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Vermont, 2003

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

276events recorded309 in 2002
1deaths recorded2 injuries
$2.8Mproperty damage (estimates)
1disaster declarations10 NFIP claims, $19K paid
← 20022004 →

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

Winter133
Wind67
Flood41
Other13
Lightning11
Cold7
Hail2
Tornado2

Includes events recorded by forecast zone. The state's yearly total for 2003 was 276 against 309 in 2002.

Counties with the most recorded events

CountyEvents in 2003
Washington County21
Orleans County20
Caledonia County18
Lamoille County18
Windsor County17
Addison County16
Orange County16
Essex County14
Rutland County13
Chittenden County11
Bennington County10
Windham County9
Franklin County7
Grand Isle County5

Notable events

DateCountyEvent typeMagnitudeProperty damageDeathsInjuries
22 Feb 2003ChittendenWinter Weather—$15,0001—
21 Jul 2003WindsorThunderstorm Wind115 mph$100,000—1
4 Jan 2003ChittendenWinter Storm—$40,000—1
3 Aug 2003WindhamFlash Flood—$250,000——
21 Jul 2003BenningtonTornadoF1$150,000——
3 Apr 2003ChittendenWinter Weather—$60,000——
3 Aug 2003WindhamFlash Flood—$50,000——
3 Aug 2003WindhamFlash Flood—$50,000——
24 Jul 2003AddisonThunderstorm Wind92 mph$50,000——
21 Jul 2003WindhamTornadoF1$10,000——

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 2003

DeclaredNumberTypeIncidentTitleCounties
12 Sep 2003DR-1488Major disasterSevere StormSevere Storms And Flooding4

Flood insurance claims with a 2003 date of loss

10 NFIP claims, 3 of them paid, for $18,654.

Sources: NOAA NCEI Storm Events through 30 Jun 2026; OpenFEMA DisasterDeclarationsSummaries v2 (1 Oct 2026); OpenFEMA NfipClaims v3 (8 Sep 2026). Built 1 Oct 2026.