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Vermont, 2021

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

350events recorded231 in 2020
2deaths recorded3 injuries
$7.8Mproperty damage (estimates)
2disaster declarations27 NFIP claims, $332K paid
← 20202022 →

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

Winter154
Wind146
Flood32
Cold9
Heat5
Hail2
Tornado1
Lightning1

Includes events recorded by forecast zone. The state's yearly total for 2021 was 350 against 231 in 2020.

Counties with the most recorded events

CountyEvents in 2021
Bennington County45
Windham County30
Washington County26
Windsor County23
Caledonia County17
Addison County16
Orange County13
Essex County12
Grand Isle County12
Lamoille County12
Orleans County11
Chittenden County9
Rutland County7
Franklin County2

Notable events

DateCountyEvent typeMagnitudeProperty damageDeathsInjuries
8 Jan 2021BenningtonCold/Wind Chill——1—
25 Dec 2021Forecast zoneWinter Weather——1—
26 Mar 2021AddisonTornadoEF1$75,000—2
29 Jul 2021WindhamFlash Flood—$600,000—1
29 Jul 2021WindhamFlash Flood—$1,000,000——
29 Jul 2021WindhamFlash Flood—$1,000,000——
17 Jul 2021WindhamFlash Flood—$300,000——
29 Jul 2021WindhamFlood—$300,000——
29 Jul 2021BenningtonFlash Flood—$200,000——
29 Jul 2021BenningtonFlash Flood—$200,000——
29 Jul 2021WindhamFlash Flood—$200,000——
29 Jul 2021WindhamFlash Flood—$200,000——
29 Jul 2021WindhamFlash Flood—$200,000——
17 Jul 2021WindhamFlash Flood—$200,000——
29 Jul 2021WindhamFlash Flood—$200,000——
30 Jun 2021WindsorThunderstorm Wind75 mph$150,000——
29 Jul 2021BenningtonFlash Flood—$150,000——
29 Jul 2021WindhamFlash Flood—$150,000——
30 Jul 2021WindhamFlood—$100,000——
29 Jul 2021WindhamFlash Flood—$80,000——
30 Jun 2021WindsorThunderstorm Wind69 mph$75,000——
30 Jun 2021WindsorThunderstorm Wind63 mph$50,000——
1 Mar 2021WindsorStrong Wind45 mph$50,000——
16 Jan 2021Forecast zoneWinter Storm—$50,000——
16 Jan 2021WindsorWinter Storm—$50,000——
16 Jan 2021WashingtonWinter Storm—$50,000——
14 Jul 2021WindsorThunderstorm Wind63 mph$50,000——
26 May 2021AddisonThunderstorm Wind58 mph$50,000——
26 May 2021WashingtonThunderstorm Wind63 mph$50,000——
20 Jul 2021WashingtonFlash Flood—$50,000——
29 Jul 2021WindhamFlash Flood—$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 2021

DeclaredNumberTypeIncidentTitleCounties
29 Sep 2021DR-4621Major disasterFloodSevere Storm And Flooding2
22 Aug 2021EM-3567EmergencyHurricaneTropical Storm Henri14

Flood insurance claims with a 2021 date of loss

27 NFIP claims, 13 of them paid, for $331,868.

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.