Power Outage in Springfield, VT

Numerous trees and powerlines downed throughout Springfield.

Total snowfall ranged from 6 to 12 inches with much of this falling in the late evening of February 3rd to around daybreak on February 4th. In extreme southern portions, freezing rain and sleet were prevalent through the early morning hours with 1/4 inch ice accumulation as well. The combination of snow and ice led to 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.

Tree on powerlines on Plain road.

Numerous trees and utility lines down on several roads across Hartford, White River Junction and Norwich. An estimated 5000+ customers w/out power. Trees on vehicles, sheds and houses.

A heavy, wet snow fell across much of eastern Rutland county with snowfall reports dependent on elevation ranging from 3 to 5 inches in the valleys to 18 inches in the higher terrain. The heavy, wet consistency of the snowfall led to numerous power outages.

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.

Trees and power lines downed by thunderstorm winds near or on the following roads; Merrill street, Will Bean road, Stanley road, East Lane, South Ridge street and Charlestown road.

Several reports of downed trees and power lines in the Cavendish-Amsden area including Knapp Brook road and barn damage on Senna road.

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.

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

A very localized wet microburst knocked down some trees, limbs that caused power outages.

Strong west-southwest winds of 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 45 mph occurred behind a strong storm system in Canada. Power outages across the county were in the hundreds.

A widespread 6 to 10 inches of snow fell across Windsor county. The snow was a denser, wetter snow that led to scattered power outages. some specific snowfall totals include; 9 inches in Pomfret, 8 inches in Woodstock, Rochester and Ludlow with 7 inches in North Hartland.

Light rain changed to a pasty, heavy wet snow that resulted in downed tree limbs and power outages across VT. In Windsor county, snow accumulated 3 to 6 inches in the valleys but quickly rose to 12 to 20 inches above 1000 feet. Some specific amounts include; 18-22 inches in Rochester, 15 inches in Ludlow, 13 inches in Hartland, 10 inches in reading, 9 inches in Norwich and 4 inches in Springfield.

Long duration snowfall event eventually delivered 10 to 20 inches across Windsor county, with the heaviest occurring the afternoon of March 13th into the morning hours of the 14th. Some specific snowfall amounts include: 21 inches in Rochester, 20 inches in Pomfret, 18 inches in Hartland and Ludlow with 12 inches in Woodstock. Some isolated to scattered power outages were reported.

A long duration snow event deposited 12 to 26 inches across Windsor county, with the highest totals along the southern Green mountains. Specific totals included: 26 inches in Ludlow, 24 inches in Cavendish, 23 inches in Bridgewater, 20 inches in Pomfret, 18 inches in Chester and 14 inches in Woodstock. Scattered to numerous power outages occurred in areas of the heaviest snow fall.

Scattered tree damage and power outages with measured wind gusts in the 40-50 mph range.

Several wind gusts estimated to be 45-55 mph occurred sporadically across the higher elevations. This resulted in up to one thousand customers without power due to trees on power lines.

Widespread 8 to 16 inches of a heavy, wet snow fell across the region, some specific totals include; 16 inches in Rochester, 15 inches in Woodstock, 14 inches in Ludlow and Proctorsville, 13 inches in Hartland and Pomfret, 12 inches in Bethel and Windsor and 10 inches in Tyson. Some scattered power outages resulted from the snow loading on trees and power lines.

Widespread 8 to 16 inches of a heavy, wet snow fell across the region, some specific totals include; 16 inches in Rochester, 15 inches in Woodstock, 14 inches in Ludlow and Proctorsville, 13 inches in Hartland and Pomfret, 12 inches in Bethel and Windsor and 10 inches in Tyson. Some scattered power outages resulted from the snow loading on trees and power lines.

Estimated and measured wind gusts of 40 to 50 mph impacted the region with scattered to numerous tree limbs and powerlines downed by these winds.

Heavy, wet snowfall totals across Windsor county ranged from 6 to 18 inches. Some specific snow totals included; 17 inches in North Pomfret, 14 inches in Ludlow, 11 inches in Rochester, 10 inches in Hartland, 9 inches in Woodstock, 8 inches in North Hartland and 7 inches in Bethel.||The heavy, wet nature of the snow resulted in widespread power outages and vehicle accidents.

Snowfall totals of 10 to 12 inches were common with 13 inches in Pomfret, 12 inches in Rochester, Woodstock and West Hartford with 11 inches in Bethel and Ludlow. Some power outages due to the heavy wet snow were observed.

One-half mile swath of dozens of pines, uprooted or snapped that downed powerlines off of Lillieville Brook road.

Several trees downed on power lines in Royalton and South Royalton.

Trees and power lines down in Royalton and South Royalton.

Scattered reports of tree limbs, tree branches down and power outages across the region. A measured wind gust of 45 mph was recorded at Springfield airport.

Numerous trees and power lines down.

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 on Walker Hill road.

Trees and power lines down by thunderstorm winds.

Several large tree limbs downed by thunderstorm winds and loss of power.

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

Numerous reports of scattered trees and power lines down across the Ludlow vicinity.

