A very energetic mid-atmospheric disturbance moved across the Great Lakes during the afternoon and evening of June 10th. This developed a surface low along a cold front, which moved across Vermont during the afternoon and evening hours.
Every event with a place to put it. Tap one for its entry below.
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 episode as NWS BTV wrote it up.
A very energetic mid-atmospheric disturbance moved across the Great Lakes during the afternoon and evening of June 10th. This developed a surface low along a cold front, which moved across Vermont during the afternoon and evening hours. These features moved into a very warm, humid and unstable airmass draped across Vermont that resulted in two rounds of widespread severe thunderstorms.
The first round moved across Vermont during the early to mid afternoon hours and the second round occurred during the evening.
In Vermont...hundreds to thousands of trees were damaged, downed or uprooted which caused downed power lines and structural damage to numerous buildings and vehicles. Tens of thousands of customers lost power due to the storms, with some outages that lasted several days.
The local office's own words before the first event, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Burlington, VT wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Jun 10, 12:26 PM EST, 46 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BURLINGTON VT 126 PM EDT TUE JUN 10 2008 .SYNOPSIS... THE COMBINATION OF A DIGGING TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE ACROSS THE CENTRAL GREAT LAKES AND A SURFACE COLD FRONT MOVING THROUGH THE REGION...WILL PRODUCE STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON. THESE STORMS WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING STRONG AND DAMAGING WINDS...ALONG WITH LARGE HAIL AND FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING. IN ADDITION...LOCALLY VERY HEAVY RAINFALL WILL BE POSSIBLE. COOLER AND DRIER WEATHER IS EXPECT FOR WEDNESDAY AND THE REST OF THE WEEK. && .NEAR TERM /THROUGH TONIGHT/... AS OF 125 PM EDT TUESDAY...SO FAR THINGS SEEMING TO BE HAPPENING AS FORECAST. DID DO A MINOR FCST UPDATE A BIT BEEN WARNING ON ONE MASSIVE CELL MOVING ACROSS ST LAWRENCE VALLEY...50KT GUST AT POTSDAM. LAST 20 MINUTES RADAR LIGHTING UP ALL ACROSS ERN NY AS SFC TEMPS INTO THE LOW 90S HAVE BUSTED THE WEAK CAP ACROSS THE AREA. EXPECT MORE SVR STORMS TO CONTINUE TO DEVELOP ACROSS THE REGION THIS AFTERNOON...WITH MAJOR THREATS BEING STRONG WINDS AND HAIL. GONNA BE A VERY BUSY AFTERNOON FOR US ALL... FARTHER TO THE WEST...2ND ROUND OF TSTMS JUST BEGINNING TO FIRE ALONG THE ACTUAL COLD FRONT. SO ATTM STILL LOOKING LIKE THAT ROUND WILL MOVE ACROSS THE CWA BETWEEN 21Z AND 02Z THIS AFTERNOON WITH ANOTHER THREAT OF STRONG WINDS. THINGS WILL QUIET DOWN BY 06Z. && .SHORT TERM /WEDNESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY/... AS OF 245 AM EDT TUESDAY...MID/UPPER LV TROF DEVELOPS ACRS NE CONUS WITH SEVERAL EMBEDDED 5H VORTS IMPACTING OUR NORTHERN/CENTRAL CWA ON WEDS. TEMPS AND HUMIDITY LEVELS WL BE MUCH LWR BEHIND SFC COLD FRNT ON WEDS AND THURS. OVERALL MOISTURE AND SFC INSTABILITY IS LIMITED...THEREFORE WL JUST MENTION SCHC TO CHC POPS ATTM...WITH ISOLATED STORMS POSSIBLE. 