Lightning, Chittenden
- When
- October 10, 1:57 PM EST
- Where
- Chittenden County, 2.76 mi N of Milton
- Crop damage
- $5,000
- Reported by
- NWS Employee
- Coordinates
- 44.670, -73.120
Lightning was the determined cause of a 4 acre wildfire on Arrowhead mountain.
Damaging Winds and Lightning Strike in Vermont, October 10, 2020
A cold front and string mid-level disturbance moved across a marginally unstable air mass across the region during the afternoon of October 10th. Several rounds of showers and thunderstorms developed and moved across northern NY into VT, some of these storms produced a brief burst of damaging winds.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it. 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
- $42,000
- Crop damage
- $5,000
- Events
- 7
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.
A cold front and string mid-level disturbance moved across a marginally unstable air mass across the region during the afternoon of October 10th. Several rounds of showers and thunderstorms developed and moved across northern NY into VT, some of these storms produced a brief burst of damaging winds.
The radar
The Burlington radar (KCXX), 18 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 18:58 UTC.
Event by event
6 thunderstorm wind, 1 lightning. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Orleans
- When
- October 10, 4:39 PM EST
- Where
- Orleans County, Glover
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
- Property damage
- $10,000
- Reported by
- Utility Company
- Coordinates
- 44.700, -72.180
Trees down on utility lines.
Thunderstorm Wind, Addison
- When
- October 10, 4:58 PM EST
- Where
- Addison County, 0.69 mi N of Ferrisburg
- Measured
- 55 kt (63 mph) estimated gust
- Property damage
- $10,000
- Reported by
- Utility Company
- Coordinates
- 44.210, -73.250
Trees down onto utility lines.
Thunderstorm Wind, Addison
- When
- October 10, 5:05 PM EST
- Where
- Addison County, Monkton
- Measured
- 55 kt (63 mph) estimated gust
- Property damage
- $10,000
- Reported by
- Utility Company
- Coordinates
- 44.230, -73.150
Trees down on utility lines.
Thunderstorm Wind, Washington
- When
- October 10, 5:14 PM EST to 5:16 PM EST
- Where
- Washington County, 0.85 mi NW of Fayston
- Measured
- 55 kt (63 mph) estimated gust
- Property damage
- $2,000
- Reported by
- Public
- Coordinates
- 44.230, -72.880
Trees down across road.
Thunderstorm Wind, Caledonia
- When
- October 10, 5:46 PM EST
- Where
- Caledonia County, 1.63 mi ENE of West Waterford
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Reported by
- Utility Company
- Coordinates
- 44.380, -71.920
Trees down on utility lines.
Thunderstorm Wind, Essex
- When
- October 10, 5:57 PM EST
- Where
- Essex County, 1.47 mi NNE of Gilman
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Reported by
- Utility Company
- Coordinates
- 44.440, -71.710
Trees down on utility lines.
What these are
- Lightning
- A lightning strike that killed, injured or caused damage.
- 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.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Tornadoes and Flash Flooding in Georgia, October 10 to 11, 2020
- Tropical Depression in Arkansas, October 10, 2020
- Hail and Damaging Winds in New York, October 10, 2020
- Tornado in Washington, October 10, 2020
- Damaging Winds in New York, October 10, 2020
- High Wind in Wyoming, October 10 to 12, 2020
- High Wind in Montana, October 10 to 11, 2020
- High Wind in Montana, October 10 to 12, 2020
- Strong Wind in Massachusetts, October 10, 2020
- Hail and Damaging Winds in New Hampshire, October 10, 2020
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Maine, October 10, 2020
- Strong Wind in Alabama, October 10, 2020
More
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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: 916248, 916249, 916250, 916251, 916252, 916253, 916254.