Vermont, 2008

Winter Weather in Vermont, January 1 to 2, 2008

January 1 to 2, 2008 · NWS BTV · 6 events in 6 counties and zones

Low pressure across the Great Lakes on the morning of January 1st moved across New York and New England during the late afternoon and evening hours. Meanwhile, a secondary area of low pressure developed across southern New England during the afternoon of the 1st and moved into the Gulf of Maine during the night.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 6 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

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
$30,000
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
6

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.

Low pressure across the Great Lakes on the morning of January 1st moved across New York and New England during the late afternoon and evening hours. Meanwhile, a secondary area of low pressure developed across southern New England during the afternoon of the 1st and moved into the Gulf of Maine during the night. Snow overspread Vermont by early afternoon on the 1st and continued into the early morning hours of the 2nd.

Snowfall amounts with this storm were 3 to 7 inches across the Champlain Valley of Vermont. Some specific snowfall amounts included; 7 inches in Shoreham (Addison county), 6 inches in Burlington (western Chittenden county), 5 inches in St. Albans (western Franklin county) and 3 inches in New Haven (Addison county) and Rutland (Rutland county).

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 Burlington, VT wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Jan 1, 12:59 PM EST, 1 minute earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jan 1, 12:59 PM EST, 1 minute before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Jan 1, 4:00 AM EST, 9 hours before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BURLINGTON VT
400 AM EST TUE JAN 1 2008

NYZ026>031-034-035-087-VTZ001>012-016>019-020900-
NORTHERN ST. LAWRENCE-NORTHERN FRANKLIN-EASTERN CLINTON-
SOUTHEASTERN ST. LAWRENCE-SOUTHERN FRANKLIN-WESTERN CLINTON-
WESTERN ESSEX-EASTERN ESSEX-SOUTHWESTERN ST. LAWRENCE-GRAND ISLE-
WESTERN FRANKLIN-ORLEANS-ESSEX-WESTERN CHITTENDEN-LAMOILLE-CALEDONIA-
WASHINGTON-WESTERN ADDISON-ORANGE-WESTERN RUTLAND-WINDSOR-
EASTERN FRANKLIN-EASTERN CHITTENDEN-EASTERN ADDISON-EASTERN RUTLAND-
400 AM EST TUE JAN 1 2008

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 10 AM
EST WEDNESDAY...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHERN NEW YORK...CENTRAL
VERMONT...NORTHEAST VERMONT...NORTHWEST VERMONT AND SOUTHERN
VERMONT.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   WINTER STORM WARNING.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   WINTER STORM WARNING.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. HOWEVER...
SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO SUBMIT SNOWFALL TOTALS TO THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE IN BURLINGTON.

JMG

The radar

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

Open the radar archive at this moment

Event by event

6 winter weather. Local standard time, as filed.

Winter Weather, Eastern Addison

When
January 1, 1:00 PM EST to January 2, 4:00 AM EST
Where
Eastern Addison forecast zone
Property damage
$5,000
Reported by
COOP Observer
Coordinates
44.031, -73.141 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Weather, Grand Isle

When
January 1, 1:00 PM EST to January 2, 4:00 AM EST
Where
Grand Isle forecast zone
Property damage
$5,000
Reported by
COOP Observer
Coordinates
44.797, -73.295 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Weather, Western Addison

When
January 1, 1:00 PM EST to January 2, 4:00 AM EST
Where
Western Addison forecast zone
Property damage
$5,000
Reported by
COOP Observer
Coordinates
44.031, -73.141 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Weather, Western Chittenden

When
January 1, 1:00 PM EST to January 2, 4:00 AM EST
Where
Western Chittenden forecast zone
Property damage
$5,000
Reported by
COOP Observer
Coordinates
44.461, -73.081 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Weather, Western Franklin

When
January 1, 1:00 PM EST to January 2, 4:00 AM EST
Where
Western Franklin forecast zone
Property damage
$5,000
Reported by
COOP Observer
Coordinates
44.858, -72.912 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Weather, Western Rutland

When
January 1, 1:00 PM EST to January 2, 4:00 AM EST
Where
Western Rutland forecast zone
Property damage
$5,000
Reported by
COOP Observer
Coordinates
43.580, -73.037 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

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

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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 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 75358, 75360, 75361, 75362, 75363, 75364.