Impacts from Wednesday’s storm appeared minor on Thursday morning, according to the National Weather Service and Vermont Emergency Management. 

The weather service had issued a flood watch for most of the state on Wednesday but downgraded expected rainfall totals that afternoon. 

No rivers reached flood stage overnight, though a few reached action stage, which prompts local officials to prepare for potential flood impacts, Tyler Danzig, a meteorologist in the weather service’s Burlington office, said on Thursday morning. 

Rivers that were still in action stage by 10 a.m. Thursday included the Connecticut River at Dalton, Passumpsic River at Passumpsic, Lamoille River at Johnson, Winooski River at Essex Junction and the Otter Creek at Rutland. 

Mark Bosma, a spokesperson for Vermont Emergency Management, said the state had staged three swiftwater rescue teams in Manchester, Berlin and Townshend, but none were mobilized. 

“All the other teams in the state knew that there was flooding possible, so they weren't in station, but they were ready to go if need be,” he said. ”Thankfully, they weren't needed.”

As of around 3 a.m., the locations with the highest rainfall totals included Sutton in the Northeast Kingdom, with 3.44 inches of rain, and Wells in Rutland County, with 3.26 inches. The weather service expected to update rain totals later on Thursday morning, according to Danzig.

Don Preuss, chair of the selectboard in Wells, said he was aware of no damage or major flooding in his town. And while the weather service had issued a flood warning for Lyndon at around 4 a.m., that town did not see major impacts other than a road closure on VT-122 between I-91 Exit 24 and US-5, an area that typically floods, according to Lyndon Fire Division Chief Butch Forget. 

The only other road that remained closed due to flooding on Thursday morning was US-5 in St. Johnsbury, according to New England 511.