Event narrative (NOAA)
Heavy rainfall from Tropical Storm Irene caused devastating flooding along the White and Ottauquechee River and their tributaries. Homes, businesses, and roads were flooded throughout Windsor county. The White River at West Hartford crested at 28.40 feet, about a foot below the record crest of 29.30 feet set in the great flood of 1927.
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.