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Thunderstorm Wind in Franklin County, Vermont

Thunderstorm Wind October 16, 2021 · Franklin County, Vermont

58 mph

Estimated gust (50 kt)

$2K

Damage as recorded

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

Tree and branches down on Beebee road and a few neighboring roads due to thunderstorm winds.

The wider storm

A strong cold front moved across VT during the late afternoon and evening hours of October 16th. Preceding the cold front a line of strong showers with some embedded thunderstorms moved into a very strongly sheared environment with southerly winds in excess of 60 mph around 5000 feet. A few of these stronger showers and thunderstorms tapped into those low-level winds and caused some isolated wind damage, mainly in the form of small, softwood trees begin toppled over by the wind.

Began near Swanton (44.9000, -73.1100).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 980503. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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