Name: Hail and Damaging Winds in Vermont, July 26, 1994
Start: 1994-07-26T13:16
End: 1994-07-26T14:52
Location: Vermont

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 11 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.

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Heat and drought
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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: $40,000
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 11

Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.

Event by event

7 thunderstorm wind, 4 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Grand Isle

When: July 26, 1:16 PM EST
Where: Grand Isle County, South Hero
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 44.797, -73.295 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Chittenden

When: July 26, 1:25 PM EST
Where: Chittenden County, Williston
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 44.461, -73.081 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Caledonia

When: July 26, 1:38 PM EST
Where: Caledonia County, Burke Hollow
Measured: 0.88 in hail
Coordinates: 44.465, -72.102 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Caledonia

When: July 26, 1:38 PM EST
Where: Caledonia County, East Burke
Measured: 0.88 in hail
Coordinates: 44.465, -72.102 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Caledonia

When: July 26, 2:00 PM EST
Where: Caledonia County, St. Johnsbury
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 44.465, -72.102 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Essex

When: July 26, 2:00 PM EST
Where: Essex County, East Haven
Measured: 1 in hail
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 44.728, -71.736 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Essex

When: July 26, 2:00 PM EST
Where: Essex County, East Haven
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 44.728, -71.736 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Caledonia

When: July 26, 2:05 PM EST
Where: Caledonia County, Lyndonville
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 44.465, -72.102 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Essex

When: July 26, 2:08 PM EST
Where: Essex County, North Guildhall
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 44.728, -71.736 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Rutland

When: July 26, 2:10 PM EST
Where: Rutland County, West Pawlet
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 43.580, -73.037 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Windsor

When: July 26, 2:52 PM EST
Where: Windsor County, Ludlow
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 43.580, -72.586 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Severe thunderstorms moved across parts of Vermont ahead of a strong cold front during the afternoon of July 26th. Thunderstorm winds downed trees and powerlines with Essex County being hardest hit.

What these are

Thunderstorm Wind: Winds from a thunderstorm of 50 knots (58 mph) or more, or lower winds that caused damage or casualties. Measured gusts are marked MG, estimated EG.
Hail: Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.

After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.

The same day elsewhere

More

Every storm in Vermont in 1994 Every state in 1994 This day in weather history Warnings in Vermont, July 1994

Sources

NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 10354982, 10354960, 10354944, 10354945, 10354946, 10354974, 10354975, 10354965, 10354976, 10355021, 10352850.