Power Outage in Hardwick, VT

A heavy, wet snow fell across the county with a general 8 to 16 inches of snow, the higher totals across the higher terrain. This led to some tree damage and scattered power outages. Some specific snowfall totals included; 18 inches in Wells River, 12 inches in Danville and 10 inches in Lyndonville and St. Johnsbury.

Peak observed wind gust in limited observation network was 48 mph but based on tree damage several locations, especially the higher terrain likely experienced wind gusts in excess of 55 mph. Numerous branches, trees downed by winds as well as power outages.

A wet, heavy snowfall of 7 to 18 inches was common across Caledonia county. The higher totals were across the higher elevations where scattered power outages occurred. Some specific snowfall totals include; 18 inches in Danville, 16 inches in St. Johnsbury and 12 inches in Lyndonville.

Shadowing impacts from NH White Mountains led to lower snowfall totals of 3 to 6 inches. Brief strong and gusty east winds near 50 mph led to some scattered power outages.

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

Rain changed to snow by late afternoon with snowfall amounts ranging from 2 to 4 inches in the valley with 4 to 7 inches in higher elevations. These higher amounts led to isolated power outages due to the wet nature of the snow.

Trees and powerlines downed by thunderstorm winds.

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 45 mph that caused some isolated to scattered tree damage that resulted in scattered power outages.

A period of heavy snow with 2-3 inches per hour rates moved through during the evening hours with storm total snowfall of 7-10 inches. This led to some minor, isolated power outages.

Storm total snowfall of 8 to 12 inches fell across the region with more than two-thirds of that occurring with the second phase on February 7th. More significantly was up to 1/4 inch of ice, locally more, that accounted for numerous vehicle accidents and power outages.

Snowfall observations of 6 to 10 inches were observed with largely minimal impacts of slippery road conditions. An isolated power outage or two did occur due to snow loading of snow on wet branches that adhered and bent onto power lines.

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

Strong west-southwest winds of 20 to 30 mph with gusts to 50 mph occurred behind a strong storm system in Canada. Power outages across the county were in the 500-1500 range. Walden reported a wind gust of 51 mph.

Light rain changed to a pasty, heavy wet snow that resulted in downed tree limbs and power outages across VT. In Caledonia county, snow accumulated 6 to 14 inches, including 13 inches in Danville, 12 inches in Wells River, 10 inches in Wheelock and Lyndonville and 6 inches in St. Johnsbury.

A wet 3 to 8 inches fell across Caledonia county causing the typical travel issues associated with winter driving but also lead to some downed tree limbs and power outages.

Scattered tree damage and power outages with measured wind gusts in the 40-45 mph range.

Several wind gusts estimated to be 50-55 mph occurred sporadically across the higher elevations of Caledonia county. This resulted in a few hundred customers without power.

Trees and power lines down on Sutton/Wheelock and Matthewson Hill roads.

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

A heavy wet snow of 2 to 6 inches with locally up to 8 inches fell across Caledonia county, accounting for isolated to scattered power outages. In addition, very cold road surfaces led to very icy roads and numerous vehicle accidents.

Heavy, wet snowfall totals across Calendonia county ranged from 4 to 14 inches. some specific snowfall totals included; 14 inches in Hardwick, 11 inches in Walden, 9 inches in Sheffield and 5 inches in Wheelock. The heavy, wet nature of the snow resulted in numerous power outages.

Several trees, power lines and some vehicle damage throughout town.

Large maple and several smaller trees, branches and power line down along Route 15.

Caleodnia County airport measured a 43 mph with scattered reports of tree limbs, tree branches down and power outages across the region.

Strong east-northeast winds, enhanced by downslope from New Hampshire's White Mountains caused frequent wind gusts in excess of 45 mph including a measured 61 mph near Lyndon State College in Lyndonville. Scattered tree limbs, branches and small trees were toppled by these winds, which accounted for scattered power outages as well.

Several large limbs down on Cloud Brook road with scattered trees and power lines throughout the area.

Microburst caused wide path of damage from Craftsbury, Cabot, Hardwick, Walden and Danville. The greatest damage was in Walden, especially along Route 15 and side roads such as Maple Lane, Cobbs road, Bricketts Crossing. A substantial downburst occurred on the western portion of Lyford Pond with numerous trees flattened, uprooted and falling on power lines, vehicles, home and camps. The strongest winds are estimated at 70 knots with 50 to 60 knots elsewhere.

