Lightning, Chittenden
- When
- November 20, 9:10 PM EST
- Where
- Chittenden County, Westford
- Property damage
- $50,000
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 44.461, -73.081 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Lightning Strike in Vermont, November 20, 1999
A cold front moved across northern New York and Vermont during Saturday night, November 20th. A few thunderstorms accompanied the front.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 1 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.
- 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
- $50,000
- 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.
A cold front moved across northern New York and Vermont during Saturday night, November 20th. A few thunderstorms accompanied the front. Lightning strikes in and around the westford area resulted in structural damage and power outages. The associated winds resulted in some local damage to branches and limbs.
The radar
The Burlington radar (KCXX), 9 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 02:11 UTC.
Event by event
1 lightning. Local standard time, as filed.
What these are
- Lightning
- A lightning strike that killed, injured or caused damage.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Dense Fog in New Jersey, November 20 to 21, 1999
- Dense Fog in Pennsylvania, November 20 to 21, 1999
- Heavy Snow in Idaho, November 20 to 25, 1999
- Heavy Snow in Alaska, November 20 to 21, 1999
- Dense Fog in California, November 20, 1999
- Waterspout in Alabama, November 20, 1999
- Damaging Wind in Florida, November 20, 1999
More
Every storm in Vermont in 1999Every state in 1999This day in weather historyWarnings in Vermont, November 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: 5721556.