Winter Storm and Winter Weather in Vermont, November 26 to 28, 2018

Name: Winter Storm and Winter Weather in Vermont, November 26 to 28, 2018
Start: 2018-11-26T16:00
End: 2018-11-28T12:00
Location: Vermont

November 26 to 28, 2018 · NWS BTV · 16 events in 16 counties and zones

A storm that brought blizzard conditions to parts of the Midwest on Sunday, November 25th moved into the Ohio River Valley - Southern Great Lakes on 11/26. The storm slowed considerably in the eastern Great Lakes, thus allowing a secondary low pressure system to develop near the Delmarva Peninsula during the evening of 11/26 and proceeded to move to near Boston by the morning of November 27th.

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

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: $955,000
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.

Precipitation moved into the North Country by the afternoon of November 26th, falling as snow at elevations above 1500 feet and rain at lower elevations. By early morning of November 27th, the atmosphere cooled enough to allow for precipitation to changeover to snow. Highest snowfall totals at elevations above 1500 feet, where more than 12-15 inches fell. The heavy wet snow accounted for more than 40,000 outages, effecting 100,000 customers without power due to snow loading on power lines.

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 Burlington, VT wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Nov 26, 3:11 PM EST, 49 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Nov 26, 3:11 PM EST, 49 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Nov 26, 3:05 AM EST, 12 hours 55 minutes before

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Burlington VT
305 AM EST Mon Nov 26 2018

NYZ026>028-035-087-VTZ001-002-005-009-270815-
Northern St. Lawrence-Northern Franklin-Eastern Clinton-
Eastern Essex-Southwestern St. Lawrence-Grand Isle-Western Franklin-
Western Chittenden-Western Addison-
305 AM EST Mon Nov 26 2018

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for northern New York, central
Vermont and northwest Vermont.

.DAY ONE...Today and tonight.

No hazardous weather is expected at this time.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Tuesday through Sunday.

No hazardous weather is expected at this time.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not expected at this time.

VTZ011-270815-
Western Rutland-
305 AM EST Mon Nov 26 2018

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 4 AM EST
TUESDAY...

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for southern Vermont.

.DAY ONE...Today and tonight.

Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the
Internet for more information about the following hazards.

   Wind Advisory.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Tuesday through Sunday.

No hazardous weather is expected at this time.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not expected at this time.

NYZ031-034-VTZ008-010-012-017-270815-
Western Clinton-Western Essex-Washington-Orange-Windsor-
Eastern Chittenden-
305 AM EST Mon Nov 26 2018

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 PM EST
TUESDAY...

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for northern New York, central
Vermont, northwest Vermont and southern Vermont.

.DAY ONE...Today and tonight.

Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the
Internet for more information about the following hazards.

   Winter Storm Warning.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Tuesday through Sunday.

Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the
Internet for more information about the following hazards.

   Winter Storm Warning.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not expected at this time.

VTZ018-019-270815-
Eastern Addison-Eastern Rutland-
305 AM EST Mon Nov 26 2018

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 4 AM EST
TUESDAY...
...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 PM EST
TUESDAY...

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for central Vermont and southern
Vermont.

.DAY ONE...Today and tonight.

Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the
Internet for more information about the following hazards.

   Wind Advisory.
   Winter Storm Warning.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Tuesday through Sunday.

Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the
Internet for more information about the following hazards.

   Winter Storm Warning.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not expected at this time.

NYZ029-030-VTZ003-004-006-007-016-270815-
Southeastern St. Lawrence-Southern Franklin-Orleans-Essex-Lamoille-
Caledonia-Eastern Franklin-
305 AM EST Mon Nov 26 2018

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 PM
EST TUESDAY...

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for northern New York, northeast
Vermont and northwest Vermont.

.DAY ONE...Today and tonight.

Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the
Internet for more information about the following hazards.

   Winter Weather Advisory.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Tuesday through Sunday.

Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the
Internet for more information about the following hazards.

   Winter Weather Advisory.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not expected at this time.

The radar

The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.

Open the radar archive at this moment

Event by event

11 winter storm, 5 winter weather. Local standard time, as filed.

Winter Storm, Windsor

When: November 26, 4:00 PM EST to November 28, 12:00 PM EST
Where: Windsor forecast zone
Property damage: $250,000
Reported by: COOP Observer

Light rain changed to a pasty, heavy wet snow that resulted in downed tree limbs and power outages across VT. In Windsor county, snow accumulated 3 to 6 inches in the valleys but quickly rose to 12 to 20 inches above 1000 feet. Some specific amounts include; 18-22 inches in Rochester, 15 inches in Ludlow, 13 inches in Hartland, 10 inches in reading, 9 inches in Norwich and 4 inches in Springfield.

Winter Storm, Orleans

When: November 26, 10:00 PM EST to November 28, 12:00 PM EST
Where: Orleans forecast zone
Property damage: $100,000
Reported by: COOP Observer
Coordinates: 44.829, -72.244 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Light rain changed to a pasty, heavy wet snow that resulted in downed tree limbs and power outages across VT. In Orleans county, snow accumulated 10 to 18 inches, including 18 inches in Greensboro, 16 inches in Newport, 13 inches in Barton and 12 inches in Derby.

Winter Storm, Essex

When: November 26, 10:00 PM EST to November 28, 12:00 PM EST
Where: Essex forecast zone
Property damage: $50,000
Reported by: COOP Observer
Coordinates: 44.728, -71.736 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Light rain changed to a pasty, heavy wet snow that resulted in downed tree limbs and power outages across VT. In Essex county, snow accumulated 6 to 12 inches.

Winter Storm, Lamoille

When: November 26, 10:00 PM EST to November 28, 12:00 PM EST
Where: Lamoille forecast zone
Property damage: $75,000
Reported by: COOP Observer
Coordinates: 44.606, -72.641 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Light rain changed to a pasty, heavy wet snow that resulted in downed tree limbs and power outages across VT. In Lamoille county, snow accumulated 6 to 14 inches, including 13 inches in Hyde Park, 12 inches at Smugglers Notch, 10 inches in Johnson, 9 inches in Morrisville and Stowe.

Winter Storm, Caledonia

When: November 26, 10:00 PM EST to November 28, 12:00 PM EST
Where: Caledonia forecast zone
Property damage: $75,000
Reported by: COOP Observer
Coordinates: 44.465, -72.102 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Light rain changed to a pasty, heavy wet snow that resulted in downed tree limbs and power outages across VT. In Caledonia county, snow accumulated 6 to 14 inches, including 13 inches in Danville, 12 inches in Wells River, 10 inches in Wheelock and Lyndonville and 6 inches in St. Johnsbury.

Winter Storm, Washington

When: November 26, 10:00 PM EST to November 28, 12:00 PM EST
Where: Washington forecast zone
Property damage: $125,000
Reported by: COOP Observer
Coordinates: 44.273, -72.615 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Light rain changed to a pasty, heavy wet snow that resulted in downed tree limbs and power outages across VT. In Washington county, snow accumulated 6 to 14 inches, including 14 inches in East Barre and Waitsfield, 11 inches in Cabot, 10 inches in Waterbury and Berlin and 6 inches in Montpelier.

Winter Storm, Orange

When: November 26, 10:00 PM EST to November 28, 12:00 PM EST
Where: Orange forecast zone
Property damage: $100,000
Reported by: COOP Observer
Coordinates: 44.006, -72.377 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Light rain changed to a pasty, heavy wet snow that resulted in downed tree limbs and power outages across VT. In Orange county, snow accumulated 6 to 12 inches, including 11 inches in Williamstown, 9 inches on Corinth and Brookfield.