85H TEMPS AROUND 12C AND 925MB NEAR 17C SUPPORT HIGHS IN THE 70S MTNS TO L80S VALLEYS ON WEDS. ON THURSDAY...SFC HIGH PRES OVERHEAD WL PROVIDE CWA WITH PLENTY OF SUNSHINE AND NEAR NORMAL TEMPS. && .LONG TERM /THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY/... AS OF 607 AM EDT TUESDAY...A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL BE OVER THE REGION THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT WITH FAIR AND DRY WEATHER EXPECTED. HAVE GONE BELOW GRRIDED MOS POPS FOR FRIDAY NIGHT. MODELS SHOW A SLOW MOVING COLD FRONT WILL MOVE SLOWLY EAST ACROSS THE REGION SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT...SO WILL GO WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT. WILL KEEP IN SLIGHT CHANCE POPS FOR SHOWERS EARLY SUNDAY...BUT MODELS SHOW A WEAK RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD INTO THE REGION ON SUNDAY AND REMAIN OVER THE REGION SUNDAY NIGHT. HAVE GONE BELOW GRIIDED MOS POPS FOR SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT. ANOTHER COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH THE REGION ON MONDAY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. && .AVIATION /17Z TUESDAY THROUGH SATURDAY/... THROUGH 12Z WEDNESDAY...ACTIVE 18HRS AHEAD AS TWO DISTINCT LINES OF STRONG TO SEVERE CONVECTION AFFECT AREA. FIRST LINE TO CROSS NRN NY INTO VT FROM 17-21Z...THEN SECOND LINE FROM 22-03Z AS SFC COLD FRONT CROSSES REGION. ENHANCED LL SHEAR AND TURBULENCE...WITH WIND GUSTS TO 70MPH POSSIBLE WITH STRONGEST STORMS. CIGS GENERALLY VFR...THOUGH LOWERING TO IFR IN ENHANCED CONVECTION. AS FRONT CLEARS AREA OVERNIGHT...SVR THREAT TO END AS WINDS VEER TO WEST- SOUTHWESTERLY AND WIDESPREAD VFR CONDS EXPECTED. 12Z WEDNESDAY THROUGH SATURDAY...A SECONDARY COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE REGION ON WEDNESDAY WITH SOME SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS...BUT MAINLY VFR CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD INTO THE REGION WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND REMAIN THROUGH FRIDAY WITH VFR CONDITIONS EXPECTED. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE SLOWLY EAST TOWARD THE REGION ON SATURDAY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS...WITH SOME AREAS OF MVFR POSSIBLE ON SATURDAY. && .HYDROLOGY... THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTN WL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE A QUICK 1 TO 2 INCHES OF RAIN IN A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME...GIVEN PWS APPROACHING 1.75. SOME QUICK RISES IN SMALLER STREAM BASINS CAN BE EXPECTED...ALONG WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR MINOR URBAN AND POOR DRAINAGE FLOODING ASSOCIATED WITH THE HEAVY DOWNPOURS. NO WIDESPREAD OR LARGE STEM RIVER FLOODING IS ANTICIPATED ATTM. && .CLIMATE... THE FOLLOWING IS A LIST OF RECORD HIGH TEMPS ACRS OUR CWA FOR 6/10/08: BTV...93F SET IN 1974 MPV...90F SET IN 1974 MSS...90F SET IN 1997 1V4...93F SET IN 1933 MMNV1...79F SET IN 1974 && .BTV WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... VT...NONE. NY...NONE. && SYNOPSIS...TABER NEAR TERM...NASH SHORT TERM...TABER LONG TERM...WGH AVIATION...JMG HYDROLOGY...TABER CLIMATE...TABER
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BURLINGTON VT 1018 AM EDT TUE JUN 10 2008 NYZ026>031-034-035-087-VTZ001>012-016>019-111430- NORTHERN ST. LAWRENCE-NORTHERN FRANKLIN-EASTERN CLINTON- SOUTHEASTERN ST. LAWRENCE-SOUTHERN FRANKLIN-WESTERN CLINTON- WESTERN ESSEX-EASTERN ESSEX-SOUTHWESTERN ST. LAWRENCE-GRAND ISLE- WESTERN FRANKLIN-ORLEANS-ESSEX-WESTERN CHITTENDEN-LAMOILLE-CALEDONIA- WASHINGTON-WESTERN ADDISON-ORANGE-WESTERN RUTLAND-WINDSOR- EASTERN FRANKLIN-EASTERN CHITTENDEN-EASTERN ADDISON-EASTERN RUTLAND- 1018 AM EDT TUE JUN 10 2008 ...TORNADO WATCH 499 IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHERN NEW YORK...CENTRAL VERMONT...NORTHEAST VERMONT...NORTHWEST VERMONT AND SOUTHERN VERMONT. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. TORNADO WATCH. