Thunderstorm Wind — Bennington, Vermont

2025-05-17 · near Woodford, Bennington, Vermont

Event narrative

A trained spotter reported an uprooted tree with several others snapped near the intersection of Route 9 and Woodford State Park Road.

Wider weather episode

The combination of a couple potent, upper-level disturbances and a pre-frontal surface trough inflicted scattered severe thunderstorms across southern Vermont in the evening hours of Saturday, May 17. Several reports of tree damage were relayed to NWS Albany, which led to the temporary closures of several roadways.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1260537. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.