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Flash floods once again hit Vermont, damaging homes and roads
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This handout photo provided by Sutton Fire Chief Kyle Seymour, shows roads and homes damaged on Thursday, July 10, 2025 due to flash flooding caused by heavy rains in Sutton, Vt. - photo by Sutton Fire Chief Kyle Seymour via AP
SUTTON, Vt. (AP) — Communities in rural parts of Vermont on Friday woke up once again to damaged homes and washed-out roads due to heavy rainfall and flash flooding, making it the third consecutive summer that severe floods have inundated parts of the state. Up to 5 inches (13 centimeters) of rain fell in just a few hours on Thursday, prompting rapid flooding as local waterways began to swell, said Robert Haynes, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service’s Burlington office. Nearly 20 homes were cut off in the small town of Sutton as a local brook quickly rose from its banks and surrounded buildings, Fire Chief Kyle Seymour said.