Residents watch as water rushes over the Ascutney Mill Dam ...

Photo by Associated Press | published: August 29, 2011

Residents watch as water rushes over the Ascutney Mill Dam on Kennedy’s Pond in Windsor, Vt. A weakened but dangerous Tropical Storm Irene dumped up to half a foot of rain in places, flooded roads, knocked down trees and left more than 165,000 Vermont homes and businesses in the dark before blowing out of the state Sunday.