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Drone footage of extensive flooding in Montpelier, VT the morning of Tuesday, July 11 - credit: WxChasing (twitter.com)
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[–] OctarineYoda@sh.itjust.works 1 points 2 years ago

That’s amazing - and just from severe rain, not even a tropical storm or nor’easter

[–] tallwookie@lemmy.world 0 points 2 years ago (1 children)

insufficient storm drains and/or chronic hydrology mismanagement?

[–] ComfortablyGlum@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 years ago

Well, Montpelier does desperately need its plumbing updated, but this was a state wide occurrence. We've had nearly a month of straight rain, then Sunday night into Monday night SUPER heavy downpours. The ground is so saturated and the waterways/rivers/dams so full, there was no place else for water to go.