Several trees blown down on power lines with up to 200 people without power.

Numerous trees and powerlines downed by thunderstorm winds.

Scattered reports of tree branches, trees and powerlines downed by strong winds on shallow rooted trees on saturated soils in Reading, Springfield, Woodstock.

A mid-level disturbance moved into a increasingly unstable air mass as it moved from the eastern Adirondacks into western VT and then the Connecticut River Valley. A thunderstorm developed in eastern NY and gradually increased in intensity as it moved across Vermont, then intensified rapidly just prior to moving into NH. A brief wet microburst in Hartford, VT knocked down several trees on several streets that caused power outage to more than 1000 customers.

An occluded surface low was across the Mid-Atlantic states during May 5th. This storm was supported by very strong winds aloft, in excess of 60-70 knots at 5000 feet that moved across eastern New York and western New England in the late afternoon hours. Much of the period, a cold rain accounted for a stable airmass that prevented these winds to reach the surface. ||However, the combination of a meso-scale area of low pressure and a small gravity wave created an imbalance that allowed these strong winds to sporadically reach the surface for less than 30 minutes. Damaging wind gusts in excess of 60 to 80 mph touched down in portions of Bennington and Rutland counties in Vermont. Significant tree, power pole and some structural damage to roofs were reported in Rutland town, Rutland City, Ira and Wells. ||Other wind gusts in excess of 50 mph were observed across the western slopes of Vermont's Green Mountains as well as the higher terrain of Orange, Windsor and Caledonia counties. Statewide nearly 20,000 customers lost power with more than 17,000 in Rutland county.

An early season Nor'easter developed off the Mid-Atlantic coast on October 29th and quickly intensified as it moved just southeast of Cape Cod into the Gulf of Maine by October 30th. Vermont sparred the brunt of the storm, as the greatest accumulations and impacts affected southern and eastern New England as well as southeast New York, New Jersey and Pennsylvania.||Snowfall totals ranged from a few flakes in northwest Vermont, 2 to 4 inches in the central Green Mountains and northeast Vermont, 5 to 10 inches in Windsor county to more than a foot in southeast Vermont. ||This allowed for some hazardous travel with only isolated to scattered power outages in southeast Vermont.

Low pressure across the southern Mississippi River Valley on the morning of February 12th moved across the Ohio River Valley during the 12th and into New York and New England on the 13th. Snow overspread Vermont during the late evening hours of the 12th and continued into the morning hours of the 13th, where it mixed with and changed to sleet and freezing rain before it tapered to snow showers during the evening of the 13th. ||Combined snow and sleet accumulations of 3 to 6 inches, along with icing around 1/4 inch thick was found across much of Vermont. Power outages were recorded across southern Vermont and a two vehicle accident resulted in three fatalities near Middlebury (Addison county).

An arctic high pressure system was located across New England and New York on January 31st into the morning hours of February 1st. Meanwhile, a powerful storm system moved from the southern Plains on the morning of January 31st into the Ohio River Valley by the morning of February 1st and then across New England during the night of February 1st. This storm system transported a great deal of moisture and milder air above a surface that had a cold, dry airmass established across the region. ||This resulted in a wintry mix of snow, sleet, freezing rain and rain across portions of Vermont. Snow began by late morning on February 1st across Vermont and changed to sleet, freezing rain and rain during the afternoon, which continued during the night before changing back to snow showers prior to ending during the early morning hours of the 2nd. ||Combined snow and sleet accumulations across portions of north central and northeast Vermont was 2 to 5 inches along with accumulating ice around one quarter of an inch. This wintry mix accounted for hazardous road conditions, vehicle accidents and multiple school, civic and government closings on February 1st. In addition, very strong winds along the exposed hilltops in eastern Rutland, eastern Addison and eastern Chittenden counties resulted in scattered wind gusts in excess of 50 mph and isolated power outages.

Surface low pressure traveled along a stationary boundary draped across New England on the 15th. Snow began during the early morning hours of the 15th in the Connecticut River valley and mixed with sleet as it transitioned to freezing rain by midday. Freezing rain continued during the afternoon, before eventually ending during the evening.| |Ice accumulation from the freezing rain ranged from 3/8 to slightly over 1/2 of an inch. Snow and sleet accumulations were around 2 inches. There were numerous vehicle accidents as well as trees and powerlines downed due to the snow and ice accumulation in Orange and Windsor counties.

A strong autumnal storm moved across the eastern Great Lakes into Quebec, Canada during the 28th and continued across Quebec on the 29th. |An associated cold front moved across the region on the 28th which switched winds to the southwest that continued on the 29th along with a tight pressure gradient. Strong southwest winds of 25 to 35 mph across the southern Green Mountains produced downslope winds with localized gusts to 50 mph across eastern Vermont.|The combination of these strong winds and saturated soils (from near record rainfall for the month of October) attributed to scattered reports of tree branches, trees and powerlines down which produced power outages.|Some communities that reported trees and powerlines down included: Reading, Woodstock, West Windsor, Royalton, Andover (Windsor county), as well as Mount Holly, Shrewsbury and Killington (Rutland county).

