Thunderstorm Wind, Caledonia
- When
- May 7, 2:45 PM EST
- Where
- Caledonia County, St Johnsbury Center
- Property damage
- $40,000
- Reported by
- METEOROLOGIST(NON NWS)
- Coordinates
- 44.467, -72.000
Hail and Damaging Wind in Vermont, May 7, 2000
Thunderstorms developed across northern Vermont during the afternoon. In St Johnsbury Center (Caledonia county), a thunderstorm resulted in 1 3/4 inch hail and strong winds.
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
- $40,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 2
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.
Thunderstorms developed across northern Vermont during the afternoon. In St Johnsbury Center (Caledonia county), a thunderstorm resulted in 1 3/4 inch hail and strong winds. The winds snapped and/or uprooted numerous trees and portions of a sheet metal roof was blown off a lumber company building. Power lines were blown down with power outages.
The radar
The Burlington radar (KCXX), 93 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 19:36 UTC.
Event by event
1 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
Hail, Caledonia
- When
- May 7, 2:45 PM EST
- Where
- Caledonia County, St Johnsbury Center
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Reported by
- METEOROLOGIST(NON NWS)
- Coordinates
- 44.467, -72.000
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.
- Hail
- Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
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- Damaging Wind in Illinois, May 7, 2000
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Nebraska, May 7 to 8, 2000
- Tornadoes and Hail in Minnesota, May 7 to 8, 2000
- Damaging Wind in South Dakota, May 7, 2000
- Lightning Strike in Maine, May 7, 2000
- Hail in Nebraska, May 7, 2000
- Damaging Wind in Nebraska, May 7, 2000
- Hail and Damaging Winds in South Dakota, May 7, 2000
More
Every storm in Vermont in 2000Every state in 2000This day in weather historyWarnings in Vermont, May 2000
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: 5150571, 5150572.