Vermont, 2025

Winter Weather in Vermont, February 12 to 13, 2025

February 12 to 13, 2025 · NWS BTV · 17 events in 17 counties and zones

A dual area of low pressure moved across northern NY and New England on February 13th delivering primarily snow but a period of mixed wintry precipitation in the form of sleet and freezing rain as well. Combined snow and sleet accumulations were largely 3 to 5 inches across the region with typical travel related impacts.

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.

  • Tornadoes
  • Tropical storms and surge
  • Floods
  • Wind
  • Hail
  • Winter weather
  • Heat and drought
  • Cold
  • Fire, smoke and dust
  • Marine and coastal
  • Other

Open the live radar over this ground

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.

A dual area of low pressure moved across northern NY and New England on February 13th delivering primarily snow but a period of mixed wintry precipitation in the form of sleet and freezing rain as well.

Combined snow and sleet accumulations were largely 3 to 5 inches across the region with typical travel related impacts.

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 Burlington, VT wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Feb 12, 6:52 PM EST, 3 hours 8 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Feb 12, 6:52 PM EST, 3 hours 8 minutes before
<!doctype html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
  <meta charset="utf-8">
  <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1">
  <title>Service Notice</title>
  <link rel="stylesheet" href="index.css">
</head>
<body>
  <main class="wrap">
    <section class="card" role="status" aria-live="polite">
      <div class="status" id="status">Temporary Notice</div>
      <h1 id="headline">This service is currently unavailable.</h1>
      <p id="message1">
        The site you requested is temporarily down for maintenance or an unexpected outage.
      </p>
      <p id="message2">
        Please try again in a few minutes.
      </p>
      <p class="small" id="detail">
        If you are an administrator, restore upstream service and remove the redirect/fallback rule when normal operations resume.
      </p>
    </section>
  </main>
  <script src="index.js"></script>
</body>
</html>
Hazardous weather outlook, Feb 12, 3:37 PM EST, 6 hours 23 minutes before
<!doctype html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
  <meta charset="utf-8">
  <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1">
  <title>Service Notice</title>
  <link rel="stylesheet" href="index.css">
</head>
<body>
  <main class="wrap">
    <section class="card" role="status" aria-live="polite">
      <div class="status" id="status">Temporary Notice</div>
      <h1 id="headline">This service is currently unavailable.</h1>
      <p id="message1">
        The site you requested is temporarily down for maintenance or an unexpected outage.
      </p>
      <p id="message2">
        Please try again in a few minutes.
      </p>
      <p class="small" id="detail">
        If you are an administrator, restore upstream service and remove the redirect/fallback rule when normal operations resume.
      </p>
    </section>
  </main>
  <script src="index.js"></script>
</body>
</html>

The radar

The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.

Open the radar archive at this moment

Event by event

17 winter weather. Local standard time, as filed.

Winter Weather, Grand Isle

When
February 12, 10:00 PM EST to February 13, 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)

A widespread snow mixed with sleet and freezing rain at times with snowfall accumulations of 2 to 4 inches across the area.

Winter Weather, Western Addison

When
February 12, 10:00 PM EST to February 13, 1:00 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)

A widespread snow mixed with sleet and freezing rain at times with snowfall accumulations of 2 to 5 inches across the area.

Winter Weather, Western Chittenden

When
February 12, 10:00 PM EST to February 13, 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)

A widespread snow mixed with sleet and freezing rain at times with snowfall accumulations of 2 to 5 inches across the area.

Winter Weather, Western Franklin

When
February 12, 10:00 PM EST to February 13, 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)

A widespread snow mixed with sleet and freezing rain at times with snowfall accumulations of 2 to 5 inches across the area.

Winter Weather, Western Rutland

When
February 12, 10:00 PM EST to February 13, 1:00 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)

A widespread snow mixed with sleet and freezing rain at times with snowfall accumulations of 2 to 5 inches across the area.

Winter Weather, Eastern Addison

When
February 12, 10:00 PM EST to February 13, 1:00 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)

A widespread snow mixed with sleet and freezing rain at times with snowfall accumulations of 2 to 5 inches across the area.

Winter Weather, Eastern Chittenden

When
February 12, 10:00 PM EST to February 13, 1:00 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)

A widespread snow mixed with sleet and freezing rain at times with snowfall accumulations of 2 to 5 inches across the area.

Winter Weather, Eastern Franklin

When
February 12, 10:00 PM EST to February 13, 1:00 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)

A widespread snow mixed with sleet and freezing rain at times with snowfall accumulations of 2 to 5 inches across the area.

Winter Weather, Eastern Rutland

When
February 12, 10:00 PM EST to February 13, 1:00 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)

A widespread snow mixed with sleet and freezing rain at times with snowfall accumulations of 2 to 5 inches across the area.

Winter Weather, Orleans

When
February 12, 11:00 PM EST to February 13, 2:00 PM EST
Where
Orleans forecast zone
Reported by
COOP Observer
Coordinates
44.829, -72.244 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A widespread snow mixed with sleet and freezing rain at times with snowfall accumulations of 3 to 6 inches across the area.

Winter Weather, Lamoille

When
February 12, 11:00 PM EST to February 13, 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)

A widespread snow mixed with sleet and freezing rain at times with snowfall accumulations of 3 to 6 inches across the area.

Winter Weather, Washington

When
February 12, 11:00 PM EST to February 13, 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)

A widespread snow mixed with sleet and freezing rain at times with snowfall accumulations of 3 to 5 inches across the area.

Winter Weather, Western Windsor County

When
February 12, 11:00 PM EST to February 13, 2:00 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)

A widespread snow mixed with sleet and freezing rain at times with snowfall accumulations of 3 to 6 inches across the area.

Winter Weather, Essex

When
February 12, 11:00 PM EST to February 13, 2:00 PM EST
Where
Essex forecast zone
Reported by
COOP Observer
Coordinates
44.728, -71.736 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A widespread snow mixed with sleet and freezing rain at times with snowfall accumulations of 3 to 6 inches across the area.

Winter Weather, Caledonia

When
February 12, 11:00 PM EST to February 13, 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)

A widespread snow mixed with sleet and freezing rain at times with snowfall accumulations of 3 to 5 inches across the area.

Winter Weather, Orange

When
February 12, 11:00 PM EST to February 13, 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)

A widespread snow mixed with sleet and freezing rain at times with snowfall accumulations of 3 to 5 inches across the area.

Winter Weather, Eastern Windsor County

When
February 12, 11:00 PM EST to February 13, 2:00 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)

A widespread snow mixed with sleet and freezing rain at times with snowfall accumulations of 3 to 5 inches across the area.

What these are

Winter Weather
Snow, sleet or freezing rain below warning levels that still caused disruption, damage or casualties.

After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.

The same day elsewhere

More

Every storm in Vermont in 2025Every state in 2025This day in weather historyWarnings in Vermont, February 2025

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: 1227213, 1227214, 1227215, 1227216, 1227217, 1227218, 1227219, 1227220, 1227221, 1227222, 1227223, 1227224, 1227225, 1227226, 1227227, 1227228, 1227229.