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Vermont, 2016

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

210events recorded234 in 2015
2deaths recorded0 injuries
$3.9Mproperty damage (estimates)
0disaster declarations5 NFIP claims, $17K paid
← 20152017 →

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

Wind118
Winter63
Flood11
Hail10
Cold6
Lightning2

Includes events recorded by forecast zone. The state's yearly total for 2016 was 210 against 234 in 2015.

Counties with the most recorded events

CountyEvents in 2016
Bennington County17
Chittenden County17
Washington County17
Caledonia County16
Lamoille County14
Franklin County13
Grand Isle County11
Orange County11
Orleans County11
Essex County10
Windsor County9
Addison County7
Rutland County7
Windham County4

Notable events

DateCountyEvent typeMagnitudeProperty damageDeathsInjuries
23 Jul 2016RutlandThunderstorm Wind58 mph$25,0001—
29 Nov 2016WindsorWinter Weather—$25,0001—
28 Jun 2016Grand IsleLightning—$1,700,000——
17 Aug 2016WashingtonFlash Flood—$545,000——
11 Sep 2016ChittendenLightning—$100,000——
25 Feb 2016CaledoniaFlood—$75,000——
23 Jul 2016OrangeThunderstorm Wind69 mph$50,000——
23 Jul 2016WindsorThunderstorm Wind69 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 2016

No declaration touching Vermont was made in 2016.

Flood insurance claims with a 2016 date of loss

5 NFIP claims, 3 of them paid, for $17,381.

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.