Winter Storm, Bennington
- When
- December 29, 4:00 PM EST to December 30, 6:00 PM EST
- Where
- Bennington forecast zone
- Property damage
- $60,000
- Coordinates
- 43.036, -73.093 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm in Vermont, December 29 to 30, 1997
On December 29 and 30, a winter storm tracked from Cape Hatteras to northern New England. This storm produced heavy snow across 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
- $80,000
- 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.
On December 29 and 30, a winter storm tracked from Cape Hatteras to northern New England. This storm produced heavy snow across southern Vermont. The combination of wet snow and strong gusty winds, downed trees and power lines causing scattered power outages. Route 7 in Bennington County was closed for seven hours Tuesday morning to clear debris. At Bennington in Bennington County, a 60 foot by 30 foot section of a cinema roof was peeled off by gusting winds. At Willows Mobile Home Park in Bennington County, strong winds ripped the metal skirting off several mobile homes. Snowfall totals generally ranged from 5 to 10 inches across Bennington and Windham Counties. Some specific snowfall totals included: 11 inches at West Wardsboro in Windham County and 8 inches at Peru in Bennington 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, Windham
- When
- December 29, 4:00 PM EST to December 30, 6:00 PM EST
- Where
- Windham forecast zone
- Property damage
- $20,000
- 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
- Heavy Snow in North Carolina, December 29, 1997
- Winter Storm in Vermont, December 29 to 30, 1997
- Winter Storm in New York, December 29 to 30, 1997
- Winter Storm in New York, December 29 to 30, 1997
- Heavy Snow in Pennsylvania, December 29 to 30, 1997
- Winter Storm in Alabama, December 29, 1997
- High Wind and Strong Wind in Massachusetts, December 29 to 30, 1997
- Heavy Snow in Tennessee, December 29, 1997
- Coastal Flood and High Wind in New Jersey, December 29 to 30, 1997
- Heavy Snow in New York, December 29 to 30, 1997
- Winter Storm and Winter Weather in Virginia, December 29 to 30, 1997
- Heavy Snow and Winter Weather in North Carolina, December 29, 1997
More
Every storm in Vermont in 1997Every state in 1997This day in weather historyWarnings in Vermont, December 1997
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: 5619514, 5619515.