Vermont, 2017

Winter Weather in Vermont, January 17 to 18, 2017

January 17 to 18, 2017 · NWS ALY · 2 events in 2 counties and zones

A storm system approached the region from the Great Lakes during the day on Tuesday, January 17th. A light and spotty wintry mix began during the afternoon hours across southern Vermont, but precipitation generally become snow as its became steadier towards the evening hours.

Where it happened

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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.

A storm system approached the region from the Great Lakes during the day on Tuesday, January 17th. A light and spotty wintry mix began during the afternoon hours across southern Vermont, but precipitation generally become snow as its became steadier towards the evening hours. As the storm system moves eastward across the region, period of light to moderate snowfall continued during the overnight hours.

By the morning on Wednesday, January 18th, precipitation was tapering off, as the storm's occluded front moved across the area. By that time, 4 to 7 inches of snow had fallen across Windham County, VT, with the heaviest totals across the higher elevations.

The radar

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Event by event

2 winter weather. Local standard time, as filed.

Winter Weather, Eastern Windham

When
January 17, 3:00 PM EST to January 18, 8:30 AM EST
Where
Eastern Windham forecast zone
Reported by
Trained Spotter
Coordinates
42.991, -72.714 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Weather, Western Windham

When
January 17, 3:00 PM EST to January 18, 8:30 AM 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.

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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: 670085, 670086.