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Vermont, 2000

The year's recorded storm events, federal disaster declarations and flood insurance claims.

306events recorded221 in 1999
1deaths recorded4 injuries
$5.8Mproperty damage (estimates)
1disaster declarations59 NFIP claims, $611K paid
← 19992001 →

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.

Events by hazard

Winter203
Flood41
Wind40
Hail15
Lightning3
Heat2
Cold2

Includes events recorded by forecast zone. The state's yearly total for 2000 was 306 against 221 in 1999.

Counties with the most recorded events

CountyEvents in 2000
Caledonia County30
Chittenden County29
Lamoille County26
Washington County26
Rutland County23
Franklin County22
Windsor County22
Essex County21
Orleans County21
Addison County20
Bennington County19
Orange County19
Windham County16
Grand Isle County12

Notable events

DateCountyEvent typeMagnitudeProperty damageDeathsInjuries
7 Jan 2000WindsorWinter Weather—$50,00012
9 May 2000CaledoniaThunderstorm Wind—$200,000—1
16 Jul 2000BenningtonLightning———1
17 Dec 2000WashingtonFlash Flood—$1,000,000——
16 Jul 2000AddisonFlash Flood—$600,000——
16 Jul 2000WindsorFlash Flood—$500,000——
16 Jul 2000RutlandFlash Flood—$200,000——
16 Jul 2000WindhamFlash Flood—$200,000——
16 Jul 2000BenningtonFlash Flood—$100,000——
17 Dec 2000CaledoniaFlash Flood—$100,000——
17 Dec 2000AddisonFlash Flood—$100,000——
17 Dec 2000RutlandFlash Flood—$100,000——
28 Mar 2000AddisonHigh Wind78 mph$75,000——
16 Jul 2000OrangeFlash Flood—$75,000——
28 Mar 2000ChittendenHigh Wind70 mph$50,000——
18 Jul 2000ChittendenThunderstorm Wind—$50,000——
16 Aug 2000RutlandLightning—$50,000——

Up to 40 events with deaths, injuries, damage of $50,000 or more, or a tornado rating, ranked by deaths, injuries and damage.

Federal disaster declarations in 2000

DeclaredNumberTypeIncidentTitleCounties
27 Jul 2000DR-1336Major disasterSevere StormSevere Storms And Flooding6

Flood insurance claims with a 2000 date of loss

59 NFIP claims, 42 of them paid, for $610,957.

Sources: NOAA NCEI Storm Events through 30 Jun 2026; OpenFEMA DisasterDeclarationsSummaries v2 (29 Sep 2026); OpenFEMA NfipClaims v3 (8 Sep 2026). Built 30 Sep 2026.