Flood Information

Update 9am, Wednesday, 10-Jul-2024

A Flood Watch is in effect from 11AM Wednesday to 12 PM Thursday for northern New York and much of Vermont.

Lamoille County is High Risk in Excessive Rainfall Outlook for Wednesday and Thursday, this means:
● Widespread heavy rain will fall today and tonight associated with the remnants of Beryl.

● Heavy rainfall rates combined with antecedent saturated soils and high stream flows will enhance the flooding threat in some areas.

● For most of the area, there is a 40-70% probability of excessive rainfall leading to rapid onset flooding within 25 miles of a given location.

This is one water-level prediction tool the National Weather Service uses for prediction of flooding the Lamoille River (Gihon does not have a gauge): https://water.noaa.gov/gauges/JONV1
*** It’s important to note that this is JUST A TOOL, and is not always accurate for planning. (As we learned last year.)

Please be safe. DO NOT cross water-covered roadways. Stay far from downed powerlines.

A year is simply not enough time to recover from the physical, emotional, and mental aspects that last years flood brought. Please be kind to one another and help each other. We can get through this together.

*** If you need support now, or as remanence from last year ***
Lamoille Area Recovery Network (LEARN) is available to assist individuals and families impacted by flooding and other natural disasters and support resilience building in light of almost certain future disasters. https://uwlamoille.org/learn/