Hail, Essex
- When
- September 21, 4:30 PM EST
- Where
- Essex County, Granby
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- POST OFFICE
- Coordinates
- 44.570, -71.770
Hail and Damaging Wind in Vermont, September 21, 1998
A strong cold front moved across Vermont during the late afternoon and evening. Thunderstorms developed along and ahead of the front.
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
- 2
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 strong cold front moved across Vermont during the late afternoon and evening. Thunderstorms developed along and ahead of the front. Strong thunderstorm winds blew down numerous trees in Granby accompanied by dime size hail.
The radar
The Burlington radar (KCXX), 111 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 21:28 UTC.
Event by event
1 hail, 1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Essex
- When
- September 21, 4:30 PM EST
- Where
- Essex County, Granby
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Reported by
- POST OFFICE
- Coordinates
- 44.570, -71.770
What these are
- Hail
- Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.
- 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.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Tornadoes and Hail in Oklahoma, September 21, 1998
- Hurricane in Puerto Rico, September 21 to 22, 1998
- Hurricane in U.S. Virgin Islands, September 21 to 22, 1998
- Flash Flooding in South Carolina, September 21, 1998
- Hail and Damaging Winds in New York, September 21, 1998
- Flash Flooding in Alabama, September 21, 1998
- Flash Flood in Kentucky, September 21, 1998
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Oklahoma, September 21, 1998
- High Surf in Hawaii, September 21 to 22, 1998
- Flood in Missouri, September 21 to 25, 1998
- Damaging Wind in Colorado, September 21, 1998
- Flood in Kentucky, September 21, 1998
More
Every storm in Vermont in 1998Every state in 1998This day in weather historyWarnings in Vermont, September 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: 5667601, 5667602.