High Wind in Vermont, July 19 to 20, 1996

Name: High Wind in Vermont, July 19 to 20, 1996
Start: 1996-07-19T17:45
End: 1996-07-20T10:00
Location: Vermont

July 19 to 20, 1996 · NWS BTV · 1 event in 1 county or zone

Strong winds moved across Vermont the evening of July 19 and continued on July 20, 1996. Boats were blown off their moorings at several sights along Lake Champlain during July 19 and 20, 1996.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 1 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

Open the live radar over this ground

The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: $25,000
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.

An unusually strong low pressure system in the Great Lakes region Friday morning July 19, 1996 moved across northern New York and Vermont Friday evening and into northern Maine Saturday July 20, 1996.Strong winds moved across Vermont the evening of July 19 and continued on July 20, 1996. A few winds reports included:--Rutland, VT (Rutland County)..............30 knots--Montpelier, VT (Washington County)........33 knots--Burlington, VT (Chittenden County)........35 knots--Jericho, VT (Chittenden County)...........42 knots--Pleasant Valley, VT (Lamoille County)...52 knots--Bristol, VT (Addison County)..............57 knotsNumerous reported of 40 knot plus winds with waves on Lake Champlain of 6 feet were received from the USCG.A few damage reports included...South Lincoln (Addison County) 8 inch diameter trees blown down at 1745 EST July 19, 1996.Rutland (Rutland County) reported trees and power lines blown down at about 1830 EST with damage to houses and cars July 19th.Underhill Center (Chittenden County) reported trees blown down across a road at 2045 EST July 19, 1996.Boats were blown off their moorings at several sights along Lake Champlain during July 19 and 20, 1996.

The radar

The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.

Open the radar archive at this moment

Event by event

1 high wind. Local standard time, as filed.

High Wind, Western Addison

When: July 19, 5:45 PM EST to July 20, 10:00 AM EST
Where: Western Addison forecast zone
Measured: 57 kt (66 mph)
Property damage: $25,000
Coordinates: 44.031, -73.141 (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

Every storm in Vermont in 1996 Every state in 1996 This day in weather history Warnings in Vermont, July 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 2026-09-30. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5572125.