Home / Vermont / Chittenden

Thunderstorm Wind in Chittenden County, Vermont

Thunderstorm Wind July 30, 2019 · Chittenden County, Vermont

58 mph

Estimated gust (50 kt)

Deaths

$25K

Damage as recorded

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

Numerous branches and a few trees down on several roads in Colchester Mallets Bay area, including Prim, Porters Point, Colchester Point. Eldery couple were kayaking near Thayers beach when the storm struck and both capsized and drowned.

The wider storm

A weak upper level disturbance moving through a very warm, humid and unstable air mass lead to scattered thunderstorms, including several severe storms in the Champlain Valley of Vermont. Severe storms caused damaging winds in the form of downed tree limbs, trees and utility lines. An elderly couple drowned while kayaking on Mallets Bay as the storm moved through.

Began near Champlain Arpt (44.5400, -73.2500).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 832259. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

Tornadoes near your address

See every tornado that passed near a place you know, measured to its path.