201
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
2
Direct injuries
$2.5M
Property damage
Thunderstorm Wind in Addison County, Vermont: 201 recorded events between 1959 and 2025. The strongest on record measured 80. That places the county #1,021 nationally and #3 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Thunderstorm Wind in Addison County, Vermont: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for thunderstorm wind in Addison County is the 2010s, when 56 of the county's 201 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 Addison County archive, thunderstorm wind makes up 52.5% of all recorded severe weather across 8 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #1,021 for this hazard and #3 within Vermont, putting it in the 67.5 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
Jul is the peak month for thunderstorm wind in Addison County with 87 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.
Significant events
Deadliest on record
| Date | Location | Scale | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 13, 2023 | WEST BRIDPORT | 74 | 0 | 1 | $50K |
| May 18, 2017 | WEST ADDISON | 78 | 0 | 1 | $200K |
Most recent
Latest recorded events
| Date | Location | Magnitude | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 10, 2025 | MIDDLEBURY | 65 | $50K |
| Jul 10, 2025 | MIDDLEBURY | 55 | $25K |
| Jul 10, 2025 | WEYBRIDGE | 55 | $15K |
| Jul 3, 2025 | NEW HAVEN MILLS | 50 | $2K |
| May 17, 2025 | MIDDLEBURY | 50 | $2K |
| Aug 4, 2024 | WEYBRIDGE | 50 | $2K |
| Jul 10, 2024 | BRISTOL ARPT | 50 | $5K |
| Jul 10, 2024 | WEYBRIDGE | 50 | $10K |
| Jul 10, 2024 | BRIDPORT | 55 | $15K |
| Jul 10, 2024 | MONKTON RIDGE | 50 | $1K |
Other hazards here
More from Addison County
- Hail 104
- Flash Flood 49
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
NWS survey team determined a microburst with winds estimated between 80-100 mph initiated across Lake Champlain and moved ashore on Potash Bay road with the maximum extent of damage occurring on Potash Bay road and Lake street. A summer camp was partial lifted from it's foundation and rolled onto it's side with neighboring homes witnessing some structural damage in terms of missing/damaged gutters and shutters. Dozens to hundreds of Willow and Pine trees were snapped or uprooted and damaging hail accompanied these winds.||A 75 year old female was in the camp at the time of the storm and received minor injuries.||Other, more scattered wind damage from this storm was along the lake shore in a 2-3 mile radius as well as east to Route 22A.
A NWS storm survey has confirmed a microburst occurred near Shoreham with estimated maximum winds of 85 mph. Between 50 and 75 large trees were found snapped and uprooted with some structural damage including metal roofing and siding damage.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many thunderstorm wind events are on record in Addison County, Vermont?
201 thunderstorm wind events are recorded in Addison County between 1959 and 2025, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest thunderstorm wind recorded in Addison County?
The strongest thunderstorm wind on record in Addison County measured 80.
Where does the thunderstorm wind data for Addison 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 Addison County, Vermont.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/vermont/addison-county/thunderstorm-wind/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.