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Damage In Tolland

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@capecodweather: While it's been dry across majority of MA, CT, RI going back to 1/1/13, situation is worse in parts of VT and NH: http://t.co/05pQ5QQoJG

What I take from that is it looks like the E/SE upslope flow areas have the most deficits...particularly the east slopes and summits of the southern Greens, MWN and east, eastern Catskills, SE slope of the Adirondacks, east slopes of the Berks, etc.

Pretty easy to see how the largest deficits line up with those favored by a certain low level wind flow. Interesting to see how we have been lacking those events over the past several months.

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I must have missed it, but Kevin, what is the death toll around here thus far due to the devestating drought?  Were there as many elderly taken to shelters as you had expected or much, much more?  The strain on town water systems, region wide was undoubtedly the worst in decades, but I am lucky to have a well.

 

Hopefully we make it through the end of the month without our local farmers having to truck in too much water in order to keep their livestock from getting sick and dying.

 

Thanks.

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From the BTV newspaper:

The rainfall followed thunderstorms Wednesday that saturated ground that as recently as a few weeks ago was bone-dry and at risk of brush fires.

Shumlin said state officials were adding up the damage from the flash flooding to determine if it meets the $1 million threshold that could bring federal disaster assistance.

Entire sections of some roads were washed out entirely, leaving chasms between tongues of crumbling pavement. The scenes were reminiscent of the destruction wrought by Tropical Storm Irene less than two years ago -- though on a smaller scale, as though the storm's fury took a laser focus on one narrow portion of Vermont.

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Damaging drought continues to become more damaging

 

 

 

BUMP...

 

Epic fail. 

 

Wettest May on record (since 1884) in almost 130 years of record keeping. 

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RECORD REPORTNATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BURLINGTON VT753 PM EDT WED MAY 29 2013...WETTEST MAY ON RECORD FOR BURLINGTON VERMONT...A NEW MONTHLY PRECIPITATION RECORD FOR THE MONTH OF MAY WAS SETTODAY IN BURLINGTON VERMONT. 8.74 INCHES OF PRECIPITATION HAS FALLENIN BURLINGTON VERMONT FOR THE MONTH OF MAY. THIS BREAKS THEPREVIOUS MONTHLY PRECIPITATION RECORD FOR MAY OF 8.67 INCHES SETIN 2011. CLIMATE RECORDS FOR BURLINGTON VERMONT GO BACK TO 1884.IF ANY ADDITIONAL PRECIPITATION OCCURS BETWEEN NOW AND THE END OFTHIS MONTH...THAN AN UPDATED REPORT WILL BE SENT.$$WGH/WFO BTV
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As the dry pattern continues unabated, we need an official thread to discuss it, and track it. No rain is in sight thru the next 7 days. If May ends up dry as we head into June, we could be looking at some problems this summer.

 

Will it be dangerous or just dry?

 

Time will tell

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