Tornado Risk in Caledonia County, VT
Caledonia County, VT: what NOAA's tornado record says
1 tornado track have crossed Caledonia County since 2010 by NOAA's count, roughly one every 76.9 years - the Minimal band on this site's scale. That is the 6th percentile nationally for tornado frequency. Vermont has 14 counties in this dataset; Caledonia County ranks 12 of them by frequency.
The number that matters more than frequency
No violent (EF4-5) tornado has been recorded in Caledonia County in NOAA's 76-year database. Of its 1 recorded tracks, 1 were weak (EF0-1) and 0 significant (EF2-3).
Shelter and safe-room economics
Vermont does not currently have a confirmed state rebate layered on top of FEMA's 75% Hazard Mitigation cost-share, so a Caledonia County homeowner should expect the full national range: $2,890-$13,280, $7,645 typical.
Power after the storm, not just shelter during it
The storm that misses Caledonia County outright can still take its power out - outbreak-scale outages across Vermont are common well beyond the tracked path. A battery-backup unit handles that without a generator's setup or fuel.
What Caledonia County's figure does not tell you
Caledonia County's figure is county-wide, not address-specific. Caledonia County covers about 649 square miles, so a single touch here counts the same as a single touch in a county a fraction of that size. NOAA also documents that older records undercount weaker tornadoes from before Doppler radar became standard. Caledonia County has about 30,535 residents.