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Vermont, 2015

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

234events recorded194 in 2014
5deaths recorded0 injuries
$3.6Mproperty damage (estimates)
2disaster declarations34 NFIP claims, $309K paid
← 20142016 →

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

Winter119
Cold54
Wind26
Hail25
Flood8
Lightning2

Includes events recorded by forecast zone. The state's yearly total for 2015 was 234 against 194 in 2014.

Counties with the most recorded events

CountyEvents in 2015
Bennington County19
Windsor County18
Orleans County14
Washington County13
Caledonia County12
Chittenden County11
Essex County11
Addison County9
Lamoille County9
Orange County9
Grand Isle County7
Windham County3
Franklin County2
Rutland County1

Notable events

DateCountyEvent typeMagnitudeProperty damageDeathsInjuries
29 Dec 2015Forecast zoneWinter Weather—$20,0003—
18 Jan 2015Forecast zoneWinter Weather—$25,0002—
19 Jul 2015WashingtonFlash Flood—$1,000,000——
9 Jun 2015ChittendenFlash Flood—$750,000——
9 Jun 2015AddisonFlood—$250,000——
10 Jun 2015FranklinFlood—$150,000——
9 Jun 2015ChittendenFlood—$70,000——
10 Jun 2015ChittendenFlood—$60,000——
28 Oct 2015Forecast zoneStrong Wind46 mph$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 2015

DeclaredNumberTypeIncidentTitleCounties
29 Jul 2015DR-4232Major disasterSevere StormSevere Storm And Flooding2
3 Feb 2015DR-4207Major disasterSevere StormSevere Winter Storm10

Flood insurance claims with a 2015 date of loss

34 NFIP claims, 27 of them paid, for $309,250.

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.