NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Stowe, 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
14 tropical systems have passed within 75 miles of Stowe, Vermont since 1851, 2 of them at hurricane strength; the most recent was Isaias in 2020. Since 1950, 12 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 0 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 2
- Tropical storms
- 12
- Tornadoes
- 12
- 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 Stowe
The strongest storm to pass near Stowe was Carol in 1954, a Category 1 hurricane with 78 mph winds when its centre passed 75 miles away. The closest pass by a hurricane was an unnamed storm in 1900, whose centre came within 73 miles. The record near Stowe begins with an unnamed storm in 1866; the most recent system was Isaias in 2020, a tropical storm 8 miles away. Of the 14 systems, 2 have come since 2000. Stowe has more hurricanes within 75 miles than 64% of the 75 Vermont cities on this site. The highest rating among the 12 tornadoes within 25 miles is F2, reached 3 times; the most recent, on August 8, 1983, came within 22 miles. Of the 12, none had a path within 5 miles of the city centre, and 3 have come since 2000. June has had the most tornadoes, 4. The most recent tornado was on June 5, 2010. Stowe has more tornadoes within 25 miles than 45% of the 75 Vermont cities. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 26 times since 1983, with stones up to 1.75 inches (golf ball size). Of the 75 Vermont cities, 63% have more hail reports within 10 miles than Stowe.
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Tropical storms and hurricanes near Stowe
| Year | Storm | Closest | Strength when closest | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | IsaiasAug 5 | 8 mi | Tropical storm (49 mph) | Category 1 |
| 2011 | IreneAug 29 | 35 mi | Tropical storm (52 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1979 | DavidSep 6 | 42 mi | Tropical storm (48 mph) | Category 5 |
| 1971 | DoriaAug 28 | 62 mi | Tropical storm (52 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1968 | Unnamed 1968 stormSep 11 | 27 mi | Tropical storm (51 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1954 | CarolAug 31 | 75 mi | Category 1 (78 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1949 | Unnamed 1949 stormAug 29 | 40 mi | Tropical storm (52 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1938 | Unnamed 1938 stormSep 22 | 41 mi | Tropical storm (62 mph) | Category 5 |
| 1929 | Unnamed 1929 stormOct 3 | 11 mi | Tropical storm (55 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1923 | Unnamed 1923 stormOct 19 | 45 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1900 | Unnamed 1900 stormSep 12 | 73 mi | Category 1 (75 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1899 | Unnamed 1899 stormNov 1 | 68 mi | Tropical storm (52 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1893 | Unnamed 1893 stormAug 24 | 39 mi | Tropical storm (67 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1866 | Unnamed 1866 stormOct 30 | 15 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Tropical storm |
Strength is the sustained wind on the track at the closest point, which is not the wind felt in Stowe: 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 Stowe
By decade
- 2010s1
- 2000s2
- 1980s4
- 1970s3
- 1960s2
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 8, 1983 | F2 | 22 mi | 0.2 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 20, 1962 | F2 | 23 mi | 1.8 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 24, 1960 | F2 | 14 mi | 2 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 5, 2010 | EF1 | 17 mi | 2.09 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jul 18, 2008 | EF1 | 16 mi | 0.31 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Aug 6, 1989 | F1 | 25 mi | 1.5 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 22, 1973 | F1 | 23 mi | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 11, 1973 | F1 | 21 mi | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jul 19, 1972 | F1 | 22 mi | 2 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jul 18, 2008 | EF0 | 17 mi | 0.2 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 31, 1987 | F0 | 18 mi | 0.3 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Aug 7, 1986 | F0 | 19 mi | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
