A cold front, supported by an energetic upper level system, moved across the Mississippi and Ohio River valleys to the eastern seaboard by midday Sunday (10/29) and initially developed an area of low pressure. Meanwhile, energy and deep tropical moisture, associated with the remnants of Tropical Storm Philippe (well offshore of the southeast United States) interacted with the developing east…
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The episode as NWS BTV wrote it up.
A cold front, supported by an energetic upper level system, moved across the Mississippi and Ohio River valleys to the eastern seaboard by midday Sunday (10/29) and initially developed an area of low pressure. Meanwhile, energy and deep tropical moisture, associated with the remnants of Tropical Storm Philippe (well offshore of the southeast United States) interacted with the developing east coast storm to create a rapidly intensifying storm Sunday night off the mid-Atlantic coast that traveled into the Champlain Valley by Monday morning (10/30).
Sustained winds of 25 to 35 mph with frequent wind gusts of 50 to 70 mph occurred during the early morning hours of October 30th across portions of Vermont due to fully mature mountain waves. A peak wind gust of 115 mph was observed at the summit of Mount Mansfield.
Numerous downed branches, trees and some snapped and uprooted trees causing widespread power outages, especially in VT where 30% of the power grid or >100,000 customers were without power. Trees fell on residences and vehicles as well. The hardest hit communities were along the western slopes of the Green Mountains.
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 Oct 29, 6:33 PM EST, 5 hours 27 minutes earlier.
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8 strong wind, 8 high wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Scattered tree damage and power outages with measured wind gusts in the 40-50 mph range.
Scattered tree damage and power outages with measured wind gusts in the 40-45 mph range.
Scattered tree damage and power outages with measured wind gusts in the 40-50 mph range.
Scattered tree damage and power outages with measured wind gusts in the 40-50 mph range.
Scattered tree damage and power outages with measured wind gusts in the 40-50 mph range.
Scattered tree damage and power outages with measured wind gusts in the 40-50 mph range.
Scattered tree damage and power outages with measured wind gusts in the 40-50 mph range.
Scattered tree damage and power outages with measured wind gusts in the 40-45 mph range.
Numerous tree damage and power outages with measured wind gusts in the 40-50 mph range but damage indicative of 60 mph in spots.
Numerous tree damage and power outages with measured wind gusts in the 40-50 mph range with a measured 58 mph at Barre-Montpelier airport in Berlin.
Numerous tree damage and power outages along with some structural damage with measured wind gusts in the 45-60 mph range but damage indicative of >70 mph in spots.
Numerous tree damage and power outages along with some structural damage with measured wind gusts in the 45-60 mph range but damage indicative of >70 mph in spots.
Numerous tree damage and power outages along with some structural damage with measured wind gusts in the 45-60 mph range but damage indicative of >70 mph in spots.
Numerous tree damage and power outages along with some structural damage with measured wind gusts in the 45-60 mph range but damage indicative of >70 mph in spots.
Numerous tree damage and power outages along with some structural damage with measured wind gusts in the 45-60 mph.
Numerous tree damage and power outages along with some structural damage with measured wind gusts in the 45-60 mph. Tree and structural damage indicative of >70 mph winds and a gust of 115 mph was measured at the summit of Mount Mansfield.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Vermont in 2017Every state in 2017This day in weather historyWarnings in Vermont, October 2017
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 2026-09-30. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 722865, 722866, 722870, 722871, 722872, 722873, 722875, 722894, 722867, 722868, 722878, 722879, 722881, 722882, 722883, 722884.