Thunderstorm Wind in Orange County, Vermont
Thunderstorm Wind April 16, 2026 · Orange County, Vermont
Where the report was made, with tornadoes recorded within 15 miles over the years.
What the National Weather Service wrote
Numerous (50-80) trees uprooted or sheared off at the top along Route 14 near Staples Pond.
The wider storm
A stationary frontal boundary was draped across northern NY east across central VT and New England during the afternoon of April 16th. A weak area of low pressure was traversing this frontal boundary as well. Temperatures and dewpoints were summerlike along and south of the boundary allowing for thunderstorms to develop during the afternoon and evening hours.
Several thunderstorms contained gusty winds in excess of 40 mph, but only a few storms were severe. One storm in Williamstown produced a low-end EF1 tornado and golf ball size hail. This same storm produced quarter size hail in East Orange.
Began near Brookfield (44.0835, -72.5627).
Other tornadoes from the same storm system
1 more tornado the National Weather Service filed under this storm episode.
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1319111. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.
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