Winter Storm, Bennington
- When
- March 6, 12:00 PM EST to March 7, 10:00 AM EST
- Where
- Bennington forecast zone
- Property damage
- $2,000
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 43.036, -73.093 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm in Vermont, March 6 to 7, 1999
An area of low pressure developed in the Ohio Valley early on March 6. This low then tracked east to the south of Interstate 80 across Pennsylvania and intensified as it slipped off the coast of Long Island by early March 7.
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
- $4,000
- 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.
An area of low pressure developed in the Ohio Valley early on March 6. This low then tracked east to the south of Interstate 80 across Pennsylvania and intensified as it slipped off the coast of Long Island by early March 7. The storm brought a significant snowfall to extreme southern Vermont. Snowfall amounts included 11 inches at Peru in Bennington County and 10 inches at Wardsboro in Windham County. The snow was powdery but did result in the usual assortment of accidents and vehicles sliding off roadways.
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
- March 6, 12:00 PM EST to March 7, 10:00 AM EST
- Where
- Windham forecast zone
- Property damage
- $2,000
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- 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
- Lightning Strike in Florida, March 6, 1999
- Heavy Snow in New York, March 6, 1999
- Winter Storm in New York, March 6 to 7, 1999
- Heavy Snow and Winter Weather in Maine, March 6 to 8, 1999
- Heavy Snow in New York, March 6 to 7, 1999
- Heavy Snow in Massachusetts, March 6 to 7, 1999
- Heavy Snow in New Hampshire, March 6 to 7, 1999
- Winter Storm in Vermont, March 6 to 7, 1999
- Heavy Snow in Pennsylvania, March 6, 1999
- Winter Storm in New York, March 6 to 7, 1999
- Heavy Snow in Pennsylvania, March 6 to 7, 1999
- Hail in Mississippi, March 6, 1999
More
Every storm in Vermont in 1999Every state in 1999This day in weather historyWarnings in Vermont, March 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 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5691633, 5691634.