Power Outage in Swanton, VT

Several trees downed and on power lines on Fairfield road.

Numerous power outages due to trees and lines down between Alburgh and Swanton.

Trees down on power lines.

Power lines and trees down in Sheldon and along Route 105.

Several large branches down, including on a power line.

Numerous trees and power lines down.

Several trees downed on power lines within St. Albans.

Dozens of large trees down along Route 7 near Georgia Center. Additional tree, power line and some structural damage throughout Georgia.

Trees and power lines down across portions of Swanton, including Grand avenue.

Numerous trees down along interstate 89 near exit 18 in both the north and south bound lanes closing the interstate. Also, numerous reports of trees and power lines down throughout Georgia and Georgia Center blocking local roads and Route 7 with damage to vehicles, decks, homes and mobile homes. Also, mature corn crops were flattened by thunderstorm winds.

An upper atmospheric ridge was dominating much of the United States, with mid-level disturbances traveling along the periphery. During the early morning hours of the 3rd, one of these disturbances created a thunderstorm complex across Quebec, which traveled into Franklin county Vermont. This complex resulted in severe thunderstorms that produced damaging winds in the form of trees knocked down in Bakersfield as well as several large branches knocked onto power lines in Enosburg Falls (Franklin 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 originated in Clinton county New York, moved into Grand Isle county, before it knocked a few trees and powerlines down on Murray Street in St. Albans (Franklin county).

A mid-level atmospheric disturbance moved into a extremely warm, humid and unstable airmass across northwest Vermont during the early morning hours of the 2nd. Thunderstorms that developed in southern Quebec, moved into Franklin county and produced localized damaging winds that knocked down trees, large branches and disrupted power in Swanton.

A MCS (Mesoscale Convective System) developed in an extremely warm, humid and unstable airmass across southern Quebec, during the late evening of the 1st, and moved southeast into New Hampshire and Maine by midnight. However, the western edge clipped extreme northern Vermont with severe thunderstorms. A severe thunderstorm moved into Highgate Springs and knocked down dozens of trees, destroyed a gazebo, damaged a barn roof and knocked out power. Witnesses say the damage path was just slightly over a mile. Also, a tree was knocked down on Route 78 in Swanton.

A cold front across southern Quebec the morning of Wednesday, August 10th moved southeast into northern portions of New York and Vermont during the late Afternoon. This front was preceded and accompanied by thunderstorms. A few of the storms were severe, with numerous trees blown down on Rte 78 in and around the Swanton, Vt area. Power outages were reported.

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 Franklin county of Vermont, with dozens of trees blown down damaging cars. Structural damage was done to chimneys and mobile homes in the town of Franklin, VT. Winds were estimated between 58 and 72 mph (between 50 and 63 knots) and Pea size hail also occurred in Franklin, VT. In the town of Richford, trees were blown down and a mobile home sustained roof damage. In Berkshire, a barn sustained damage. These storms resulted in 1 to 2 inches of rainfall. Power outages were reported in the county.

A cold front moved from the Great Lakes region early Friday (May 31st) and moved across northern Vermont during the late afternoon and early night of May 31st. This front was preceded and accompanied by thunderstorms. Severe thunderstorms moved across Franklin county of Vermont with trees and power lines blown down just east of Berkshire.

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. Scattered power outages were reported throughout Franklin county due to wind damage.