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SKYWARN HAS BEEN ACTIVATED FOR VERMONT AND NORTHERN NEW YORK FOR TODAY. WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER REPORTS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BURLINGTON VT 1031 AM EDT TUE JUN 10 2008 NYZ026>031-034-035-087-VTZ001>012-016>019-102200- NORTHERN ST. LAWRENCE-NORTHERN FRANKLIN-EASTERN CLINTON- SOUTHEASTERN ST. LAWRENCE-SOUTHERN FRANKLIN-WESTERN CLINTON- WESTERN ESSEX-EASTERN ESSEX-SOUTHWESTERN ST. LAWRENCE-GRAND ISLE- WESTERN FRANKLIN-ORLEANS-ESSEX-WESTERN CHITTENDEN-LAMOILLE- CALEDONIA-WASHINGTON-WESTERN ADDISON-ORANGE-WESTERN RUTLAND- WINDSOR-EASTERN FRANKLIN-EASTERN CHITTENDEN-EASTERN ADDISON- EASTERN RUTLAND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MASSENA...MALONE...PLATTSBURGH... STAR LAKE...SARANAC LAKE...TUPPER LAKE...DANNEMORA... LAKE PLACID...PORT HENRY...TICONDEROGA...OGDENSBURG...POTSDAM... GOUVERNEUR...ALBURGH...SOUTH HERO...ST. ALBANS...NEWPORT... ISLAND POND...BURLINGTON...JOHNSON...STOWE...ST. JOHNSBURY... MONTPELIER...MIDDLEBURY...VERGENNES...BRADFORD...RANDOLPH... RUTLAND...SPRINGFIELD...WHITE RIVER JUNCTION...ENOSBURG FALLS... RICHFORD...UNDERHILL...BRISTOL...RIPTON...EAST WALLINGFORD... KILLINGTON 1031 AM EDT TUE JUN 10 2008 ...SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A TORNADO WATCH FOR ALL OF VERMONT AND NORTHERN NEW YORK...UNTIL 6PM THIS EVENING. A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH AND CROSS THE REGION THIS AFTERNOON INTO EARLY THIS EVENING WITH WIDESPREAD THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY. WITH HOT AND UNSTABLE AIR ACROSS THE REGION...CONDITIONS ARE RIPE FOR MANY OF THESE STORMS TO BECOME SEVERE...ALONG WITH DAMAGING WINDS...LARGE HAIL...AND POSSIBLY A FEW TORNADOES IN AND CLOSE TO THE WATCH AREA. PERSONS ACROSS NORTHERN NEW YORK AND VERMONT SHOULD BE ALERT FOR RAPIDLY CHANGING WEATHER CONDITIONS, AND SEEK SAFE SHELTER SHOULD THREATENING WEATHER APPROACHES. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO, COMMERCIAL RADIO OR TELEVISION OUTLETS FOR THE LATEST SEVERE WEATHER INFORMATION. JMG
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BURLINGTON VT 1046 AM EDT TUE JUN 10 2008 NYZ026>031-034-035-087-101645- NORTHERN FRANKLIN-NORTHERN ST. LAWRENCE-SOUTHWESTERN ST. LAWRENCE-SOUTHEASTERN ST. LAWRENCE-EASTERN ESSEX-WESTERN ESSEX-EASTERN CLINTON-WESTERN CLINTON-SOUTHERN FRANKLIN- INCLUDING...CANTON...MALONE...MASSENA...NEWCOMB...OGDENSBURG... PLATTSBURGH...POTSDAM AND SARANAC LAKE 1046 AM EDT TUE JUN 10 2008 ...A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM FOR NORTHERN NEW YORK AND VERMONT... AT 1042 AM EDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED AN LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS IN WESTERN NEW YORK MOVING NORTHEAST AT 48 MPH. THESE STORMS WILL BE REACHING SOUTHWESTERN SAINT LAWRENCE COUNTY BY SHORTLY AFTER NOON. THESE THUNDERSTORMS ARE PRODUCING DAMAGING WINDS WHICH ARE DOWNING TREES AND POWER LINES. SEEK SAFE SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING OR VEHICLE IF THREATENING WEATHER APPROACHES. SMALL HAIL AND WIND GUSTS OF 35 MPH OR HIGHER MAY ACCOMPANY ANY THUNDERSTORMS TODAY. JAN
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BURLINGTON VT
121 PM EDT TUE JUN 10 2008
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1235 PM TSTM WND DMG RUSSELL 44.43N 75.15W
06/10/2008 ST. LAWRENCE NY PUBLIC
WINDSPREAD TREES DOWN.
1250 PM TSTM WND DMG COLTON 44.55N 74.94W
06/10/2008 ST. LAWRENCE NY EMERGENCY MNGR
NUMEROUS TREES DOWN.
1259 PM TSTM WND GST POTSDAM 44.67N 74.99W
06/10/2008 M58.00 MPH ST. LAWRENCE NY AWOS
0115 PM TSTM WND DMG SARANAC LAKE 44.33N 74.13W
06/10/2008 FRANKLIN NY AMATEUR RADIO
30 INCH TREE BROKEN OFF
&&
GERALDMPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BURLINGTON VT
204 PM EDT TUE JUN 10 2008
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1235 PM TSTM WND DMG RUSSELL 44.43N 75.15W
06/10/2008 ST. LAWRENCE NY PUBLIC
WINDSPREAD TREES DOWN.
