Addison County Storm Activity
Wind, hail, and tornado activity from official NOAA sources (NWS & SPC) · Last 12 months · Updated Sep 12, 2026
Addison County, Vermont has recorded tornado activity: official National Weather Service (NWS) and Storm Prediction Center (SPC) records list 1 tornado report among 45 severe weather events here in the last 12 months, alongside 24 hail reports with hail up to 0.5" and 20 high-wind reports with gusts up to 55 mph. The most recent recorded storm activity was in August 2026. This page updates daily: every event comes straight from official NOAA data — no estimates, no modeling, just the record.
What the radar showed
Last 30 days in Addison County
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Storm activity from the last 30 days is summarized at the county level on this page. Exact locations, radar snapshots, and official warning boundaries for recent events are available with a free account.
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Events older than 30 days, as recorded by the National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center. Excerpts are quoted directly from official warnings and verified reports.
Wednesday, August 12, 2026
1 SPC verified storm report · 2 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.5"
“At 1256 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over St. George, moving southeast at 20 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 40 mph and half inch hail. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include... South Burlington, Hinesburg, St.”
“At 1256 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over St. George, moving southeast at 20 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 40 mph and half inch hail. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include... South Burlington, Hinesburg, St.”
- Hail 0.5" Addison County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.5" Addison County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind Unknown Goshen SPC verified report
Monday, August 10, 2026
3 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.5", wind gusts up to 50 mph
“At 1122 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Keeseville, moving east at 55 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 50 mph. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include...”
“At 1122 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Keeseville, moving east at 55 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 50 mph. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include...”
- Wind 50 mph Addison County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 50 mph Addison County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.5" Addison County NWS severe weather mention
Friday, August 7, 2026
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.5"
“At 716 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Moriah, moving east at 15 mph. Hazard: Very heavy rain, wind gusts up to 40 mph and half inch hail. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. Localized flooding possible. Locations impacted include...”
- Hail 0.5" Addison County NWS severe weather mention
Thursday, August 6, 2026
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.25"
“At 641 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Shoreham, moving east at 15 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 50 mph and pea size hail. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include...”
- Hail 0.25" Addison County NWS severe weather mention
Thursday, July 16, 2026
1 SPC verified storm report · 2 NWS warnings — wind gusts up to 50 mph
“At 212 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near New Haven to near Brookfield. Movement was southeast at 40 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 50 mph. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include...”
“At 212 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near New Haven to near Brookfield. Movement was southeast at 40 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 50 mph. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include...”
- Wind 50 mph Addison County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 50 mph Addison County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind Unknown 1 NNW Starksboro SPC verified report
Wednesday, July 15, 2026
2 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.25"
“At 334 AM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Leicester to Schroon. Movement was southeast at 45 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 40 mph and pea size hail. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include...”
“At 334 AM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Leicester to Schroon. Movement was southeast at 45 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 40 mph and pea size hail. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include...”
- Hail 0.25" Addison County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Addison County NWS severe weather mention
Tuesday, July 14, 2026
2 SPC verified storm reports
- Wind Unknown Orwell SPC verified report
- Wind Unknown 1 NE Shoreham SPC verified report
Thursday, July 9, 2026
2 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.5"
“At 240 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Monkton, moving east at 15 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 50 mph and half inch hail. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include...”
“At 240 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Monkton, moving east at 15 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 50 mph and half inch hail. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include...”
- Hail 0.5" Addison County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.5" Addison County NWS severe weather mention
Friday, June 26, 2026
3 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.5"
“At 446 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Bristol, moving southeast at 20 mph. Hazard: Half inch hail. Impact: Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include... Middlebury, New Haven, Bristol, Lincoln, Ripton, Monkton, South Lincoln, New Haven Mills, West Lincoln, and New Haven Junction.”
“At 446 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Bristol, moving southeast at 20 mph. Hazard: Half inch hail. Impact: Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include... Middlebury, New Haven, Bristol, Lincoln, Ripton, Monkton, South Lincoln, New Haven Mills, West Lincoln, and New Haven Junction.”
