Thunderstorm Wind, Rutland
- When
- July 6, 1:45 PM EST
- Where
- Rutland County, Pittsford
- Property damage
- $10,000
- Reported by
- AMATEUR RADIO
- Coordinates
- 43.700, -73.030
Damaging Winds in Vermont, July 6, 1999
A cold front moved across Vermont during the afternoon and evening of July 6th. Thunderstorms formed 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
- $25,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 3
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 cold front moved across Vermont during the afternoon and evening of July 6th. Thunderstorms formed along and ahead of the front. Large trees and power lines were blown down in the Vermont locations of: Sudbury, Rutland and Pittsford.
The radar
The Burlington radar (KCXX), 91 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 18:46 UTC.
Event by event
3 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Rutland
- When
- July 6, 2:04 PM EST
- Where
- Rutland County, Sudbury
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Reported by
- DEPT OF HIGHWAYS
- Coordinates
- 43.800, -73.200
Thunderstorm Wind, Rutland
- When
- July 6, 2:05 PM EST
- Where
- Rutland County, Rutland
- Property damage
- $10,000
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 43.620, -72.980
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
- Damaging Winds and Lightning Strike in New York, July 6, 1999
- Tornadoes and Damaging Winds in New Hampshire, July 6, 1999
- Flash Flood and Hail in Ohio, July 6, 1999
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Massachusetts, July 6, 1999
- Damaging Winds in New Hampshire, July 6, 1999
- Flash Flood and Hail in Georgia, July 6, 1999
- Flash Flood and Hail in North Carolina, July 6 to 7, 1999
- Hail and Damaging Winds in New York, July 6, 1999
- Flash Flood in Tennessee, July 6 to 7, 1999
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Vermont, July 6, 1999
- Wildfire in California, July 6, 1999
- Damaging Wind in Tennessee, July 6, 1999
More
Every storm in Vermont in 1999Every state in 1999This day in weather historyWarnings in Vermont, July 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: 5716942, 5716940, 5716941.