Power Outage in Newport, VT

A heavy, wet snow fell across the county with a general 10 to 20 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; 28 inches in Greensboro, 21 inches in Morgan, 13 inches in Westfield and 10 inches in Newport.

Limited observations, but based on tree damage at several locations, especially the higher terrain, likely experienced wind gusts in the 45-50 mph range. Numerous branches, trees downed by winds as well as power outages.

Rain changed to a heavy, wet pasty snow just before daybreak as the intensity of the precipitation advected enough cold air toward the surface. Snowfall accumulations of 3 to 7 inches were observed and enough to cause downed limbs and branches that resulted in power outages.

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.

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.

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.

Strong winds with wind gusts in excess of 50 mph at times caused numerous downed tree limbs and subsequent power outages. Also, due to saturated soils, many trees were uprooted as well, leading to closed roads and some structural damage.

Strong west-southwest winds of 20 to 30 mph with gusts in excess of 50 mph occurred behind a strong storm system in Canada. Power outages across the county were in the 500-1500 range. Jay reported a wind gust of 55 mph with numerous reports in excess of 45 mph.

Light rain changed to a pasty, heavy wet snow that resulted in downed tree limbs and power outages across VT. In Orleans county, snow accumulated 10 to 18 inches, including 18 inches in Greensboro, 16 inches in Newport, 13 inches in Barton and 12 inches in Derby.

A wet 4 to 8 inches fell across Orleans county causing the typical travel issues associated with winter driving but also lead to some downed tree limbs and power outages.

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 measured wind gusts of 40-45 mph with some isolated 50 mph gusts. Isolated to Scattered power outages due to downed tree limbs and small trees on utility lines.

Estimated and measured wind gusts of 35 to 45 mph impacted the region with isolated to scattered 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 Orleans 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 Orleans county ranged from 6 to 18 inches. Some specific snow totals included; 17 inches in Derby Center, 15 inches in Greensboro, 12 inches in barton, 11 inches in Westfield, 10 inches in Lowell and 7 inches in Holland.||The heavy, wet nature of the snow resulted in widespread power outages and vehicle accidents.

Numerous reports of trees and power lines down on several roads and ono some vehicles and houses in Newport.

Scattered reports of tree limbs, tree branches down and power outages across the region. A few measured wind gusts reached 50 mph.

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.

Trees and power lines down.

Trees and power lines down.

Route 58 near Orleans VT in the town of Barton was closed by mud and tree debris, and was reduced to one lane by flooding between Barton and Irasburg. Leblanc Road in Barton was closed due to flood damage. In Morgan, a portion of VT Route 111 was closed due to power lines and poles downed by flash flood waters, and a portion of the road was washed out. Residents on nearby Toad Pond Road were evacuated because of flooding. Other numerous roads were damaged by flood waters elsewhere in Morgan, and in the towns of Brownington, Charleston, Derby, and Holland. Route 100 near the Westfield/Lowell town line was due to flooding, and Mines Road in Lowell was damaged by flood waters.

Route 58 near Orleans VT in the town of Barton was closed by mud and tree debris, and was reduced to one lane by flooding between Barton and Irasburg. Leblanc Road in Barton was closed due to flood damage. In Morgan, a portion of VT Route 111 was closed due to power lines and poles downed by flash flood waters, and a portion of the road was washed out. Residents on nearby Toad Pond Road were evacuated because of flooding. Other numerous roads were damaged by flood waters elsewhere in Morgan, and in the towns of Brownington, Charleston, Derby, and Holland. Route 100 near the Westfield/Lowell town line was due to flooding, and Mines Road in Lowell was damaged by flood waters.

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

Trees and power lines down in Derby.

Branches and trees reported blown down as well as scattered power outages in Jay, Irasburg and Coventry.

An area of low pressure moved from the Great Lakes on November 12th to off the New Jersey coast by the morning of November 13th before intensifying during the day. A wintry mix of rain and snow moved across NY and VT during the overnight of November 12th into the morning hours of the 13th. Precipitation fell mainly as rain and rain/snow mixed in the valleys with a wet, heavy snow above 1000 feet. Snowfall amounts ranged from 3 to 8 inches in the higher terrain and the dense, high water equivalent of the snow accounted for nearly 10,000 power outages in VT.

A stationary boundary was draped across the Adirondacks of New York into portions of central and northern New England from December 20th through 22nd with several disturbances delivering precipitation. An impressive battle between mild to warm moist air, south of the boundary with temperatures in the 50s, overriding a very cold, dense shallow air mass with temperatures in the teens and 20s in northwest Vermont but single digits just north across the border into Canada.||First round of wintry precipitation fell across northwest Vermont, especially along the Canadian border during Friday afternoon and evening (December 20th). Most of the precipitation fell as freezing rain, approximately 1/4 to 1/3 of ice accumulation, along with some sleet. The second round began during the early afternoon hours of December 21st and peaked during the evening and overnight hours. An additional 1/2 to 3/4 inch of ice accumulation as well as 1 to 2 inches of sleet occurred in portions of northern Vermont. Very cold temperatures (-10 to teens) followed the event with no melting, thus ice stayed on trees and utility lines through December 28th-29th, thus prolonging recovering efforts.||The greatest impact was in northwest Vermont, especially along the Canadian border, with widespread tree and utility line damage as well as numerous vehicle accidents. More than 75,000 customers were without power from hours to days across the region. The areas impacted were similar to the Ice Storm of January 1998, but not the severity as precipitation and ice accumulation were half of the 1998 storm.||Ice jams also developed during this time period as runoff from melting snow and rainfall swelled area rivers. River rises were enough to break up and move ice cover, resulting in scattered ice jams.

