Power Outage in Alburgh, VT

Limited observations, but based on tree damage at several locations, likely experienced wind gusts in the 50-55 mph range. Numerous branches, trees downed by winds as well as power outages.

Measured wind gusts of 45 to 60 mph were common across Grand Isle. several branches and small, weak trees downed by winds were the main impacts as well as delays caused to the Cumberland Head-Grand Isle ferry across Lake Champlain. A few weak, old barn or shed structures suffered damage as well. Power outages were isolated.

Wind gusts in excess of 40-50 mph led to isolated to scattered power outages.

Tree down on power lines on west shore road as well as other tree damage.

A brief period of gusty winds associated with the approach and passage of weakening Tropical Storm Isaias brought measured and estimated wind gusts of 40 to 50 mph that caused some scattered tree damage that resulted in scattered power outages.

Strong winds with wind gusts in excess of 50 mph at times caused numerous downed tree limbs and subsequent power outages.

Northwest winds gusted up to 50 mph along the Champlain Valley due to the passage of an unseasonably strong Nor'easter across NH. These strong winds combined with saturated soils led to scattered power outages.

Strong southeast winds of 25 to 30 mph with gusts in excess of 50 mph on the 24th and early 25th switched to west-southwest winds of 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 50 mph occurred behind a strong storm system in Canada. Power outages across the county were in the 500-1500 range. Several mesonets reported winds in excess of 50 mph.

Several trees down and power outages due to thunderstorms winds.

Numerous tree damage and power outages along with some structural damage with measured wind gusts in the 45-60 mph.

Blizzard conditions impacted Grand Isle county starting around 4-5 pm on March 14th and ended around midnight with frequent gusts in excess of 40-45 mph reported. Snowfall reports ranged from 18 to 24 inches. There were only a few isolated power outages but roads were impassable and the Grand Isle to Cumberland Head Ferry was closed.

Numerous measured wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph with a measured wind gust of 62 mph at a nearby reef in Lake Champlain. Scattered power outages due to downed tree limbs and small trees on utility lines.

Numerous mesonet observations of 50-55 mph gusts, largely between 2 pm and 10 pm. Several branches downed by winds and resultant power outages. Ferry closed due to strong winds and rough waves.

Estimated and measured wind gusts of 35 to 40 mph impacted the region with isolated tree limbs and powerlines downed by these winds.

Heavy, wet snowfall totals across Grand Isle county ranged from 4 to 8 inches. The heavy, wet nature of the snow resulted in isolated to scattered power outages and vehicle accidents.

Scattered reports of tree limbs, tree branches down and power outages across the region.

Numerous trees and power lines down on Kibbie road and throughout South Hero. Some light tree damage to apple orchards on South street.

Strong south to southwest winds with frequent gusts in excess of 40 mph and a few gusts to 50 mph knocked down some tree limbs and caused some scattered power outages.

Strong to damaging north winds of 35 to 45 mph sustained with estimated gusts in excess of 60 mph buffeted Grand Isle county and Lake Champlain. Estimated wave heights of 4 to 6 feet and possibly higher damaged boats, moorings and knocked down or uprooted numerous trees with thousands of customers without power.

A moisture laden storm system tracked along a old cold front from the the Gulf of Mexico up across NY and VT. On Saturday, January 11th, the front was positioned across southern Canada with temperatures in the 50s/60s across VT. As the front slowly progressed south into northwest VT during the late evening and overnight hours, moderate to heavy rain fell across the region. during the early morning hours of January 12th, the cold front slipped south into the southern portions of the Champlain Valley.||Widespread 1/4 to 1/2 inches of ice accretion with locally up to 3/4 inch was observed along the international border, resulting in hazardous travel and scattered power outages.

A powerful and WET Nor'easter intensified explosively from the Delmarva Peninsula on the afternoon of the 16th (998mb) to central New England by daybreak on the 17th(972 mb).||This storm brought 1 to 3 inches of rain for much of Vermont, with the lesser values in north-central and northeast Vermont and 3 to 4 inches in southern VT. There were some isolated low-land and drainage flooding reported.||However, strong down sloping east-southeast winds, gusting to 50-55 mph, during the late evening of the 16th into the early morning hours of the 17th lead to scattered power outages along the western slopes of the Green Mountains from eastern Chittenden county south to the Massachusetts border. Additionally on the 17th, strong northwest to west winds, gusting up to 45-50 mph in the Champlain Valley, along with saturated soils led to scattered power outages from downed trees and branches. Total outages exceeded 20,000.

The combination of strong high pressure departing Maine and Nova Scotia and a strong low pressure system moving across the northern Great Lakes created a strong southerly jet streak across the Champlain Valley during the afternoon and evening of December 26th. Sustained winds of 20 to 25 mph with numerous gusts in excess of 40 mph was observed across much of the Champlain Valley with sustained 25 to 35 mph with gusts in excess of 50 mph along the immediate lake shore of Lake Champlain. Numerous reports of tree branches down and power outages, approximately 5000 customers and the Lake Champlain Ferry crossing between Grand Isle, VT and Cumberland Head (Plattsburgh), NY was closed due to the strong winds.

