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Wind in Bennington County, Vermont
292 damaging wind events in the NCEI Storm Events record, 1950 to 2026. Event types counted: Thunderstorm Wind, High Wind, Strong Wind.
NCEI notes that Storm Data is compiled from a variety of sources including the National Weather Service, other federal, state and local agencies, the media and the public; that property and crop damage figures are estimates; and that some events are recorded by NWS forecast zone rather than by county. FEMA notes that NFIP claim records are redacted and aggregated to protect the privacy of policyholders. Storm records through 30 Jun 2026.
Bennington County, Vermont, has 292 wind events in the NCEI record since 1950, with at least one in 47 different years.
July is the busiest month, with 50 of the recorded events. The last 20 years account for 193 events against 87 in the 20 years before, a change that reflects reporting practice as much as weather.
The county holds 8.5% of the 3,428 wind events recorded in Vermont; its 43.3 per 100 square miles compares with 37.2 statewide.
33 wind reports with a measured or estimated speed reached the 58 mph severe threshold, and 4 reached hurricane force (74 mph).
Some winter weather and high wind events are recorded by NWS forecast zone rather than by county; zone-recorded events whose zone is named for the county are included and marked "Forecast zone" in the table.
Compared with Vermont
| Measure | Bennington County | Vermont | US |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wind events since 1950 | 292 | 3,428 | 701,953 |
| Per 100 square miles | 43.3 | 37.2 | 19.9 |
| Per 10,000 residents | 78.3 | 53.1 | 21.1 |
| Deaths recorded | 0 | 13 | 2,166 |
| Busiest month | July | July | June |
By year
Seasonality
13Feb
16Mar
12Apr
13May
41Jun
36Jul
50Aug
42Sep
15Oct
17Nov
12Dec
25
Magnitude distribution
NWS wind thresholds
- under 58 mph
- below severe threshold
- 58–73 mph
- severe
- 74–95 mph
- hurricane-force
- 96 mph and over
- extreme
Wind speed converted from the knots NCEI records; estimated and measured gusts are combined. Events without a speed are not binned.
Recorded events
The 180 events kept for this page are the 120 most recent plus the 80 with the most damage, deaths or injuries out of 292. Magnitude is hail size, tornado rating or wind speed as recorded.
| Date | Event type | Magnitude | Property damage | Crop damage | Deaths | Injuries | Geography |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 Jun 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Jun 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Jun 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Jun 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Mar 2026 | Strong Wind | 51 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 23 Jan 2026 | Strong Wind | 49 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 29 Dec 2025 | High Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 18 Dec 2025 | High Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 16 Nov 2025 | Strong Wind | 45 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 31 Oct 2025 | Strong Wind | 49 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 30 Oct 2025 | Strong Wind | 53 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 13 Aug 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Aug 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 17 May 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 17 May 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 17 May 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Mar 2025 | Strong Wind | 44 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 6 Mar 2025 | Strong Wind | 55 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 16 Feb 2025 | Strong Wind | 52 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 16 Feb 2025 | High Wind | 69 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 13 Feb 2025 | Strong Wind | 53 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 7 Feb 2025 | Strong Wind | 49 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 29 Jan 2025 | Strong Wind | 49 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 7 Jan 2025 | Strong Wind | 52 mph | $500 | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 5 Dec 2024 | Strong Wind | 38 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 9 Aug 2024 | Strong Wind | 46 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 16 Jul 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Jul 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 96 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Jul 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Apr 2024 | High Wind | 72 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 11 Mar 2024 | Strong Wind | 46 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 28 Feb 2024 | Strong Wind | 51 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 12 Jan 2024 | High Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 9 Jan 2024 | Strong Wind | 52 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 18 Dec 2023 | Strong Wind | 46 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 13 Jul 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Jul 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Feb 2023 | Strong Wind | 47 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 25 Jan 2023 | Strong Wind | 52 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 23 Dec 2022 | High Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 1 Dec 2022 | Strong Wind | 53 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 30 Nov 2022 | Strong Wind | 46 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 30 Nov 2022 | Strong Wind | 46 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 30 Nov 2022 | Strong Wind | 46 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 4 Aug 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Aug 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Aug 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Aug 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Jul 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Jul 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Jul 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Jul 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Jul 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Apr 2022 | Strong Wind | 56 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 7 Mar 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Mar 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Mar 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Feb 2022 | Strong Wind | 45 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 17 Feb 2022 | High Wind | 61 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 11 Dec 2021 | Strong Wind | 49 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 11 Dec 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Dec 2021 | Strong Wind | 46 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 15 Sep 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Sep 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Sep 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Sep 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Sep 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Jul 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Jul 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Jul 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Jun 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Jun 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Jun 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Jun 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 26 May 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 26 May 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 26 May 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 26 May 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Apr 2021 | Strong Wind | 54 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 1 Mar 2021 | High Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 24 Dec 2020 | Strong Wind | 55 mph | — | $1K | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 7 Oct 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Oct 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Oct 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Aug 2020 | Strong Wind | 47 mph | $1K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 4 Aug 2020 | Strong Wind | 52 mph | $10K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 15 May 