Vermont, 2024

Winter Storm and Winter Weather in Vermont, January 6 to 7, 2024

January 6 to 7, 2024 · NWS BTV · 17 events in 17 counties and zones

Low pressure developed across the northern Gulf of Mexico coast during the evening hours of January 5th and traveled along the east coast moving off the southeast coast of New England by the afternoon of January 7th. Snow moved into Vermont during the evening hours of January 6th and exited by mid afternoon of January 7th.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 17 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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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
17

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.

Low pressure developed across the northern Gulf of Mexico coast during the evening hours of January 5th and traveled along the east coast moving off the southeast coast of New England by the afternoon of January 7th.

Snow moved into Vermont during the evening hours of January 6th and exited by mid afternoon of January 7th. Snowfall amounts across VT were generally 4 to 12+ inches with the lighter amounts in the northern Champlain Valley and Essex county with the higher snowfall totals *8-12+ inches) across the eastern slope communities of the southern and central Green Mountains. The main impacts from this storm were hazardous road conditions.

The radar

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Event by event

10 winter storm, 7 winter weather. Local standard time, as filed.

Winter Storm, Western Rutland

When
January 6, 8:00 PM EST to January 7, 12:00 PM EST
Where
Western Rutland forecast zone
Reported by
COOP Observer
Coordinates
43.580, -73.037 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Snowfall totals of 6 to 9 inches were observed.

Winter Storm, Western Addison

When
January 6, 8:00 PM EST to January 7, 12:00 PM EST
Where
Western Addison forecast zone
Reported by
COOP Observer
Coordinates
44.031, -73.141 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Snowfall totals of 6 to 9 inches were observed.

Winter Storm, Eastern Addison

When
January 6, 8:00 PM EST to January 7, 12:00 PM EST
Where
Eastern Addison forecast zone
Reported by
COOP Observer
Coordinates
44.031, -73.141 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Snowfall totals of 7 to 10 inches were observed.

Winter Storm, Eastern Rutland

When
January 6, 8:00 PM EST to January 7, 12:00 PM EST
Where
Eastern Rutland forecast zone
Reported by
COOP Observer
Coordinates
43.580, -73.037 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Snowfall totals of 7 to 10 inches were observed.

Winter Storm, Eastern Windsor County

When
January 6, 8:00 PM EST to January 7, 12:00 PM EST
Where
Eastern Windsor County forecast zone
Reported by
COOP Observer
Coordinates
43.580, -72.586 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Snowfall totals of 7 to 10 inches were observed.

Winter Storm, Western Windsor County

When
January 6, 8:00 PM EST to January 7, 12:00 PM 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)

Snowfall totals of 7 to 12 inches were observed.

Winter Storm, Lamoille

When
January 6, 9:00 PM EST to January 7, 2:00 PM EST
Where
Lamoille forecast zone
Reported by
COOP Observer
Coordinates
44.606, -72.641 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Snowfall totals of 6 to 9 inches were observed.

Winter Storm, Washington

When
January 6, 9:00 PM EST to January 7, 2:00 PM EST
Where
Washington forecast zone
Reported by
COOP Observer
Coordinates
44.273, -72.615 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Snowfall totals of 8 to 12+ inches were observed, including 15 inches in Marshfield, 13-14 inches in Barre.

Winter Storm, Orange

When
January 6, 9:00 PM EST to January 7, 2:00 PM EST
Where
Orange forecast zone
Reported by
COOP Observer
Coordinates
44.006, -72.377 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Snowfall totals of 8 to 12+ inches were observed, including 15 inches in Orange with 14 inches in Washington, Chelsea and West Newbury.

Winter Weather, Grand Isle

When
January 6, 9:00 PM EST to January 7, 1:00 PM EST
Where
Grand Isle forecast zone
Reported by
COOP Observer
Coordinates
44.797, -73.295 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Snowfall amounts of 4 to 6 inches were observed.

Winter Weather, Western Chittenden

When
January 6, 9:00 PM EST to January 7, 1:00 PM EST
Where
Western Chittenden forecast zone
Reported by
COOP Observer
Coordinates
44.461, -73.081 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Snowfall amounts of 5 to 7 inches were observed.

Winter Weather, Western Franklin

When
January 6, 9:00 PM EST to January 7, 1:00 PM EST
Where
Western Franklin forecast zone
Reported by
COOP Observer
Coordinates
44.858, -72.912 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Snowfall amounts of 4 to 6 inches were observed.

Winter Storm, Caledonia

When
January 6, 10:00 PM EST to January 7, 2:00 PM EST
Where
Caledonia forecast zone
Reported by
COOP Observer
Coordinates
44.465, -72.102 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Snowfall totals of 6 to 12+ inches were observed, including 16 inches in West Barnet and 15 inches in Groton.

Winter Weather, Eastern Franklin

When
January 6, 10:00 PM EST to January 7, 2:00 PM EST
Where
Eastern Franklin forecast zone
Reported by
COOP Observer
Coordinates
44.858, -72.912 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Snowfall amounts of 5 to 7 inches were observed.

Winter Weather, Eastern Chittenden

When
January 6, 10:00 PM EST to January 7, 2:00 PM EST
Where
Eastern Chittenden forecast zone
Reported by
COOP Observer
Coordinates
44.461, -73.081 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Snowfall amounts of 5 to 7 inches were observed.

Winter Weather, Essex

When
January 6, 11:00 PM EST to January 7, 3:00 PM EST
Where
Essex forecast zone
Reported by
COOP Observer
Coordinates
44.728, -71.736 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Snowfall amounts of 3 to 6 inches were observed.

Winter Weather, Orleans

When
January 6, 11:00 PM EST to January 7, 3:00 PM EST
Where
Orleans forecast zone
Reported by
COOP Observer
Coordinates
44.829, -72.244 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Snowfall amounts of 5 to 7 inches were observed.

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.

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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 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 1146905, 1146907, 1146908, 1146909, 1146910, 1146911, 1146902, 1146903, 1146904, 1146916, 1146917, 1146918, 1146900, 1146914, 1146915, 1146912, 1146913.