Heavy Snow in Vermont, February 23 to 24, 2010

Name: Heavy Snow in Vermont, February 23 to 24, 2010
Start: 2010-02-23T13:30
End: 2010-02-24T15:00
Location: Vermont

February 23 to 24, 2010 · NWS ALY · 3 events in 3 counties and zones

Low pressure developed along the mid Atlantic coast Tuesday, February 23rd, then gradually moved northward toward southern New England Tuesday night and Wednesday. This system blanketed the area in a heavy wet snow that resulted in treacherous travel conditions and widepread power outages across southern Vermont.

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.

Low pressure developed along the mid Atlantic coast Tuesday, February 23rd, then gradually moved northward toward southern New England Tuesday night and Wednesday.

This system blanketed the area in a heavy wet snow that resulted in treacherous travel conditions and widepread power outages across southern Vermont. Generally 1 to 2 feet of snow accumulated with the highest amounts above 1500 feet.

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 Feb 23, 12:53 PM EST, 37 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Feb 23, 12:53 PM EST, 37 minutes before

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The radar

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Event by event

3 heavy snow. Local standard time, as filed.

Heavy Snow, Bennington

When: February 23, 1:30 PM EST to February 24, 3:00 PM EST
Where: Bennington forecast zone
Reported by: Broadcast Media
Coordinates: 43.036, -73.093 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy Snow, Western Windham

When: February 23, 2:00 PM EST to February 24, 3:00 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)

Heavy Snow, Eastern Windham

When: February 23, 2:00 PM EST to February 24, 3:00 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

Heavy Snow: Snowfall reaching the local warning threshold without the other hazards of a winter storm.

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

The same day elsewhere

Every storm in Vermont in 2010 Every state in 2010 This day in weather history Warnings in Vermont, February 2010

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: 212422, 212424, 212425.