Winter Storm, Eastern Rutland
- When
- January 28, 6:00 AM EST to 10:00 PM 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 in Vermont, January 28 to 29, 2009
A storm system located across the southern Plains on the morning of January 27th moved into the Ohio River Valley by the morning of January 28th. This storm moved into New York during the afternoon of the 28th and gradually weakened.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 15 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
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $115,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 16
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 storm system located across the southern Plains on the morning of January 27th moved into the Ohio River Valley by the morning of January 28th. This storm moved into New York during the afternoon of the 28th and gradually weakened. Meanwhile, a coastal low formed along the southern New England coast during the afternoon of the 28th and intensified as it moved into the Gulf of Maine during the evening and into New Brunswick by midnight.
Snow overspread Vermont around dawn and continued to accumulate into the evening hours before tapering to scattered snow showers after midnight. Snowfall accumulations with this storm was generally 8 to 14 inches in Vermont with the higher amounts across the hilly terrain of central and eastern Vermont. Some of the higher snowfall amounts included; 17 inches in Braintree and Brookfield (Orange county), 15 inches in Sutton (Caledonia county), 14 inches in Walden (Caledonia county), Worcester (Washington county) with 13 inches in Corinth (Orange county), Northfield (Washington county), Rochester (Windsor county) and Morrisville/Stowe (Lamoille county). There were numerous reports of motor vehicle accidents throughout Vermont.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
16 winter storm. Local standard time, as filed.
Winter Storm, Western Addison
- When
- January 28, 6:00 AM EST to 10:00 PM EST
- Where
- Western Addison forecast zone
- Property damage
- $10,000
- Reported by
- COOP Observer
- Coordinates
- 44.031, -73.141 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Western Chittenden
- When
- January 28, 6:00 AM EST to January 29, 12:00 AM EST
- Where
- Western Chittenden forecast zone
- Property damage
- $10,000
- Reported by
- COOP Observer
- Coordinates
- 44.461, -73.081 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Western Rutland
- When
- January 28, 6:00 AM EST to 10:00 PM EST
- Where
- Western Rutland forecast zone
- Property damage
- $10,000
- Reported by
- COOP Observer
- Coordinates
- 43.580, -73.037 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Windsor
- When
- January 28, 6:00 AM EST to 10:00 PM EST
- Where
- Windsor forecast zone
- Property damage
- $10,000
- Reported by
- COOP Observer
Winter Storm, Eastern Addison
- When
- January 28, 7:00 AM EST to January 29, 1:00 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 Storm, Eastern Chittenden
- When
- January 28, 7:00 AM EST to January 29, 2:00 AM EST
- Where
- Eastern 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 Storm, Eastern Franklin
- When
- January 28, 7:00 AM EST to January 29, 2:00 AM EST
- Where
- Eastern 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 Storm, Grand Isle
- When
- January 28, 7:00 AM EST to 10:00 PM 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 Storm, Lamoille
- When
- January 28, 7:00 AM EST to January 29, 2:00 AM EST
- Where
- Lamoille forecast zone
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Reported by
- COOP Observer
- Coordinates
- 44.606, -72.641 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Orange
- When
- January 28, 7:00 AM EST to January 29, 2:00 AM EST
- Where
- Orange forecast zone
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Reported by
- COOP Observer
- Coordinates
- 44.006, -72.377 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Washington
- When
- January 28, 7:00 AM EST to January 29, 2:00 AM EST
- Where
- Washington forecast zone
- Property damage
- $10,000
- Reported by
- COOP Observer
- Coordinates
- 44.273, -72.615 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Western Franklin
- When
- January 28, 7:00 AM EST to January 29, 12:00 AM EST
- Where
- Western Franklin forecast zone
- Property damage
- $10,000
- Reported by
- COOP Observer
- Coordinates
- 44.858, -72.912 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Caledonia
- When
- January 28, 8:00 AM EST to January 29, 3:00 AM EST
- Where
- Caledonia forecast zone
- Property damage
- $10,000
- Reported by
- COOP Observer
- Coordinates
- 44.465, -72.102 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Essex
- When
- January 28, 8:00 AM EST to January 29, 3:00 AM EST
- Where
- Essex forecast zone
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Reported by
- COOP Observer
- Coordinates
- 44.728, -71.736 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Orleans
- When
- January 28, 8:00 AM EST to January 29, 3:00 AM EST
- Where
- Orleans forecast zone
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Reported by
- COOP Observer
- Coordinates
- 44.829, -72.244 (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
- Damaging Winds in North Carolina, January 28, 2009
- Winter Storm in New York, January 28, 2009
- Flooding in Kentucky, January 28 to 31, 2009
- Winter Storm and Winter Weather in New York, January 28 to 29, 2009
- Winter Storm and Heavy Snow in Massachusetts, January 28, 2009
- Dense Fog in New Jersey, January 28, 2009
- Winter Storm in Maine, January 28 to 29, 2009
- Winter Weather in Connecticut, January 28, 2009
- Winter Storm and Heavy Snow in Maine, January 28 to 29, 2009
- Winter Storm in New Hampshire, January 28, 2009
- Winter Weather in Texas, January 28, 2009
- Heavy Snow and High Wind in Alaska, January 28 to 31, 2009
More
Every storm in Vermont in 2009Every state in 2009This day in weather historyWarnings 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: 142909, 142915, 142916, 142918, 142919, 142906, 142907, 142908, 142910, 142911, 142912, 142914, 142917, 142904, 142905, 142913.