High Wind, Bennington
- When
- December 1, 2:00 PM EST to 8:00 PM EST
- Where
- Bennington forecast zone
- Property damage
- $15,000
- Coordinates
- 43.036, -73.093 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind in Vermont, December 1, 1996
An intense area of low pressure which moved from Indiana north across the Great Lakes, produced damaging winds over southern Vermont during the afternoon of December 1. The wind downed trees and power lines across parts of Bennington and Windham Counties.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 2 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.
- 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
- $25,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 2
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 ALY wrote it up.
An intense area of low pressure which moved from Indiana north across the Great Lakes, produced damaging winds over southern Vermont during the afternoon of December 1. The wind downed trees and power lines across parts of Bennington and Windham Counties. At Pownal and Bennington in Bennington County, the wind downed numerous trees and wires.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
2 high wind. Local standard time, as filed.
High Wind, Western Windham
- When
- December 1, 2:00 PM EST to 8:00 PM EST
- Where
- Western Windham forecast zone
- Property damage
- $10,000
- Coordinates
- 42.991, -72.714 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
What these are
- High Wind
- Sustained non-thunderstorm winds of 40 mph or more for an hour, or gusts of 58 mph or more.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Winter Storm in Utah, December 1 to 2, 1996
- Tornado in Florida, December 1, 1996
- Drought in Texas, December 1 to 31, 1996
- High Wind in New York, December 1, 1996
- Damaging Wind in Alabama, December 1, 1996
- High Wind in New York, December 1, 1996
- Tornado in Alabama, December 1, 1996
- Damaging Wind in Alabama, December 1, 1996
- Lightning Strike in Alabama, December 1, 1996
- Damaging Wind in Alabama, December 1, 1996
- Damaging Wind in Alabama, December 1, 1996
- Heavy Rain in New Jersey, December 1 to 2, 1996
More
Every storm in Vermont in 1996Every state in 1996This day in weather historyWarnings in Vermont, December 1996
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: 5575991, 5575992.