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Thunderstorm Wind in Franklin County, Vermont

Thunderstorm Wind March 20, 2020 · Franklin County, Vermont

58 mph

Estimated gust (50 kt)

$5K

Damage as recorded

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

Multiple small trees downed by convective winds.

The wider storm

Strengthening low pressure moved across Ontario into Quebec province during the afternoon of March 20th. This storm developed a strong low-level jet (5000-6000 ft) of 50-60+ knots across the region. In addition, a strong cold front moved across an unseasonably mild air mass to develop scattered showers and low-topped thunderstorms.

The updrafts of some of these thunderstorms reached vertically enough to tap into the low-level jet allowing for isolated damaging wind gusts.

Began near Swanton (44.9200, -73.1200).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 873363. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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