Vermont storm damage and disaster statistics
From 2016 to 2025 the National Weather Service logged 3,215 storm event reports in Vermont, with property damage estimates totalling $224 million. That is the 39th highest of the 50 states and D.C.
Winter weather was reported most often (1,619 reports). Flood accounted for the most reported damage ($195 million). FEMA has issued 38 major disaster declarations for Vermont since 2000.
storm event reports, 2016–2025
property damage estimated in those reports
major disaster declarations since 2000
hail reports, 0 of two inches or larger
tornado reports, 0 rated EF2 or stronger
home damage verified by FEMA inspectors since 2002
Reported storm damage in Vermont, year by year
Largest single damage estimate
$100 million
Flash Flood, Washington, 2023. Large events are recorded county by county, so one disaster can appear as several entries.
A quiet year on this chart can mean few damaging storms, or storms whose reports carried no damage estimate.
What hits Vermont: reports and damage by type
- Winter weather 1,619
- Damaging wind 1,108
- Flood 266
- Hail 92
- Lightning 9
- Tornado 5
- Flood $195M
- Damaging wind $20.7M
- Winter weather $6.8M
- Lightning $1.9M
- Tornado $135K
- Hail $89K
Federal disasters in Vermont
FEMA has recorded 38 major disaster declarations, 6 emergency declarations and 0 fire management declarations for Vermont since 2000.
The most recent major disaster declaration in this data is Severe Storms, Flooding, Landslides, And Mudslides (flood), declared September 26, 2024.
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- Severe Storm 25
- Flood 9
- Severe Ice Storm 2
- Biological 1
- Hurricane 1
Home damage FEMA has verified in Vermont
After a declared disaster, homeowners can register with FEMA and have their home inspected. These are the totals for Vermont since 2011.
homeowners registered, across 7 disasters
damage verified by FEMA inspectors
individual assistance FEMA approved for those owners
homes inspected
inspections that found more than $30,000 of damage
average verified damage per inspected home
FEMA assistance is not insurance and is capped. It measures damage against its own habitability standard, and it counts only owners who registered and were inspected.
How Vermont ranks
| Measure | Vermont | Rank of 51 | In context |
|---|---|---|---|
| Storm event reports | 3,215 | 45th | 496 per 100,000 residents |
| Reported property damage | $224 million | 39th | $346 per resident |
| Hail reports | 92 | 44th | 0 of two inches or larger |
| Tornado reports | 5 | 48th | 0 rated EF2 or stronger |
| Major disaster declarations since 2000 | 38 | 19th | 6 emergency declarations |
| FEMA-verified home damage since 2002 | $61.4 million | 37th | 15,001 homeowners registered |
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PublicAdjuster.cc, "Vermont storm damage and disaster statistics," https://publicadjuster.cc/data/vermont/. Compiled from the NOAA Storm Events Database and FEMA OpenFEMA data, November 10, 2026.
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