Eastcoast Roll Call TwoTwo/TwoThree A Slow Start to a Big Finish

**buttahflake** · 07-10-2023, 11:11 AM

This looks worse than Irene, Sam’s Steakhouse, on your way into Ludlow. Northern Ski Works is just up the road on the left for perspective. My buddy Glenn owns the little motel and his home is right before Sam’s on the left. Nightmare scenario.

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**Bottleman** · 07-10-2023, 12:23 PM

Originally Posted by buttahflake

This looks worse than Irene, Sam’s Steakhouse, on your way into Ludlow. Northern Ski Works is just up the road on the left for perspective. My buddy Glenn owns the little motel and his home is right before Sam’s on the left. Nightmare scenario.

Jaysus.

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**Vt-Freeheel** · 07-10-2023, 12:36 PM

The video is not good

https://vtdigger.org/2023/07/10/in-l...nto-an-island/

**anotherVTskibum** · 07-10-2023, 03:00 PM

Thinking of everyone in Vermont. I was in Killington in 2011, a lot of the photos I've seen today look as bad or worse.

Irene at least had the decency to show up when we were approaching drought conditions, which isn't the case this year--it may not take as much rainfall to wreak similar havoc.

So far, it's been a damp day in Western Maine but nothing exciting. I'm keeping my fingers crossed that it stays that way.

**MyNameIsAugustWest** · 07-10-2023, 04:34 PM

Londonderry is just destroyed. Our house is safe but the main part of town is underwater and isolated. I came over to NH last night and although we have issues, it’s nothing like SoVT.

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**HankScorpio** · 07-10-2023, 05:58 PM

Things have gone from bad to worse here. Downtown Montpelier and Barre are under water. I live on a hill and every road off it is closed. I went out for beer earlier and had to ford my truck through some deep water to get home.

My lights just started flickering and it’s still pouring.

Gotta get the generator ready…..

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**jhyatt** · 07-10-2023, 06:45 PM

Wow that looks nasty! Good luck. Why couldn't that have come down as 6' of pow??? I guess that also would have been destructive. But more fun

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**From_the_NEK** · 07-10-2023, 07:25 PM

There is going to be a lot of widespread damage by morning. Northern VT is getting the steady rain now through midnight. Trying to get across the state is going to be hard for a while.

**From_the_NEK** · 07-10-2023, 07:48 PM

Fucking hell...
According to the VTRANS site, right now the only way to get from the east side of Vermont to the West side (or visa versa) via a main road is go over Jay Peak or Route 9 in southern VT. Even I-89 is closed due to flooding.

**Vt-Freeheel** · 07-11-2023, 04:50 AM

Montpelier currently under water, Winooski crested overnight higher than during Irene. A lot of water headed downriver. We were spared in the MRV from major damage this time thankfully. My rain gauge has collected 5 1/2" so far but thankfully we didn't have any major downpours.
Hoping all are safe

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**MyNameIsAugustWest** · 07-11-2023, 05:28 AM

Just got an update from the Londonderry FD. Most of the main roads have re-opened but the Rte 100 bridge in S. Londonderry is still closed. That's the normal link between Londonderry and the Stratton area.

**danmelon** · 07-11-2023, 07:46 AM

JHC! Stay safe down there guys.

**From_the_NEK** · 07-11-2023, 08:14 AM

The eastern NEK was spared the worst. Still some flooding but more like a 5-10 year event. Of course there is always that one driver that thinks they can drive through the water.

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**Bottleman** · 07-11-2023, 09:29 AM

Originally Posted by From_the_NEK

The eastern NEK was spared the worst. Still some flooding but more like a 5-10 year event. Of course there is always that one driver that thinks they can drive through the water.

Stupid is as stupid does!

Also, it's times like this that I am reminded to not kvetch during Winter when the snow misses us. This type of storm track comes in handy during rain events.

Sending all kinds of positive vibes to those of you hit hard by this event. It breaks me heart.

**From_the_NEK** · 07-11-2023, 10:12 AM

^Even at a wet 10-1 ratio, that would have been a HUGE snowstorm.

**ex-powderbroker** · 07-11-2023, 10:38 AM

Tahoe snow.

**buckethead** · 07-12-2023, 06:41 PM

those images of londonderry are especially awful given the familiarity/closeness to home.
glad your place was spared MNIAW!
hope everyone's staying safe and dry, having power, able to travel the roads.

i don't know how this is being covered on cable news but came across this, a good bit of historical context.
having looked at flood maps over tne past year, this has quickly become too real.

**MyNameIsAugustWest** · 07-13-2023, 04:15 AM

^ thanks M
Sadly, the national news has been in Londonderry and Ludlow most of the week (as well as Mount Peculiar). Boston TV stations have had their folks up our way as well.

**ex-powderbroker** · 07-13-2023, 02:01 PM

pretty sure we have a tornado in montréal

**Peruvian** · 07-13-2023, 02:05 PM

Originally Posted by ex-powderbroker

pretty sure we have a tornado in montréal

Will it blow out the fires, please?

**ex-powderbroker** · 07-13-2023, 02:17 PM

no, the opposite. we can only have weather events that make us more miserable.

eta: first time in my life that i ever had to seek shelter in a basement.

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**buckethead** · 07-13-2023, 02:41 PM

^^holy crap! be safe (we have 'isolated tornadoes' in the local forecast as well. as opposed to the socially-active ones??)
this is shaping up to be quite the summer.

**Bottleman** · 07-13-2023, 02:50 PM

Originally Posted by ex-powderbroker

no, the opposite. we can only have weather events that make us more miserable.

eta: first time in my life that i ever had to seek shelter in a basement.

Dear Lawd.

**krp8128** · 07-13-2023, 08:04 PM

Haven't checked on here for a long time.

Jessus things are fucked weather wise. Thunderstorms today had things a bit on edge, hope this wasn't a further strain on anyone

**MyNameIsAugustWest** · 07-14-2023, 04:25 AM

Originally Posted by buckethead

^^holy crap! be safe (we have 'isolated tornadoes' in the local forecast as well. as opposed to the socially-active ones??)
this is shaping up to be quite the summer.

I was driving back to SS from Syracuse a few years back and was just ahead of the tornado that hit Amsterdam. Like 10 minutes ahead of it....