Christmas drenching likely lifted region from drought
Little Ascutney Road in Weathersfield, Vt., remained closed Saturday, Dec. 26, 2020, a day after heavy rain and snow melt caused the North Branch of the Black River to flood roads around Mount Ascutney in Weathersfield and West Windsor, Vt. (Valley News - James M. Patterson) Copyright Valley News. May not be reprinted or used online without permission. Send requests to permission@vnews.com.
Modified: 12/26/2020 10:19:17 PM
The rain that fell Thursday night and Friday might have crushed dreams of a white Christmas and caused a little flooding.
But it also appears to have improved the drought conditions that had led to crop losses and dry wells over the summer and fall.