Strong Wind — Bennington, Vermont

2024-08-09 · Bennington, Vermont

Event narrative

A local emergency manager reported a couple of trees down on a roadway and trees down on wires in the tows of Dorset and East Dorset. The roads impacted include Church Street and Overlook Road.

Wider weather episode

On August 9, 2024, remnants of Tropical Storm Debby impacted southern Vermont, bringing periods of moderate to rain and gusty winds. Total rainfall accumulations generally ranged from about 1-2 with non-thunderstorm wind gusts maximizing between about 35 to 50 mph. Gusty winds led to a couple of isolated reports of downed trees and wires in the towns of Dorset and East Dorset.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1214459. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.