Vermont, 1998

High Wind in Vermont, January 23, 1998

January 23, 1998 · NWS BTV · 1 event in 1 county or zone

Late afternoon and evening winds on January 23 were reported by weather spotter in Lincoln to have equalled or exceeded 50 knots.

Where it happened

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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.

Late afternoon and evening winds on January 23 were reported by weather spotter in Lincoln to have equalled or exceeded 50 knots.

The radar

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Event by event

1 high wind. Local standard time, as filed.

High Wind, Addison

When
January 23, 4:00 PM EST to 9:00 PM EST
Where
Addison forecast zone
Measured
62 kt (71 mph)
Property damage
$5,000
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
44.031, -73.141 (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.

After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.

The same day elsewhere

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: 5656536.