Much of Montpelier underwater

[cali]

Montpelier, Vermont - May 27, 2011

The Capitol City appears to have capsized. Thursday night storms wreaked havoc in the downtown and residential areas.

"A firefighter pulled up outside of the house and said if you can get out, get out," said Mattia Kind of Montpelier.

Montpelier residents took shelter in the National Life building, waiting for the storm to pass. But officials say there is no telling when it will be safe to return home.

"We have evacuated everything from downtown. From Spring Street to the whole downtown area," Montpelier City Police Sgt. Richard Cleveland said. "It went very well. We started that early this morning. Got people up to National Life. They have been very cooperative. Now we are just waiting for the next wave of storms to come in."

A few roads remain clear and business owners are being allowed back in to save what they can from the rising water.

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http://www.wcax.com/story/14739674/much-of-montpelier-underwater

[Sonoman]

1. I shared a bottle of wine with a couple from Montpelier just yesterday.

Our towns share a lot in common, but I told them we had better weather.

Maybe I shouldn't have said that.

Sonoman

[northoftheborder]

2. How unusual is this weather for Vermont?

Wish us dry as Sahara Texas could have some of that water.

[cali]

3. It's the worst flooding here in decades. Many, many roads are

closed- major roads. they're all flooded.

[laylah]

5. Stay safe, Cali. nt

[pscot]

6. The NWS is predicting normal precip.

for y'all starting mid-summer. Just in time for the hurricane season.

[bemildred]

4. Global warming is bullshit, ignore it, everything will be fine.

:sarcasm:

[madrchsod]

7. i`m watching "little ice age:big chill"..........