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Thunderstorm Wind in Franklin County, Vermont

Thunderstorm Wind May 21, 2024 · Franklin County, Vermont

58 mph

Estimated gust (50 kt)

$2K

Damage as recorded

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

Tree and wires down along Route 207 between Cook road and Woods Hill road intersection.

The wider storm

A weak boundary draped across northern NY and northern VT in a marginally unstable airmass led to the development of scattered thunderstorms during the afternoon of May 21st. A few of these thunderstorms intensified to deliver isolated damaging winds and hail up to one inch in diameter.

Began near Highgate Center (44.9200, -73.0300).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1168289. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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