Winter Weather, Bennington
- When
- February 15, 9:00 AM EST to February 16, 7:00 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 in Vermont, February 15 to 16, 2017
Snow showers developed along a cold front on February 15 across Southern Vermont. After a lull in the snowfall during the evening, northwest winds behind the front brought a long period of persistent upslope snow showers from the early morning hours through much of the day on February 16.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 2 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
- 2
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.
Snow showers developed along a cold front on February 15 across Southern Vermont. After a lull in the snowfall during the evening, northwest winds behind the front brought a long period of persistent upslope snow showers from the early morning hours through much of the day on February 16. Snowfall totals were very elevation-dependent, ranging from just an inch at low elevations, all the way to 17 inches at around 2000 feet elevation.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
2 winter weather. Local standard time, as filed.
Winter Weather, Western Windham
- When
- February 15, 9:00 AM EST to February 16, 7:00 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)
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
- Heavy Rain in California, February 15 to 16, 2017
- Tornado in South Carolina, February 15, 2017
- Wildfire in Florida, February 15 to 18, 2017
- Tornado and Damaging Winds in North Carolina, February 15, 2017
- Winter Storm in Vermont, February 15 to 16, 2017
- Lake-Effect Snow in New York, February 15 to 16, 2017
- Heavy Snow in New Hampshire, February 15 to 16, 2017
- Heavy Snow in Maine, February 15 to 16, 2017
- Hail and Damaging Winds in South Carolina, February 15, 2017
- High Wind in Oregon, February 15 to 16, 2017
- Dense Fog in California, February 15, 2017
- High Wind in Washington, February 15, 2017
More
Every storm in Vermont in 2017Every state in 2017This day in weather historyWarnings in Vermont, February 2017
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: 678944, 678945.