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.

Several reports of trees down and scattered power outages along elevated hillsides within the county.

Several reports of downed trees as well as downed power lines along Route 114 in East Burke.

Trees and power lines down.

Numerous trees down and power out.

Numerous trees and power lines down throughout the town of Hardwick.

Trees down on power lines.

Numerous trees and powerlines downed in Lyndon, Sheffield and Burke with an unofficial report of 69 mph wind gust in Sheffield.

A powerful Nor'easter moved north along the Eastern seaboard on the 15th to the western tip of Long Island, NY on the morning of the 16th. Very strong east to southeast winds traveled across the peaks of the White Mountains in New Hampshire and the Green Mountains of Vermont during the morning and early afternoon of the 16th. The end result was damaging, channeled downslope winds of 60 to 80 mph in the Upper Connecticut River Valley of northeast Vermont and the southern Green Mountains in Rutland county.|Widespread tree damage in the form of hundreds to thousands of downed (uprooted or snapped) trees, collapsed chimneys, downed power lines and subsequent structural damage to vehicles and homes occurred in Rutland county with the city of Rutland being hardest impacted. Other towns such as Mendon, Brandon, Proctor and Pittsfield were greatly affected as well. Power outages exceeded 40,000 customers in Rutland county.|In the northeast kingdom of Vermont (Essex and Caledonia counties), damaging winds downed hundreds of trees and dozens of power lines as well as shingles off buildings and roof damage in Guidhall (Essex county). Other areas impacted by downed trees and power lines included Waterford, Wheelock, St. Johnsbury (Caledonia county) and Concord (Essex county).

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 northeast kingdom of Vermont (Essex and Caledonia counties), snow overspread the area by late morning on the 15th, but mixed with 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 White Mountains of New Hampshire accounted for significantly less precipitation and milder temperatures in northeast Vermont. Snowfall totals were generally 2 to 3 inches within the valleys and locally more in east-facing higher terrain.|Some specific snowfall totals included: 2 inches in Sutton, Waterford and Lyndonville (Caledonia county) as well as East Haven and Island Pond (Essex county) with 3 inches in West Barnet (Caledonia county).

A surface cold front and a strong mid-level atmospheric disturbance moved into a moderately unstable airmass across northern Vermont around midday on the 18th, which resulted in scattered thunderstorms. A severe thunderstorm knocked down, uprooted and snapped dozens of trees that fell on powerlines and damaged cars along a two mile path in Barnet just after noon. In addition, a metal roof of a mobile home was partially blown off and a tent was blown down at a Buddhist center in Barnet that resulted in 12 injuries (non-life threatening). A storm damage assessment was made by NWS Burlington and it was determined that the damage path was uni-directional from southwest to northeast, consistent with a downburst wind, and estimated at 80 mph. In addition, quarter size hail was reported as well.

A surface trough and mid-level atmospheric disturbance moved into a very warm and humid airmass across Vermont during the afternoon of the 19th. This resulted in the development of several lines of thunderstorms, that intensified as they moved across the state. Severe thunderstorms moved across northeast Vermont by mid to late afternoon producing damaging winds in Hardwick that resulted in large branches and powerlines blown down. Also, numerous reports of trees and tree branches down in St. Johnsbury onRailroad Street, Crow Hill Road and Spring Street.

A cold front and mid-level atmospheric disturbance encountered a warm and unstable airmass across Vermont during the afternoon of the 31st, resulting in the development of severe thunderstorms. These thunderstorms intensified as they moved into Caledonia county during the mid afternoon with several reports of numerous trees down in the towns of Lyndon, Wheelock and Lower Waterford. Slightly over 5000 customers lost power in northern Caledonia and Essex counties.

A powerful storm tracked northeast across Ontario and Quebec provinces on the 18th. Ahead of this storm, brisk south winds caused temperatures to rise into the 40s creating snow melt. In addition, widespread rainfall of 1.5 to 2.5 inches on the night of the 17th through early afternoon of the 18th increased run-off into area watersheds. There was widespread field flooding and ponding of water on area roadways. There was a minor mudslide in St. Johnsbury on the afternoon of the 18th as well as localized ice jams along the headwater regions of the Passumpsic in Wheelock and Lyndonville causing evacuations in a trailer park along Route 114. During the night of the 18th through midday on the 19th, a series of ice jams along the Passumpsic river caused considerable flooding between Lyndonville and Saint Johnsbury Center and forced more evacuations.

