Addison County, Vermont
Tornadoes, hail, floods and severe storms recorded here between 1959 and 2026, from NOAA's Storm Events Database. Search an address to see which tornadoes came closest to it.
5
Tornado reports
104
Hail reports
66
Floods since 1996
466
All events
0
Deaths
$40.3M
Property damage
Tornado paths in Addison County
The part of each tornado’s path NOAA recorded in this county, 5 in all. Zoom in and the paths widen to their surveyed width.
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NOAA's storm database records tornadoes back to 1950 and hail and thunderstorm wind back to 1955, but floods only from 1996 on. Older floods are missing here. For those, the U.S. Geological Survey's stream gauge records and flood reports are the place to look.
Most significant events
The strongest tornadoes, deadliest events and biggest damage here, up to 50.
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…
Several areas of flash flooding occurred across Addison county, east of Route 7 and especially in the foothills of the western slopes of the Green Mountains in communities such as Lincoln, Ripton, Hancock, Granville, Bristol, East Middlebury, New Haven, Monkton, Salisbury and Lei…
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Tree Down on Munger Street as well as other reports throughout Middlebury.
Tornado EF1 Tornado
An NWS storm survey found EF-1 tornado damage in the woods near York Hill Road in the town of Lincoln. Maximum estimated winds were 105 mph and the estimated track length was 0.31 miles. A stand of trees was uprooted and snapped.
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Numerous trees and powerlines downed by thunderstorm winds outside of the verified EF1 tornado path.
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Tree blown down by thunderstorm winds onto a house.
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Multiple trees and wires downed by wet microburst winds along Route 17 and other locations in the Weybridge area.
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Multiple trees downed by wet microburst in western side of Middlebury into the village along Route 125.
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Several reports of trees and other wind damage debris as well as partial roof torn of the Middlebury High School. Photography and radar evidence of a prolonged, strong, wet microburst.
Flash Flood Flash Flood
Isolated heavy rainfall from slow moving thunderstorms affected portions of Addison County, VT, particularly in the New Haven area, during the afternoon/early evening of July 10, 2025. Radar estimates and reliable rain gauge observations showed up to 3 inches of rain fell in this…
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Tree and numerous branches down on River Road.
Hail Hail
Dime size hail reported.
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Tree down on powerlines on Gorham lane as well as other branch debris across the Middlebury.
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Road washouts along Lincoln Gap Road.
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Reports of a few trees downed by thunderstorm wind in Weybridge along Route 23.
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Tree and several branches downed by thunderstorm winds on State Prison road.
Lightning Lightning
Structure fire determined to be caused by a lightning strike on a structure on Stony Hill Road.
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Numerous trees downed by thunderstorm winds along Route 22A in Bridport.
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A few trees and powerlines down on Meeham Road.
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Several reports of trees and wires down in Weybridge and New Haven.
Flash Flood Flash Flood
A few roads were damaged and/or washed out in the Waltham/Panton areas after 2 to 3 inches of excessive rainfall fell in the affected area. This included, but was not limited to East Road in Panton.
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Several trees downed by thunderstorm winds.
Hail Hail
Slightly bigger than quarter size hail reported.
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Tree and several large branches down on Seminary street extension..
Hail Hail
Hail reported with some just slightly larger than a quarter.
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Several trees down at the intersection of Richville Road and Shoreham Depot Road. Power outages being reported due to tree and utility damage.
Hail Hail
Quarter size hail reported by VT State trooper.
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Trees downed by thunderstorm winds in Button Bay State Park.
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Tree down on utility lines due to thunderstorm winds along Route 125 between Upper Plains road and North Branch road.
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A few trees downed by thunderstorm winds on Jersey road.
