Lightning in Grand Isle County, Vermont

Lightning June 28, 2016 · Grand Isle County, Vermont

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Damage as recorded

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

Lightning struck a large residence that caused a fire that completely destroyed the home.

The wider storm

A cold front moves across a marginally unstable air mass during the afternoon of June 28th developing thunderstorms in the Adirondacks of New York that eventually moved into the Champlain Valley and elsewhere in Vermont. A few isolated thunderstorms did deliver strong gusty winds and hail just under an inch in diameter. Some slow moving and training storms did deliver localized 2 to 4 inches of rain in north-central and northeast Vermont for some minor flash flooding. A lightning struck a large home in South Hero Vermont which caused a fire that completely destroyed the home.

Began near Keeler Bay (44.6774, -73.2983).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 633452. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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