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Tornadoes in Vermont

Vermont has recorded 49 tornadoes from 1950 through 2025, about 0.6 per year over the last 30 years. July is the most active month.

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Tornadoes per year

02: 202203: 203208: 208209: 209210: 210211: 111112: 112119: 119121: 121122: 222223: 1231
Vermont tornadoes per year, 1996–2025
50s: 550s560s: 1460s1470s: 570s580s: 780s790s: 190s100s: 800s810s: 510s520s: 420s4
Tornadoes per decade (the 2020s are partial)

When tornadoes happen in Vermont

Jan: 0JanFeb: 0FebMar: 2Mar2Apr: 0AprMay: 8May8Jun: 11Jun11Jul: 17Jul17Aug: 9Aug9Sep: 1Sep1Oct: 1Oct1Nov: 0NovDec: 0Dec
Tornadoes by month, 1950–2025
EF0: 13EF013EF1: 22EF122EF2: 14EF214EF3: 0EF3EF4: 0EF4EF5: 0EF5
Tornadoes by (E)F rating

Ratings before February 2007 use the original Fujita (F) scale; later tornadoes use the Enhanced Fujita (EF) scale. How the EF scale works.

Strongest tornadoes in Vermont

DateRatingCountyPath lengthWidthDeathsInjuries
June 13, 1961F2Franklin County7.9 mi300 yd00
July 9, 1962F2—7.7 mi100 yd00
July 9, 1962F2Windsor County7.6 mi10 yd00
July 4, 1963F2Franklin County5.9 mi500 yd00
August 3, 1970F2Franklin County4.5 mi150 yd07
June 18, 1957F2Franklin County3 mi500 yd00
June 24, 1960F2Lamoille County2 mi100 yd00
May 20, 1962F2Franklin County1.8 mi100 yd00
October 24, 1955F2Windsor County1 mi10 yd00
August 11, 1966F2Windsor County1 mi10 yd00

Most recent tornadoes

DateRatingCountyPath lengthWidthDeathsInjuries
July 13, 2023EF0Rutland County11.9 mi20 yd00
July 18, 2022EF0Addison County0.7 mi25 yd00
July 18, 2022EF1Addison County0.9 mi50 yd00
March 26, 2021EF1Addison County0.7 mi75 yd02
August 21, 2019EF1Windham County0.8 mi350 yd00
May 29, 2012EF0Orleans County0.3 mi100 yd00
July 26, 2011EF0—0.9 mi100 yd00
August 3, 2010EF0Caledonia County0.1 mi50 yd00
June 5, 2010EF1Orleans County2.1 mi83 yd00
July 16, 2009EF0Orange County2.7 mi425 yd00

Counties with the most tornadoes

CountyTornadoes since 1950Per 1,000 sq mi
Franklin County832836767
Orleans County622359712.2
Chittenden County628938547.5
Windham County516475827
Bennington County519213649.9
Addison County413524804.2
Lamoille County316854663.8
Windsor County38018575.9
Orange County311310043.7
Essex County311737160.1
Rutland County25563909.8
Caledonia County13990755
Grand Isle County00
Washington County00

About this data

Tornado records come from the NOAA Storm Prediction Center database of confirmed tornadoes, 1950–2025. Tornadoes that crossed state lines are counted in the state where they began. Counts in the early decades are lower partly because many weak tornadoes went unreported before Doppler radar and storm spotter networks.