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Thunderstorm Wind in Franklin County, Vermont

Thunderstorm Wind July 17, 2025 · Franklin County, Vermont

58 mph

Estimated gust (50 kt)

$20K

Damage as recorded

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

Tree, wire, and minor structural damage to a home in Swanton.

The wider storm

A pre-frontal trough moved across the northern Champlain Valley during the afternoon hours of July 17th into a hot and moderately unstable airmass, but lacked organized upper level winds. Numerous showers and thunderstorms moved across the region, but only one storm for a brief period of time, likely produced a wet microburst that knocked down a few trees onto wires and a structure causing minor damage in Swanton.

Began near Swanton (44.9200, -73.1200).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1266642. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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