Vermont, 2023Winter Storm and Winter Weather in Vermont, November 26 to 27, 2023
November 26 to 27, 2023 · NWS BTV · 9 events in 9 counties and zones
Dual areas of low pressure moved across NY, southern New England and just southeast of Cape Cod during the early morning hours of November 27th. This brought precipitation into Vermont during the late evening hours of November 26th, exiting just after dawn on November 27th.
Every event with a place to put it; 9 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.
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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
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- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 9
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.
Dual areas of low pressure moved across NY, southern New England and just southeast of Cape Cod during the early morning hours of November 27th. This brought precipitation into Vermont during the late evening hours of November 26th, exiting just after dawn on November 27th.
Much of the precipitation fell as rain with marginal temperatures, but a heavy wet snow fell at elevations, mainly above 1000-1500 during the time of greatest precipitation intensity. Heavy wet snow in the central and northern mountains of Vermont led to numerous power outages and closed portions of Interstate 89 for a few hours.
Winter Storm, Caledonia
- When
- November 26, 11:00 PM EST to November 27, 7:00 AM EST
- Where
- Caledonia forecast zone
- Reported by
- COOP Observer
- Coordinates
- 44.465, -72.102 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
A heavy wet, elevated dependent snow fell across the region with elevations below 1000 feet largely witnessing 2-3 inches of snow with 4 to 8+ inches in higher elevations. These higher snowfall accumulations led to downed tree limbs resulting in downed power lines and scattered power outages. In addition, being one of the first storms of the year, this led to numerous vehicle accidents.
Some specific snowfall totals include; 10 inches in Sheffield, 9 inches in Sutton, Stannard, Wheelock and Danville, 5 inches in Barnet, 4 inches in Wells River and West Burke with 2 inches in St. Johnsbury.
Winter Storm, Orange
- When
- November 26, 11:00 PM EST to November 27, 7:00 AM EST
- Where
- Orange forecast zone
- Reported by
- COOP Observer
- Coordinates
- 44.006, -72.377 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
A heavy wet, elevated dependent snow fell across the region with elevations below 1000 feet largely witnessing 2-3 inches of snow with 4 to 8+ inches in higher elevations. These higher snowfall accumulations led to downed tree limbs resulting in downed power lines and scattered to numerous power outages. In addition, being one of the first storms of the year, this led to numerous vehicle accidents.
Some specific snowfall totals include; 10 inches in Braintree, 7 inches in Brookfield and Williamstown, 5 inches in Stratford and 3 inches in Bradford.
Winter Storm, Washington
- When
- November 26, 11:00 PM EST to November 27, 7:00 AM EST
- Where
- Washington forecast zone
- Reported by
- COOP Observer
- Coordinates
- 44.273, -72.615 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
A heavy wet, elevated dependent snow fell across the region with elevations below 1000 feet largely witnessing 2-3 inches of snow with 4 to 8+ inches in higher elevations. These higher snowfall accumulations led to downed tree limbs resulting in downed power lines and scattered to numerous power outages. In addition, being one of the first storms of the year, this led to numerous vehicle accidents, including the closing of Interstate 89 between Exits 6 and 8 for several hours.
Some specific snowfall totals include; 13 inches in Northfield, 12 inches in Warren, 11 inches in Waitsfield, 10 inches in Cabot, 8 inches in Berlin, 7 inches Moretown, 5 inches in Waterbury and 4 inches in Montpelier.
Winter Storm, Western Windsor County
- When
- November 26, 11:00 PM EST to November 27, 7:00 AM EST
- Where
- Western Windsor County forecast zone
- Reported by
- COOP Observer
- Coordinates
- 43.580, -72.586 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
A heavy wet, elevated dependent snow fell across the region with elevations below 1000 feet largely witnessing 2-3 inches of snow with 4 to 8+ inches in higher elevations. These higher snowfall accumulations led to downed tree limbs resulting in downed power lines and scattered power outages. In addition, being one of the first storms of the year, this led to numerous vehicle accidents.
Some specific snowfall totals include; 11 inches in Rochester, 9 inches in Pomfret and Barnard, 6 inches in Ludlow and 4 inches in Hartford, Norwich and Woodstock.
Winter Storm, Lamoille
- When
- November 26, 11:00 PM EST to November 27, 7:00 AM EST
- Where
- Lamoille forecast zone
- Reported by
- COOP Observer
- Coordinates
- 44.606, -72.641 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
A heavy wet, elevated dependent snow fell across the region with elevations below 1000 feet largely witnessing 2-3 inches of snow with 4 to 8+ inches in higher elevations. These higher snowfall accumulations led to downed tree limbs resulting in downed power lines and scattered power outages. In addition, being one of the first storms of the year, this led to numerous vehicle accidents.
Some specific snowfall totals include; 12 inches in Hyde Park, 9 inches in Johnson, 8 inches in Eden Mills and Stowe with 5 inches in Morrisville.
Winter Weather, Essex
- When
- November 26, 11:00 PM EST to November 27, 8:00 AM EST
- Where
- Essex forecast zone
- Reported by
- COOP Observer
- Coordinates
- 44.728, -71.736 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
A wet, elevation dependent snow fell across the region with a general 3 to 6 inches of snowfall. This led to some vehicle accidents.
Winter Weather, Orleans
- When
- November 26, 11:00 PM EST to November 27, 8:00 AM EST
- Where
- Orleans forecast zone
- Reported by
- COOP Observer
- Coordinates
- 44.829, -72.244 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
A wet, elevation dependent snow fell across the region with a general 3 to 6 inches of snowfall below 1000-1200 feet with 6 to 12 inches above 2000 feet. This led to some vehicle accidents and some scattered to numerous power outages.
Some specific snowfall totals include; 8-15 inches in Greensboro, 11 inches in Albany, 6 to 8 inches in Craftsbury with 4 inches in Derby.
Winter Weather, Eastern Addison
- When
- November 26, 11:00 PM EST to November 27, 8:00 AM EST
- Where
- Eastern Addison forecast zone
- Reported by
- COOP Observer
- Coordinates
- 44.031, -73.141 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
A wet, elevation dependent snow fell across the region with a general 3 to 6 inches of snowfall in elevations above 1000-1200 feet. This led to some vehicle accidents.
Winter Weather, Eastern Rutland
- When
- November 26, 11:00 PM EST to November 27, 8:00 AM EST
- Where
- Eastern Rutland forecast zone
- Reported by
- COOP Observer
- Coordinates
- 43.580, -73.037 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
A wet, elevation dependent snow fell across the region with a general 3 to 6 inches of snowfall in elevations above 1000-1200 feet. This led to some vehicle accidents.
- 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.
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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: 1143075, 1143076, 1143077, 1143078, 1143079, 1143081, 1143083, 1144226, 1144227.