Many Rivers in Vermont Will Crest Overnight. Here's What to Know.

Rescuers in boats snatched people from flooded cars and second-story windows in small mountain towns across Vermont on Monday, as torrential rainfall produced widespread flooding throughout western New England and parts of New York state.

Officials issued dire warnings that rivers and streams throughout the region would continue to rise into the night and through early Tuesday. Some rivers in Vermont, including the Winooski running through the state’s capital, Montpelier, were expected to crest higher than after a devastating tropical storm that swept through the region in 2011.

At least one person, a woman in her 30s, died in the flooding as she tried to evacuate her home in New York’s Hudson Valley, authorities said. Although the water had receded in some areas by late Monday, New York Gov. Kathy Hochul told reporters that the region remained “in the midst of an extraordinary, extraordinary weather event."

Damaged roads and bridges made it difficult to assess the true scale of the damage, she added. “My friends, this is the new normal,” she said, referring to the impacts of climate change. People must “be prepared for the worst,” she said, “because the worst continues to happen.”

Here are the details:

— The National Weather Service in Burlington, Vermont, warned of “life-threatening flash flooding” across the state stretching into Tuesday, telling residents not to walk or drive into floodwaters. More rain was expected to fall through the night.

— Hudson Valley bore the brunt of the storm Sunday, with as much as 8 inches of rain recorded in some areas, rendering major roads and bridges impassable. Officials estimated that the damage would probably run into the tens of millions of dollars.

— Transportation difficulties continued throughout the region. Dozens of flights were canceled out of airports in New York and Boston on Monday, and Amtrak services were suspended between New York City and Albany. Several thousand commuters were impacted by disruptions to local transit.

— The relentless rainfall was inundating an area that suffered major flood damage in 2011, as Hurricane Irene surged up the East Coast, washing away infrastructure and homes. But some places could be hit harder this time. “Irene lasted about 24 hours,” said Vermont Gov. Phil Scott. “We’re getting just as much rain, if not more, and it’s going on for days.”

Crews from NC sent to assist

Two swift water rescue teams from North Carolina drove through the night and arrived in Vermont Monday in response to heavy rains and floods.

There are 30 swift water rescue teams in North Carolina, and 34 people from some of those teams were called to help in Vermont.

For Josh Asbill of the South Orange Rescue, his team is ready to help.

"We always say 'have lots of tools in the toolbox,'" Asbill said. "We have our double stacked trailer. We have two motorized craft; one is a wing boat."

Asbil said there are questions crews ask immediately when they arrive at the scene of a water disaster.

"'Where are the people that need to be rescued, do you know where they are at?'" Asbill explained. "'What kind of situation are they in?' 'Is there life being threatened or inconvenienced?'"

Asbill said the biggest obstacle facing rescue teams is time.

"It will depend on what the weather is doing," Asbill said. "Do we have enough time to get everything spun up."

This article originally appeared in The New York Times.