Winter Weather, Bennington
- When
- January 12, 3:00 AM EST to 9:00 PM EST
- Where
- Bennington forecast zone
- Reported by
- Broadcast Media
- Coordinates
- 43.036, -73.093 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Weather in Vermont, January 12, 2012
A very complex storm system brought a wintry mix of precipitation to southern Vermont on Thursday, January 12th. Snow, sleet and freezing rain occurred as the system impacted the region.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 3 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
- 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 very complex storm system brought a wintry mix of precipitation to southern Vermont on Thursday, January 12th. Snow, sleet and freezing rain occurred as the system impacted the region. Snowfall and sleet reports were generally in the 2 to 6 inch range with ice accretions of up to two tenths of an inch. In addition, northeast winds were locally enhanced by the terrain in the Bennington area with gusts up to 50 mph reported Thursday morning.
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 Jan 12, 1:19 AM EST, 1 hour 41 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jan 12, 1:19 AM EST, 1 hour 41 minutes before
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Event by event
3 winter weather. Local standard time, as filed.
Winter Weather, Eastern Windham
- When
- January 12, 3:00 AM EST to 9:00 PM EST
- Where
- Eastern Windham forecast zone
- Reported by
- CoCoRaHS
- Coordinates
- 42.991, -72.714 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Weather, Western Windham
- When
- January 12, 3:00 AM EST to 9:00 PM EST
- Where
- Western Windham forecast zone
- Reported by
- CoCoRaHS
- 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
- Winter Weather in Illinois, January 12 to 13, 2012
- Winter Storm and Winter Weather in Indiana, January 12 to 13, 2012
- Winter Weather in Illinois, January 12, 2012
- Lake-Effect Snow in Pennsylvania, January 12 to 14, 2012
- Lake-Effect Snow in Ohio, January 12 to 14, 2012
- Winter Weather in Wisconsin, January 12 to 13, 2012
- Winter Weather in Tennessee, January 12 to 13, 2012
- Strong Wind in Georgia, January 12, 2012
- Winter Weather in Kentucky, January 12, 2012
- High Wind in North Carolina, January 12 to 13, 2012
- Ice Storm in New York, January 12, 2012
- Wildfire in California, January 12 to 13, 2012
More
Every storm in Vermont in 2012Every state in 2012This day in weather historyWarnings in Vermont, January 2012
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: 357657, 357658, 357659.