Winter Storm, Eastern Franklin

When: November 26, 10:00 PM EST to November 28, 12:00 PM EST
Where: Eastern Franklin forecast zone
Property damage: $25,000
Reported by: COOP Observer
Coordinates: 44.858, -72.912 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Light rain changed to a pasty, heavy wet snow that resulted in downed tree limbs and power outages across VT. In Franklin county, snow accumulated 4 to 8 inches.

Winter Storm, Eastern Addison

When: November 26, 10:00 PM EST to November 28, 12:00 PM EST
Where: Eastern Addison forecast zone
Property damage: $25,000
Reported by: COOP Observer
Coordinates: 44.031, -73.141 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Light rain changed to a pasty, heavy wet snow that resulted in downed tree limbs and power outages across VT. In Addison county, snow generally accumulated 5 to 10 inches, including 14 inches in South Lincoln, 8 inches in Lincoln and 5 inches in Middlebury and Vergennes.

Winter Storm, Eastern Chittenden

When: November 26, 10:00 PM EST to November 28, 12:00 PM EST
Where: Eastern Chittenden forecast zone
Property damage: $25,000
Reported by: COOP Observer
Coordinates: 44.461, -73.081 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Light rain changed to a pasty, heavy wet snow that resulted in downed tree limbs and power outages across VT. In Chittenden county, snow generally accumulated 5 to 10 inches, including 10 inches in Underhill and Williston, 9 inches in Jericho, 8 inches at NWS office in south Burlington, 7 inches in Milton and 5 inches in Essex.

Winter Storm, Eastern Rutland

When: November 26, 10:00 PM EST to November 28, 12:00 PM EST
Where: Eastern Rutland forecast zone
Property damage: $25,000
Reported by: COOP Observer
Coordinates: 43.580, -73.037 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Light rain changed to a pasty, heavy wet snow that resulted in downed tree limbs and power outages across VT. In Rutland county, snow generally accumulated 4 to 8 inches.

Winter Weather, Western Chittenden

When: November 27, 12:00 AM EST to November 28, 12:00 PM EST
Where: Western Chittenden forecast zone
Property damage: $20,000
Reported by: COOP Observer
Coordinates: 44.461, -73.081 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Weather, Western Addison

When: November 27, 12:00 AM EST to November 28, 12:00 PM EST
Where: Western Addison forecast zone
Property damage: $20,000
Reported by: COOP Observer
Coordinates: 44.031, -73.141 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Weather, Western Franklin

When: November 27, 12:00 AM EST to November 28, 12:00 PM EST
Where: Western Franklin forecast zone
Property damage: $15,000
Reported by: COOP Observer
Coordinates: 44.858, -72.912 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Light rain changed to a pasty, heavy wet snow that resulted in downed tree limbs and power outages across VT. In Franklin county, snow accumulated 4 to 8 inches.

Winter Weather, Western Rutland

When: November 27, 12:00 AM EST to November 28, 12:00 PM EST
Where: Western Rutland forecast zone
Property damage: $15,000
Reported by: COOP Observer
Coordinates: 43.580, -73.037 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Light rain changed to a pasty, heavy wet snow that resulted in downed tree limbs and power outages across VT. In Rutland county, snow generally accumulated 4 to 8 inches.

Winter Weather, Grand Isle

When: November 27, 12:00 AM EST to November 28, 12:00 PM EST
Where: Grand Isle forecast zone
Property damage: $10,000
Reported by: COOP Observer
Coordinates: 44.797, -73.295 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Light rain changed to a pasty, heavy wet snow that generally accumulated 3 to 7 inches.

What these are

Winter Storm: A storm that brought snow, sleet or freezing rain at warning levels, usually over several hours or days.
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

Every storm in Vermont in 2018 Every state in 2018 This day in weather history Warnings in Vermont, November 2018

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 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 789077, 789068, 789069, 789071, 789072, 789074, 789075, 789078, 789079, 789080, 789081, 789083, 789084, 789085, 789086, 789087.