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Wind in Orleans County, Vermont
179 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.
Orleans County, Vermont, has 179 wind events in the NCEI record since 1950, with at least one in 45 different years.
July is the busiest month, with 40 of the recorded events. The last 20 years account for 92 events against 80 in the 20 years before, a change that reflects reporting practice as much as weather.
The county holds 5.2% of the 3,428 wind events recorded in Vermont; its 25.8 per 100 square miles compares with 37.2 statewide.
NCEI attributes 3 deaths in the county to damaging wind.
14 wind reports with a measured or estimated speed reached the 58 mph severe threshold, and 2 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 | Orleans County | Vermont | US |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wind events since 1950 | 179 | 3,428 | 701,953 |
| Per 100 square miles | 25.8 | 37.2 | 19.9 |
| Per 10,000 residents | 65.0 | 53.1 | 21.1 |
| Deaths recorded | 3 | 13 | 2,166 |
| Busiest month | July | July | June |
By year
Seasonality
7Feb
7Mar
5Apr
4May
29Jun
23Jul
40Aug
33Sep
14Oct
5Nov
6Dec
6
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
All 179 events, most recent first. Magnitude is hail size, tornado rating or wind speed as recorded.
| Date | Event type | Magnitude | Property damage | Crop damage | Deaths | Injuries | Geography |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 Mar 2026 | Strong Wind | 49 mph | $10K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 19 Dec 2025 | High Wind | 63 mph | $10K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 17 May 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Jun 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Feb 2024 | Strong Wind | 55 mph | $25K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 13 Jan 2024 | Strong Wind | 46 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 10 Jan 2024 | High Wind | 58 mph | $50K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 13 Jul 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $20K | — | — | — | County |
| 23 Dec 2022 | Strong Wind | 49 mph | $250K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 25 Jul 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Jul 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Jul 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 21 May 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Dec 2021 | Strong Wind | 53 mph | $35K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 1 Mar 2021 | Strong Wind | 45 mph | $5K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 10 Oct 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Aug 2020 | Strong Wind | 40 mph | $35K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 8 Jul 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 29 May 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Nov 2019 | Strong Wind | 55 mph | $75K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 29 Jun 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Jun 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Feb 2019 | Strong Wind | 56 mph | $10K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 3 Nov 2018 | Strong Wind | 45 mph | $50K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 3 Sep 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 75 mph | $25K | — | — | — | County |
| 4 May 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 4 May 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $20K | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Oct 2017 | High Wind | 58 mph | $300K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 12 Aug 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Aug 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | 52 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Aug 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Aug 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 18 May 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $15K | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Jan 2017 | Strong Wind | 45 mph | $10K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 11 Sep 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Jul 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Jun 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Feb 2016 | Strong Wind | 45 mph | $10K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 9 Sep 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Jul 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $20K | — | — | — | County |
| 17 May 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | 75 mph | $25K | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Sep 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Sep 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Sep 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $20K | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Sep 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Jul 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | $15K | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Jul 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Jul 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $50K | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Jul 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Jan 2013 | Strong Wind | 49 mph | $15K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 29 Oct 2012 | Strong Wind | 46 mph | $10K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 8 Sep 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 23 Jul 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 23 Jul 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Jul 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $20K | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Jul 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $20K | — | — | — | County |
| 29 May 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Jan 2012 | Strong Wind | 49 mph | $8K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 28 Aug 2011 | Strong Wind | 45 mph | $50K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 21 Jul 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Jul 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Jul 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Jul 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Jul 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Jul 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Jul 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 26 May 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 26 May 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 26 May 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 26 May 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Apr 2011 | Strong Wind | 49 mph | $10K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 18 Feb 2011 | Strong Wind | 46 mph | $5K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 6 May 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Feb 2010 | High Wind | 58 mph | $10K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 28 Nov 2009 | Strong Wind | 45 mph | $2K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 31 May 2009 | Strong Wind | 49 mph | $10K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 14 May 2009 | Strong Wind | 49 mph | $5K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 11 Mar 2009 | Strong Wind | 49 mph | $5K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 24 Dec 2008 | Strong Wind | 49 mph | $2K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 18 Jul 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Jun 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Jun 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Jun 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $20K | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Jun 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Jun 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $20K | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Apr 2008 | Strong Wind | 45 mph | $2K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 9 Jan 2008 | Strong Wind | 46 mph | $10K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 23 Dec 2007 | High Wind | 58 mph | $10K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 25 Aug 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Aug 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $20K | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Jul 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | $50K | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Apr 2007 | Strong Wind | 52 mph | $25K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 7 Aug 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Aug 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Aug 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Aug 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Aug 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Aug 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Aug 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Aug 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Jun 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Feb 2006 | High Wind | 40 mph | $25K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 16 Oct 2005 | High Wind | 46 mph | $50K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 29 Sep 2005 | High Wind | 40 mph | $100K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 19 Jul 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Jul 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Nov 2004 | Strong Wind | 46 mph | $1K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 29 Aug 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Aug 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Nov 2003 | High Wind | 40 mph | $10K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 8 Jul 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Jun 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 23 Jun 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 23 Jun 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 23 Jun 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 31 May 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 31 May 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 31 May 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 31 May 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 30 May 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 30 May 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Apr 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | — | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Mar 2002 | High Wind | — | $5K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 31 Aug 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 31 Aug 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Dec 2000 | High Wind | — | $20K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 2 Nov 1999 | High Wind | — | $15K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 17 Sep 1999 | High Wind | — | $100K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 6 Jul 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Jul 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $60K | — | 1 | — | County |
| 1 Oct 1998 | High Wind | — | $10K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 27 Sep 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Sep 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $50K | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Sep 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Jul 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 31 May 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 30 May 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $20K | — | — | — | County |
| 29 May 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $20K | — | — | — | County |
| 29 May 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 29 May 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Mar 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Jul 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 1 May 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 22 Feb 1997 | High Wind | 58 mph | $10K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 12 Jun 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $10K | $10K | — | — | County |
| 20 May 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $15K | — | — | — | County |
| 20 May 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Jan 1996 | High Wind | — | $30K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 30 Jun 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Aug 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | $500K | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Jul 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Jul 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Jul 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Jun 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | $500 | — | — | — | County |
| 31 Aug 1993 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 31 Aug 1993 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 31 Aug 1993 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 31 Aug 1993 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 31 Aug 1993 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Aug 1993 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Sep 1992 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Aug 1991 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Jun 1991 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Aug 1990 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Jun 1990 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Aug 1989 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Jul 1989 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Jul 1989 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Aug 1988 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Aug 1988 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Aug 1988 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Jul 1987 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | 2 | 5 | County |
| 24 Jun 1986 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Jun 1986 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Jun 1978 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Jul 1975 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Jun 1974 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Jul 1958 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Jul 1958 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
Questions and answers
How many wind events has Orleans County had?
179 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 Orleans County?
17 Mar 2026 (Strong Wind, 49 mph). Records reach NCEI about 120 days after the month ends.
What was the most damaging wind event recorded in Orleans County?
The thunderstorm wind of 9 Aug 1994, with property damage estimated by NCEI at $500K.
How does Orleans County compare with Vermont for wind?
25.8 events per 100 square miles against 37.2 statewide; the county holds 179 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.