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 thunderstorms, that intensified as they moved across the state. Some of these storms were severe and produced damaging winds that knocked down trees onto powerlines in Bethel.

Low pressure moved through the eastern Great Lakes and St Lawrence Valley region during early Friday morning, February 17th. Meanwhile, an arctic front barreled across eastern Vermont by midday. Sustained winds of 30 to 40 mph with strong and damaging wind gusts in excess of 55 mph moved across eastern Vermont during the afternoon. There were widespread reports of trees and power lines down blocking roads and causing structural damage in communities such as Windsor, Hartland, St. Johnsbury, Lyndonville, Wheelock, Sutton, Sheffield, Victory, Concord, Springfield, Bradford, Sharon, Norwich, Ascutney and Bridgewater. There were numerous power outages across the area, with an estimated 50,000 customers statewide in Vermont without power.

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 12 in Hartland.

A large ocean storm system moved north, passing east of New England on Tuesday, October 25th and Wednesday, October 26th. Rain on the 25th of October changed to snow during the evening of October 25th. This wet snow accumulated from around 1 inch near Lake Champlain to between 2 and 5 inches inland away from the lake. With foliage still on the trees, the weight of the snow took a few trees and tree limbs down with some power outages. A few areas especially hit were out lying areas of St Albans (western Franklin county) and Hinesburg (western Chittenden county). In western Rutland county, wet snow resulted in power outages in Brandon. In Windsor county, wet snow resulted in power outages in Barnard.

A storm system moved rapidly across the Province of Quebec on the 29th of September. The associated cold front moved across central and eastern Vermont during the late morning and 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 Orange and Windsor, with numerous power outages. Winds were generally sustained at an estimated 35 to 45 mph with higher gusts. A few specific reports were trees and wires down in the Orange county towns of Bradford, Orange, Tunbridge, Williamstown and Corinth. In Randolph, a tree was blown down on a house with some damage. Across Windsor county trees and lines were down in Bethel, White River Jct and Springfield. In Norwich, trees were down as well as a tree blown down on a truck.

An area of low pressure over the Ohio Valley Wednesday, February 9th moved to the New Jersey coast the night of February 9th as it intensified. This storm system reorganized and was near the Cape Cod Canal Thursday morning, February 10th. Thereafter it moved northeast through the Gulf of Maine the night of February10th. Snow overspread the area during the late night of February 9th and was heavy at times during Thursday, February 10th. The snow tapered off to flurries the night of February 10th. Across the counties of Rutland, Windsor and Orange, generally between 8 and 12 inches fell, with the lesser amounts in the Connecticut River Valley. Automobile accidents and power outages were reported.

A low pressure system moved across southern Quebec during Wednesday, June 9th. The associated trailing cold front tracked slowly across Vermont during the afternoon hours. This front was preceded and accompanied by thunderstorms with damaging winds and large hail. In the towns of Stockbridge and Hartland, trees and power lines blown down. In the town of South Woodstock, nickel size hail was reported. Widespread power outages were reported.

A strong low pressure system moved down the St Lawrence River Valley and into Canada during Wednesday morning, October 15th. Gusty winds preceded and followed this storm system. A scattering of tree limbs were blown into power lines with some disruptions in power.

An area of low pressure moved from eastern New York into New England Monday night. Rapidly moving thunderstorms associated with this system resulted in a transport down to the surface of strong upper level winds with damage in the towns of Cavendish and Chester. In the town of Cavendish, a path of tree damage approximately 3 to 4 miles long was about 1/4 mile wide at the beginning impact point and about 3/4 mile wide at the end of the damage path. An estimated 500 to 700 trees were destroyed. Pine trees were snapped while hard wood trees were uprooted. A few trees fell on structures with some damage. One person was injured when a tree blew over on top of them. Power lines were blown down with a number of residents without power. The actual thunderstorm winds were reported to have lasted 30 seconds or less. In the town of Chester, a number of trees were uprooted with some structural damage.

An area of low pressure moved across southern Canada during Sunday, June 29th. The associated cold front moved into 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 and very heavy rainfall. In the town of Rochester, a few trees and power lines were blown down along with a large tent. Power was out for a time.

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 Vermont town of Barnard.

A storm system moved from the eastern Great Lakes on Thursday, May 2nd down the St Lawrence Valley and into Canada by early Friday, May 3rd. Strong winds on the backside of this system resulted in some wind damage in portions of eastern Vermont. The high winds blew down trees and power lines in the towns of Lyndonville and St Johnsbury of Caledonia county. Several trees were blown down in Quechee (Windsor county).

An area of strong low pressure moved from northern New York on Friday, February 1st into eastern Canada Friday night. Strong winds impacted Windsor County of Vermont during the late evening hours. Trees and power lines were blown down in the towns of Weston, Cavendish, Springfield and Royalton. Portions of Rte 131 was closed. Power was reported out to a number of customers.

A moist unstable air mass was inplace across Vermont, as an area of weak low pressure moved across southern New England and triggered late afternoon and evening thunderstorms. Trees and power lines were blown down in the towns of Plymouth and Ludlow.