184
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
0
Direct injuries
$391K
Property damage
Thunderstorm Wind in Bennington County, Vermont: 184 recorded events between 1955 and 2025. The strongest on record measured 87. That places the county #1,175 nationally and #5 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Thunderstorm Wind in Bennington County, Vermont: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for thunderstorm wind in Bennington County is the 2020s, when 48 of the county's 184 recorded events were logged. Comparing decades is useful for spotting active periods, but the earliest years are thin because systematic reporting for this hazard began later.
Within the Bennington County archive, thunderstorm wind makes up 59.9% of all recorded severe weather across 9 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #1,175 for this hazard and #5 within Vermont, putting it in the 62.7 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
Jul is the peak month for thunderstorm wind in Bennington County with 50 recorded events, while Jan is the quietest. Seasonality here is a property of the archive as much as the climate: reports cluster where population and spotter networks are densest.
Most recent
Latest recorded events
| Date | Location | Magnitude | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 13, 2025 | CHISELVILLE | 50 | $0 |
| Aug 13, 2025 | CHISELVILLE | 50 | $0 |
| May 17, 2025 | WOODFORD | 50 | $0 |
| May 17, 2025 | BENNINGTON | 50 | $0 |
| May 17, 2025 | SOUTH SHAFTSBURY | 50 | $0 |
| Jul 16, 2024 | STAMFORD | 60 | $0 |
| Jul 16, 2024 | DORSET | 50 | $0 |
| Jul 16, 2024 | NORTH RUPERT | 83 | $10K |
| Jul 14, 2023 | POWNAL | 50 | $0 |
| Jul 13, 2023 | PERU | 50 | $0 |
Other hazards here
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From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
A fairly strong cold front traversed eastern New York, and approached southern Vermont late on August 3. Ahead of it, was a very humid unstable air mass. As a result, scattered thunderstorms developed during the midday hours. One of these became severe as it moved across Bennington county. The storm blew numerous trees down in the town of Bennington.
Scattered thunderstorms developed ahead of a cold front across eastern New York on the evening of August 13. One of the storms became severe as it moved into Bennington County in Vermont. The storm knocked down numerous trees and wires in the city of Bennington. Downed trees blocked various roadways. A downed tree gashed a hole in the roof of a house on Gore Road in Bennington. A tree also fell on a Ford Explorer bringing considerable damage to the vehicle.
A microburst occurred east of Route 30 just south of North Rupert, VT at the Old Gray Barn. An estimated two dozen trees were downed along the 0.24 mile long and 50 yard wide damage path at the Old Gray Barn location. Trees were noted to be both snapped and uprooted.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many thunderstorm wind events are on record in Bennington County, Vermont?
184 thunderstorm wind events are recorded in Bennington County between 1955 and 2025, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest thunderstorm wind recorded in Bennington County?
The strongest thunderstorm wind on record in Bennington County measured 87.
Where does the thunderstorm wind data for Bennington County come from?
All events come from the NOAA/NCEI Storm Events Database, the federal public-domain archive of severe weather reports. Dates are UTC, damage is as reported and not inflation-adjusted, and the most recent entries may still be revised.
Cite this page
“Thunderstorm Wind in Bennington County, Vermont.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/vermont/bennington-county/thunderstorm-wind/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.