— to go in such a short period. The result was nearly 300 reports of heavy rain and flooding in two days and some of the worst damage since Hurricane Irene in 2011.
Additional flooding was occurring late Monday and into Tuesday in Vermont as the Winooski and Lamoille rivers surged to major flood stages. River volumes across the Northeast had already been increasing because of the above-normal rainfall in late June and early July.all the way north to New England.
A very warm Atlantic Ocean may have contributed to the intense rainfall as well. The coastal waters from Florida to New England are experiencing a marine heat wave, with water temperatures near Florida
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