NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Danville, VT
Every tropical system within 75 miles since 1851 and every tornado within 25 miles since 1950.
Data: NOAA NHC HURDAT2 and NOAA SPC tornado and hail reports, through 2025 · Updated
18 tropical systems have passed within 75 miles of Danville, Vermont since 1851, 1 of them at hurricane strength; the most recent was Isaias in 2020. Since 1950, 8 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 0 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 1
- Tropical storms
- 17
- Tornadoes
- 8
- EF3 or stronger
- 0
within 75 mi, since 1851
below hurricane strength
within 25 mi, since 1950
no recorded deaths
What the records show for Danville
The strongest storm to pass near Danville was Carol in 1954, a Category 1 hurricane with 78 mph winds when its centre passed 46 miles away. The record near Danville begins with an unnamed storm in 1858; the most recent system was Isaias in 2020, a tropical storm 36 miles away. The busiest decade was the 1890s, with 3 systems. Of the 18 systems, 2 have come since 2000. Of the 75 Vermont cities on this site, 36% have more hurricanes within 75 miles than Danville. The highest rating among the 8 tornadoes within 25 miles is F1 or EF1, reached 3 times; the most recent, on June 5, 2010, came within 18 miles. Of the 8, none had a path within 5 miles of the city centre, and 4 have come since 2000. The most recent tornado was on June 18, 2018. Of the 75 Vermont cities, 67% have more tornadoes within 25 miles than Danville. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 41 times since 1979, with stones up to 1.75 inches (golf ball size). Danville has more hail reports within 10 miles than 65% of the 75 Vermont cities.
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Tropical storms and hurricanes near Danville
| Year | Storm | Closest | Strength when closest | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | IsaiasAug 5 | 36 mi | Tropical storm (49 mph) | Category 1 |
| 2011 | IreneAug 29 | 11 mi | Tropical storm (52 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1985 | GloriaSep 27 | 56 mi | Tropical storm (69 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1979 | DavidSep 6 | 23 mi | Tropical storm (48 mph) | Category 5 |
| 1971 | DoriaAug 28 | 37 mi | Tropical storm (52 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1968 | Unnamed 1968 stormSep 11 | 1 mi | Tropical storm (51 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1960 | BrendaJul 31 | 73 mi | Tropical storm (44 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1954 | CarolAug 31 | 46 mi | Category 1 (78 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1949 | Unnamed 1949 stormAug 29 | 18 mi | Tropical storm (52 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1938 | Unnamed 1938 stormSep 22 | 67 mi | Tropical storm (63 mph) | Category 5 |
| 1929 | Unnamed 1929 stormOct 3 | 36 mi | Tropical storm (54 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1923 | Unnamed 1923 stormOct 19 | 17 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1916 | Unnamed 1916 stormMay 17 | 72 mi | Tropical storm (51 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1899 | Unnamed 1899 stormNov 1 | 47 mi | Tropical storm (52 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1893 | Unnamed 1893 stormAug 29 | 57 mi | Tropical storm (59 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1893 | Unnamed 1893 stormAug 24 | 13 mi | Tropical storm (66 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1866 | Unnamed 1866 stormOct 30 | 43 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1858 | Unnamed 1858 stormSep 16 | 75 mi | Tropical storm (66 mph) | Category 2 |
Strength is the sustained wind on the track at the closest point, which is not the wind felt in Danville: a hurricane's worst winds sit within a few dozen miles of its centre, and inland cities are usually past that.
