The National Weather Service will be in Woodstock on Friday to investigate the damage left from a tornado that came through on Thursday evening. NBC5 confirmed the tornado Thursday night, after surveying the area and showing video to national experts on tornado damage. The National Weather Service still has to officially confirm the tornado, which will likely happen Friday morning. Where did the tornado hit?Most of the damage was observed on Route 4 in Woodstock. A rotation signature was visible on two radars above the area around 2:40 p.m. on Thursday. NBC5’s crew went back to the scene Friday morning and observed trees that had been uprooted or sheared. Trees also fell in different directions, which is consistent with tornado damage. If confirmed, it will be the second tornado in Vermont so far this year. Flood WarningsThe National Weather Service issued some low-level flood warnings Friday morning in northern Vermont. Officials said to expect excessive rivers to reach minor flood stage in Coventry and North Troy. Lowland and field flooding is expected near the Barton River in Coventry and the Missisquoi River in North Troy. The flood risk remains elevated in those areas until early afternoon on Friday. Forecast for clean-upCrews were already observed in the area on Friday morning to clean up some of the limbs and branches that had come down. By Friday morning, there were still thousands of outages in southern Vermont. Breezy conditions could linger, making restoration efforts more challenging. Otherwise, the forecast will be relatively mild for clean-up efforts on Friday and into the weekend. We’re still calling it impact weather due to scattered shower chances.The best chance for showers on Friday is in the afternoon, around 3 p.m. There’s a small risk for a thunderstorm in the evening. Temperatures will also be cooler, with highs in the mid-to-low 70s and moderate humidity. Saturday and Sunday will also bring scattered showers and mild temperatures. At this point, no injuries have been reported as a result of Thursday’s severe weather. STAY WEATHER-AWAREFor the latest weather coverage for your area, click here. Stay updated with alerts in the myNBC5 app, which you can download here.For the best weather information and Vermont and northern New York’s Certified Most Accurate forecast, watch NBC5 News by streaming at this link.Don’t forget to follow NBC5 News on Facebook, X (formerly Twitter), and Instagram.
The National Weather Service will be in Woodstock on Friday to investigate the damage left from a tornado that came through on Thursday evening.
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NBC5 confirmed the tornado Thursday night, after surveying the area and showing video to national experts on tornado damage. The National Weather Service still has to officially confirm the tornado, which will likely happen Friday morning.
Where did the tornado hit?
Most of the damage was observed on Route 4 in Woodstock. A rotation signature was visible on two radars above the area around 2:40 p.m. on Thursday.
NBC5’s crew went back to the scene Friday morning and observed trees that had been uprooted or sheared. Trees also fell in different directions, which is consistent with tornado damage.
If confirmed, it will be the second tornado in Vermont so far this year.
Flood Warnings
The National Weather Service issued some low-level flood warnings Friday morning in northern Vermont. Officials said to expect excessive rivers to reach minor flood stage in Coventry and North Troy.
Lowland and field flooding is expected near the Barton River in Coventry and the Missisquoi River in North Troy.
The flood risk remains elevated in those areas until early afternoon on Friday.
Forecast for clean-up
Crews were already observed in the area on Friday morning to clean up some of the limbs and branches that had come down. By Friday morning, there were still thousands of outages in southern Vermont.
Breezy conditions could linger, making restoration efforts more challenging. Otherwise, the forecast will be relatively mild for clean-up efforts on Friday and into the weekend. We’re still calling it impact weather due to scattered shower chances.
The best chance for showers on Friday is in the afternoon, around 3 p.m. There’s a small risk for a thunderstorm in the evening. Temperatures will also be cooler, with highs in the mid-to-low 70s and moderate humidity.
Saturday and Sunday will also bring scattered showers and mild temperatures.
At this point, no injuries have been reported as a result of Thursday’s severe weather.
STAY WEATHER-AWARE
For the latest weather coverage for your area, click here. Stay updated with alerts in the myNBC5 app, which you can download here.
For the best weather information and Vermont and northern New York’s Certified Most Accurate forecast, watch NBC5 News by streaming at this link.
Don’t forget to follow NBC5 News on Facebook, X (formerly Twitter), and Instagram.
