BURLINGTON, Vt. -
Repairs and cleanup will be needed after powerful thunderstorms hit the area Wednesday.
They knocked down dozens of trees, took out power lines and flooded streets. The storms also forced many towns to postpone 4th of July fireworks shows.
In Burlington, Nick Governale was inside his home with his wife when the storm hit.
"Never seen anything like it around here," says Governale. "We were just commenting on how it was way worse than anything we saw in the hurricane last year and then we literally watched the tree come down."
That tree blocked half of Colchester Avenue and turned neighbors into traffic guides. This was one of the many streets impacted by down trees.
Falling trees also took out many power lines. Burlington Electric says at one point 1,300 homes were without power.
Catalyst Design owner Scotty Taylor says he was concerned that rising storm water runoff on the street was headed to his store in Burlington. When he checked his basement, Taylor says it was filled with water.
"I dipped my toe in the water to see if I would get electrocuted or not. Then I grabbed some hard drives and computers, started grabbing some of my customers clothing that were down there," says Taylor.
While they were able to save many things, the staff here and their neighbors at a pizza joint, which was also flooded, will have a lot of cleanup.
For those people without something to worry about, the storm transformed streets into a water park.
As of late Wednesday night, the Mayor of Burlington says there have been no reports of fires or injuries. While work continues to restore power to everyone soon, crews warn you to stay away from downed lines.