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 51 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 15 May 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 15 May 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 15 May 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 15 May 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 15 May 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Jan 2020 | Strong Wind | 46 mph | $1K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 15 Dec 2019 | Strong Wind | 52 mph | $1K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 1 Nov 2019 | Strong Wind | 52 mph | $1K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 31 Oct 2019 | Strong Wind | 52 mph | $1K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 17 Oct 2019 | Strong Wind | 56 mph | $1K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 16 Oct 2019 | Strong Wind | 56 mph | $1K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 18 Aug 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Jun 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 23 May 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Apr 2019 | Strong Wind | 52 mph | $1K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 24 Feb 2019 | High Wind | 60 mph | $5K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 12 Feb 2019 | Strong Wind | 52 mph | $1K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 8 Feb 2019 | Strong Wind | 56 mph | $1K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 1 Jan 2019 | Strong Wind | 46 mph | $1K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 22 Dec 2018 | Strong Wind | 40 mph | $1K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 17 Dec 2018 | Strong Wind | 35 mph | $1K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 10 Nov 2018 | Strong Wind | 46 mph | $1K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 3 Nov 2018 | Strong Wind | 46 mph | $1K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 27 Oct 2018 | Strong Wind | 38 mph | $1K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 18 Jun 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Jun 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Jun 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 4 May 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 4 May 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 4 May 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 4 May 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Apr 2018 | High Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 4 Apr 2018 | High Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 19 Nov 2017 | Strong Wind | 46 mph | $1K | $1K | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 10 Nov 2017 | Strong Wind | 52 mph | $1K | $1K | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 16 Apr 2017 | Strong Wind | 37 mph | $1K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 22 Oct 2016 | Strong Wind | 49 mph | $1K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 30 Dec 2008 | Strong Wind | 49 mph | $3K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 24 Dec 2008 | Strong Wind | 52 mph | $3K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 7 Dec 2008 | Strong Wind | 52 mph | $1K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 25 Aug 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Feb 2006 | High Wind | 69 mph | — | — | — | 1 | Forecast zone |
| 5 Jun 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 31 May 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $11K | — | — | — | County |
| 30 May 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $18K | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Feb 2002 | High Wind | — | $29K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 9 Aug 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $25K | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Aug 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $15K | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Jul 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $26K | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Dec 2000 | High Wind | — | $45K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 3 Aug 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $27K | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Sep 1999 | High Wind | — | $150K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 13 Aug 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $20K | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Jul 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $6K | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Jul 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Jul 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Sep 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Jun 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 31 May 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 31 May 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $7K | — | — | — | County |
| 31 May 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $6K | — | — | — | County |
| 31 May 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $6K | — | — | — | County |
| 31 May 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $4K | — | — | — | County |
| 29 May 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $4K | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Feb 1998 | High Wind | — | $45K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 27 Nov 1997 | Strong Wind | — | $10K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 1 Nov 1997 | High Wind | — | $10K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 21 Aug 1997 | Strong Wind | — | $15K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 18 Jul 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Jul 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Jul 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Jul 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Jul 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 1 May 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $4K | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Mar 1997 | High Wind | — | $10K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 1 Dec 1996 | High Wind | — | $15K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 19 Mar 1996 | High Wind | — | $30K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 24 Feb 1996 | High Wind | — | $15K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 27 Jan 1996 | High Wind | — | $20K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 19 Jan 1996 | High Wind | — | $10K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 14 Sep 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Sep 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Jul 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | $100K | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Apr 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Apr 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Apr 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Aug 1993 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Aug 1993 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Aug 1993 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Aug 1993 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Aug 1993 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Aug 1993 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 11 May 1993 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
Questions and answers
How many wind events has Bennington County had?
292 events in the NCEI Storm Events record between 1950 and 2026. Reporting of damaging wind became far more complete after 1996, so early decades undercount.
When was the last recorded wind event in Bennington County?
18 Jun 2026 (Thunderstorm Wind, 58 mph). Records reach NCEI about 120 days after the month ends.
What was the most damaging wind event recorded in Bennington County?
The high wind of 16 Sep 1999, with property damage estimated by NCEI at $150K.
How does Bennington County compare with Vermont for wind?
43.3 events per 100 square miles against 37.2 statewide; the county holds 292 of the state's 3,428 recorded events.
Provenance
NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database, yearly details files through 30 Jun 2026, public domain. County-recorded events plus zone-recorded events whose forecast zone is named for the county (marked "Forecast zone"). Population and area from the US Census Bureau (2021). Built 1 Oct 2026. See the methodology, the Wind hub and the county page.