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Thunderstorm Wind in Addison County, Vermont

Thunderstorm Wind May 16, 2022 · Addison County, Vermont

69 mph

Estimated gust (60 kt)

$10K

Damage as recorded

Where the report was made, with tornadoes recorded within 15 miles over the years.

What the National Weather Service wrote

Large pine trees snapped at mid-level near the intersection of Routes 100/125 in Hancock.

The wider storm

A potent shortwave (mid-level disturbance) and a cold front moved into a marginal/moderate unstable airmass across VT during the afternoon/evening hours of May 16th. Numerous showers and some scattered thunderstorms developed with a few storms producing severe weather in terms of localized damaging winds and/or hail of one inch in diameter.

Began near Hancock (43.9288, -72.8413).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1014470. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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