VT
Vermont
Comprehensive climate risk and disaster history profile
9
Billion-Dollar Events
$3.1B
Total Economic Impact
14
Counties
28.23
Avg Risk Score
Top Natural Hazards
Based on FEMA National Risk Index data across all 14 counties
LNDS
64.07
Avg Risk Score
Tropical Cyclone
63.75
Avg Risk Score
Flooding
60.76
Avg Risk Score
Lightning
55.05
Avg Risk Score
Winter Storm
52.4
Avg Risk Score
Freeze
52.35
Avg Risk Score
Disaster Type Breakdown
Historical billion-dollar events by category (1980-2024)
Winter Storm
5 events
$0.5B
Tropical Cyclone
2 events
$2.0B
Flooding
1 events
$0.4B
Severe Storm
1 events
$0.1B
Disaster Trends by Decade
How disaster frequency and costs have changed over time
Highest Risk Counties
Counties with the highest overall risk scores based on FEMA NRI
| Rank | County | Risk Score | Risk Rating | SVI Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Windsor | 56.92 | 1346.0% | |
| 2 | Washington | 56.76 | 1973.0% | |
| 3 | Windham | 48.62 | 3800.0% | |
| 4 | Rutland | 45.59 | 3237.0% | |
| 5 | Chittenden | 39.1 | 2132.0% | |
| 6 | Franklin | 27.11 | 1232.0% | |
| 7 | Orleans | 26.57 | 3129.0% | |
| 8 | Caledonia | 22.84 | 3390.0% | |
| 9 | Orange | 19.89 | 1321.0% | |
| 10 | Bennington | 18.9 | 3167.0% |
Recent Major Events
Most costly billion-dollar disasters in the past 10 years
Flooding
Jul 2023
$0.4B
2 fatalities
Tropical Cyclone
Aug 2011
$1.5B
5 fatalities
Severe Storm
Apr 2007
$0.1B
Tropical Cyclone
Sep 1999
$0.5B
5 fatalities
Winter Storm
Jan 1999
$0.1B
Winter Storm
Jan 1998
$0.3B
4 fatalities
Winter Storm
Jan 1994
$0.1B
3 fatalities
Winter Storm
Dec 1989
$0.0B
4 fatalities
Winter Storm
Jan 1982
$0.0B
2 fatalities
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