Strong Wind in Vermont

Events

678

Deaths

3

Injuries

0

Damage

$8.7 million

• Flash Flooding and Flooding in Vermont, August 28 to 31, 20112 deaths · $1.3 billion · 56 kt wind · 31 eventsTropical Storm Irene moved across southeast New York and southwest New England during the morning hours of August 28th and then proceeded to track north along the Connecticut River Valley in Vermont during the afternoon and evening.
• Winter Storm and High Wind in Vermont, December 21 to 23, 20122 deaths · $355,000 · 63 kt wind · 11 eventsA strong, complex, dual area of low pressure from the Great Lakes to the New Jersey coast on the morning of December 21st eventually lifted north across New York into Quebec by December 22nd.
• High Wind and Strong Wind in Vermont, December 23, 20221 death · $3.7 million · 61 kt wind · 17 eventsAn extremely powerful winter storm located in the eastern Great Lakes and Ontario delivered strong southeast winds of 25 to 35 mph with frequent gusts of 50-60+ mph during the morning hours to higher elevations, western slopes of the Green mountains and the Champlain valley.
• Strong Wind in Vermont, June 26, 20041 death · $20,000 · 1 eventA cold trough in the upper levels of the atmosphere resulted in micro burst type winds. People reported hearing only one clap of thunder with no lightning. Wind gusts were estimated at 40 to 50 mph.
• Flash Flooding and Flooding in Vermont, July 29 to 30, 20211 injured · $4.7 million · 27 eventsBands of moderate to heavy rainfall set up across areas southern Vermont during the afternoon and evening hours on Thursday, July 29, 2021 north of a warm front and area of low pressure.
• Flash Flooding and Flooding in Vermont, November 1, 2019$4.8 million · 26 eventsA developing area of low pressure moved from the Gulf of Mexico on during the night of the 30th and moved north into the eastern Great Lakes as it intensified during the evening of October 31st.
• High Wind and Strong Wind in Vermont, December 1, 20101 injured · $3.5 million · 78 kt wind · 9 eventsA massive and powerful storm system moved from the northern Great Lakes on November 30th across Ontario into James Bay Canada on December 1st.
• High Wind and Strong Wind in Vermont, October 30, 2017$3.0 million · 52 kt wind · 16 eventsA cold front, supported by an energetic upper level system, moved across the Mississippi and Ohio River valleys to the eastern seaboard by midday Sunday (10/29) and initially developed an area of low pressure.
• High Wind and Winter Weather in Vermont, January 9 to 10, 2024$725,000 · 60 kt wind · 26 eventsA powerful winter storm entered the Pacific NW on January 6th and then traversed the southern Plains on January 8th before moving into the Great Lakes on January 9th-10th.
• Strong Wind in Vermont, August 4, 2020$570,000 · 16 eventsTropical Storm Isaias moved north along the east coast of the United States on August 3rd and 4th, eventually moving across southeast NY state during the afternoon of August 4th and across the Champlain Valley during the evening hours.
• Flooding and Strong Wind in Vermont, December 18 to 19, 2023$397,000 · 21 eventsAn area of low pressure tracked up the East Coast and intensified in the process as it brought widespread moderate to heavy rainfall across southern Vermont on December 18, 2023.
• High Wind and Strong Wind in Vermont, August 9, 2024$725,000 · 54 kt wind · 7 eventsThe remnants of Hurricane Debby moved across western and northern NY during the afternoon and eventually across northwest VT during the early evening hours of August 9th. The heaviest rainfall associated with this storm was across northern NY with more than 6 inches of rain.
• Strong Wind in Vermont, February 28 to 29, 2024$425,000 · 17 eventsStrong low pressure moved northeast across the Great Lakes on February 28th, but created a strong pressure gradient between this storm and high pressure across the Canadian Maritimes.
• High Wind and Strong Wind in Vermont, May 5, 2017$605,000 · 64 kt wind · 8 eventsAn occluded surface low was across the Mid-Atlantic states during May 5th. This storm was supported by very strong winds aloft, in excess of 60-70 knots at 5000 feet that moved across eastern New York and western New England in the late afternoon hours.
• Strong Wind in Vermont, February 24 to 26, 2019$310,000 · 16 eventsA powerful winter storm moved across the Great Lakes into Ontario and Quebec provinces on February 24-25th.
• Strong Wind in Vermont, March 1, 2021$255,000 · 16 eventsAn arctic front moved across Vermont during the evening of March 1st delivering arctic air on strong winds during the overnight of March 1st-2nd.
• Strong Wind in Vermont, December 11 to 12, 2021$240,000 · 16 eventsA powerful storm system across the Great Lakes on the afternoon of December 11th moved northeast across Ontario and Quebec provinces in Canada during the night.
• High Wind and Strong Wind in Vermont, October 29, 2012$220,000 · 53 kt wind · 16 eventsHurricane/Superstorm Sandy made landfall near Ocean City, NJ at 8 pm EDT on Monday, October 29th. Sandy was a hybrid storm that allowed for some mid-latitude characteristics, including a large wind field that stretched some 500 miles from the center.
• Strong Wind in Vermont, January 20, 2013$200,000 · 16 eventsStrong low pressure moved across Quebec, while its associated vigorous cold front moved across Vermont during the late morning to early afternoon hours of January 20th.
• Winter Storm and High Wind in Vermont, April 3 to 5, 2024$150,000 · 52 kt wind · 21 eventsA major storm across the Great Lakes remained nearly stationary during the afternoon of April 3rd as a coastal low developed off the NJ-DE that eventually moved to near Cape Cod, MA by midday April 4th.
• Strong Wind in Vermont, February 29, 2016$175,000 · 16 eventsTwo low pressure areas merged across Quebec during the evening of February 29th and this helped strengthen a cold front that moved across New York and Vermont during the night of February 29th and into the morning hours of March 1st.
• High Wind and Strong Wind in Vermont, April 16 to 17, 2011$205,000 · 67 kt wind · 11 eventsA strong storm system moved across the northern Great Lakes on April 16th and 17th with an associated occluded front that slowly moved east across New York into Vermont. Meanwhile, a very strong area of high pressure was located across New Brunswick.
• Strong Wind in Vermont, January 9, 2008$160,000 · 16 eventsA strong and rapidly intensifying low pressure system moved from the Great Lakes across Ontario and western Quebec during the morning and early afternoon of January 9th.
• Strong Wind in Vermont, May 31, 2009$145,000 · 16 eventsA vigorous and unseasonably cold storm system traversed across Ontario and Quebec provinces on May 31st. This translated into a strong mid-level disturbance and low-level jet stream that supported a sharp, strong cold front.
• Strong Wind in Vermont, November 3, 2018$250,000 · 4 eventsAn intensifying storm system moved up the East coast during the day of November 3rd. As the storm passed through Maine into Newfoundland, strong west winds gusted to 35 to 45 mph.

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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.