Independence Day celebrations got underway in Montpelier Thursday afternoon after a brief weather delay. The storms gave way ...

The National Weather Service placed parts of seven counties under a “severe thunderstorm warning” until 8:30 p.m.

Montpelier on Tuesday, July 11, 2023. Photo by StoryWorkz for VTDigger. ... If this reporting made you think differently about what’s happening in Vermont and beyond, now is the time to support it.

Vermont Urban Search and Rescue used an inflatable boat to get communications experts from the state to areas that are flooded in Montpelier, Vt., on Tuesday morning. RICHARD BEAVEN/NYT ...

The festivities were slightly delayed due to impending severe weather in the area, according to city officials.

Months of street closures challenged downtown businesses, but fresh pavement and open sidewalks have brought renewed energy and reasons to celebrate.

People walk a dog on a muddy street Tuesday, July 11, 2023, in Montpelier, Vt. A storm that dumped up to two months of rain in two days brought more flooding across Vermont on Tuesday. – AP ...

Flooding in downtown Montpelier, Vermont on Tuesday, July 11.. Photo: John Tully for The Washington Post via Getty Images Three days after a worst-in-1,000-years rain storm deluged Vermont’s ...