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Thunderstorm Wind in Addison County, Vermont

Thunderstorm Wind May 16, 2022 · Addison County, Vermont

69 mph

Estimated gust (60 kt)

$15K

Damage as recorded

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

Nearly two dozen softwood trees snapped near and south of the intersection pf Plunkton road and Route 100.

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 East Granville (44.0486, -72.8302).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1014471. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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