Damaging Wind in Vermont, August 13, 1999

Name: Damaging Wind in Vermont, August 13, 1999
Start: 1999-08-13T22:20
End: 1999-08-13T22:20
Location: Vermont

August 13, 1999 · NWS ALY · 1 event in 1 county or zone

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

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: $20,000
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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The Albany radar (KENX), 78 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 03:20 UTC.

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Event by event

1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Bennington

When: August 13, 10:20 PM EST
Where: Bennington County, Bennington
Property damage: $20,000
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 42.880, -73.200

Scattered thunderstorms developed ahead of a cold front across eastern New York on the evening of August 13. One of the storms became severe as it moved into Bennington County in Vermont. The storm knocked down numerous trees and wires in the city of Bennington. Downed trees blocked various roadways. A downed tree gashed a hole in the roof of a house on Gore Road in Bennington. A tree also fell on a Ford Explorer bringing considerable damage to the vehicle.

What these are

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

Every storm in Vermont in 1999 Every state in 1999 This day in weather history Warnings in Vermont, August 1999

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: 5714638.