Tornadoes within 25 miles of Danville
By decade
- 2010s4
- 1980s3
- 1960s1
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 5, 2010 | EF1 | 18 mi | 2.09 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Aug 6, 1989 | F1 | 19 mi | 1.5 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 19, 1982 | F1 | 17 mi | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 18, 2018 | EF0 | 20 mi | 9.45 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 29, 2012 | EF0 | 20 mi | 0.27 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Aug 3, 2010 | EF0 | 7 mi | 0.14 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Aug 28, 1988 | F0 | 24 mi | 0.5 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 27, 1964 | F0 | 19 mi | 0.5 mi | 0 / 0 |
The strongest 8 of 8, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Danville
The Storm Prediction Center has 41 hail reports within 10 miles of Danville since 1979, made on 27 separate days. Of these, 30 were 1 inch across or larger, and none reached 2 inches. The largest size, 1.75 inches (golf ball size), was reported on 4 days, most recently May 26, 2011. The most recent report is from July 7, 2023. May has the most reports, 18.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Danville
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Saint Johnsbury, VT, 5 miles east of Danville at 700 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 81°F and low of 58°F; January is the coolest, at 28°F and 9°F. July is the wettest at 4.5 inches of precipitation on average and February the driest at 2.2 inches; the year adds up to 40.5 inches over 87 days with at least a tenth of an inch. June to November, the hurricane season months, bring 57% of the year's precipitation (22.9 of 40.5 inches); the other six months are drier. August has brought the most of the 18 tropical systems that passed within 75 miles (7); a normal August there has highs of 79°F and 3.9 inches of precipitation. Highs reach 90°F on about 6 days a year, almost all from June to August. Lows fall below freezing on about 162 nights a year. Snowfall averages 87.2 inches a year, most of it in December. That 40.5 inches is more than at 10 of the 33 Vermont stations used on this site (30%). Lyndonville, 10 miles northeast, has its own station (Sutton, VT): 47.7 inches a year, 7.2 more than here, and a July average high of 76°F against 81°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" | Snow in |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 28 | 9 | 2.7 | 7 | 19.9 |
| Feb | 33 | 10 | 2.2 | 6 | 19.9 |
| Mar | 42 | 20 | 2.5 | 6 | 15.8 |
| Apr | 57 | 32 | 3.2 | 8 | 4.7 |
| May | 70 | 44 | 3.8 | 8 | 0.1 |
| Jun | 78 | 53 | 4.1 | 8 | 0.0 |
| Jul | 81 | 58 | 4.5 | 9 | 0.0 |
| Aug | 79 | 57 | 3.9 | 7 | 0.0 |
| Sep | 72 | 49 | 3.4 | 7 | 0.0 |
| Oct | 59 | 38 | 4.0 | 8 | 0.5 |
| Nov | 45 | 28 | 3.0 | 6 | 5.9 |
| Dec | 33 | 17 | 3.2 | 8 | 20.4 |
| Year | 56 | 35 | 40.5 | 87 | 87.2 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Saint Johnsbury, VT (700 ft), from NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals. Normals describe the station; the farther a place is from it, and the bigger the difference in height, the more its weather can differ.
Floods, thunderstorm wind and lightning near Danville
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 85 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Danville: 60 thunderstorm wind reports, 14 flash floods, 8 floods and 3 lightning strikes. They killed 2 people and injured 12, and the NWS estimated $32.9 million in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 81 mph, on July 18, 2006. July has had the most flash floods, 10 of 14. Of the 74 Vermont cities on this site with a flash flood on record, 42 have had fewer than Danville.
July 10, 2024: flash flood 9 miles from the centre of Danville — 1 killed, $3.0 million damage.
NWS: “Public video/picture of severe flash flooding along the Stevens River in Barnet Village. Subsequent reports from Emergency Mgmt.”
July 10, 2024: flash flood 4 miles from the centre of Danville — 1 killed, $1.0 million damage.
NWS: “Official NWS storm surveys confirmed severe to locally devastating damage from flash flooding in the St. Johnsbury Center and Lyndon areas.”
July 18, 2006: thunderstorm wind 9 miles from the centre of Danville — 12 injured, $35,000 damage.
Source: NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database, events whose starting point is on record, 1996 to June 30, 2026. Damage is the NWS estimate in the dollars of the year, not insured losses, and NWS notes that some reports are unverified.
Flood insurance claims, disaster declarations and FEMA risk ratings
Caledonia County, which includes Danville, has been named in 31 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1973, 26 of them major disasters (by incident: 12 floods, 12 severe storms, 3 hurricanes, 2 biological emergencies). The latest major disaster declaration was Severe Storms, Flooding, Landslides, and Mudslides, on September 26, 2024. FEMA's National Risk Index gives Caledonia County a Very Low rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Relatively Low for hurricanes, inland flooding, strong wind and lightning; Very Low for tornadoes, hail and heat waves. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $10.7 million a year, the 11th highest of 14 Vermont counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $7.8 million (73%), is from inland flooding.
Claims: FEMA, OpenFEMA Dataset FIMA NFIP Redacted Claims – v3, summed over ZIP codes; payments in the dollars of each year, not adjusted for inflation. Declarations: Disaster Declarations Summaries – v2, by county. Retrieved October 25, 2026. This product uses the Federal Emergency Management Agency's OpenFEMA API, but is not endorsed by FEMA. The Federal Government or FEMA cannot vouch for the data or analyses derived from these data after the data have been retrieved from the Agency's website(s).
Risk ratings: FEMA, National Risk Index county table, December 2025 (v1.20), retrieved October 26, 2026; ratings compare counties nationwide, are meant for planning and are no substitute for a local risk assessment. This product uses the Federal Emergency Management Agency's National Risk Index dataset API or downloadable datasets but is not endorsed by FEMA. The Federal Government or FEMA cannot vouch for the data or analyses derived from these data after the data have been retrieved from the Agency's website(s).
What counts as a pass, the distances and the sources: how this storm history is built.