A moisture laden storm system tracked along a old cold front from the the Gulf of Mexico up across NY and VT. On Saturday, January 11th, the front was positioned across southern Canada with temperatures in the 50s/60s across VT.
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The episode as NWS BTV wrote it up.
A moisture laden storm system tracked along a old cold front from the the Gulf of Mexico up across NY and VT. On Saturday, January 11th, the front was positioned across southern Canada with temperatures in the 50s/60s across VT. As the front slowly progressed south into northwest VT during the late evening and overnight hours, moderate to heavy rain fell across the region. during the early morning hours of January 12th, the cold front slipped south into the southern portions of the Champlain Valley.
Widespread 1/4 to 1/2 inches of ice accretion with locally up to 3/4 inch was observed along the international border, resulting in hazardous travel and scattered power outages.
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 11, 9:43 PM EST, 2 hours 17 minutes earlier.
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</html>The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
2 winter weather, 1 ice storm. Local standard time, as filed.
Ice accretion of 1/4 to 1/2 inch across Grand Isle with locally close to 3/4 of an inch.
Rain changed to freezing rain, mixed with sleet after midnight on January 12th and accumulated 1/10 to 1/3 across western Franklin county.
Rain changed to freezing rain, mixed with sleet after midnight on January 12th and accumulated 1/10 to 1/4 across western Chittenden county.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Vermont in 2020Every state in 2020This day in weather historyWarnings in Vermont, January 2020
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: 864462, 864468, 864469.