Vermont, 1998

Hail in Vermont, September 21, 1998

September 21, 1998 · NWS BTV · 1 event in 1 county or zone

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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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
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 strong cold front moved across Vermont during the late afternoon and evening. Thunderstorms developed along and ahead of the front. Golfball size hail fell near Lyndonville.

The radar

The Burlington radar (KCXX), 92 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 21:16 UTC.

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Event by event

1 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Caledonia

When
September 21, 4:18 PM EST
Where
Caledonia County, Lyndonville
Measured
1.75 in hail
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
44.530, -72.000

What these are

Hail
Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.

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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: 5667603.