Winter Storm, Bennington
- When
- December 7, 12:00 PM EST to December 8, 6:00 AM EST
- Where
- Bennington forecast zone
- Property damage
- $20,000
- Coordinates
- 43.036, -73.093 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm in Vermont, December 7 to 8, 1996
During December 7 and 8, a low pressure system moved from the Chesapeake Bay northeast to Portland Maine. The winter storm dumped heavy wet snow across Bennington and Windham Counties in southern Vermont.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 2 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.
- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $55,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 2
Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.
What happened
The episode as NWS ALY wrote it up.
During December 7 and 8, a low pressure system moved from the Chesapeake Bay northeast to Portland Maine. The winter storm dumped heavy wet snow across Bennington and Windham Counties in southern Vermont. Power outages were widespread as the heavy snow downed many trees and power lines. Approximately 20,000 customers lost power in southern Vermont. In Windham County, the communities of Putney, Guilford and Saxtons River were virtually shut down during the height of the storm. Some specific snowfall totals included: 14 inches at Peru and 11 inches at Dorset and Pownal in Bennington County and 16 inches at West Wardsboro in Windham County.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
2 winter storm. Local standard time, as filed.
Winter Storm, Western Windham
- When
- December 7, 12:00 PM EST to December 8, 6:00 AM EST
- Where
- Western Windham forecast zone
- Property damage
- $35,000
- Coordinates
- 42.991, -72.714 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
What these are
- Winter Storm
- A storm that brought snow, sleet or freezing rain at warning levels, usually over several hours or days.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Tornado in Florida, December 7, 1996
- Heavy Snow in New Hampshire, December 7 to 8, 1996
- Winter Storm in Vermont, December 7 to 8, 1996
- Heavy Snow and High Wind in Massachusetts, December 7 to 8, 1996
- Coastal Flood in Connecticut, December 7 to 8, 1996
- Flooding in Oregon, December 7 to 10, 1996
- Flood in California, December 7 to 10, 1996
- Heavy Snow in Connecticut, December 7 to 8, 1996
- Winter Storm in New York, December 7 to 8, 1996
- Damaging Wind in Florida, December 7, 1996
- Damaging Wind in Florida, December 7, 1996
- Winter Storm in Maine, December 7 to 8, 1996
More
Every storm in Vermont in 1996Every state in 1996This day in weather historyWarnings in Vermont, December 1996
Sources
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5576216, 5576217.