Arctic high pressure was located across the Great Lakes on March 7th and retreated across Ontario province Canada on March 8th. Meanwhile, a deep upper atmospheric trough lifted a mild and very moist surface low from the Gulf of Mexico on the 7th across New England on the 8th. The clash between air masses and abundant moisture accounted for a heavy precipitation event across Vermont. ||Rain overspread the Champlain Valley during the evening of March 7th with scattered areas of freezing rain and sleet along the Canadian border. On March 8th, colder air filtered into the Champlain Valley near the surface which changed precipitation to a prolonged period of heavy freezing rain and sleet that ended during the evening. ||Sleet and freezing rain caused havoc across the Champlain Valley of Vermont with an inch or more of sleet as well as an half inch or more of ice accumulation from freezing rain.||Numerous vehicle accidents, downed tree limbs, power lines and power outages impacted the Champlain Valley of Vermont.

A storm system initiated across the southern Rockies on the 12th and moved across the southern Plains on the 13th into the Gulf coast states on the 14th. On the 14th, this storm intensified rapidly across the southeast United States and continued to intensify rapidly as it moved along the Eastern seaboard on the 15th to the western tip of Long Island, NY on the morning of the 16th. Thereafter, this powerful Nor���easter drifted east of New England.|In the Champlain Valley of Vermont, snow overspread the area by late morning on the 15th, but mixed with and changed to sleet and rain several times from early afternoon through the night of the 15th, before gradually ending during the morning of the 16th.|Strong east to southeast winds, ���down-sloping���, off the Green Mountains accounted for less precipitation and milder temperatures within the Champlain Valley. Snowfall totals were generally 3 to 5 inches in the Champlain Valley. This was a heavy, wet snow that caused scattered power outages, as well as extremely slick and treacherous roads that resulted in numerous vehicle accidents|Some specific snowfall totals included: 3 inches in Highgate Center (western Franklin county) and Pawlet (western Rutland county) with 4 inches in St. Albans (western Franklin county), North Hero (Grand Isle county) as well as Burlington and Colchester (western Chittenden county).

A relatively strong westerly low-level flow interacted with a moderately unstable airmass across northern New York and northern Vermont on the afternoon of the 7th. The end result was scattered thunderstorms across the region, including a supercell structure that developed over Clinton county, New York and crossed Lake Champlain into Isle LaMotte in Grand Isle county, Vermont. Numerous trees were downed, uprooted and snapped and powerlines were downed by damaging winds along West Shore Road, Main Street and School Street. There was some property damage due to trees falling on structures and vehicles, but also a garage door was partially blown in due to excessive winds.

Low pressure moved through the eastern Great Lakes and St Lawrence Valley region during early Friday morning (the 17th). An accompanying arctic front barreled across the Champlain Valley of Vermont during the mid to late morning hours. Sustained winds of 30 to 40 mph with damaging wind gusts in excess of 60 mph moved across the region between late morning and mid afternoon. There were widespread reports of trees and power lines down across the Champlain Valley, with a few specific reports including the localities of Williston, St. Albans, Grand Isle and Alburg. Structural damage from trees hitting houses was reported in the town of Enosburg, with shingles torn off roofs in the localities of Williston and St. Albans. Some measured wind gusts included: 62 mph at St. Albans and 52 mph in Burlington. Numerous power outages were reported across the area, with an estimated 50,000 customers statewide in Vermont without power.

An ocean storm system moved north to the east of New England during Saturday, October 15th and into New Brunswick during Sunday, October 16th. A tight pressure gradient on the backside of this intensifying storm resulted in strong winds across the area on October 16th during the late morning and early afternoon especially. Pockets of countywide tree damage was reported with power outages. In the towns of Berkshire, East Berkshire and Franklin (Franklin county) numerous trees were reported blown down.

A storm system moved rapidly across the Province of Quebec on the 29th of September. The associated cold front moved across western Vermont during the morning of September 29th. The front was accompanied by showers and thunderstorms. Damaging winds preceded and followed the front. Trees and power lines were blown down countywide across both Grand Isle and Chittenden counties, and thousands were without power for a time. Winds were generally estimated at sustained of 40 to 45 mph with gusts over 50 mph. Peak winds measured were 54 mph (47 knots) on Colchester Reef and 53 mph (46 knots) at Burlington Airport. A few specific reports in Chittenden county included numerous trees and power lines down in the locations of South Burlington, Richmond, Milton and Shelburne (with a few roads closed in Shelburne). In Richmond trees and power lines were down on I-89, while in Milton an 80 foot tree was blown down. Extensive damage was done to sailing docks along the Burlington waterfront. In Grand Isle county, specific reports included numerous trees down in Alburg, Grand Isle and Isle La Motte. In addition, the ferry from Burlington, VT to Port Kent, NY reported winds of 35 to 45 knots (40 to 52 mph) with 4 foot waves.

A cold front extended from northern Maine to extreme northern New York and then into Pennsylvania early on Friday, July 22. The front helped trigger thunderstorms as it moved across northern NY by early afternoon, and across Vermont during the afternoon. Thunderstorms developed along a boundary in northeast NY in the late morning and they quickly intensified into severe thunderstorms with strong winds and large hail as they moved east and southeast across the area. In the Vermont town of North Hero, hail up to 1 3/4 inch in diameter fell, with power outages reported. Lightning struck a boat on Lake Champlain near Grand Isle Station, with extensive damage resulting.

A strong storm system moved across the Canadian Province of Quebec Friday night, February 9th and Saturday, February 10th. The associated cold front was accompanied and followed by very windy conditions. In the town of Alburg, trees and power lines were blown down around 9 AM.