"BRATTLEBORO, Vt. -- A week after Tropical Storm Irene washed out scores of roads across southern and central Vermont, state officials on Saturday worked to restore more routes and worried about forecasts for more heavy rain."
"A forecast for rounds of thunderstorms with torrential downpours in east-central New York and southern Vermont in the coming days raised concerns Vermont could see renewed flash flooding over already compromised areas.
Heavy rainfall, combined with saturated soil conditions from extreme rains dumped by Irene, may lead to flash flooding in low-lying, poor-drainage areas and in areas next to small streams and creeks, the National Weather Service said.
The weather service on Saturday issued a flash flood warning for the region from Sunday afternoon through early Tuesday. Rivers that experienced flooding during Irene will be particularly susceptible to fresh flooding should torrential downpours occur for several hours, the weather service added."
Zach Howard reports for Reuters September 3, 2011.
SEE ALSO:
"Sea Turtles Must Adapt To Irene's Destruction of Favorite Nesting Island" (Rock Hill Herald)
"Superfund Sites Along Delaware River Escaped Major Hurricane Irene Damage, EPA Says" (Lehigh Valley Express-Times)
"After Irene, Upstate N.Y. Limps To Recovery" (NPR)
"Amid Mud and Floods, Push to Restore Power" (New York Times)
"Plum Island Beach Closed Due To High Bacteria" (Boston Globe)
"'Catastrophic' Vermont Floods Kill Three, Governor Blames Climate Change" (ENS)
"N.C. Tobacco And Cotton Crops Pummeled by Irene" (Los Angeles Times)
"On Flood Plain, Pondering Wisdom of Rebuilding Anew" (New York Times)
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