Vermont, 2001

Winter Storm in Vermont, March 9 to 10, 2001

March 9 to 10, 2001 · NWS ALY · 2 events in 2 counties and zones

Just as southern Vermont had recovered from the big snowstorm, another nor'easter moved up the coast, forming off the New Jersey coast early on March 9th, and reaching Cape Cod shortly after midnight. This storm was not nearly as powerful as its predecessor, nor did it include as much moisture.

Where it happened

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  • Cold
  • Fire, smoke and dust
  • Marine and coastal
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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
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.

Just as southern Vermont had recovered from the big snowstorm, another nor'easter moved up the coast, forming off the New Jersey coast early on March 9th, and reaching Cape Cod shortly after midnight. This storm was not nearly as powerful as its predecessor, nor did it include as much moisture. Snowfall amounts were somewhat elevation dependent and the snow had a very high water content. A general 6-12 inch swath of snow fell across the region. Pownal, Bennington county reported 8 inches. Also, in Pownal, a sand and plow truck went off a road, with no injuries. In Windham County, West Wardsboro received 9 inches and Guilford, 12.

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before the first event, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Albany, NY wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Mar 9, 2:47 PM EST, 13 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Mar 9, 2:47 PM EST, 13 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY
247 PM EST FRI MAR 9 2001

.DISC...LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE UP THE NEW ENGLAND COAST TONIGHT...
AFTER IT GETS A LITTLE MORE ORGANIZED SOUTH OF OUR REGION EARLY THIS
EVENING.  THIS WILL MEAN SNOW WILL CONTINUE TONIGHT. H7 UVV SHOWS
PIVOTING OF HEAVIEST PRECIPITATION REGION UP INTO CNTRL NEW
ENG...THEN ROTATING BACK WESTWARD ACROSS BERKSHIRES AND SOUTHERN
VERMONT.  THIS IS ESPECIALLY PRONOUNCED ON MESOETA...WHICH SHOWS
HEAVIEST PCPN IN COMMA HEAD WHICH LINES UP WITH H8 DEFORMATION ZONE
BCK ACRS TACONICS...BERKS AND SRN VT BTWN 00Z AND 06Z...BEFORE IT
ALL LIFTS OUT SATURDAY MORNING.  RADAR IMAGERY AND SNOW
ACCUMULATIONS SUPPORT THIS PROGRESSION.  EXPECT THE RESULTING
HEAVIER SNOWS AND LONGER DURATION TO REQUIRE THE BUMPING UP OF
TOTALS TO 8 TO 16 INCHES IN THIS REGION.  BRIEF DOWNSLOPING DURG
LATE AFT HRS WILL KEEP AMTS IN 6 TO 12 RNG JST OUTSIDE OF THE 8 TO
16 AREA.  THE MOHAWK VALLEY AND SOUTHWEST ADIRONDACKS WL HAV LESS
WITH 5 TO 10 AND 4 TO 8 INCHES RESPECTIVELY...AND SNW TAPERING OFF
AFT 03Z.  EXPECT SOME SUNSHINE TO BREAK OUT MOST PLACES DURING DAY
SAT WITH CHC OF SNW DURG ERLY MRNG NE.  SLGT TWEAKING TO FWC
TEMPS...OTHERWISE THEY LOOK GOOD.

BRIEF REPRIEVE UNTIL THE APPROACH OF A COLD FRONT ON SUNDAY SETS OFF
SOME LIGHT SNOW AMOUNTS...MOSTLY NORTH.  RAIN MAY MIX IN.  MID
HUDSON LEFT DRY.  THE NEXT SYSTEM TO WATCH WILL BE ALONG ON TUESDAY.

.ALY...WINTER STORM WARNING TONIGHT
       NYZ032-033-038>043-047>054-058>061-063>066-
       VTZ013-014-MAZ001-CTZ001

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Event by event

2 winter storm. Local standard time, as filed.

Winter Storm, Bennington

When
March 9, 3:00 PM EST to March 10, 10:00 PM EST
Where
Bennington forecast zone
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
43.036, -73.093 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Storm, Windham

When
March 9, 3:00 PM EST to 10:00 PM EST
Where
Windham forecast zone
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

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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: 5236872, 5236873.