Capital Weather Gang
Intense rainfall killed at least one person, trapped others and washed away major roads in parts of New York’s Hudson Valley late Sunday, and by Monday morning, storms were causing Vermont’s worst flooding in a decade.
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Virtually all of Vermont was under a flash flood warning through Monday afternoon as rain fell at rates of as much as 1.5 inches per hour, on top of up to half a foot that fell in the early-morning hours, the National Weather Service said. Flooding closed major roads across the state and led to the rescue of 10 people from a campsite near Andover, Vt., the Weather Service reported.
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July 11 | Montpelier, Vt.
Flooding in downtown Montpelier. Vermont has been under a State of Emergency since Sunday evening as heavy rains continued through Tuesday morning, causing flooding across the state.
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July 11 | Montpelier, Vt.
Flooding in downtown Montpelier.
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July 11 | Montpelier, Vt.
People observe floodwaters.
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July 11 | Montpelier, Vt.
Flooding in downtown Montpelier.
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July 11 | Montpelier, Vt.
Vehicles are seen partially submerged in Montpelier.
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July 11 | Montpelier, Vt.
Jodi Kelly, left, practice manager at Stonecliff Veterinary Surgical Center, and her husband, veterinarian Dan Kelly, use a canoe to remove surgical supplies from the flood-damaged center.
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July 11 | Montpelier, Vt.
Members of the Colchester Technical Rescue team respond to a call to evacuate two adults and an infant from their downtown apartment building.
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July 11 | Montpelier, Vt.
Flooding near the Vermont State House, right.
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Vermont Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets/AP
July 11 | Montpelier, Vt.
A person walks on the roof of a home in downtown Montpelier.
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July 11 | Montpelier, Vt.
Water floods the basement food pantry of Trinity United Methodist Church.
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Brian Snyder/Reuters
July 11 | Montpelier, Vt.
Tyler Jovic carries his neighbor’s dog to dry ground.
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John Tully for The Washington Post
July 11 | Montpelier, Vt.
Michelle Whitehouse and her husband, Will Whitehouse, sit on a bench after wading through high water downtown.
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July 11 | Montpelier, Vt.
Floodwaters reach the door of a downtown building.
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July 11 | Montpelier, Vt.
Damaged books lie on the wet floor of Bear Pond Books.
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Brian Snyder/Reuters
July 11 | Montpelier, Vt.
The Colchester Technical Rescue team evacuates people from downtown.
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July 11 | Barre, Vt.
Homes were inundated by flooding.
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July 11 | Barre, Vt.
Homes throughout Barre were inundated with flash flooding on Monday into the early Tuesday morning, leaving behind thick mud and sediment.
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July 11 | Barre, Vt.
Gordon George surveys the damage to his home.
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July 11 | Barre, Vt.
Lifelong resident Richard Gariboldi cleans up his backyard from mud and sediment.
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John Tully for The Washington Post
July 11 | Cavendish, Vt.
Samantha Wood brings food, water and paper products into the official shelter at Cavendish Baptist Church.
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July 11 | Ludlow, Vt.
A propane tank blocks a section of Route 103.
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July 11 | Montpelier, Vt.
Parts of Route 2 remained under water on Tuesday afternoon, even as the flooding began to recede.
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John Tully for The Washington Post
July 11 | Montpelier, Vt.
An RV business was underwater along with parts of Route 2.
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July 10 | Montpelier, Vt.
Floodwaters inundate downtown Montpelier.
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July 10 | Woodbury, Vt.
A road submerged by floodwaters.
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July 10 | Woodbury, Vt.
Floodwaters surround a house.
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July 10 | Woodbury, Vt.
Marguerite Martin holds her cat Iris as she waits for her boyfriend to rescue the remaining kittens from their home.
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July 10 | Highland Falls, N.Y.
People walk along Main Street, which was damaged by flooding the previous day.
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John Minchillo/AP
July 10 | Highland Falls, N.Y.
People check out Main Street after floodwaters from the previous day’s storm receded.
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John Minchillo/AP
July 10 | Highland Falls, N.Y.
A pedestrian on Main Street.
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John Minchillo/AP
July 10 | Highland Falls, N.Y.
Volunteers help clear sidewalks of debris after floodwaters subsided.
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John Minchillo/AP
July 10 | Highland Falls, N.Y.
Heavy flooding left damage along residential and commercial buildings near Main Street.
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John Minchillo/AP
July 10 | Cornwall-on-Hudson, N.Y.
Debris and damage at a home.
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July 10 | Cornwall-on-Hudson, N.Y.
Fencing and a swimming pool are left damaged.
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July 10 | Stony Point, N.Y.
Debris along a damaged road.
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July 10 | Stony Point, N.Y.
Debris left by flooding.
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July 10 | Stony Point, N.Y.
Richard Breyers removes branches from his truck.
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July 10 | Proctorsville, Vt.
People inspect mudslide debris blocking the road.
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July 10 | Proctorsville, Vt.
A resident watches from his home as floodwaters rise around it.
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July 10 | West Point, N.Y.
Cars stuck in standing floodwater on the campus of the U.S. Military Academy.
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U.S. Military Academy/AP
July 10 | Cornwall, N.Y.
A car lies on a collapsed roadway along Route 32 in the Hudson Valley.
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Paul Kazdan/AP
July 10 | Jamaica, Vt.
Lisa Mackey and Ann Florsch of Ulster County, N.Y., watch the current in the swollen West River.
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Brattleboro Reformer/AP
July 10 | Grafton, N.H.
Yards submerged by floodwaters from Kilton Pond.
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July 10 | Chester, Vt.
People check out a flooded road.
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Scott Eisen/Getty Images
July 10 | Chester, Vt.
Floodwaters rush by street signs.
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Scott Eisen/Getty Images
July 10 | Windham, Vt.
Water swirls around a house on Route 11.
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Scott Eisen/Getty Images
July 10 | Calais, Vt.
Meg Dawkins, left, and other residents use tarps to stabilize the Curtis Pond dam.
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July 10 | Highland Falls, N.Y.
Haleigh Fredrickson cleans a garage.
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July 10 | Highland Falls, N.Y.
A man strings caution tape across a damaged road.
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July 10 | Highland Falls, N.Y.
A piece of a wall that collapsed into the floodwaters.
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July 10 | Highland Falls, N.Y.
Debris carried by flooding sticks against a bridge on Main Street.
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July 9 | Stony Point, N.Y.
Emergency personnel tend to a rescued resident after flash flooding from torrential rains struck the Lower Hudson Valley.
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