90
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
0
Direct injuries
$126K
Property damage
Hail in Rutland County, Vermont: 90 recorded events between 1966 and 2025. The strongest on record measured 2.5. That places the county #1,575 nationally and #3 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Hail in Rutland County, Vermont: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for hail in Rutland County is the 2010s, when 44 of the county's 90 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 Rutland County archive, hail makes up 21.5% of all recorded severe weather across 8 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #1,575 for this hazard and #3 within Vermont, putting it in the 49.2 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
Jul is the peak month for hail in Rutland County with 27 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 3, 2025 | CUTTINGSVILLE | 1.5 | $0 |
| Jul 3, 2025 | DANBY | 1 | $0 |
| Jul 3, 2025 | WELLS | 0.84 | $0 |
| Jul 29, 2024 | NORTH CLARENDON | 1.25 | $0 |
| Aug 4, 2023 | CLARENDON | 1 | $0 |
| Aug 4, 2023 | MENDON | 1 | $0 |
| Aug 4, 2023 | BENSON | 1.25 | $0 |
| Jul 8, 2020 | FAIR HAVEN | 1.5 | $5K |
| Jul 17, 2017 | NORTH SHERBURNE | 1 | $0 |
| May 18, 2017 | FAIR HAVEN | 0.75 | $0 |
Other hazards here
More from Rutland County
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
Numerous reports of golf ball size hail along Route 7 between Pittsford and Center Rutland with numerous damage to vehicles and car dealerships. The accumulation of hail as well as torrential rainfall resulted in flash flooding in the downtown section of Rutland.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many hail events are on record in Rutland County, Vermont?
90 hail events are recorded in Rutland County between 1966 and 2025, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest hail recorded in Rutland County?
The strongest hail on record in Rutland County measured 2.5.
Where does the hail data for Rutland 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
“Hail in Rutland County, Vermont.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/vermont/rutland-county/hail/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.