- Hail 0.5" Addison County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.5" Addison County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.5" Addison County NWS severe weather mention
Thursday, June 18, 2026
3 SPC verified storm reports — 1 tornado report
“An NWS storm survey found EF-1 tornado damage in the woods near York Hill Road in the town of Lincoln. Maximum estimated winds were 105 mph and the estimated track leng (BTV)”
- Tornado Tornado 1 WSW Lincoln SPC verified report
- Wind Unknown Lincoln SPC verified report
- Wind Unknown 3 NE Middlebury SPC verified report
Wednesday, June 10, 2026
2 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.5"
“At 915 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Cornwall, moving east at 30 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 40 mph and half inch hail. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include...”
“At 915 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Cornwall, moving east at 30 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 40 mph and half inch hail. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include...”
- Hail 0.5" Addison County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.5" Addison County NWS severe weather mention
Saturday, June 6, 2026
1 SPC verified storm report · 2 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.5"
“At 623 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Eagle Point Campground, moving east at 40 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 50 mph and half inch hail. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include...”
“At 623 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Eagle Point Campground, moving east at 40 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 50 mph and half inch hail. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include...”
- Hail 0.5" Addison County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.5" Addison County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind Unknown 2 W Sudbury SPC verified report
Thursday, April 16, 2026
4 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.5"
“At 848 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Danville to near Groton to near Starksboro to near Hague. Movement was east at 45 mph. Hazard: Outflow driven wind gusts up to 50 mph and embedded hail up to a half inch hail. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects.”
“At 848 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Danville to near Groton to near Starksboro to near Hague. Movement was east at 45 mph. Hazard: Outflow driven wind gusts up to 50 mph and embedded hail up to a half inch hail. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects.”
- Hail 0.5" Addison County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.5" Addison County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Addison County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Addison County NWS severe weather mention
Friday, April 10, 2026
2 NWS warnings — wind gusts up to 50 mph
“At 606 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking gusty showers along a line extending from Mt. Philo State Park to Chestertown. Movement was east at 50 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 50 mph. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include...”
“At 606 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking gusty showers along a line extending from Mt. Philo State Park to Chestertown. Movement was east at 50 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 50 mph. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include...”
- Wind 50 mph Addison County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 50 mph Addison County NWS severe weather mention
Tuesday, March 17, 2026
2 NWS warnings — wind gusts up to 50 mph
“WHAT...Southwest to west winds 15 to 30 mph with gusts up to 50 mph. WHERE...Portions of northern New York and central, northeast, northwest, and southern Vermont. WHEN...Until 11 AM EDT this morning. IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and isolated power outages could occur.”
“WHAT...Southwest to west winds 15 to 30 mph with gusts up to 50 mph. WHERE...Portions of northern New York and central, northeast, northwest, and southern Vermont. WHEN...Until 11 AM EDT this morning. IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and isolated power outages could occur.”
- Wind 50 mph Addison County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 50 mph Addison County NWS severe weather mention
Monday, March 16, 2026
4 NWS warnings — wind gusts up to 55 mph
“WHAT...South winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 45 to 55 mph. WHERE...Portions of northern New York and Vermont. WHEN...Until 11 AM EDT Tuesday. IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and isolated power outages could occur.”
“WHAT...South winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 45 to 55 mph. WHERE...Portions of northern New York and Vermont. WHEN...Until 11 AM EDT Tuesday. IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and isolated power outages could occur.”
- Wind 55 mph Addison County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 55 mph Addison County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 50 mph Addison County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 50 mph Addison County NWS severe weather mention
Sunday, March 15, 2026
1 NWS warning — wind gusts up to 50 mph
“WHAT...South winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 50 mph expected. WHERE...Portions of central, northern, and southern Vermont. WHEN...From 11 PM this evening to 11 AM EDT Tuesday. IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result.”
- Wind 50 mph Addison County NWS severe weather mention
Today's severe weather outlook
Common questions
When was the last severe storm in Addison County, VT?
The most recent recorded event was in August 2026. Official NWS and SPC records show 45 severe weather events in Addison County over the last 12 months. Exact dates and locations for recent storms are available in the app with a free account.
Has there been hail in Addison County recently?
Yes — 24 hail reports in the last 12 months, with hail up to 0.5" recorded.
How do I check whether a specific address was affected?
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