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Thunderstorm Wind in Franklin County, Vermont

Thunderstorm Wind July 21, 2022 · Franklin County, Vermont

58 mph

Estimated gust (50 kt)

$1K

Damage as recorded

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

Several branches and a tree down as well as pea size hail.

The wider storm

A moderately strong shortwave and surface cold front moved across a moderate to highly unstable airmass across VT during the early afternoon hours of July 21st. Scattered thunderstorms developed and quickly intensified, some producing damaging winds and hail with one supercell that moved across Orleans and Essex counties with several reports of large hail, up to golf ball size and some scattered tree damage.

Began near East Fairfield (44.7800, -72.8600).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1030775. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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