High Wind in Vermont, February 18, 1998

Name: High Wind in Vermont, February 18, 1998
Start: 1998-02-18T01:00
End: 1998-02-18T09:00
Location: Vermont

February 18, 1998 · NWS ALY · 1 event in 1 county or zone

1 high wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: $45,000
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.

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Event by event

1 high wind. Local standard time, as filed.

High Wind, Bennington

When: February 18, 1:00 AM EST to 9:00 AM EST
Where: Bennington forecast zone
Property damage: $45,000
Coordinates: 43.036, -73.093 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A low pressure system which moved through the Ohio Valley on January 18, produced damaging winds across parts of Bennington County. The winds downed trees and power lines and damaged several homes. At Bennington, the branches of a huge maple tree fell onto a house. The fallen branches cracked walls throughout the home and tore holes in parts of the roof. Downed trees resulted in scattered power outages. In the Arlington area, a tree knocked down a transmission line which cut power to several thousand customers. The power was restored by late morning.

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

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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: 5631225.