A powerful storm traveled from the Great Lakes on February 19th across the St. Lawrence Valley of Canada and merged with a developing coastal low in Quebec on February 20th. Marginal temperature profiles, a persistent north-northwest flow and limited moisture to the windward side of the northern Green Mountains of Vermont accounted for a localized and highly variable snowfall event. Snowfall totals of 8 to 14 inches were largely confined to the hilly terrain of Lamoille, eastern Franklin and western Orleans counties with some localized amounts exceeding 20 inches.

A powerful upper level and surface storm system across the Great Lakes on December 23rd moved across Ontario and Quebec during the 24th. Accompanying this system were strong winds in excess of 70 to 80 mph between 3000 and 6000 feet above the surface. Meanwhile, at the surface, a strong warm and cold front associated with this powerful storm moved across Vermont during the evening hours of the 23rd. The development of rain showers along the cold front during the evening hours allowed for some of these strong winds to reach the surface which caused localized wind damage in the form of downed branches, trees and scattered power outages as well as damaged loose holiday lawn ornaments in Cambridge (Lamoille county), Montgomery (eastern Franklin county) as well as Jay, Irasburg and Coventry (Orleans county). In addition, there was an unofficial anenometer reading of 84 mph in Cambridge.

A powerful and large storm in New Brunswick and the Canadian Maritimes on the 19th and 20th, delivered a cold and unstable air flow into the northern Green Mountains of Vermont. This unstable northwest flow accounted for upslope snow conditions to develop on the west-northwest slopes of the Green Mountains and travel downwind into eastern Vermont during the evening of the 19th and into the morning hours of the 20th. |Snowfall amounts of 4 to 6 inches were common. Some specific amounts include 4 inches at South Lincoln (Addison), Brookfield and Chelsea (Orange)...5 inches in Bethel (Windsor), Canaan and Island Pond (Essex), Jay, Greensboro and Newport (Orleans) with 6 inches in Rochester (Windsor).

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 long-lived supercell structure that developed over Clinton county, New York and moved across Vermont into Orleans county. This storm brought strong winds and penny size hail to Craftsbury before proceeding into Glover with damaging winds, that knocked down trees and powerlines that blocked access to Barton along Route 16.

A mid-atmospheric disturbance moved into a very warm, humid and unstable airmass across Vermont during the afternoon of the 2nd, which lead to the development of scattered thunderstorms. Some of these thunderstorms were locally severe and produced damaging winds that knocked down numerous trees and powerlines in Newport, Derby Center and West Charleston.

Low pressure moved through the eastern Great Lakes and St Lawrence Valley region during early Friday morning (the 17th), while an accompanying arctic front barreled across the Green Mountains of Vermont into central Vermont during the 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 north central Vermont blocking roads in communities such as Newport, Stowe, Barton and Jeffersonville. Some structural damage occurred when trees fell on porches or houses. The summit of Mount Mansfield experienced sustained winds of 80 mph with a peak gust of 102 mph. Power outages were numerous, with an estimated 50,000 customers without power statewide across Vermont.

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. 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. In addition to field flooding and ponding of water on area roadways, there was some flooding along Route 5A in West Charleston. Flood Stage (9 feet) was nearly reached at North Troy along the Missisquoi with a level of 8.98 feet.

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. The was very wet and became heavy at times, 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. Thousands were without power. A local radio station in Derby, Vermont (Orleans county) was off the air due to power outages. Numerous accidents were reported. Some schools were closed on the 26th. By the evening of the 25th the impact of the storm was clearly being felt with 4 to 6 inch snowfall. Total snow accumulations in this area were 8 to 18 inches with lesser amounts in the sheltered valleys. Specifically, Killington (eastern Rutland county) received 19 inches, Barton (Orleans county) reported 16.5 inches, while Cambridge (Lamoille county) received 14 inches.

A cold front across western Quebec and southeast Ontario Provinces early on the morning of July 5th, moved southeast across northern New York and into Vermont during the afternoon. Thunderstorms preceded and accompanied this front. Thunderstorms were severe in Orleans county of Vermont, with trees and power lines blown down in the Vermont town of Derby Line.

A strong low pressure system moved through the eastern Great Lakes and into southern Canada Thursday morning, November 13th. Strong winds preceded and followed the passage of the storm system. In Orleans county, power outages were reported in the towns of Irasburg, Lowell and Craftsbury.

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 and Power lines were blown down across the county with power outages.

A storm system moved slowly northeast along the New England coast Friday, March 30th and Friday night. Significant snow fell across the area, especially across the elevated terrain. Lesser amounts fell in valley areas. In general between 6 and 15 inches of snow fell. A few snowfall reports by county included: Caledonia county...West Danville 18.5 inches with 9.8 inches in Sutton. Essex county...9 inches in Island Pond. Lamoille county...Morrisville reported 9.5 inches. The snow that fell was heavy and wet with some power outages and slippery roads with some accidents.

A storm system moved northeast from coastal New Jersey Thursday, March 22nd into the Gulf of Maine during Friday, March 23rd. Significant snow fell across the area. The snow was heavy and wet with power outages reported and a number of accidents. Snowfall was generally 10 to 30 inches with the greatest amounts in the mountains...with lesser amounts due to the shadow effect of mountains. A few reports included: Caledonia county...Sutton 11.1 inches. Essex county...Island Pond 10.5 inches. Lamoille county...Eden 26.4 inches while Morrisville received 12.5 inches. Orange county...Brookfield 23 inches. Orleans county...East Albany 24 inches and Greensboro 16.2 inches.

A storm system tracked through the eastern Great Lakes region and into Canada on Monday, December 18, 2000. Gusty winds accompanied this system. Trees and power lines were blown down in portions of Orleans county. Specifically, trees were blown down in Irasburg, Troy, North Troy and Newport Center.