A large ocean storm system moved north, passing east of New England on Tuesday, October 25th and Wednesday, October 26th. Steady rain on the 25th of October changed to snow by early afternoon in the higher terrain counties of Vermont. This was very wet snow and became heavy at times and was accompanied by gusty winds. With foliage still on the trees, the weight of the snow easily took many trees and tree limbs down with extensive power outages resulted. Traffic accidents were reports and some schools were closed. By the evening of the 25th, the impact of the storm was clearly being felt with around 4 inches of heavy wet snow. Total snow accumulations in this area were 6 to 9 inches with lesser amounts in southern portions of the counties. Specifically, Sutton (Caledonia county) received 9 inches, while Island Pond (Essex county) reported 6 inches.

A storm system moved rapidly across the Province of Quebec on the 29th of September. The associated cold front moved across northeast portions of Vermont during the morning and early afternoon of September 29th. The front was accompanied by showers and thunderstorms. Large scale damaging winds preceded and followed the front. Trees and power lines were blown down countywide across the counties of Caledonia and Essex with many experiencing power outages at times. Winds were generally estimated at a sustained 35 to 45 mph with higher gusts. A few specific reports were as follows: In Caledonia county, trees and lines were blown down in St Johnsbury, Hardwick, Lyndon and Lyndonville. A tree was blown down on top of a mobile home in Lyndonville. Numerous trees were reported blown down at Caledonia County Airport with wind gusts to 52 mph (45 kts). In Essex county, trees and power lines were down in the towns of Concord, Island Pond and East Haven. In Concord a road was blocked by downed trees.

A weak surface trough combined with surface dew points around 65 degrees and an upper level disturbance to produce severe thunderstorms across eastern Vermont. In Caledonia county, trees and power lines were blown down in Ryegate.

A warm and very humid airmass was in place across Vermont. Thunderstorms developed along and ahead of a cold front. A severe thunderstorm in Sutton, Vt blew down trees and power lines.

A low pressure system moved across southern Quebec during Wednesday, June 9th. The associated trailing cold front tracked slowly across northern New York and Vermont during the morning and afternoon hours. This front was preceded and accompanied by thunderstorms with damaging winds. In Newark and Hardwick (Caledonia county), trees, limbs and power lines were blown down. In St Johnsbury, thunderstorm winds gusted to 46 mph.

Thunderstorms during the night of Sunday, June 29th resulted in a number of lightning strikes in northeast Vermont. In and around the towns of Lyndonville, Wheelock and Newark, lightning strikes resulted in a few tree fires and power outages.

A cold front moved slowly through the area on the 28th of June. Early morning thunderstorms in the Walden area resulted in lightning strikes with power outages to about 1200 customers.

A warm front moved northeast across the region, followed by a warm and humid airmass. Scattered thunderstorms developed during the afternoon of June 26th, and a few of them reached severe criteria. Thunderstorms in Caledonia county resulted in numerous downed trees and power lines in the Vermont towns Lyndonville and East Burke.

A cold front moved southeast from Canada, and triggered thunderstorms during the evening hours. A few storms reached severe criteria. Thunderstorms blew down trees and power lines in the towns of Hardwick, walden and St Johnsbury.

A storm system moved down the St Lawrence Valley of New York on Tuesday, December 12, 2000 and continued on into Canada. Strong winds were associated with this system. In East Hardwick several large tree limbs were broken by the wind, with estimated wind speeds of 45 mph (39 knots). Elsewhere power lines were blown down with power outages in the towns of Lyndon, East Burke, West Burke, and Sutton.

A thunderstorm moved across Groton with strong downburst winds. These winds blew down or uprooted a swath of trees. The downed trees blocked roads. Power lines were blown down with power outages. Roof damage to numerous camps resulted from the damaging winds. Trees fell on and damaged a car and boat. One person received minor injuries when she was blown down by the wind.

Thunderstorms developed across northern Vermont during the afternoon. In St Johnsbury Center (Caledonia county), a thunderstorm resulted in 1 3/4 inch hail and strong winds. The winds snapped and/or uprooted numerous trees and portions of a sheet metal roof was blown off a lumber company building. Power lines were blown down with power outages.