Thunderstorm Wind in Caledonia County, Vermont

A surface cold front and a strong mid-level atmospheric disturbance moved into a moderately unstable airmass across northern Vermont around midday on the 18th, which resulted in scattered thunderstorms. A severe thunderstorm knocked down, uprooted and snapped dozens of trees that fell on powerlines and damaged cars along a two mile path in Barnet just after noon. In addition, a metal roof of a mobile home was partially blown off and a tent was blown down at a Buddhist center in Barnet that resulted in 12 injuries (non-life threatening). A storm damage assessment was made by NWS Burlington and it was determined that the damage path was uni-directional from southwest to northeast, consistent with a downburst wind, and estimated at 80 mph. In addition, quarter size hail was reported as well.