Hurricane History Map

Hurricanes that hit Vermont: hurricane history

17 storms have passed within 50 km of Vermont from 1863 to 2020, drawn on the map and coloured by intensity.

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Years1842 to 2026
Ocean basin

Choosing a minimum category hides storms with no wind speed in the record. To see which storms have passed near you, search a town or ZIP code, or tap the map.

Key
  • Tropical depression Winds below 34 knots (39 mph)
  • Tropical storm 34 to 63 knots (39 to 73 mph)
  • Category 1 64 to 82 knots (74 to 95 mph)
  • Category 2 83 to 95 knots (96 to 110 mph)
  • Category 3 96 to 112 knots (111 to 129 mph), major
  • Category 4 113 to 136 knots (130 to 156 mph), major
  • Category 5 137 knots (157 mph) or more, major
  • Unknown intensity No wind speed in the record
  • Post-tropical Storm has become post-tropical (dashed line)

How to read the lines. Each line is the track of one storm, drawn through its six-hourly positions and coloured by its intensity at each point (the Saffir-Simpson scale), so a line changes colour as the storm strengthens or weakens. Tap a line for its details, or tap anywhere else to see which storms have passed nearby. Weaker storms appear as you zoom in. Hurricanes, typhoons and cyclones are the same kind of storm with different names in different oceans.

Storms near Vermont

The record holds 17 tropical cyclones whose tracks passed within 50 km of Vermont between 1863 and 2020. The busiest month is August, with 8 of them. The strongest, measured where each came closest to the place, reached category 3 strength.

  • 17storms within 50 km
  • 1major (category 3 to 5) near here
  • 4at category 1 strength or more

A storm counts once, however many times it came close. The category is the storm's strongest point within 50 km, which can be weaker than its peak elsewhere.

How strong were the storms near Vermont?

Category near hereStormsShare
Tropical depression16%
Tropical storm1271%
Category 1318%
Category 200%
Category 316%
Category 400%
Category 500%
Unknown intensity00%

The agency behind most of the intensity figures here is the NOAA National Hurricane Center (HURDAT2, Atlantic).

Vermont storms over time

Storms by decade
Bar chart of storms by period. The most is 3 in 1970s.1860s11870s11890s21920s11930s21940s11950s11960s21970s31980s12010s12020s1

The 2020s only run to 2020, so that bar is for a shorter period. This place's record starts in 1863, and records before the satellite era (about the 1960s) are far less complete.

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PeriodCount
1860s1
1870s1
1890s2
1920s1
1930s2
1940s1
1950s1
1960s2
1970s3
1980s1
2010s1
2020s1

Earlier decades hold fewer storms partly because they were harder to see. Before weather satellites (about the 1960s) many storms that stayed at sea went unrecorded, so compare decades with care.

Storms by month
Bar chart of storms by period. The most is 8 in Aug.Jan0Feb0Mar0Apr0May0Jun0Jul1Aug8Sep6Oct2Nov0Dec0
Show the numbers
PeriodCount
Jan0
Feb0
Mar0
Apr0
May0
Jun0
Jul1
Aug8
Sep6
Oct2
Nov0
Dec0

Strongest storms near Vermont

  • Unnamed storm of September 1938 (North Atlantic)9 September 1938 to 23 September 1938, Category 3 (105 kt) near here, peak Category 5 (140 kt), 940 hPa
  • Unnamed storm of August 1893 (North Atlantic)13 August 1893 to 26 August 1893, Category 1 (75 kt) near here, peak Category 3 (100 kt), 952 hPa
  • Gloria (1985)16 September 1985 to 2 October 1985, Category 1 (75 kt) near here, peak Category 4 (125 kt), 920 hPa
  • Unnamed storm of October 1878 (North Atlantic)13 October 1878 to 25 October 1878, Category 1 (70 kt) near here, peak Category 2 (90 kt), 963 hPa
  • Belle (1976)6 August 1976 to 10 August 1976, Tropical storm (60 kt) near here, peak Category 3 (105 kt), 957 hPa
  • Unnamed storm of August 1893 (North Atlantic)15 August 1893 to 2 September 1893, Tropical storm (55 kt) near here, peak Category 3 (105 kt), 954 hPa

Most recent storms near Vermont

  • Isaias (2020)28 July 2020 to 5 August 2020, Tropical storm (55 kt) near here, peak Category 1 (80 kt), 986 hPa
  • Irene (2011)21 August 2011 to 30 August 2011, Tropical storm (55 kt) near here, peak Category 3 (105 kt), 942 hPa
  • Gloria (1985)16 September 1985 to 2 October 1985, Category 1 (75 kt) near here, peak Category 4 (125 kt), 920 hPa
  • David (1979)25 August 1979 to 8 September 1979, Tropical storm (40 kt) near here, peak Category 5 (150 kt), 924 hPa
  • Belle (1976)6 August 1976 to 10 August 1976, Tropical storm (60 kt) near here, peak Category 3 (105 kt), 957 hPa

Many of these storms killed people and destroyed homes. The figures are the official record's, and this page says nothing about their human cost.

Notable storms near Vermont with their own pages

  • Gloria (1985)16 September 1985 to 2 October 1985, peak Category 4 (125 kt), 920 hPa
  • Belle (1976)6 August 1976 to 10 August 1976, peak Category 3 (105 kt), 957 hPa
  • Irene (2011)21 August 2011 to 30 August 2011, peak Category 3 (105 kt), 942 hPa
  • David (1979)25 August 1979 to 8 September 1979, peak Category 5 (150 kt), 924 hPa

Vermont counties

Every county that a storm has come near is listed, most storms first. 11 of them have at least 3 storms and their own page.

CountyStormsStrongest near the county
Bennington County13Category 3
Windham County13Category 3
Rutland County10Category 3
Windsor County10Category 3
Orange County9Tropical storm
Addison County8Category 3
Caledonia County7Tropical storm
Washington County7Tropical storm
Essex County5Tropical storm
Lamoille County5Tropical storm
Orleans County4Tropical storm
Chittenden County2Tropical storm
Franklin County1Tropical depression
Grand Isle County1Tropical depression

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