A long-lived storm system responsible for floods and heavy snows across California earlier in the week moved across the county reaching the lower Mississippi valley on Saturday, January 19th and just south of New England on Sunday the 20th. Snow began during the afternoon of the 19th and ended by early afternoon on the 20th with snow accumulations of 8 to 16+ inches.
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.
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.
The episode as NWS BTV wrote it up.
A long-lived storm system responsible for floods and heavy snows across California earlier in the week moved across the county reaching the lower Mississippi valley on Saturday, January 19th and just south of New England on Sunday the 20th. Snow began during the afternoon of the 19th and ended by early afternoon on the 20th with snow accumulations of 8 to 16+ inches. Winds developed and increased to 10 to 20 mph with gusts in excess of 30 mph late Sunday through Monday causing considerable blowing and drifting of the snow.
Very cold temperatures were experienced Saturday through Monday as well. Daytime highs -5 to +15 with overnight lows 10 to 20 below zero. Strong winds late Sunday through Monday created wind chills of 20 to 40 below zero.
The combination of all these factors created hazardous travel through Tuesday as the very cold temperatures prohibited road chemicals to work effectively.
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 Jan 18, 5:17 PM EST, 22 hours 43 minutes earlier.
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16 winter storm. Local standard time, as filed.
A widespread snowfall of 10 to 18 inches occurred across Rutland county, some specifics include; 18 inches in Sudbury, 16 inches in Brandon, 15 inches in Pittsford and 12 inches in Rutland.
A widespread snowfall of 10 to 18 inches occurred across Rutland county, some specifics include; 18 inches in Sudbury, 16 inches in Brandon, 15 inches in Pittsford and 12 inches in Rutland.
A widespread snowfall of 10 to 18 inches occurred across Chittenden county, some specifics include; 18 inches in South Burlington, 17 inches in Shelburne and 14 inches in Essex, Milton, Underhill and Williston.
A widespread snowfall of 10 to 18 inches occurred across Chittenden county, some specifics include; 18 inches in South Burlington, 17 inches in Shelburne and 14 inches in Essex, Milton, Underhill and Williston.
A widespread snowfall of 10 to 16 inches occurred across Franklin county, some specifics include; 16 inches in Enosburg Falls, 13 inches in Swanton.
A widespread snowfall of 10 to 16 inches occurred across Franklin county, some specifics include; 16 inches in Enosburg Falls, 13 inches in Swanton.
A widespread snowfall of 12 to 18 inches occurred across Addison county, some specifics include; 19 inches in Bridport, 17 inches in Ferrisburgh and Orwell, 16 inches in Vergennes with 13 inches in Rochester.
A widespread snowfall of 12 to 18 inches occurred across Addison county, some specifics include; 19 inches in Bridport, 17 inches in Ferrisburgh and Orwell, 16 inches in Vergennes with 13 inches in Rochester.
A widespread snowfall of 10 to 15 inches occurred across Grand Isle county.
A widespread snowfall of 10 to 18 inches occurred across Lamoille county, some specifics include; 18 inches in Jeffersonville, 16 inches in Stowe and 15 inches in Johnson.
A widespread snowfall of 10 to 18 inches occurred across Orange county, including; 18 inches in Tunbridge, 16 inches in Braintree and 15 inches in Chelsea.
A widespread snowfall of 10 to 18 inches occurred across Washington county, including; 18 inches in Moretown, 17 inches in Worcester, 16 inches in Waitsfield and 14 inches in Montpelier.
A widespread snowfall of 10 to 18 inches occurred across Windsor county, including; 18 inches in Woodstock, 15 inches in Pomfret and 12 inches in Ludlow.
A widespread snowfall of 10 to 20 inches occurred across Caledonia county, some specifics include; 19 inches in Wheelock and Walden, 17 inches in Danville and Lyndonville and 14 inches in St. Johnsbury.
A widespread snowfall of 10 to 18 inches occurred across Essex county, some specifics include; 18 inches in Averill, 14 inches in Island Pond and 12 inches in Lunenberg.
A widespread snowfall of 10 to 18 inches occurred across Orleans county, some specifics include; 18 inches in Craftsbury, 16 inches in Morgan and Westfield with 13 inches in Greensboro and Newport.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Vermont in 2019Every state in 2019This day in weather historyWarnings in Vermont, January 2019
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: 793905, 793906, 793887, 793888, 793892, 793893, 793894, 793895, 793907, 793883, 793908, 793909, 793910, 793877, 793878, 793880.