth Kutikoff told the Associated Press.
Northeast Vermont and other portions of the state are also still recovering from more extensive flooding just over a year ago.
Last year’s flooding caused numerous road and bridge washouts, land and mudslides resulting in significant property damage and loss.
Persons:
Seth Kutikoff, ”, Deryck Colburn, Colburn, he’d, Beryl, Papa, Shack, Nature, ” Nancy Tirozzi, ” Nancy, Anthony, “, Nancy, you’re, CNN’s Robert Shackelford, Amy Simonson, Lauren Rapp
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CNN, National Weather Service, Rescue, Vermont Emergency Management, Associated Press
Locations:
Vermont, Caledonia, Essex, St, Johnsbury , Vermont, Lyndonville , Vermont, Montpelier, ”, Passumpsic, Northeast Vermont, Papa Tirozzi’s, Burlington