Thunderstorm Wind, Caledonia
- When
- June 26, 9:35 PM EST to 9:45 PM EST
- Where
- Caledonia County, Lyndon
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Coordinates
- 44.520, -72.020
Damaging Wind in Vermont, June 26, 1997
A cold front moved across Vermont during Thursday afternoon and night (June 26, 1997). A severe thunderstorm moved through the Lyndon Center, VT area at approximately 940 PM EST with trees and power lines blown down and small hail.
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 cold front moved across Vermont during Thursday afternoon and night (June 26, 1997). Scattered thunderstorms accompanied the front, some with very heavy rain and small hail.A severe thunderstorm moved through the Lyndon Center, VT area at approximately 940 PM EST with trees and power lines blown down and small hail. In addition, between 200 and 300 residents were without power.
The radar
The Burlington radar (KCXX), 91 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 02:33 UTC.
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.
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The same day elsewhere
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- Tornado and Hail in New York, June 26, 1997
- Damaging Wind in Florida, June 26, 1997
- Damaging Wind in Maryland, June 26, 1997
- Damaging Winds in Virginia, June 26, 1997
- Lightning Strike in Florida, June 26, 1997
- Hail in Florida, June 26, 1997
- Flash Flooding in West Virginia, June 26, 1997
- Damaging Winds in Maryland, June 26, 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: 5617820.