Vermont, 2003High Wind in Vermont, October 15, 2003
October 15, 2003 · NWS BTV · 3 events in 3 counties and zones
A strong low pressure system moved down the St Lawrence River Valley and into Canada during Wednesday morning, October 15th. Strong winds preceded and followed this storm system.
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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $30,000
- 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.
A strong low pressure system moved down the St Lawrence River Valley and into Canada during Wednesday morning, October 15th. Strong winds preceded and followed this storm system. Trees and power lines were blown down in the following Vermont locations: In West portion of Rutland county...numerous power outages in and around Rutland. In West portion of Addison county...Middlebury had trees and power lines blown down with power outages and some structural damage. In Washington county...trees were uprooted by the wind in Marshfield with numerous power outages.
High Wind, Western Rutland
- When
- October 15, 3:00 AM EST to 7:00 AM EST
- Where
- Western Rutland forecast zone
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
- Property damage
- $10,000
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 43.580, -73.037 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Washington
- When
- October 15, 3:00 AM EST to 7:00 AM EST
- Where
- Washington forecast zone
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
- Property damage
- $10,000
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 44.273, -72.615 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Western Addison
- When
- October 15, 3:00 AM EST to 7:00 AM EST
- Where
- Western Addison forecast zone
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
- Property damage
- $10,000
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 44.031, -73.141 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
- High Wind
- Sustained non-thunderstorm winds of 40 mph or more for an hour, or gusts of 58 mph or more.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
- High Wind in New York, October 15, 2003$3.0 million · 65 kt wind · 16 events
- High Wind in New York, October 15, 20031 injured · $1.0 million · 60 kt wind · 18 events
- Strong Wind in New Jersey, October 15, 20031 injured · $500,000 · 21 events
- High Wind in Massachusetts, October 15, 20033 injured · $250,000 · 55 kt wind · 12 events
- High Wind in Pennsylvania, October 15, 2003$700,000 · 60 kt wind · 7 events
- Strong Wind in Pennsylvania, October 15, 2003$400,000 · 10 events
- Lightning Strike in Puerto Rico, October 15, 2003$300,000 · 1 event
- High Wind in New York, October 15, 2003$110,000 · 62 kt wind · 12 events
- Strong Wind in Connecticut, October 15, 2003$100,000 · 1 event
- High Wind in New York, October 15, 2003$100,000 · 1 event
- High Wind in New York, October 15, 2003$50,000 · 50 kt wind · 5 events
- Strong Wind in Virginia, October 15, 2003$44,000 · 5 events
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 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5372022, 5372023, 5372024.