Vermont damaging wind history
From 2016 to 2025, the NOAA Storm Prediction Center logged 672 damaging thunderstorm wind reports in Vermont, 665 of them 58 mph or more and 17 of 75 mph or more (measured or estimated), on 116 storm days. The day with the most reports since 1955 was July 6, 2011 (48 reports in Vermont). The highest wind on record is 115 mph, on July 21, 2003. 2026 so far: 67 preliminary reports.
Vermont's biggest wind day since 2016: May 4, 2018
28 damaging wind reports in Vermont, 1 of 75 mph or more. All storm reports that day →
Source: National Storms (nationalstorms.com), CC BY 4.0, data from NOAA Storm Prediction Center storm reports.
Days with the most damaging wind reports in Vermont
| Storm day | Wind reports | 75 mph+ | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|
| July 6, 2011 | 48 | 0 | 69 mph |
| June 10, 2008 | 37 | 2 | 81 mph |
| August 25, 2007 | 35 | 0 | 70 mph |
| July 4, 2012 | 34 | 2 | 81 mph |
| July 19, 2013 | 32 | 1 | 75 mph |
| May 4, 2018 | 28 | 1 | 75 mph |
| June 19, 2006 | 28 | 0 | 69 mph |
| May 26, 2011 | 27 | 2 | 75 mph |
| May 26, 2010 | 27 | 1 | 81 mph |
| July 23, 2016 | 26 | 0 | 69 mph |
| September 11, 2013 | 25 | 0 | 63 mph |
| September 8, 2012 | 24 | 0 | 69 mph |
| July 6, 1999 | 24 | 0 | 59 mph |
| August 16, 2007 | 23 | 1 | 81 mph |
| July 21, 2022 | 22 | 0 | 63 mph |
Highest wind speeds reported in Vermont
| Storm day | Wind reports | 75 mph+ | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|
| July 21, 2003 | 4 | 1 | 115 mph |
| July 1, 2017 | 4 | 1 | 100 mph |
| August 4, 1992 | 4 | 1 | 100 mph |
| November 25, 2004 | 3 | 1 | 98 mph |
| July 16, 2024 | 8 | 1 | 96 mph |
| May 23, 1984 | 1 | 1 | 94 mph |
| May 11, 1958 | 1 | 1 | 94 mph |
| July 24, 2003 | 2 | 2 | 92 mph |
| May 18, 2017 | 16 | 1 | 90 mph |
| May 9, 2000 | 3 | 1 | 90 mph |
Vermont damaging wind reports by year
| Year | Damaging wind reports | 58 mph+ | 75 mph+ | Highest | Days with reports |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026* | 67 | 2 | 0 | 63 mph | 16 |
| 2025 | 33 | 33 | 1 | 75 mph | 8 |
| 2024 | 56 | 56 | 2 | 96 mph | 10 |
| 2023 | 55 | 55 | 1 | 85 mph | 13 |
| 2022 | 89 | 88 | 2 | 81 mph | 11 |
| 2021 | 90 | 90 | 1 | 75 mph | 12 |
| 2020 | 65 | 64 | 0 | 69 mph | 12 |
| 2019 | 52 | 52 | 3 | 76 mph | 11 |
| 2018 | 67 | 67 | 4 | 81 mph | 13 |
| 2017 | 71 | 69 | 3 | 100 mph | 14 |
| 2016 | 94 | 91 | 0 | 69 mph | 12 |
| 2015 | 22 | 22 | 0 | 63 mph | 11 |
| 2014 | 42 | 42 | 3 | 81 mph | 11 |
| 2013 | 115 | 115 | 1 | 75 mph | 15 |
| 2012 | 91 | 91 | 2 | 81 mph | 10 |
| 2011 | 123 | 123 | 3 | 81 mph | 16 |
| 2010 | 72 | 71 | 3 | 86 mph | 10 |
| 2009 | 20 | 20 | 0 | 69 mph | 7 |
| 2008 | 79 | 79 | 4 | 81 mph | 15 |
| 2007 | 125 | 125 | 1 | 81 mph | 18 |
| 2006 | 86 | 86 | 3 | 81 mph | 14 |
| 2005 | 35 | 35 | 1 | 81 mph | 15 |
| 2004 | 44 | 44 | 2 | 98 mph | 10 |
| 2003 | 17 | 17 | 3 | 115 mph | 6 |
| 2002 | 54 | 2 | 0 | 60 mph | 10 |
| 2001 | 24 | 2 | 0 | 58 mph | 7 |
| 2000 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 90 mph | 9 |
| 1999 | 40 | 1 | 0 | 59 mph | 6 |
| 1998 | 64 | 9 | 0 | 69 mph | 14 |
| 1997 | 27 | 4 | 0 | 64 mph | 10 |
| 1996 | 9 | – | – | – | 6 |
| 1995 | 30 | – | – | – | 8 |
| 1994 | 41 | – | – | – | 14 |
| 1993 | 85 | – | – | – | 13 |
| 1992 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 100 mph | 3 |
| 1991 | 25 | 1 | 0 | 60 mph | 11 |
| 1990 | 33 | – | – | – | 9 |
| 1989 | 37 | 1 | 0 | 69 mph | 11 |
| 1988 | 39 | 2 | 1 | 81 mph | 14 |
| 1987 | 27 | – | – | – | 9 |
| 1986 | 34 | – | – | – | 9 |
| 1985 | 1 | – | – | – | 1 |
| 1984 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 94 mph | 1 |
| 1983 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 71 mph | 6 |
| 1982 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 81 mph | 1 |
| 1981 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 58 mph | 3 |
| 1980 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 69 mph | 3 |
| 1979 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 71 mph | 2 |
| 1978 | 1 | – | – | – | 1 |
| 1977 | 2 | – | – | – | 2 |
| 1976 | 6 | – | – | – | 5 |
| 1975 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 75 mph | 7 |
| 1974 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 60 mph | 3 |
| 1973 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 64 mph | 2 |
| 1972 | 1 | – | – | – | 1 |
| 1971 | 4 | – | – | – | 2 |
| 1970 | 6 | – | – | – | 5 |
| 1969 | 7 | – | – | – | 7 |
| 1968 | 6 | – | – | – | 5 |
| 1967 | 1 | – | – | – | 1 |
| 1966 | 6 | – | – | – | 5 |
| 1965 | 2 | – | – | – | 2 |
| 1964 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 62 mph | 4 |
| 1963 | 4 | – | – | – | 4 |
| 1962 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 62 mph | 3 |
| 1960 | 3 | – | – | – | 2 |
| 1959 | 3 | – | – | – | 3 |
| 1958 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 94 mph | 3 |
| 1957 | 3 | – | – | – | 3 |
| 1956 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 75 mph | 1 |
| 1955 | 2 | – | – | – | 2 |
* 2026: preliminary SPC reports; many have no wind speed yet.
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Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center (SPC) Severe Weather Database (SVRGIS) damaging-wind reports, 1955–2025, and SPC preliminary storm reports for 2026 (data through November 6, 2026). Wind speeds are measured or estimated by spotters, the public and NWS staff; SPC records them in knots and we show mph. 58 mph is the National Weather Service's severe-thunderstorm wind threshold.
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