Damaging Winds in Vermont, August 24, 1993

Name: Damaging Winds in Vermont, August 24, 1993
Start: 1993-08-24T16:20
End: 1993-08-24T19:30
Location: Vermont

August 24, 1993 · 15 events in 7 counties and zones

15 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 15 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 3
Property damage: $660,000
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 15

Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.

Event by event

15 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Chittenden

When: August 24, 4:20 PM EST
Where: Chittenden County, S Burlington
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 44.461, -73.081 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Chittenden

When: August 24, 4:30 PM EST
Where: Chittenden County, Williston
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 44.461, -73.081 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Chittenden

When: August 24, 4:35 PM EST
Where: Chittenden County, Hinesburg
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 44.461, -73.081 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Chittenden

When: August 24, 4:40 PM EST
Where: Chittenden County, Charlotte
Property damage: $50,000
Coordinates: 44.461, -73.081 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Chittenden

When: August 24, 4:45 PM EST
Where: Chittenden County, Mt. Philo
Injuries: 3 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 44.461, -73.081 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Addison

When: August 24, 5:00 PM EST to 6:00 PM EST
Where: Addison County
Property damage: $500,000
Coordinates: 44.031, -73.141 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Caledonia

When: August 24, 5:15 PM EST
Where: Caledonia County, East Burke
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 44.465, -72.102 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Caledonia

When: August 24, 5:15 PM EST
Where: Caledonia County, Sheffield
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 44.465, -72.102 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Caledonia

When: August 24, 5:15 PM EST
Where: Caledonia County, Sutton
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 44.465, -72.102 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Essex

When: August 24, 5:15 PM EST
Where: Essex County, East Haven
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 44.728, -71.736 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Orleans

When: August 24, 5:15 PM EST
Where: Orleans County, Greensboro
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 44.829, -72.244 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Chittenden

When: August 24, 5:25 PM EST
Where: Chittenden County, Huntington
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 44.461, -73.081 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Rutland

When: August 24, 6:55 PM EST
Where: Rutland County, Poultney
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 43.580, -73.037 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Rutland

When: August 24, 7:10 PM EST
Where: Rutland County, Rutland
Property damage: $50,000
Coordinates: 43.580, -73.037 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Bennington

When: August 24, 7:30 PM EST
Where: Bennington County, Manchester
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 43.036, -73.093 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A squall line moved across Vermont ahead of a cold front during the late afternoon and evening of August 24th resulting in a fairly widespread outbreak of severe weather across the state. Hardest hit by the severe thunderstorms were Chittenden and Addison Counties. In the Town of Charlotte thunderstorm winds downed numerous trees and large tree limbs from Thompson's Point to Mt. Philo. In Mt. Philo three people were injured when a tree fell on their tent. The damage along this path was believed to have been done by a wet microburst. In Addison County numerous trees and power lines were downed throughout the county. Caledonia County was also fairly hard hit as trees and tree limbs fell on power lines at scattered points throughout the county.

What these are

Thunderstorm Wind: Winds from a thunderstorm of 50 knots (58 mph) or more, or lower winds that caused damage or casualties. Measured gusts are marked MG, estimated EG.

After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.

The same day elsewhere

Every storm in Vermont in 1993 Every state in 1993 This day in weather history Warnings in Vermont, August 1993

Sources

NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 10354947, 10354948, 10354949, 10354950, 10354951, 10355177, 10354934, 10354935, 10354936, 10354967, 10354992, 10354952, 10355013, 10355014, 10354932.