Power Outage in Middlebury, VT

Scattered trees and powerlines down in Leicester, Brandon and Whiting.

Several trees and powerlines downed by thunderstorm winds along Route 17.

Powerlines down along Route 116 just north of Ireland road.

Several reports of scattered trees and powerlines down between East Middlebury and Bristol along Route 116.

Several reports of scattered trees and powerlines down in most sections of Middlebury, including Court Street and Route 116.

Numerous trees and power lines down.

Shingles blown off house and power out.

Several trees downed and uprooted. Several power lines down.

Trees and power lines down along Cobb Hill road..

Scattered trees and power lines down.

Tree, tree limbs and power lines down and blocking Route 22A.

Trees and power lines down along and near Goshen and Ripton roads.

Numerous trees and power lines down across Middlebury.

Numerous reports of trees and power lines down as well as closed roads due to thunderstorm winds across Middlebury as well as scattered reports in Whiting and Cornwall.

Widespread tree and power line damage between Middelbury, East Middlebury and New Haven on Route 116 and Quarry road. Trees fallen on roads and vehicles.

Few trees and powerlines downed by thunderstorm winds.

Trees down on power lines on Walnut St. with nearly 2000 customers without power.

Large tree limbs and power lines were blown down on Greenbush Road, as well as other local roads.

Trees and powerlines were blown down.

A strong cold front and upper level system approached Vermont during the evening of August 22nd and moved through overnight. Numerous thunderstorms moved across Vermont during the evening with several producing damaging winds in the form of downed trees and power lines.

Daytime heating across the Green Mountains of Vermont, in a moderately unstable airmass caused the development of scattered showers and thunderstorms during the afternoon of the 12th. These storms moved in an uncharacteristic northeast to southwest direction due to a large scale circulation caused by a stalled coastal low in the Gulf of Maine. One storm briefly strengthened in Addison county and produced one inch diameter hail in Shoreham and knocked down trees and powerlines in Bridport.

A weak boundary moved across a very warm, humid and unstable airmass across the southern Champlain Valley of Vermont around midday on the 28th. Numerous showers and thunderstorms developed across the area with a severe thunderstorm that moved across Leicester, which produced damaging winds that knocked down trees (approx. two dozen) and powerlines.

A mid-level atmospheric disturbance and surface cold front moved across a moderately unstable airmass during midday of the 20th. This led to scattered thunderstorms across the Champlain Valley, including a severe thunderstorm that moved through Orwell andproduced damaging winds that knocked down a few trees, large limbs and powerlines.

A surface trough and mid-level atmospheric disturbance encountered a very warm and humid airmass across northern New York around midday on the 19th. This led to the development of a line of thunderstorms, that intensified as they moved into the Champlain Valley by early afternoon. These thunderstorms produced severe weather, including downed trees and powerlines in Bridport and New Haven.

A weak surface trough combined with surface dew points around 65 degrees and an upper level disturbance to produce severe thunderstorms across western Vermont. In Addison county, power lines were blown in and around Monkton.

A weak surface trough combined with surface dew points around 65 degrees and an upper level disturbance to produce severe thunderstorms across western Vermont. In Addison county, hail 1 inch in diameter was reported in Bristol, while hail 0.88 inches in diameter occurred in South Lincoln. Very heavy rain accompanied these storms. Power outages were reported.

A low pressure system moved across southern Canada during Monday, June 6th. The associated warm front moved across the area with thunderstorms developing in the warm and humid air mass. Across Addison county a few storms were severe with numerous trees and power lines blown down countywide. In addition, the Middlebury area was hit hard with thunderstorm winds. In Bridport, trees were blown down on a house and car with extensive damage. A house was destroyed in New Haven by a lightning strike and the resulting fire.

A strong cold front moved across Vermont during the late morning and early afternoon, and was preceded and accompanied by thunderstorms, showers and gusty winds. A few thunderstorms were severe. A thunderstorm produced pea size hail with 30 mph winds in Cornwall...pea size hail with 45 mph in New Haven with power outages. Power outages were also reported in Bridport and Middlebury.

A low pressure system near James Bay, Canada on the morning of July 1 moved east across Quebec. The associated cold front in the central Great Lakes Thursday morning, July 1st, moved into northern New York during the afternoon. The cold front continued east into northern Vermont during the evening of the 1st of July. Thunderstorms preceded and accompanied the front. Some of the storms were severe with large hail and/or strong winds. In the Salisbury, Vt area, trees were blown down onto power lines.

A storm system just north of the Great Lakes on Thursday, May 13th, with a warm front across northern and eastern portions of New York, moved slowly eastward. Afternoon thunderstorms developed in the warm air as the warm front slowly moved into Vermont. Thunderstorms in the Bristol, Vermont area blew down trees and power lines.

Afternoon thunderstorms developed with a few becoming severe. In Addison county of Vermont, the town of Shoreham reported 1 inch diameter hail. In addition, the towns of Middlebury and Bristol reported thunderstorm winds which uprooted numerous trees with power outages. Some structural damage reported when trees fell on a few houses.

An area of low pressure moved across southern Canada during Sunday, June 29th. The associated cold front moved across northern New York during late Sunday night (June 29th). Thunderstorms developed along and ahead of this cold front. Some of the thunderstorms resulted in strong winds. Between the towns of Whiting and Salisbury, numerous tree limbs and trees were blown down, and small hail was reported. The town of Salisbury was without power and telephone service for a time.

A storm system moved into southern Canada Saturday, March 9th. The associated strong cold front moved across the area during the early morning hours of March 10th. Strong winds were associated with this low pressure system and strong cold front during the early morning of March 10th. Trees were blown down in the Middlebury area with about 1000 people without power. At Middlebury Union High School, the wind was measured at 45 mph. In Ferrisburgh, a large tree (3 feet in diameter) was uprooted by the wind and fell on a house resulting in structural damage.

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 Bristol, trees were blown down around 930 AM and in Ferrisburg, power lines were blown down at 1130 AM.

A storm system moved across eastern New York Tuesday morning, March 28th and into northern Vermont Tuesday afternoon, March 28th. This system resulted in strong east and southeast winds primarily along the west slopes of the Green Mountains. Saturated ground conditions combined with the winds resulting in downed trees. In particular, across Addison county, roofs were torn off of barns. Extensive damage was reported in the eastern portion of the county, with power outages and many power poles blown down. The Lake Dunmore area was also hard hit. Trees were uprooted in Middlebury. In New Haven the wind gusted to 78 mph (68 knots) at 7 AM. Trees and power lines were blown down in South Lincoln.