High Wind, Rutland
- When
- February 18, 5:00 AM EST to 10:00 AM EST
- Where
- Rutland forecast zone
- Measured
- 42 kt (48 mph)
- Property damage
- $70,000
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 43.580, -73.037 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind in Vermont, February 18, 1998
A complex storm system over the Great Lakes region on Wednesday (February 18) with a secondary system off the New Jersey coast moved south of New England by Thursday (February 19). A number of reports of damage from strong winds were received from Rutland county.
Where it happened
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The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $70,000
- 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 complex storm system over the Great Lakes region on Wednesday (February 18) with a secondary system off the New Jersey coast moved south of New England by Thursday (February 19). Strong winds resulted along the west slopes of Vermont's Green Mountains during the morning of February 18.A number of reports of damage from strong winds were received from Rutland county. In particular, in East Clarendon, metal sheathing was ripped off the roof of a covered bridge. In Danby, the wind sheared off a metal roof. Trees and power lines were reported down across the county with many power outages.In the city of Rutland, many signs were destroyed with winds reported at 48 mph (42 knots).
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
1 high wind. Local standard time, as filed.
What these are
- High Wind
- Sustained non-thunderstorm winds of 40 mph or more for an hour, or gusts of 58 mph or more.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Heavy Snow in Colorado, February 18, 1998
- Flash Flooding and Lightning Strike in Rhode Island, February 18, 1998
- Flood in Florida, February 18 to 24, 1998
- High Wind in Vermont, February 18, 1998
- High Wind in Vermont, February 18, 1998
- Flash Flood and Damaging Wind in Massachusetts, February 18, 1998
- High Wind in Vermont, February 18, 1998
- Heavy Snow and Winter Weather in Maine, February 18, 1998
- Hail in Texas, February 18, 1998
- Heavy Snow and Winter Weather in New Hampshire, February 18, 1998
- Heavy Snow in Utah, February 18, 1998
- Flash Flood and Hail in Texas, February 18, 1998
More
Every storm in Vermont in 1998Every state in 1998This day in weather historyWarnings in Vermont, February 1998
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: 5656732.