Winter Storm in Vermont, January 10 to 11, 2009

Name: Winter Storm in Vermont, January 10 to 11, 2009
Start: 2009-01-10T22:00
End: 2009-01-11T10:00
Location: Vermont

January 10 to 11, 2009 · NWS BTV · 6 events in 6 counties and zones

Low pressure moved across the Ohio River Valley and south of Long Island on January 10th to a position just south of Cape Cod by the morning of January 11th. Snow overspread Vermont around midnight on January 11th and fell heavy at times during the pre-dawn hours before gradually ending by midday.

Where it happened

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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 moved across the Ohio River Valley and south of Long Island on January 10th to a position just south of Cape Cod by the morning of January 11th.

Snow overspread Vermont around midnight on January 11th and fell heavy at times during the pre-dawn hours before gradually ending by midday. Snowfall accumulations of 5 to 8 inches were common across portions of southern and central Vermont.

The radar

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

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Event by event

6 winter storm. Local standard time, as filed.

Winter Storm, Western Rutland

When: January 10, 10:00 PM EST to January 11, 9:00 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)

Winter Storm, Eastern Rutland

When: January 10, 10:00 PM EST to January 11, 9:00 AM EST
Where: Eastern 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)

Winter Storm, Windsor

When: January 10, 10:00 PM EST to January 11, 9:00 AM EST
Where: Windsor forecast zone
Property damage: $5,000
Reported by: COOP Observer

Winter Storm, Washington

When: January 10, 11:00 PM EST to January 11, 10:00 AM EST
Where: Washington forecast zone
Property damage: $5,000
Reported by: COOP Observer
Coordinates: 44.273, -72.615 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Storm, Western Addison

When: January 10, 11:00 PM EST to January 11, 9:00 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 Storm, Caledonia

When: January 11, 12:00 AM EST to 10:00 AM EST
Where: Caledonia forecast zone
Property damage: $5,000
Reported by: COOP Observer
Coordinates: 44.465, -72.102 (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

Every storm in Vermont in 2009 Every state in 2009 This day in weather history Warnings in Vermont, January 2009

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 2026-09-30. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 142949, 142950, 142951, 142947, 142948, 142945.