"Epic flooding" in Vermont

A Weakened Irene Sweeps Northward - NYTimes.com

Rising waters were also a problem in Vermont, where Gov. Peter Shumlin said the state has “a full-blown flooding catastrophe on our hands.”

“For all intents and purposes, for whatever reason, Vermont is getting the full force of Irene and we’re going to be devastated with flooding,” Mr. Shumlin said. He expects the devastation to spread across the entire state of Vermont.

Here, not so bad, although there is serious flooding up in the hill towns and some problems on the Connecticut River just east of us. The lights flickered once or twice around supper time but not enough to reset the kitchen clock. But now it's cool and quiet and, I'm thinking, over.