High Wind in Orange, Vermont

The remnants of Tropical Storm Floyd moved into southern New England Thursday night (9/16/99) and then across eastern New England on Friday, September 17th. Strong winds combined with saturated soils from heavy rain resulted in many trees and power lines being blown down. A death occurred when a tree fell on a mobile camper in Randolph, Vermont. Power outages were reported, especially in Randolph, Bradford and Wells River. Schools were closed in Bradford and Wells River. In Randolph, the wind reached 44 knots (51 mph). The annual "World's Fair", held in Tunbridge, Vermont was closed due to weather and power outages. Rainfall across the county associated with the remnants of Floyd was 5 1/2 to 6 1/2 inches.