July 12, 2024 | By Waterbury Roundabout

*The Thatcher Brook crashes over the old dam just above Shaw’s supermarket early evening on Wednesday, July 10. Photo by Gordon Miller*

The morning after: A birds eye view over Waterbury

If it was a movie plot, viewers might have a hard time suspending disbelief. But July 10, 2024 turned out to be an eerie replay of July 10, 2023 as the remnants of Hurricane Beryl careened toward New England and collided with Canadian cold air to deliver what was at times a violent deluge of windswept rain.

The downpours persisted through the afternoon and evening creating powerful streams that carved new paths down Vermont’s hillsides and mountain roads, through many neighborhoods of Central Vermont including Waterbury, Duxbury and our neighboring towns. Rivers filled quickly and spilled out of their banks. The work is underway now to clean up the aftermath.

Below are photos with some scenes during the storm and many the morning and day after including shots that Roundabout photographer Gordon Miller from above with his drone.

~ Lisa Scagliotti, editor

*Fog lifts over the Winooski River and downtown Waterbury on Thursday morning, July 11. Photo by Gordon Miller*

Photos by Gordon Miller

Downpours leave behind widespread damage

Photos from readers

*A Union Street resident's sign from July 2023 comes in handy again. Photo by Erin Hurley*

We know we can count on readers to respond when we put out a call for photos.

From fall foliage to mud season, winter blizzards and this year’s total solar eclipse—we love seeing readers’ images that we can pass along.

So far, this week’s flood has been no exception.

If you have a great shot you’d like to share, send it our way with your name and a short description of what or who’s in it, where and when it was taken, and your name to waterburyroundabout@gmail.com. Best formats are jpg or png in the “original” or “actual” largest size.