Thunderstorm Wind in Bennington County, Vermont

Thunderstorm Wind May 17, 2025 · Bennington County, Vermont

58 mph

Estimated gust (50 kt)

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

A 911 call center operator reported a tree down along Route 7A near the Bennington and Shaftsbury town line.

The wider storm

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.

Began near South Shaftsbury (42.9330, -73.2101).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1260539. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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