Vermont, 2008

Winter Weather in Vermont, November 30, 2008

November 30, 2008 · NWS ALY · 3 events in 3 counties and zones

A developing low pressure system along the northern Gulf Coast on Saturday November 29th traveled north into the lower Ohio Valley by Sunday morning on November 30th, and then strengthened upon reaching the eastern Great Lakes by Monday morning on December 1st. A warm front associated with this system approached from the south during Sunday, producing a widespread light mixture of snow, sleet…

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
3

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.

A developing low pressure system along the northern Gulf Coast on Saturday November 29th traveled north into the lower Ohio Valley by Sunday morning on November 30th, and then strengthened upon reaching the eastern Great Lakes by Monday morning on December 1st.

A warm front associated with this system approached from the south during Sunday, producing a widespread light mixture of snow, sleet and freezing rain. The precipitation began during the afternoon hours across southern Vermont, and persisted into the evening hours before eventually changing to plain rain later Sunday evening.

Snow and sleet amounts were light, generally an inch or less in the valleys, with 1 to 3 inches across higher elevations, particularly across eastern Bennington County and western Windham County. In addition, ice accretion of one tenth to one quarter of an inch was also reported. Since this light wintry mix occurred on a busy travel day, the Sunday after Thanksgiving Day, the impact to travelers was high.

Numerous minor accidents were reported, especially during the evening hours on Sunday.

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 Nov 30, 12:40 PM EST, 1 hour 20 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Nov 30, 12:40 PM EST, 1 hour 20 minutes before
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The radar

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

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Event by event

3 winter weather. Local standard time, as filed.

Winter Weather, Bennington

When
November 30, 2:00 PM EST to 11:59 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 Weather, Western Windham

When
November 30, 2:00 PM EST to 11:59 PM EST
Where
Western Windham forecast zone
Reported by
Trained Spotter
Coordinates
42.991, -72.714 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Weather, Eastern Windham

When
November 30, 2:00 PM EST to 11:59 PM EST
Where
Eastern 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 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

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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: 139455, 139456, 139457.