Event narrative (NOAA)
Runoff from heavy rainfall and snowmelt caused flooding in Chittenden County. The Browns River left its banks, flooding portions of Routes 15 and 128 in Jericho and Essex. The Winooski River flooded as well, and the gage at Essex Junction VT exceeded its flood stage of 15 feet at 19:21 EST on 4/11, and crested at 17.27 feet at 10:30 EST on 4/12/2011. Numerous low lying areas were flooded along the Winooski, including the Intervale in Burlington, North Williston Road in Essex, and Bridge Street in Richmond.||In addition, one fisherman drowned as his aluminum boat went through the Clark Falls's Spillway on Lake Arrowhead into the Lamoille River.
Other notable flood events in Vermont
Source: NOAA/NCEI Storm Events Database. Deaths and injuries are those NOAA classifies as direct. Damage is the reporting office's estimate at the time and is not inflation-adjusted. This is a catalogue record, not a forecast.