Winter Storm, Bennington
- When
- January 14, 6:00 AM EST to January 15, 2:00 PM EST
- Where
- Bennington forecast zone
- Property damage
- $800
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 43.036, -73.093 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm in Vermont, January 14 to 15, 1999
Extremely cold arctic air moved into southern Vermont on January 13 and January 14. At the same time an area of low pressure formed in Kentucky.
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
- $2,000
- 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.
Extremely cold arctic air moved into southern Vermont on January 13 and January 14. At the same time an area of low pressure formed in Kentucky. This low tracked east into northern Virginia then turned north and moved through the Hudson Valley of New York on January 15 and early January16. The storm dumped heavy snow on the region followed by an extended period of sleet and freezing rain. The onset of the snow was accompanied by dangerously cold conditions with temperatures as low as 9 below zero. Snowfall amounts included 11 inches at Dorset 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
- January 14, 6:00 AM EST to January 15, 2:00 PM EST
- Where
- Windham forecast zone
- Property damage
- $700
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- 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
- Dense Fog in Louisiana, January 14, 1999
- Ice Storm and Winter Weather in Maryland, January 14 to 15, 1999
- Heavy Snow in Ohio, January 14 to 15, 1999
- Ice Storm and Winter Weather in Virginia, January 14 to 15, 1999
- Heavy Snow in Ohio, January 14 to 17, 1999
- Winter Storm in New York, January 14 to 15, 1999
- Ice Storm in West Virginia, January 14 to 15, 1999
- Winter Storm in Vermont, January 14 to 15, 1999
- Winter Storm in New York, January 14 to 15, 1999
- Winter Storm in Pennsylvania, January 14, 1999
- Flash Flooding and Winter Storm in Maine, January 14 to 15, 1999
- High Wind in Montana, January 14, 1999
More
Every storm in Vermont in 1999Every state in 1999This day in weather historyWarnings in Vermont, January 1999
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 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5685623, 5685624.