Vermont Town Sustains Flood Damage After 3 Inches of Rain
The Chester fire chief says more than 3 inches of rain fell on his community creating the worst flooding since Tropical Storm Irene hit Vermont almost three years ago.
Chief Matthew Wilson says the Monday flooding was “bad like Irene,” but came on a smaller scale and it came faster.
Gov. Peter Shumlin is due in Chester to view the damage.
The National Weather Service reported flash flooding late Monday afternoon on Route 11 between Chester and Andover. Portions of Route 103 were also under water.
Chester was hit the hardest by the fast-moving storm.
Wilson says there was structural damage to multiple properties.
All the state and local roads in Chester and Andover that were closed during the storm have since reopened, but some are limited to one lane.
- EPA Designates PFAS Chemicals as Superfund Hazardous Substances
- California Chiropractor Sentenced to 54 Years for $150M Workers’ Comp Scheme
- Beyond the Claim: How Social Canvassing is Transforming Insurance Fraud Detection
- Jury Awards $80M to 3 Former Zurich NA Employees for Wrongful Termination
- Poll: Consumers OK with AI in P/C Insurance, but Not So Much for Claims and Underwriting
- Ship Owner in Bridge Collapse Seeks to Limit Its Liability
- California Sees Two More Property Insurers Withdraw From Market
- Mother of 8-Year-Old ‘Violently Sucked’ into Houston Hotel Pool Files Wrongful Death Suit