Orange storm history

A 16 year old teenage farm worker was injured after being struck by lightning at the Crossroad Farm along the Fairlee/Post Mills line on June 23rd. He eventually died from his injuries on June 27th.

Roads throughout Orange County were heavily damaged by flash flooding. Thetford was particularly hard hit, where 75 percent of the towns roads were damaged. Residents were isolated by flood waters and damaged roads.

Severe flash flooding occurred across portions of Orange county, especially southern and western sections along the foothills of the Green Mountains. Communities such as Braintree, Randolph, Brookfield, Williamstown, Chelsea, Tunbridge and Strafford suffered signficant damage to …

Heavy rainfall from Tropical Storm Irene caused flooding countywide in Orange County VT. Flooding along Wells River was extensive, isolating Wells River Village VT. Flooding along the Waits River caused widespread flooding through Corinth VT and downstream to Bradford VT.

Elevated flat ice accumulations were generally 0.2 to 0.4 inches across the area with vehicle accidents being the main impact, but there was scattered power outages as well.

Snowfall totals of 3 to 7 inches were observed.

Snowfall totals of 1 to 3 inches were observed.

Snowfall totals across the region were 5 to 8 inches.

Trees downed by apparent wet microburst onto South Hill Road in Williamstown.

Dangerous heat across the region for both June 23rd and 24th with daytime temperatures in the mid to upper 90s and dewpoints in the 70s creating heat index values between 100 and 110.

Snowfall accumulations of 3 to 5 inches along with flat ice accumulations of one to two tenths of an inch.

Numerous wind gusts in excess of 40 mph were recorded and combined with freshly fallen snow for considerable blowing and drifting snow that caused some driving hazards of poor visibility and snow covered roads.

Snowfall totals across the county were 7 to 12 inches with brisk winds developing in the evening hours to begin blowing and drifting snow that caused some driving hazards of poor visibility and snow covered roads through February 17th. In addition, there was several hours of slee…

A widespread snow mixed with sleet and freezing rain at times with snowfall accumulations of 3 to 5 inches across the area.

Snowfall amounts across the region were 6 to 9 inches.

Snowfall accumulations of 2 to 4 inches were observed.

Long duration snowfall with snowfall totals ranging from 2 to 8 inches across the county.

Snowfall totals of 6 to 12 inches were observed, including 12 inches in Brookfield, 10 inches in Randolph Center, 9 inches in West Newbury, 8 inches in Chelsea and 6 inches in Thetford Center.

Tree and powerlines downed by thunderstorm winds on Tucker Road in Orange.

Dept. of Highways reported several roads damaged or closed due to flash flooding in the Williamstown area. Some evacuations also occurred. This included, but was not limited to VT Route 14 between Construction Hill Rd. and Business Center Rd.

Trees down onto shed and other debris along Route 302 and 25.

Utility lines down the the Moore Hill area of Newbury.

Multiple trees on powerlines.

Heavy, wet snowfall totals of 12 to 20+ inches were common. Some specific snowfall totals include; 22 inches in Braintree, 20 inches in Williamstown, 19 inches in Chelsea, 18 inches in Goshen, 15 inches in Randolph, 12 inches in Fairlee.

Snowfall totals across Orange county were generally 12 to 20 inches but some southern, higher terrain received 24 inches. Some specifics included; 24 inches in Topsham, 20 inches in Fairlee and East Thetford, 18 inches in Bradford, 17 inches in Newbury and 15 inches in Chelsea.

Heavy wet snow accumulated on the night of March 9th that led to power outages across the region. Additional snowfall, more powdery, fell during the night of March 10th through midday March 11th. Storm total snowfall was 8-12+ inches. Some specific snowfall totals include the hig…

Several reports of wind gusts in the 40-45 mph range along with varying types of tree damage that impacted power.

Flat ice accumulations of 0.1 to 0.2 inches were observed in sections of the area.

Snowfall totals of 4 to 7 inches were observed with some localized higher totals.

Several reports of 40-50 mph with some tree limb damage and isolated to scattered power outages.

Wet snow accumulated 4 to 8 inches across the region with the higher totals mainly at elevations above 1500 feet.

Snowfall totals of 8 to 12+ inches were observed, including 15 inches in Orange with 14 inches in Washington, Chelsea and West Newbury.

Widespread heavy rainfall and substantial snow melt led to saturated soils and ponding of water and runoff across roads into streams and rivers with some gaged rivers reaching minor to moderate flood, including the Wells river where several roads and homes were flooded.

A heavy wet snow accumulated 2 to 4 inches across the area with the higher totals at elevations above 1200 feet.

A highly elevation dependent snowfall with 2 to 4 inches in the valleys and 4 to 6 + inches at elevations above 1200-1500 feet in far western sections. This led to travel and power disruptions.

A heavy wet, elevated dependent snow fell across the region with elevations below 1000 feet largely witnessing 2-3 inches of snow with 4 to 8+ inches in higher elevations. These higher snowfall accumulations led to downed tree limbs resulting in downed power lines and scattered t…

A few trees downed by thunderstorm winds.

Several trees down along Route 66 with power outages.

A few trees downed by thunderstorm winds.

Several trees reported downed by thunderstorm winds.

Several trees and power lines reported downed by thunderstorm winds.

Numerous trees downed by thunderstorm winds in Ainsworth State Park, as well as blocking secondary roads.

Highway Dept. and EM reported flash flooding with road closures and a few culvert washouts on Route 14 in and south of Williamstown, VT during the late afternoon hours on the 7th.

Several trees downed by thunderstorm winds.

A hard freeze with temperatures in the 20s occurred across much of the area for several hours in the morning.

A heavy, wet snow fell across the county with a general 10 to 20 inches of snow, the higher totals across the higher terrain. This led to some tree damage and scattered power outages. Some specific snowfall totals included; 23 inches in Braintree, 19 inches in Randolph Center, 15…

A widespread 7 to 10 inches of snow fell across the region.

A general 5 to 8 inches of snow fell across the region.