Flooding in Vermont

Flooding in Vermont /tags/flooding Flooding in Vermont en-US �� Tue, 29 Apr 2025 14:04:52 GMT Johnson moves its historic library out of a flood zone �� and begins a new chapter /local-news/2025-04-29/johnson-moves-historic-library-out-flood-zone-begins-new-chapter Relocating the Johnson Public Library out of the flood zone where the Gihon River meets the Lamoille always seemed like a far-fetched dream, until last year, when the community came together to make it a reality. Tue, 29 Apr 2025 14:04:52 GMT /local-news/2025-04-29/johnson-moves-historic-library-out-flood-zone-begins-new-chapter Zoe McDonald, Brian Stevenson Vermont towns will lose millions in disaster preparedness funding in federal FEMA cuts /local-news/2025-04-09/vermont-lose-millions-disaster-preparedness-flood-recovery-funding-federal-fema-cuts-bric Cuts to the Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities program include $2.7 million that had already been awarded to about 40 Vermont communities. Wed, 09 Apr 2025 17:39:07 GMT /local-news/2025-04-09/vermont-lose-millions-disaster-preparedness-flood-recovery-funding-federal-fema-cuts-bric Peter Hirschfeld Royalton couldn’t agree on new flood regulations. Can Vermont? /local-news/2025-03-17/royalton-couldnt-agree-on-new-flood-regulations-can-vermont Royalton is the latest Vermont town to consider beefing up its existing regulations on what people can do with properties that regularly flood. Community response there could yield helpful lessons for the state. Mon, 17 Mar 2025 09:00:00 GMT /local-news/2025-03-17/royalton-couldnt-agree-on-new-flood-regulations-can-vermont Abagael Giles Vermont to receive $68 million for long-term disaster recovery /local-news/2025-01-08/vermont-to-receive-68-million-for-long-term-disaster-recovery The federal funds could offer a rare opportunity to help build new housing outside of the most flood-prone areas. Wed, 08 Jan 2025 22:07:12 GMT /local-news/2025-01-08/vermont-to-receive-68-million-for-long-term-disaster-recovery Carly Berlin Flood watch issued for most of Vermont for Wednesday and Thursday /local-news/2024-12-10/flood-watch-issued-for-most-of-vermont-for-wednesday-and-thursday Heavy rains and melting snow are forecast for our region, and that could cause area rivers �� like the Otter Creek at Rutland and the Winooski at Waterbury �� to rise and overflow their banks. Wed, 11 Dec 2024 18:25:50 GMT /local-news/2024-12-10/flood-watch-issued-for-most-of-vermont-for-wednesday-and-thursday Mary Williams Engisch, Peter Hirschfeld 'Delta Bell': Short animated film imagines the Vermont flood of 1927 /show/made-here/2024-11-19/delta-bell-short-animated-film-imagines-the-vermont-flood-of-1927 The Made Here short film Delta Bell (Animatic) depicts a harrowing situation that takes place in the Vermont flood of 1927. Tue, 19 Nov 2024 10:00:00 GMT /show/made-here/2024-11-19/delta-bell-short-animated-film-imagines-the-vermont-flood-of-1927 Eric Ford Vermont towns to receive increased federal funding for 2023 flood damage /local-news/2024-11-13/vermont-towns-receive-increased-federal-funding-2023-flood-damage Vermont applied for an enhanced federal match earlier this fall. And last week, President Joe Biden approved an amendment to Vermont’s disaster declaration that will deliver significant relief to towns that have filed public assistance claims. Wed, 13 Nov 2024 22:20:20 GMT /local-news/2024-11-13/vermont-towns-receive-increased-federal-funding-2023-flood-damage Peter Hirschfeld Barre City Council to vote on major flood resiliency plan /local-news/2024-11-11/barre-city-council-vote-major-flood-resiliency-plan Recovering from and adapting to flooding is a long and complicated process for towns. And often, there’s no roadmap for how to do it. Barre City wants to make one. And if it works, it could be the kind of climate solution that helps other Vermont communities too. Mon, 11 Nov 2024 10:00:00 GMT /local-news/2024-11-11/barre-city-council-vote-major-flood-resiliency-plan Abagael Giles After long months of flood recovery, the Kingdom throws a party /local-news/2024-10-31/after-long-months-flood-recovery-vermont-northeast-kingdom-throws-party An event in Lyndon on Sunday will celebrate the thousands of hours of volunteer labor that have gone into rebuilding flood-hit communities in the Northeast Kingdom. Thu, 31 Oct 2024 21:03:34 GMT /local-news/2024-10-31/after-long-months-flood-recovery-vermont-northeast-kingdom-throws-party Peter Hirschfeld FEMA seeks assistance applications for July floods /local-news/2024-10-08/fema-seeks-assistance-applications-july-floods Residents in seven counties are eligible for FEMA assistance for floods that hit Vermont on July 10 and 11. And residents in three of those counties �� Essex, Orleans and Caledonia �� can also draw down aid for floods that struck the Northeast Kingdom from July 29-31. Tue, 08 Oct 2024 20:41:07 GMT /local-news/2024-10-08/fema-seeks-assistance-applications-july-floods Peter Hirschfeld