Thunderstorm Wind, Rutland
- When
- August 3, 5:10 PM EST to 5:20 PM EST
- Where
- Rutland County, Castleton
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Coordinates
- 43.620, -73.180
Damaging Wind in Vermont, August 3, 1996
A weak trough of low pressure moved across Vermont and triggered afternoon and evening thunderstorms. At 1800 EST a road was partially washed out in Castleton, VT (Rutland County).
Where it happened
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- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 1
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.
What happened
The episode as NWS BTV wrote it up.
A weak trough of low pressure moved across Vermont and triggered afternoon and evening thunderstorms. Some thunderstorms were accompanied by locally heavy rain, strong winds and hail.At 1710 EST tree blown down by thunderstorm wind in Castleton, VT (Rutland County).At 1800 EST a road was partially washed out in Castleton, VT (Rutland County).
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
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
- Flash Flood in South Carolina, August 3, 1996
- Lightning Strike in New York, August 3, 1996
- Tornado in North Dakota, August 3, 1996
- Flash Flood in Nebraska, August 3 to 4, 1996
- Flash Flood in North Carolina, August 3, 1996
- Damaging Wind in North Dakota, August 3, 1996
- Lightning Strike in North Carolina, August 3, 1996
- Damaging Wind in Colorado, August 3, 1996
- Lightning Strike in North Dakota, August 3, 1996
- Lightning Strike in Mississippi, August 3, 1996
- Damaging Wind in North Carolina, August 3, 1996
- Lightning Strike in Colorado, August 3, 1996
More
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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 2026-09-30. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5570823.