Just a short comment in support of the people of Vermont.  We lived in the town of Charlotte in 1993-94.  The biggest weather burden was the blizzards.  Our house overlooked Lake Champlain.  I can honestly say, hurricanes were the last thing on our mind.

They happened off the ocean.  Vermont is inland with no thoughts of the ocean.  It's neighbor, New Hampshire, has Portsmouth, a good harbor, but the only real harbor we ever saw in Vermont was at the end of Ferry Road.

This was a left hook from nature that no one could expect.  My sympathies to all who lost their loved ones, their livelihoods and their beloved covered bridges.
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