The strongest 12 of 12, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Stowe
The Storm Prediction Center has 26 hail reports within 10 miles of Stowe since 1983, made on 18 separate days. Of these, 16 were 1 inch across or larger, and none reached 2 inches. The largest, 1.75 inches (golf ball size), fell on May 17, 2025, the most recent report. June has the most reports, 9.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Stowe
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Morrisville Stowe State Airport, VT, 6 miles northeast of Stowe at 732 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 79°F and low of 55°F; January is the coolest, at 26°F and 5°F. July is the wettest at 4.2 inches of precipitation on average and February the driest at 1.5 inches; the year adds up to 35.6 inches over 79 days with at least a tenth of an inch. June to November, the hurricane season months, bring 59% of the year's precipitation (21.1 of 35.6 inches); the other six months are drier. August has brought the most of the 14 tropical systems that passed within 75 miles (6); a normal August there has highs of 77°F and 3.5 inches of precipitation. Highs reach 90°F on about 4 days a year, almost all from June to July. Lows fall below freezing on about 172 nights a year. That 35.6 inches is more than at 1 of the 33 Vermont stations used on this site (3%). Waterbury Center, 7 miles south, has its own station (Worcester 2 W, VT): 46.4 inches a year, 10.8 more than here, and a July average high of 77°F against 79°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 26 | 5 | 2.2 | 5 |
| Feb | 30 | 6 | 1.5 | 5 |
| Mar | 39 | 17 | 2.0 | 5 |
| Apr | 53 | 29 | 2.8 | 7 |
| May | 66 | 40 | 3.5 | 8 |
| Jun | 74 | 50 | 3.8 | 9 |
| Jul | 79 | 55 | 4.2 | 9 |
| Aug | 77 | 53 | 3.5 | 8 |
| Sep | 70 | 45 | 3.2 | 6 |
| Oct | 56 | 35 | 3.6 | 7 |
| Nov | 43 | 25 | 2.8 | 6 |
| Dec | 32 | 14 | 2.5 | 6 |
| Year | 54 | 31 | 35.6 | 79 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Morrisville Stowe State Airport, VT (732 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 Stowe
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 64 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Stowe: 44 thunderstorm wind reports, 14 flash floods, 5 floods and 1 lightning strike. None is recorded as killing or injuring anyone; the NWS estimated $73.9 million in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 75 mph, on July 19, 2013. July has had the most flash floods, 5 of 14. Of the 74 Vermont cities on this site with a flash flood on record, 42 have had fewer than Stowe.
August 28, 2011: flash flood 5 miles from the centre of Stowe — $62.5 million damage.
August 28, 2011: flood 3 miles from the centre of Stowe — $3.5 million damage.
NWS: “Flooding from Tropical Storm Irene was widespread across Lamoille County. 76 feet at 2:00 pm EST August 29 in Jeffersonville Vt.”
April 26, 2011: flood 10 miles from the centre of Stowe — $1.5 million 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
Flood insurance policyholders in Stowe's ZIP code 05672 have filed 26 claims with the National Flood Insurance Program since 1980, and were paid $115,000 for buildings and contents, in the dollars of each year. 31% of the claims carry the name of a storm or flood event; the rest have no event name. Of the 43 Vermont cities on this site with 10 or more claims, 19 have fewer than Stowe.
Lamoille County, which includes Stowe, has been named in 38 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1973, 32 of them major disasters (by incident: 19 severe storms, 11 floods, 3 hurricanes, 2 biological emergencies). The latest major disaster declaration was Severe Storms and Flooding, on September 11, 2024. FEMA's National Risk Index gives Lamoille 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 $10.6 million a year, the 12th highest of 14 Vermont counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $8.3 million (78%), 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.
Cities near Stowe
- Waterbury Center, VT7 mi
- Morrisville, VT7 mi
- Waterbury, VT9 mi
- Hyde Park, VT11 mi
- Johnson, VT12 mi
- Underhill, VT12 mi
- Wolcott, VT12 mi
- Jeffersonville, VT13 mi
- Jericho, VT13 mi
- Richmond, VT14 mi
- Montpelier, VT15 mi
- Hardwick, VT17 mi
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