Residents are still reckoning with the damage inflicted by seven federally declared major disasters over the past two years.

Parts of Vermont's Northeast Kingdom see up to 5 inches of rainfall in 3 hours, long-time residents reflect on three back-to-back summers of flooding on July 10

The flooding came on the exact anniversary of catastrophic flooding that hit Vermont on July 10, 2023 and again, on the same day, in 2024.

Vermont Governor Phil Scott was in Lyndonville, in the state’s Northeast Kingdom, on Wednesday to mark the anniversaries of flooding in the state.

Following Thursday night’s flooding, locals reflect on this year’s destruction and question how the state can prevent what has become a yearly tragedy.

"Talk about how your community needs to be reshaped and how you can practically and thoughtfully make those changes over time," Douglas Farnam said. "Because we can't snap our fingers and be flood resilient.

This time one year ago on July 10, 2024, Vermonters took a moment to remember the severe flooding of July 10, 2023, while also preparing for the possibility of

All the thunderstorms today are going to be capable of producing very heavy rain and frequent cloud-to-ground lightning,” one meteorologist said.

Residents in Plainfield, Vermont plan to move to a new location after the area was wrecked by two disastrous floods on July 10, 2023, and exactly a year later.