High Wind, Bennington
- When
- October 15, 2:00 PM EST to 7:00 PM EST
- Where
- Bennington forecast zone
- Measured
- 60 kt (69 mph) estimated sustained
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 43.036, -73.093 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind in Vermont, October 15, 2003
An area of low pressure deepened as it moved from the Ohio Valley, northeast to the Canadian Maritimes,on October 15. A steep pressure gradient between this storm and high pressure building across the Appalachians, produced destructively strongs winds across extreme southern Vermont.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 2 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
- None recorded
- 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 ALY wrote it up.
An area of low pressure deepened as it moved from the Ohio Valley, northeast to the Canadian Maritimes,on October 15. A steep pressure gradient between this storm and high pressure building across the Appalachians, produced destructively strongs winds across extreme southern Vermont. Four trees were blown down in Sunderland, Bennington County. Trees and wires were blown down in Brattleboro, Windham County, blocking some roads.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
2 high wind. Local standard time, as filed.
High Wind, Eastern Windham
- When
- October 15, 2:00 PM EST to 7:00 PM EST
- Where
- Eastern Windham forecast zone
- Measured
- 60 kt (69 mph) estimated sustained
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 42.991, -72.714 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
What these are
- 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.
The same day elsewhere
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- High Wind in Massachusetts, October 15, 2003
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- Lightning Strike in Puerto Rico, October 15, 2003
- High Wind in New York, October 15, 2003
- Strong Wind in Connecticut, October 15, 2003
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- High Wind in New York, October 15, 2003
- Strong Wind in Virginia, October 15, 2003
More
Every storm in Vermont in 2003Every state in 2003This day in weather historyWarnings in Vermont, October 2003
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 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5336003, 5336004.