Flash Flood Flash Flood
Showers and thunderstorms with heavy rainfall impacted the affected area during the evening hours of July 14. Radar estimates and ground observations showed between two and four inches of rain fell, leading to scattered areas of flash flooding, most notably in the Middlebury and …
Flash Flood Flash Flood
Showers and thunderstorms with heavy rainfall fell in the affected area during the evening hours on July 13. Radar estimates and ground observations show between one and half and three inches of rain fell, leading to a few areas of flash flooding, most notably in the Orwell, VT a…
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Showers and thunderstorms with heavy rainfall impacted the affected area during the late afternoon and early evening hours on July 13. Radar estimates and ground observations showed from one to two and a half inches of rain fell, leading to a few areas of flash flooding, most not…
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Several trees reported downed by thunderstorm winds.
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Numerous trees and power lines downed by thunderstorm winds from the remains of a confirmed microburst further to the west.
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Several trees downed and some snapped due to an apparent microburst. A microburst was confirmed in the near vicinity of Crown Point.
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A NWS storm survey has confirmed a microburst occurred near Shoreham with estimated maximum winds of 85 mph. Between 50 and 75 large trees were found snapped and uprooted with some structural damage including metal roofing and siding damage.
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Trees and utility lines down in the Monkton area.
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Scattered trees and powerlines down in Leicester, Brandon and Whiting.
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Powerlines and trees down along Route 73 and 22A.
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A few trees down in Starksboro.
Tornado EF1 Tornado
The tornado developed over a wooded area west of Vermont Route 22A and tracked northeast across 22A where multiple trees were snapped or uprooted with numerous large tree limbs removed from trees. The tornado tracked across a cemetery where a large tree fell on a neighboring fenc…
Tornado EF0 Tornado
A second tornado has been confirmed by public video northeast of where the Addison tornado occurred at 6:50 PM EDT. Video shows damage to softwood trees. Locations are estimated from video and radar.
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Several trees and powerlines downed by thunderstorm winds along Route 17.
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Large pine trees snapped at mid-level near the intersection of Routes 100/125 in Hancock.
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Nearly two dozen softwood trees snapped near and south of the intersection pf Plunkton road and Route 100.
Flash Flood Flash Flood
Road washouts occurred around 700 PM EDT on Florence Road, about 1/4 mile south of Whites Crossing, and on East Street, in the vicinity of the intersections of Newton and Garden Streets.
Events by year, as a table
| Year | Events | Tornadoes |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 4 | 1 |
| 2025 | 8 | 0 |
| 2024 | 11 | 0 |
| 2023 | 14 | 0 |
| 2022 | 10 | 2 |
| 2021 | 16 | 1 |
| 2020 | 6 | 0 |
| 2019 | 5 | 0 |
| 2017 | 15 | 0 |
| 2016 | 7 | 0 |
| 2015 | 9 | 0 |
| 2014 | 5 | 0 |
| 2013 | 14 | 0 |
| 2012 | 34 | 0 |
| 2011 | 26 | 0 |
| 2010 | 19 | 0 |
| 2009 | 10 | 0 |
| 2008 | 18 | 0 |
| 2007 | 15 | 0 |
| 2006 | 10 | 0 |
| 2005 | 10 | 0 |
| 2004 | 7 | 0 |
| 2003 | 16 | 0 |
| 2002 | 17 | 0 |
| 2001 | 23 | 0 |
| 2000 | 20 | 0 |
| 1999 | 14 | 0 |
| 1998 | 23 | 0 |
| 1997 | 12 | 0 |
| 1996 | 9 | 0 |
| 1995 | 2 | 0 |
| 1994 | 4 | 0 |
| 1993 | 6 | 0 |
| 1992 | 3 | 0 |
| 1991 | 1 | 0 |
| 1990 | 2 | 0 |
| 1989 | 7 | 0 |
| 1988 | 4 | 0 |
| 1987 | 4 | 0 |
| 1986 | 5 | 0 |
| 1983 | 2 | 0 |
| 1982 | 1 | 0 |
| 1979 | 2 | 0 |
| 1976 | 2 | 0 |
| 1975 | 1 | 0 |
| 1973 | 1 | 0 |
| 1972 | 2 | 0 |
| 1971 | 1 | 0 |
| 1970 | 3 | 0 |
| 1969 | 1 | 0 |
| 1966 | 2 | 0 |
| 1965 | 2 | 1 |
| 1959 | 1 | 0 |
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