Thunderstorm Wind, Chittenden
- When
- July 17, 4:35 PM EST to 4:45 PM EST
- Where
- Chittenden County, Milton
- Property damage
- $50,000
- Coordinates
- 44.630, -73.120
Large tree blown down on house. Porch roof blown off.
Damaging Winds in Vermont, July 17, 1997
6 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it. 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
- $85,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 6
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.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
6 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Windsor
- When
- July 17, 5:10 PM EST to 5:20 PM EST
- Where
- Windsor County, Windsor
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Property damage
- $10,000
- Coordinates
- 43.480, -72.420
Numerous large trees blown down.
Thunderstorm Wind, Addison
- When
- July 17, 6:30 PM EST to 6:40 PM EST
- Where
- Addison County, Bristol
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Coordinates
- 44.130, -73.080
Trees and power lines blown down.
Thunderstorm Wind, Chittenden
- When
- July 17, 7:15 PM EST to 7:20 PM EST
- Where
- Chittenden County, Shelburne
- Property damage
- $10,000
- Coordinates
- 44.380, -73.230
Trees and power lines blown down.
Thunderstorm Wind, Washington
- When
- July 17, 7:20 PM EST to 7:25 PM EST
- Where
- Washington County, Northfield
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Coordinates
- 44.150, -72.650
Trees blown down on Route 12.
Thunderstorm Wind, Orange
- When
- July 17, 7:30 PM EST to 7:35 PM EST
- Where
- Orange County, Bradford
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Coordinates
- 43.980, -72.130
Large trees blown down.
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.
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The same day elsewhere
- Hurricane in Louisiana, July 17 to 18, 1997
- Lightning Strike in Texas, July 17, 1997
- Tornado and Flash Flooding in Oklahoma, July 17 to 18, 1997
- Flash Flood and Hail in Oklahoma, July 17 to 18, 1997
- Damaging Wind and Lightning Strike in Georgia, July 17, 1997
- Damaging Winds in New York, July 17, 1997
- Flash Flood and Hail in Arizona, July 17 to 29, 1997
- Lightning Strike in Florida, July 17, 1997
- Flash Flooding and Lightning Strike in Oklahoma, July 17, 1997
- Damaging Winds in New York, July 17, 1997
- Damaging Winds in Michigan, July 17, 1997
- Hail in Missouri, July 17, 1997
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: 5616926, 5616922, 5616927, 5616923, 5616924, 5616925.