Vermont Storm Data: Hail & Wind History Since 2010
Deduplicated storm activity for Vermont, fused from NWS warnings, storm reports, official records, and FEMA declarations.
Latest Vermont hail and wind storms
- Last reported hail in Vermont (0.75 in.+, screening): August 13, 2026 — 1.50 in. reported at 2 E Fair Haven (Rutland County), NWS Local Storm Report.
- 2026 so far in Vermont: 6 hail days and 12 wind days statewide (days with a storm report or station gust at the screening thresholds; warnings alone never count).
| Date | Largest reported hail | Strongest gust | City pages hit |
|---|---|---|---|
| August 13, 2026 | 1.50 in. reported | — | Rutland |
| August 12, 2026 | 1.00 in. reported | — | Rutland |
| August 10, 2026 | — | 63 mph reported | Burlington |
| August 8, 2026 | 1.25 in. reported | 62 mph measured | Burlington, South Burlington |
| July 9, 2026 | — | 58 mph measured | — |
| July 1, 2026 | 1.00 in. reported | — | Burlington, South Burlington |
| June 26, 2026 | — | 63 mph reported | Rutland |
| June 18, 2026 | — | 81 mph reported | South Burlington, Rutland |
| June 6, 2026 | 0.88 in. reported | 63 mph reported | Rutland |
| May 5, 2026 | — | 54 mph measured | — |
Vermont storm facts
- StormAuditor's analysis of NOAA and National Weather Service records found 362 deduplicated storm events (wind, hail, tornado, and flood; NWS warning products included) in Vermont in the 12 months ending October 22, 2026.
- Storm activity touched 14 of 14 Vermont counties over that period.
- The most impacted county in Vermont was Bennington, with 39 events.
- The busiest day by event count in Vermont was June 18, 2026, with 37 events.
Vermont storm activity at a glance (last 12 months)
StormAuditor's consolidated public record currently shows 362 storm events impacting 14 of Vermont's 14 counties in the trailing 12 months: 207 wind events, 117 hail events, 8 tornado events, 30 flood events. Every count includes NWS warnings as well as observed reports, so tornado events mean tornado warnings and reports, not confirmed tornadoes.
Events are fused from National Weather Service warnings and Special Weather Statements, observed Local Storm Reports, official NCEI storm records, and FEMA disaster declarations, then consolidated into a single event table under the published methodology.
Wind covers thunderstorm and non-thunderstorm wind alike, so these counts measure something different from the NCEI entry counts in the history section below; the two are not comparable year to year. State totals also count NWS Special Weather Statements (radar-indicated hail or gusts below warning level); city pages leave those out.
Busiest days in Vermont by event count
Ranked by the number of 12-month events, NWS warnings included, so a day with many warnings can outrank a day with larger hail.
- June 18, 2026 — 37 events incl. warnings (flood, hail, tornado, wind)
- December 19, 2025 — 30 events incl. warnings (wind)
- July 1, 2026 — 29 events incl. warnings (hail, wind)
- August 10, 2026 — 26 events incl. warnings (flood, hail, tornado, wind)
- April 16, 2026 — 18 events incl. warnings (hail, tornado, wind)
Most impacted counties
Events of every type for each county — wind, hail, tornado and flood, NWS warnings and Special Weather Statements included. City pages count wind and hail events only, so a county number on a city page is never higher than the number here.
- Bennington — 39 events
- Addison — 33 events
- Chittenden — 32 events
- Rutland — 30 events
- Orange — 26 events
- Windsor — 26 events
- Franklin — 25 events
- Lamoille — 25 events
How these numbers are counted
The storm numbers on this page are counted in four different ways, plus the free address check. Each answers a different question with its own size cutoffs, area and time span, so compare numbers within one group, not across groups.
- Storm days (latest hail and wind): A day in the last 12 months when at least one report anywhere in Vermont showed hail 0.75 in. or larger or wind of 45 mph or more (StormAuditor screening thresholds). Reports are NWS storm reports from spotters, the public and officials, plus weather-station gusts, which count from 50 mph. A warning on its own never makes a storm day. The "City pages hit" column and each city's last reported hail apply the same rule within 25 miles of the city. The statewide columns count reports inside Vermont only. City pages count reports within 25 miles of each city, which can reach into a neighboring state; those values name the other state, so a border city's value for a day can be higher than the Vermont value.
