Flash Flood Watch In Much of Vermont, New England Friday

"I awoke last night to the sound of thunder.
How far off I sat and wondered."

A lot of us were channeling Bob Seger, or at least his song "Night Moves" last night as noisy, torrential thunderstorms rumbled through much of Vermont.

Flash flood damage in Jericho,
 Vermont in July. Will more flooding
hit Vermont today?  

Those thunderstorms will probably continue today, and for parts of the Green Mountain State, along with other parts of central and southern New England, and eastern New York, this could spell trouble.

As anyone who has stepped outside has noticed, it became very humid yesterday and remains that way.

A cold front is slowly pushing south into the Northeast. The humid air will interact with that front and set off some torrential thunderstorms today.

A flash flood watch is up for the southern two thirds of Vermont today, along with adjacent areas of New York, New Hampshire and Massachusetts.

It looks like southern Vermont, the Hudson Valley of New York and central and southern New Hampshire will get the worst of this, where a flash flood watch is in effect. Some areas that are repeatedly hit by downpours will get up to four inches of rain.

The northern third of Vermont already got most of the rain it's going to get, but some showers and a few downpours will continue there this morning. It just won't be enough to set off any widespread flooding.

As I noted in an earlier post, this really does seem to be the Year of the Flood locally and worldwide. If Vermont does get some flooding today, it will continue a trend begun in May. Parts of the state have already twice been declared disaster zones this year because of flooding.

Flooding is also continuing in parts of the Midwest today.

Here in the Northeast, the good news is the cold front will push through by Saturday, and the threat of flash flooding will end.

But for today, let's hope we don't have more road washouts, flooded basements and other damage. We've had enough this year.