Thunderstorm Wind — Franklin, Vermont
2020-03-20 · near Swanton, Franklin, Vermont
$5K
Property damage
50 EG
Magnitude
Event narrative
Multiple small trees downed by convective winds.
Wider weather episode
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.
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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 873363. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.