Vermont, 1997

High Wind in Vermont, August 21, 1997

August 21, 1997 · NWS BTV · 1 event in 1 county or zone

An area of low pressure moved from the Ohio Valley on Wednesday, August 20, 1997 to just south of New England on Thursday, August 21, 1997. Heavy rain fell across Vermont during August 21, 1997 with strong winds reported along the west slopes of the Green Mountains of Vermont with a few power outages.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
$10,000
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 area of low pressure moved from the Ohio Valley on Wednesday, August 20, 1997 to just south of New England on Thursday, August 21, 1997. Heavy rain fell across Vermont during August 21, 1997 with strong winds reported along the west slopes of the Green Mountains of Vermont with a few power outages. South Lincoln reported winds of 46 knots.

The radar

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Event by event

1 high wind. Local standard time, as filed.

High Wind, Addison

When
August 21, 8:00 AM EST to 12:00 PM EST
Where
Addison forecast zone
Measured
46 kt (53 mph)
Property damage
$10,000
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.

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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 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5622531.