Damaging Wind in Vermont, August 3, 2000

Name: Damaging Wind in Vermont, August 3, 2000
Start: 2000-08-03T12:30
End: 2000-08-03T12:30
Location: Vermont

August 3, 2000 · 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: $27,000
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.

The radar

The Albany radar (KENX), 78 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 17:31 UTC.

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Event by event

1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Bennington

When: August 3, 12:30 PM EST
Where: Bennington County, Bennington
Property damage: $27,000
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates: 42.883, -73.200

A fairly strong cold front traversed eastern New York, and approached southern Vermont late on August 3. Ahead of it, was a very humid unstable air mass. As a result, scattered thunderstorms developed during the midday hours. One of these became severe as it moved across Bennington county. The storm blew numerous trees down in the town of Bennington.

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.

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The same day elsewhere

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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: 5154911.