- Storm-date pages (NWS severe): A storm-date page is published only when at least one report or station gust within 25 miles of a city met the National Weather Service severe criteria (hail 1.00 in. or larger, or wind 58 mph or more), at least two separate observations were logged, and the day ranks among the most significant. A storm report that relays an airport weather station's reading (the same station, the same gust and the same time) counts once, as the station reading. Not every storm day gets a page; when one does, the page and the storm-day table show the same largest hail and strongest gust.
- Events (12-month counts): Events count the Vermont storm log: NWS warnings and Special Weather Statements (a lower-level NWS alert), storm reports (wind 50 mph+, hail 0.75 in.+), station gusts, NCEI entries and FEMA disaster declarations, for each county affected, floods included. One event is one place on one day, counted separately for each type (wind, hail, tornado, flood). A weather station or storm-report point counts once a day, at that day's highest reading, however many readings it filed; a place with hail and wind on the same day is two events. NWS warnings and Special Weather Statements count once per county per day, and NCEI entries and FEMA declarations once per place per day. A storm report that relays an airport weather station's reading (the same station, the same gust and the same time) counts once, as the station reading. The same report arriving through another feed (SPC or NCEI) is one record. The most impacted counties list uses this count. City pages count only wind and hail within 25 miles and leave out floods and Special Weather Statements, so city counts do not add up to the state total, and a city page's county count is a wind-and-hail count that is never higher than the same county's number here.
- NOAA history (since 2010): The official NOAA storm record (NCEI Storm Events) in Vermont from January 1, 2010 to the day before the 12-month window starts: hail 0.50 in.+, thunderstorm wind 40 mph+ and tornadoes. It is a separate, older record with its own "storm days" (days with any entry), so its counts are not compared with the 12-month numbers.
- Free Report Snapshot: A free YES/NO estimate for one address, from radar and wind analysis at the property rather than area reports, at the same screening thresholds: hail 0.75 in. or wind 45 mph.
Full method: Methodology and Data Sources.
Vermont hail and wind history in NOAA NCEI records, 2010–Oct. 2025
This section covers January 1, 2010 through October 21, 2025. Storms from October 22, 2025 on are in the 12-month summary above, so no date is counted in both.
Thunderstorm wind outnumbers hail about 3.0 to 1 here: 1,371 wind reports against 450 hail reports. In all: 1,834 NCEI Storm Events entries in Vermont, spread over 208 storm days.
On June 1, 2011, 3.25 in. (larger than teacup size) hail was reported in Bennington County — the largest in these records for Vermont. Hail of 2 inches or more appears in 3 different years of this record, the latest being 2012. The strongest measured thunderstorm gust was 76 mph on July 30, 2019 in Grand Isle County. NCEI also lists 13 tornado entries in Vermont — one entry per county a tornado crossed.
Hail peaks in May (37% of all hail reports), while thunderstorm wind reports cluster in July. December through February accounts for 2 storm days.
The most storm days came in 2011, with 18; the fewest in a full year was 11, in 2010, 2012 and 2014. Across 2022–2024, Vermont averaged 13 storm days a year, matching the 15-year average of 13.
- Average: 13 storm days a year (2010–2024)
- May and July: 69% of all hail reports
- Most hail reports in one year: 127 in 2011
- Hail of 1 in. or larger reported in every full year, 2010–2024
| Year | Hail reports | Thunderstorm wind reports | Tornado entries | Storm days | Largest hail | Strongest measured gust |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 49 | 72 | 2 | 11 | 2.00 in. | 59 mph |
| 2011 | 127 | 123 | 1 | 18 | 3.25 in. | 64 mph |
| 2012 | 85 | 91 | 1 | 11 | 2.00 in. | 75 mph |
| 2013 | 26 | 115 | 0 | 15 | 1.75 in. | 58 mph |
| 2014 | 16 | 42 | 0 | 11 | 1.75 in. | 74 mph |
| 2015 | 25 | 22 | 0 | 14 | 1.75 in. | — |
| 2016 | 10 | 94 | 0 | 15 | 1.75 in. | 61 mph |
| 2017 | 26 | 71 | 0 | 15 | 1.75 in. | 68 mph |
| 2018 | 4 | 67 | 0 | 13 | 1.50 in. | 60 mph |
| 2019 | 1 | 52 | 1 | 13 | 1.00 in. | 76 mph |
| 2020 | 3 | 65 | 0 | 12 | 1.50 in. | 51 mph |
| 2021 | 4 | 180 | 2 | 12 | 1.25 in. | — |
| 2022 | 28 | 178 | 4 | 14 | 1.75 in. | 64 mph |
| 2023 | 28 | 110 | 2 | 13 | 1.25 in. | 60 mph |
| 2024 | 6 | 56 | 0 | 13 | 1.25 in. | — |
| 2025 through Oct. 21 | 12 | 33 | 0 | 8 | 1.75 in. | 58 mph |
Counties with the most NCEI storm reports, 2010–Oct. 2025
| County | All entries | Hail | Thunderstorm wind |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chittenden County | 273 | 83 | 190 |
| Rutland County | 200 | 55 | 143 |
| Addison County | 195 | 59 | 130 |
| Washington County | 159 | 35 | 124 |
| Windsor County | 152 | 28 | 124 |
| Windham County | 141 | 22 | 118 |
| Bennington County | 141 | 15 | 126 |
| Caledonia County | 123 | 36 | 86 |
| Franklin County | 106 | 35 | 71 |
| Orleans County | 92 | 33 | 57 |
Download this history: CSV · JSON at https://www.stormauditor.com/downloads/storm-history/vt.json (free, open license, cite StormAuditor).
