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Thunderstorm Wind in Chittenden County, Vermont

Thunderstorm Wind August 26, 2022 · Chittenden County, Vermont

46 mph

Estimated gust (40 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

Isolated tree down near the Interstate 89 on-ramp on Williston road in South Burlington.

The wider storm

A rather strong cold front approached Vermont, during the afternoon and evening hours of August 26th in a marginally unstable air mass. A few thunderstorms developed in New York and moved into western Vermont. One such storm during the evening hours produced a very small, brief but intense microburst in Clarendon that destroyed a barn and a dozen or so trees. Five people were trapped, then rescued with minor injuries but 75 cattle (cows) were trapped with 50 needing to be euthanized.

Began near (btv)burlington Arpt (44.4711, -73.1848).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1042641. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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