In 2011, Irene killed at least 40 people in 11 states and caused more than $6.5 billion in damage. Some officials fear the current rains could surpass Irene’s.

MONTPELIER, Vt. — The full impact of Hurricane Irene’s fury came into focus today as the death toll climbed to 40, New England towns battled epic floods and millions of people faced the ...

MONTPELIER, Vt. — The flood damage in New England is all but certain to hurt Vermont's vital leaf-peeping season, when thousands of tourists come to see the autumn colors, pick apples, visit ...

Irene dumped as much as 11 inches of rain on parts of Vermont, and caused $733 million in damage. In all, it checked in at $14.3 billion, the sixth-costliest hurricane in American history.

Tropical Storm Irene had been downgraded from hurricane status by the time it reached Vermont on Aug. 28, 2011. But its payload of torrential rain created a full-blown disaster.

In the three months since Hurricane Irene, the state repaired and reopened some 500 miles of damaged road, replaced a dozen bridges with temporary structures and repaired about 200 altogether.

Suddenly the old relic “you can’t get there from here” was Vermont’s new reality. Before Irene, the Green Mountain State judged natural disasters based on how they compared with the Great ...

When Hurricane Irene swept through Vermont on Sunday, areas surrounding Burlington, Vt., a locale saturated with college students, remained largely untouched, while the southern counties were ...

Covered bridges are survivors. But in the midst of Hurricane Irene's historic deluge in late August, Vermont residents feared that the old wooden spans might not make it.

This article was originally on a blog post platform and may be missing photos, graphics or links. See About archive blog posts. Hurricane Irene dumped 6 inches of rain on Vermont, pushing many ...