1250 PM TSTM WND DMG COLTON 44.55N 74.94W
06/10/2008 ST. LAWRENCE NY EMERGENCY MNGR
NUMEROUS TREES DOWN.
1259 PM TSTM WND GST POTSDAM 44.67N 74.99W
06/10/2008 M58.00 MPH ST. LAWRENCE NY AWOS
0110 PM TSTM WND DMG MOIRA 44.82N 74.56W
06/10/2008 FRANKLIN NY PUBLIC
NUMEROUS TREES DOWN.
0115 PM TSTM WND DMG SARANAC LAKE 44.33N 74.13W
06/10/2008 FRANKLIN NY AMATEUR RADIO
30 INCH TREE BROKEN OFF
0119 PM TSTM WND GST MALONE 44.85N 74.29W
06/10/2008 M59.00 MPH FRANKLIN NY CO-OP OBSERVER
0140 PM TSTM WND DMG WHIPPLEVILLE 44.81N 74.26W
06/10/2008 FRANKLIN NY CO-OP OBSERVER
WIDESPREAD TREES DOWN MALONE TO WESTVILLE. RT 8 AND 5
CLOSED.
0150 PM TSTM WND DMG 5 SW ALTONA 44.84N 73.73W
06/10/2008 CLINTON NY AMATEUR RADIO
30 INCH TREE SNAPPED OFF 8 FEET ABOVE GROUND. 10 INCH
TREE LIMBS DOWN. ROADS CLOSED.
0200 PM TSTM WND DMG 2 S KEESEVILLE 44.48N 73.48W
06/10/2008 ESSEX NY AMATEUR RADIO
10 INCH TREES DOWN
&&
GERALDMThe Burlington radar (KCXX), 52 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 18:13 UTC.
33 thunderstorm wind, 6 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
Numerous trees down that have blocked roads and caused structural damage throughout Alburgh.
Barn Roof damaged, trees down across Van Slicken and Hinesburg roads in South Burlington.
Nickel size hail reported in South Burlington.
Quarter size hail reported in Shelburne.
Large 4 foot diameter tree as well as other trees down across North Hero with wind gust estimated at 70 mph.
Trees down along Route 7 in Georgia.
Trees and power lines down across portions of Swanton, including Grand avenue.
Numerous trees down in Williston Village along Williston, North Williston, Governor Peck and other roads. Dozens of trees down across Williston Country Club and several trees knocking down power lines as well as fallen on a few homes.
Several trees down across St. Albans, including Lower Newton road toward Swanton.
Trees down along Route 78 and other roads between Sheldon and Highgate.
Nickel size hail reported as well as estimated wind gusts to 60 mph.
Quarter size hail reported.
Trees down on Kenyon Road in Richmond.
Trees down on Boston Post Road and Route 108 in Enosburg.
Trees down and power line lying across a truck on Route 118 in Montgomery.
Trees down along Route 105 in Richford.
Trees snapped and downed by thunderstorm winds in Bristol.
Numerous large branches and few trees down across North Troy.
Trees down along Route 118 in Eden.
Trees down along Route 12 in Berlin.
Trees down within Northfield as well as Exit 5 on Interstate 89 southbound.
Trees down within Barre including Exit 6 on Interstate 89 Northbound.
Numerous trees down in the Brownington area.
Trees and wires down across portions of Barnet, Ryegate and lower Waterford.
Penny size hail reported by law enforcement.
Nickel size hail reported in Poultney.
Trees reported down by thunderstorm winds in Jay.
Numerous trees down within Colchester, especially near Mallets Bay.
Many trees down across Milton, especially northern sections, including a barn collapse on Hibbard road.
Multiple trees downed with winds estimated at 80 mph.
Scattered trees down across Warren.
Numerous trees downed by thunderstorm winds encompassing an estimated 3 mile long by 100 feet wide path. Witnesses report unidirectional damage.
Numerous reports of scattered trees and power lines down across the Ludlow vicinity.
Several large trees and power lines downed by thunderstorm winds.
Trees downed by thunderstorm winds in Lowell.
Trees and power lines down in Derby.
Trees and power lines down in Plainfield.
Trees downed by thunderstorm winds in Ludlow.
State police report trees down in Tunbridge, including Monarch Hill and Cross roads.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Vermont in 2008Every state in 2008This day in weather historyWarnings in Vermont, June 2008
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: 121907, 121909, 121901, 121902, 121910, 121914, 121915, 121916, 121917, 121920, 121903, 121904, 121922, 121924, 121925, 121927, 121928, 121930, 121932, 121933, 121934, 121935, 121936, 121937, 121905, 121906, 121938, 121939, 121940, 121941, 121942, 121943, 121944, 121945, 121950, 121946, 121947, 121949, 121948.