Vermont storm events
Tornadoes, hurricanes, hail, and severe storms recorded in Vermont between 1950 and 2025, sourced from NOAA's Storm Events Database.
10,655
Storm events
50
Tornadoes
0
Hurricanes
61
Deaths
Significant recent events in Vermont
Events with deaths, multiple injuries, $1M+ property damage, or EF3+ tornadoes.
Dept. of Highways reported US 5 washed out just south of the State Police Barracks. NWS Storm surveys confirmed a significant washout at this location, and along several points on Concord Ave. in St. Johnsbury where locally severe flash flooding occurred at the intersection with …
Emergency Mgmt. and Dept. of Highways reported numerous road washouts and bridge damage from St. Johnsbury Center to Lyndon. Several homes were also reported damaged and/or destroyed on Red Village Rd. and Brook Rd. NWS Storm Surveys confirmed catastrophic flash flood damage in t…
Dept. of Highways reported flash flooding and washouts along Route 2 in St. Johnsbury from Snell Rd. east through Spaulding Rd. and to Pettyco Junction. Other significant damage was reported in the immediate St. Johnsbury area. NWS Storm Surveys also confirmed considerable flash …
Dept. of Highways and the public reported numerous roads and bridges washed out in the Plainfield area. Some of the damage was catastrophic with several homes completely destroyed along the Great Brook. NWS Storm Surveys the following day confirmed other road washouts not specifi…
Official NWS storm surveys confirmed severe to locally devastating damage from flash flooding in the St. Johnsbury Center and Lyndon areas. Numerous roads and bridges were damaged with several homes and businesses experiencing severe damage, especially on Center St. in Lyndonvill…
Public video/picture of severe flash flooding along the Stevens River in Barnet Village. Subsequent reports from Emergency Mgmt. and NWS Storm Surveys the following morning confirmed severe to devastating flash flooding throughout the Barnet and Peacham area with numerous roads a…
CoCoRaHS observer reported flash flooding along Depot Brook in Groton. NWS Storm surveys the following morning confirmed additional, and in some cases severe flash flooding in Groton, particularly along stretches of US Route 302. Here, several tributaries to the adjacent Wells Ri…
Training showers and thunderstorms with torrential rainfall affected portions of Addison County on the evening of August 3, 2023. The axis of heaviest rainfall was fairly narrow and extended from near the town of West Addison, VT through the towns of Middlebury and East Middlebur…
Three to seven inches of rain fell during the afternoon/evening of July 10 and into the morning hours on July 11. Severe flash flooding occurred, most notably in the Barre area where the Stevens and Jail Branches of the Winooski River were overwhelmed. A number of homes and busin…
Training showers and thunderstorms with heavy rainfall affected this area between the early morning and early to mid afternoon on July 10. Observations and radar estimates show 3 to 7 inches of rainfall occurred, with localized totals to 8 inches. Severe to devastating flash floo…
Training showers and thunderstorms with heavy to torrential rainfall affected this area from the early morning to early afternoon hours on July 10, 2023. Observations and radar estimates show 3 to 6 inches of rain occurred, with localized amount to 7-8 inches. This lead to areas …
Three to seven inches fell in the area through the day, leading to severe flash flooding along the Jail and Stevens Branches of the Winooski River in the Barre, VT area. Areas along Route 302 were hardest hit. Some flash flooding was also noted in Montpelier and Berlin, VT during…
Several observed wind gusts in the 40-50 mph range but observational network is rather sparse. Based on numerous downed branches, trees and utility lines and similar damage where observed winds were at least 55 mph. A tree fell on a woman outside in Castleton that resulted in her…
Snowfall amounts of 8 to 10 inches were common, the heaviest occurring in the latter third of the event. At the tail end of the event (early evening rush hour), a 30-car pile up near Exit 17 (Colchester/Milton) on Interstate 89 led to one fatality.
Light accumulation of ice, less than a tenth of flat ice, due to freezing rain/drizzle. Numerous vehicle accidents (solo or multi-vehicle) due to icy roads. In Sheldon, a vehicle slid off a road and flipped over into a brook with 2 passengers (and driver) onboard. The passenger i…
Counties and zones
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Addison (455)
Bennington (769)
Caledonia (695)
Chittenden (613)
Eastern Addison (270)
Eastern Chittenden (292)
Eastern Franklin (277)
Eastern Rutland (262)
Eastern Windham (307)
Eastern Windsor County (31)
Essex (482)
Franklin (339)
Grand Isle (368)
Lamoille (595)
Orange (548)
Orleans (641)
Orleans and Essex (1)
Rutland (487)
Washington (725)
Western Addison (255)
Western Chittenden (293)
Western Franklin (271)
Western Rutland (264)
Western Windham (343)
Western Windsor County (36)
Windham (388)
Windsor (634)