High Wind in Vermont, October 27, 1997

Name: High Wind in Vermont, October 27, 1997
Start: 1997-10-27T02:00
End: 1997-10-27T09:00
Location: Vermont

October 27, 1997 · NWS BTV · 3 events in 3 counties and zones

An area of low pressure moved across New England Monday (10/27/97). Strong winds occured along the west slopes of the Green Mountains Monday morning.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: $15,000
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 3

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 across New England Monday (10/27/97). Strong winds occured along the west slopes of the Green Mountains Monday morning. The strongest winds were reported in the higher terrain of Lamoille, Chittenden and Rutland counties in Vermont. A few higher wind reports were:Huntington Center (Chittenden county)............43 knots (49 mph)Pleasant Valley (Lamoille county)....................59 knots (68 mph)Rutland (Rutland county)..................................43 knots (50 mph)

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Event by event

3 high wind. Local standard time, as filed.

High Wind, Chittenden

When: October 27, 2:00 AM EST to 9:00 AM EST
Where: Chittenden forecast zone
Measured: 43 kt (49 mph)
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 44.461, -73.081 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Lamoille

When: October 27, 2:00 AM EST to 9:00 AM EST
Where: Lamoille forecast zone
Measured: 59 kt (68 mph)
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 44.606, -72.641 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Rutland

When: October 27, 2:00 AM EST to 9:00 AM EST
Where: Rutland forecast zone
Measured: 43 kt (49 mph)
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 43.580, -73.037 (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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The same day elsewhere

Every storm in Vermont in 1997 Every state in 1997 This day in weather history Warnings in Vermont, October 1997

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 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5625495, 5625496, 5625497.