Strong Wind in Windsor, Vermont

Isolated tree limbs and small trees downed by strong winds, falling on utility lines with numerous wind around 40 mph but locally higher likely based on damage.

A powerful storm system across the Great Lakes on the afternoon of December 11th moved northeast across Ontario and Quebec provinces in Canada during the night. A very powerful jet structure with winds in excess of 100 knots at 5000 feet moved across the eastern Great Lakes, northern NY and eventually VT.

The associated cold front was the demarcation line of mixing these strong winds to the surface. These strong winds in excess of 40-50 mph entered VT around mid-evening and gradually decreased into the 30-40 mph range during the early morning hours of the 12th.

The strongest winds were in northern sections and along the eastern slopes of the Green Mountains. Statewide approximately 15,000 customer power outages.