Hail, Chittenden
- When
- July 18, 11:23 AM EST
- Where
- Chittenden County, Burlington
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 44.467, -73.217
Hail and Damaging Winds in Vermont, July 18, 2000
A cold front moved across Vermont during the afternoon of Tuesday, July 18th. Thunderstorms were triggered 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
- $55,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 4
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 of Tuesday, July 18th. Thunderstorms were triggered along and ahead of the front. Dime size hail was reported in the Vermont localities of Burlington and South Burlington. In the towns of Charlotte and Shelburne, trees were blown down. In addition, 3 airplanes were overturned and damaged by wind at the Shelburne Airport. Thunderstorms in Burlington, Vermont were accompanied by very heavy rainfall with localized flooding due to ponding of water on roads.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
2 hail, 2 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Hail, Chittenden
- When
- July 18, 11:25 AM EST
- Where
- Chittenden County, South Burlington
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- NWS EMPLOYEE(OFF DUTY)
- Coordinates
- 44.450, -73.217
Thunderstorm Wind, Chittenden
- When
- July 18, 11:30 AM EST
- Where
- Chittenden County, Shelburne
- Property damage
- $50,000
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 44.383, -73.233
Thunderstorm Wind, Chittenden
- When
- July 18, 11:31 AM EST
- Where
- Chittenden County, Charlotte
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Reported by
- DEPT OF HIGHWAYS
- Coordinates
- 44.300, -73.250
What these are
- Hail
- Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.
- 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
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- Lightning Strike in Louisiana, July 18, 2000
- Heat in Texas, July 18, 2000
- Flood and Heavy Rain in Nebraska, July 18 to 19, 2000
- Damaging Wind in Idaho, July 18, 2000
- Tornado in Missouri, July 18, 2000
- Flood in Illinois, July 18, 2000
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Kansas, July 18, 2000
- Lightning Strike in Maine, July 18, 2000
- Lightning Strike in Maine, July 18, 2000
More
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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: 5173240, 5173241, 5173243, 5173242.