Vermont hail
Every recorded hail report since 1955 · 14 counties with a record
NOAA's Storm Events Database records 836 hail reports in Vermont from 1955 through June 30, 2026, about 25 a year since 2000. The costliest was the July 16, 2009 hail ($206,000 in 2025 dollars). Vermont ranks 42nd of 52 states and territories by count and 36th of 51 per square mile.
Hail in Vermont, 1955 to 2026
Hail records per year (NOAA Storm Events); 2026 to June 30, 2026. NOAA recorded every event type only from 1996.
- recorded, no damage figure
- under $1 million
- $1 million or more
- $10 million or more
- $100 million or more, or 10 deaths
- $1 billion or more, or 100 deaths
- a year's colour: its recorded damage or deaths
- a year with a death
- 1996: all 48 event types recorded from 1996
- Records
- 8361955 to June 30, 2026
- A year since 2000
- 25average
- Deaths
- 00 injuries
- Damage, 2025 dollars
- $1.4Mas filed
- Busiest year
- 2011127 records
Source: NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database, records through June 30, 2026; deaths and damage as filed, damage in 2025 dollars. Search the record at NCEI.
Are hail reports common in Vermont?
Vermont averages about 25 hail reports a year since 2000, 42nd of 52 states and territories by count. The busiest year on record was 2011 (127). Per 10,000 square miles of land, Vermont records 907 hail reports since 1955, 36th of 51 states and territories by that measure.
Source: NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database, records since 1955, per 10,000 square miles of land area (Census Bureau 2024 Gazetteer; places under 1,000 square miles not ranked). Damage colours: Storm Events damage, 2025 dollars.
Which counties in Vermont have the most hail reports?
Per square mile, Chittenden County leads Vermont: 59 days with a hail report since 1955, 109.9 per 1,000 square miles of land. By raw count, Chittenden County has the most hail records (136 since 1955); large counties collect more records simply by covering more ground, so the ranking counts days with a record per unit of area (a storm filed for several forecast zones adds several records but one day).
Source: NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database, days with a record in the county since 1955 per 1,000 square miles of land (Census Bureau 2024 Gazetteer); in brackets, the count of records.
When is hail season in Vermont?
58% of its hail reports since 1955 fell in June and July. The busiest month is July (297 records).
The values, month by month
Jan 0 · Feb 0 · Mar 1 · Apr 9 · May 205 · Jun 192 · Jul 297 · Aug 110 · Sep 20 · Oct 2 · Nov 0 · Dec 0 (records).
Source: NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database, records by the month they began, since 1955.
The costliest hail reports in Vermont
| Date | Record | Character | Killed | Injured | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009-07-16 | HailWestford, Chittenden County One storm episode: 3 records in 2 places; the totals are the episode's. | 3.30 in hail | 0 | 0 | $206K |
| 2026-04-16 | HailWilliamstown, Orange County One storm episode: 2 records; the totals are the episode's. | 1.75 in hail | 0 | 0 | $50K |
| 2010-07-21 | HailEast Brookfield, Orange County | 2.00 in hail | 0 | 0 | $34K |
| 2007-07-09 | HailDuxbury, Washington County | 2.75 in hail | 0 | 0 | $28K |
| 2011-05-26 | HailMoretown, Washington County One storm episode: 2 records; the totals are the episode's. | 2.50 in hail | 0 | 0 | $26K |
| 2025-05-17 | HailCharlotte, Chittenden County One storm episode: 7 records in 4 places; the totals are the episode's. | 1.75 in hail | 0 | 0 | $20K |
| 2012-07-23 | HailNew Haven Mills, Addison County | 2.00 in hail | 0 | 0 | $13K |
Source: NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database: property and crop damage as estimated by the National Weather Service, in 2025 dollars.
Are hail reports becoming more frequent in Vermont?
Vermont's count per decade against the whole country's, and its share. NOAA recorded every event type only from 1996, so earlier decades are not comparable; the share of the national total is the fairer comparison across decades.
| Decade | Vermont | United States | Vermont's share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1955-59 | 7 | 2,477 | 0.28% |
| 1960s | 23 | 7,651 | 0.30% |
| 1970s | 22 | 11,007 | 0.20% |
| 1980s | 53 | 26,555 | 0.20% |
| 1990s | 70 | 75,581 | 0.09% |
| 2000s | 238 | 137,396 | 0.17% |
| 2010s | 369 | 107,281 | 0.34% |
| 2020-26 | 54 | 56,491 | 0.10% |
Source: NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database.
The most recent hail reports in Vermont
| Date | Record | Character | Killed | Injured | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-06 | HailRochester, Windsor County | 0.88 in hail | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2026-04-16 | HailWilliamstown, Orange County | 1.75 in hail | 0 | 0 | $50K |
| 2026-04-16 | HailWest Topsham, Orange County | 1.00 in hail | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2025-07-10 | HailOrleans County | 1.00 in hail | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2025-07-03 | HailEast Berkshire, Franklin County | 1.00 in hail | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2025-07-03 | HailCuttingsville, Rutland County | 1.50 in hail | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2025-07-03 | HailDanby, Rutland County | 1.00 in hail | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2025-07-03 | HailWells, Rutland County | 0.84 in hail | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2025-05-17 | HailStowe Fork, Lamoille County | 1.75 in hail | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2025-05-17 | HailRhode Is Corners, Chittenden County | 1.00 in hail | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2025-05-17 | HailRichmond, Chittenden County | 1.75 in hail | 0 | 0 | $10K |
| 2025-05-17 | HailHinesburg, Chittenden County | 1.00 in hail | 0 | 0 | – |
Source: NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database, records through June 30, 2026; the newest months are revised by NCEI as reports arrive. Search the record at NCEI.
Federal disaster declarations for hail reports in Vermont
FEMA files hail and wind disasters under the incident type Severe Storm: 29 declarations in Vermont, 29 of them major disasters; the latest on August 20, 2024.
| Declared | Number | Title | Areas named |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-08-20 | DR-4810 | Severe Storm, Flooding, Landslides, and Mudslides | 8 |
| 2024-04-19 | DR-4770 | Severe Winter Storm | 5 |
| 2024-03-02 | DR-4762 | Severe Storm and Flooding | 7 |
| 2023-03-20 | DR-4695 | Severe Storm and Flooding | 8 |
| 2020-01-17 | DR-4474 | Severe Storm and Flooding | 8 |
| 2018-07-30 | DR-4380 | Severe Storm and Flooding | 5 |
| 2018-01-02 | DR-4356 | Severe Storm and Flooding | 10 |
| 2017-08-16 | DR-4330 | Severe Storms and Flooding | 7 |
| 2015-07-29 | DR-4232 | Severe Storm and Flooding | 2 |
| 2015-02-03 | DR-4207 | Severe Winter Storm | 10 |
| 2012-06-22 | DR-4066 | Severe Storm, Tornado, and Flooding | 3 |
| 2011-11-08 | DR-4043 | Severe Storms and Flooding | 3 |
Source: FEMA OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations Summaries (v2), through October 2, 2026. OpenFEMA dataset page.
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