Source: NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database (thunderstorm wind, hail, and tornado entries; hail 0.50 in. or larger, wind 40 mph or more; wind converted from knots).
Vermont storm history questions, 2010–Oct. 2025
How big did hail get in Vermont, 2010–Oct. 2025?
3.25 in., larger than teacup size, reported on June 1, 2011 in Bennington County, per NCEI. Other years with hail of 2 inches or more: 2010 and 2012.
Which year had the most storm days in Vermont, 2010–Oct. 2025?
2011, with 18 storm days (127 hail reports, 123 thunderstorm wind reports, 1 tornado entry). The 15-year average is 13 storm days.
How many hail reports does Vermont see in a typical year?
About 29 hail reports a year (2010–2024 average), with 1-inch or larger hail reported every year. Thunderstorm wind averages 89 reports a year.
What month has the most hail in Vermont?
May has the most hail reports (166, 2010–Oct. 2025), followed by July (144) and June (79).
What is the strongest measured thunderstorm gust in Vermont, 2010–Oct. 2025?
76 mph, measured on July 30, 2019 in Grand Isle County. Only gusts NCEI lists as measured count here; gusts measured on a date and county with a tornado entry, and entries of 120 knots or more (known entry errors), are left out.
Working storm claims? Roofing contractors, public adjusters, and insurance adjusters work from this same public storm record with statewide hail and wind maps and per-address reports — see StormAuditor for professionals.
Sources: NWS alerts (api.weather.gov) · NWS Local Storm Reports via the Iowa Environmental Mesonet · ASOS/AWOS station gusts via the Iowa Environmental Mesonet · NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database · every StormAuditor data source.
Download the Vermont dataset (free)
The full consolidated Vermont event list for the trailing 12 months — dates, counties, hazard types, severities, measured gusts and hail sizes, with coordinates; source records deduplicated, and each NWS warning product listed per affected county — downloads free and stays current with the live record: download CSV · JSON at https://www.stormauditor.com/downloads/storm-data/vt.json. Free to reuse under the data license; the JSON file carries a field dictionary and provenance notes.
Research a specific Vermont address
Statewide counts tell you where activity concentrated; they do not tell you what happened at one property. For an individual address:
- Run the Free Report Snapshot — an instant YES/NO against StormAuditor's screening thresholds (wind ≥ 45 mph, hail ≥ 0.75 in., deliberately below the official NWS severe criteria).
- Use the Address Lookup for warnings, storm reports, and station observations at the address.
- Buy a full Weather Report for $2.99 covering every qualifying storm date at the address.
Browse day-by-day activity on the Storm Calendar (Pro plans and higher) or compare states on the Storm Data hub.
All values are derived from public NOAA and NWS data under StormAuditor's published methodology (see Limitations). Data last refreshed October 22, 2026.
See where recent storms tracked on the statewide Vermont hail map and wind map (the Hail and Wind Explorers, included with Pro+ and Organization plans), or check the county impact heatmap (free with an account).
Vermont cities A–Z: last reported hail
- Burlington hail & wind history — last hail August 8, 2026 (1.25 in. reported)
- Rutland hail & wind history — last hail August 13, 2026 (1.50 in. reported)
- South Burlington hail & wind history — last hail August 8, 2026 (1.25 in. reported)
Neighboring states: Massachusetts storm data · New Hampshire storm data · New York storm data
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Storm-day records in Vermont
The newest storm-date pages for Vermont cities: a report or station gust within 25 miles of the city met NWS severe criteria (hail 1.00 in.+ or wind 58 mph+), with at least two separate observations. Each page lists the reports, station gusts and a free way to check one address:
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