/tags/flooding Flooding in Vermont en-US ¿ªÔÆÌåÓý Mon, 17 Mar 2025 09:00:00 GMT /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 /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 /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 â€� like the Otter Creek at Rutland and the Winooski at Waterbury â€� 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 /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 /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 /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 /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 /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 â€� Essex, Orleans and Caledonia â€� 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 /local-news/2024-10-08/heartbreak-hotel-apartment-building-stitched-plainfield-together-floods-washed-away In the days after the flood, reporter Erica Heilman talked with Heartbreak Hotel residents who lost their homes. They sat on porches, in houses where they were camped out, and in Erica’s car. This is their story. Tue, 08 Oct 2024 09:00:00 GMT /local-news/2024-10-08/heartbreak-hotel-apartment-building-stitched-plainfield-together-floods-washed-away Erica Heilman /local-news/2024-10-07/downtown-montpelier-has-a-post-office-again-15-months-after-flood On Monday, the U.S. Postal Service announced the immediate "soft opening" of a new post office in Montpelier's City Center building. The announcement caught many city officials and residents by surprise. Mon, 07 Oct 2024 19:48:33 GMT /local-news/2024-10-07/downtown-montpelier-has-a-post-office-again-15-months-after-flood Bob Kinzel