Vermont, 2005

Winter Weather in Vermont, March 28, 2005

March 28, 2005 · NWS BTV · 4 events in 4 counties and zones

A complex storm system in the Ohio Valley and Mid-Atlantic states spread moisture over a cold surface layer resulting in light freezing rain and sleet across eastern Vermont during the morning of March 28th.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 3 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

Open the live radar over this ground

The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
$20,000
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
4

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 BTV wrote it up.

A complex storm system in the Ohio Valley and Mid-Atlantic states spread moisture over a cold surface layer resulting in light freezing rain and sleet across eastern Vermont during the morning of March 28th.

The radar

The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.

Open the radar archive at this moment

Event by event

4 winter weather. Local standard time, as filed.

Winter Weather, Caledonia

When
March 28, 5:00 AM EST to 10:30 AM EST
Where
Caledonia forecast zone
Property damage
$5,000
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
44.465, -72.102 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Weather, Essex

When
March 28, 5:00 AM EST to 10:30 AM EST
Where
Essex forecast zone
Property damage
$5,000
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
44.728, -71.736 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Weather, Orange

When
March 28, 5:00 AM EST to 10:30 AM EST
Where
Orange forecast zone
Property damage
$5,000
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
44.006, -72.377 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Weather, Windsor

When
March 28, 5:00 AM EST to 10:30 AM EST
Where
Windsor forecast zone
Property damage
$5,000
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER

What these are

Winter Weather
Snow, sleet or freezing rain below warning levels that still caused disruption, damage or casualties.

After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.

The same day elsewhere

More

Every storm in Vermont in 2005Every state in 2005This day in weather historyWarnings in Vermont, March 2005

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: 5444205, 5444206, 5444207, 5444208.