According to recent estimates, Brattleboro received more than 4 inches of rain during the storm. West Brattleboro was the most heavily impacted area. Earlier in the day, 12 residents from Mountain Home Park, located along Village, Valley, and Edgewood Drive, were evacuated but have since been allowed to return home.
The Department of Public Works has reported that 19 roads have sustained damage.
Currently, Hescock Road, George F. Miller Drive, and Dettman Drive are closed, while six others have reduced lanes. Crews are expected to work on all affected roads on Tuesday.
More than 40 employees from the Department of Public Works, Fire Department and Brattleboro Police were assigned to handle the storm response.
The rain is subsiding, and the brook and stream levels are back within their banks.
Despite heavy flow rates caused by the storm, Brattleboro’s infrastructure was able to handle the excess water. The wastewater treatment plant was flowing the equivalent of 6.2 million gallons per day, which is significantly higher than the normal flow of 1.5 million gallons per day.
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Storm Update for the Evening of Dec. 18
Date: Dec. 18, 2023 at 3:30 p.m.
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