Winter Storm, Bennington
- When
- January 22, 7:00 PM EST to January 23, 5:00 PM EST
- Where
- Bennington forecast zone
- Reported by
- CoCoRaHS
- Coordinates
- 43.036, -73.093 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm in Vermont, January 22 to 23, 2023
With southern Vermont in the cold sector of a coastal low pressure system, a swath of moderate to heavy snow fell across a good portion of the area Sunday evening/night into Monday before ending Monday evening. The winter storm proved impactful resulting in car crashes and power outages.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 3 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
- 3
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.
With southern Vermont in the cold sector of a coastal low pressure system, a swath of moderate to heavy snow fell across a good portion of the area Sunday evening/night into Monday before ending Monday evening. The winter storm proved impactful resulting in car crashes and power outages. Some schools and businesses also closed as a result of the storm.
Key Impacts: Car accidents, power outages, school and business closures.
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 Albany, NY wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Jan 22, 6:51 PM EST, 9 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jan 22, 6:51 PM EST, 9 minutes before
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</html>Hazardous weather outlook, Jan 22, 3:37 PM EST, 3 hours 23 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Albany NY 337 PM EST Sun Jan 22 2023 CTZ013-NYZ032-064>066-231100- Southern Litchfield-Northern Herkimer-Eastern Ulster- Western Dutchess-Eastern Dutchess- 337 PM EST Sun Jan 22 2023 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for northwestern Connecticut, and eastern New York. .DAY ONE...Tonight. A period of snow is possible tonight into tomorrow. Light snow accumulations are possible. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Monday through Saturday. Another storm may bring widespread precipitation to the region. Accumulating snow is possible especially north of Interstate 90. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation may be needed. NYZ033-039-042-043-059>061-082-083-231100- Hamilton-Southern Fulton-Northern Warren-Northern Washington- Eastern Greene-Western Columbia-Eastern Columbia-Northern Fulton- Southeast Warren- 337 PM EST Sun Jan 22 2023 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 1 PM EST MONDAY... This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for eastern New York. .DAY ONE...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...Monday through Saturday. Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the Internet for more information about the following hazards. Winter Weather Advisory. Another storm may bring widespread precipitation to the region. Accumulating snow is possible especially north of Interstate 90. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Weather spotters are encouraged to report winter precipitation amounts to the National Weather Service in Albany New York. MAZ001-NYZ054-VTZ013>015-231100- Northern Berkshire-Eastern Rensselaer-Bennington-Western Windham- Eastern Windham- 337 PM EST Sun Jan 22 2023 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 5 PM EST MONDAY... This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for western Massachusetts, eastern New York and southern Vermont. .DAY ONE...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...Monday through Saturday. Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the Internet for more information about the following hazards. Winter Storm Warning. Another storm may bring widespread precipitation to the region. Accumulating snow is possible especially north of Interstate 90. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Weather spotters are encouraged to report winter precipitation amounts to the National Weather Service in Albany New York. NYZ040-047-048-051-058-231100- Montgomery-Schoharie-Western Schenectady-Western Albany- Western Greene- 337 PM EST Sun Jan 22 2023 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST MONDAY... This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for eastern New York. .DAY ONE...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...Monday through Saturday. Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the Internet for more information about the following hazards. Another storm may bring widespread precipitation to the region. Accumulating snow is possible especially north of Interstate 90. Winter Storm Warning. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Weather spotters are encouraged to report winter precipitation amounts to the National Weather Service in Albany New York. NYZ041-049-050-052-053-084-231100- Northern Saratoga-Eastern Schenectady-Southern Saratoga- Eastern Albany-Western Rensselaer-Southern Washington- 337 PM EST Sun Jan 22 2023 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 1 PM EST MONDAY... This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for eastern New York. .DAY ONE...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...Monday through Saturday. Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the Internet for more information about the following hazards. Winter Storm Warning. Another storm may bring widespread precipitation to the region. Accumulating snow is possible especially north of Interstate 90. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Weather spotters are encouraged to report winter precipitation amounts to the National Weather Service in Albany New York. CTZ001-MAZ025-231100- Northern Litchfield-Southern Berkshire- 337 PM EST Sun Jan 22 2023 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 PM EST MONDAY... This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for northwestern Connecticut and southern Berkshire County in western Massachusetts. .DAY ONE...This afternoon 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...Monday through Saturday. Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the Internet for more information about the following hazards. Winter Weather Advisory. Another storm may bring widespread precipitation to the region. Accumulating snow is possible especially north of Interstate 90. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Weather spotters are encouraged to report winter precipitation amounts to the National Weather Service in Albany New York. NYZ038-063-231100- Southern Herkimer-Western Ulster- 337 PM EST Sun Jan 22 2023 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for east central New York and eastern New York. .DAY ONE...This afternoon 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...Monday through Saturday. Another storm may bring widespread precipitation to the region. Accumulating snow is possible especially north of Interstate 90. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Weather spotters are encouraged to report winter precipitation amounts to the National Weather Service in Albany New York.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
3 winter storm. Local standard time, as filed.
Winter Storm, Eastern Windham
- When
- January 22, 7:00 PM EST to January 23, 5:00 PM EST
- Where
- Eastern Windham forecast zone
- Reported by
- CoCoRaHS
- Coordinates
- 42.991, -72.714 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Western Windham
- When
- January 22, 7:00 PM EST to January 23, 5:00 PM EST
- Where
- Western Windham forecast zone
- Reported by
- CoCoRaHS
- Coordinates
- 42.991, -72.714 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
What these are
- Winter Storm
- A storm that brought snow, sleet or freezing rain at warning levels, usually over several hours or days.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Tornadoes and Damaging Winds in Florida, January 22 to 25, 2023
- Tornado and Damaging Winds in Georgia, January 22, 2023
- Winter Weather in Montana, January 22, 2023
- High Surf in Hawaii, January 22 to 23, 2023
- Tornadoes and Damaging Winds in Georgia, January 22, 2023
- Winter Storm and Winter Weather in New York, January 22 to 23, 2023
- Winter Storm and Winter Weather in Massachusetts, January 22 to 23, 2023
- Winter Storm and Winter Weather in Ohio, January 22, 2023
- Winter Storm in Maine, January 22 to 23, 2023
- Winter Storm in New Hampshire, January 22 to 23, 2023
- High Wind and Strong Wind in California, January 22 to 23, 2023
- Marine Thunderstorm Winds in South Atlantic Coastal Waters, January 22, 2023
More
Every storm in Vermont in 2023Every state in 2023This day in weather historyWarnings in Vermont, January 2023
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: 1074517, 1074518, 1074519.