MORETOWN, Vt. (WCAX) – A close call in the Mad River Valley after Wednesday night’s soaking rain led to near-flooding in some waterways.
The Mad River in Moretown floods at 9 feet. Around 5 a.m. Thursday, it crested at 8.99 feet.
This is the third time in the last year that rains have made the waters rise.
Home and business owners living near the river say it wiped out their culvert which was just rebuilt after the December storms.
Joanie Kavanaugh of Waitsfield described what she saw Thursday morning.
“We could see that it was in the field which is always bad news because that means it’s coming up high here. Then, we noticed our culvert was washed out at the end of the driveway. I wasn’t even sure we would be able to get to work,” she said.
A few other areas in the state that are frequent flooding spots saw water on the roads.