Vermont, 2025

Winter Storm and Winter Weather in Vermont, January 7 to 9, 2025

January 7 to 9, 2025 · NWS BTV · 8 events in 8 counties and zones

A large stationary storm in Newfoundland delivered an favorable flow of moisture and energy southwestward into northern NY and VT on January 7th-9th. Snow overspread northern sections and was enhanced by the favorable NNW upslope of the Adirondacks and Green Mountains beginning on the morning of January 7th and continued intermittently until ending on January 9th.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 8 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
8

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 large stationary storm in Newfoundland delivered an favorable flow of moisture and energy southwestward into northern NY and VT on January 7th-9th.

Snow overspread northern sections and was enhanced by the favorable NNW upslope of the Adirondacks and Green Mountains beginning on the morning of January 7th and continued intermittently until ending on January 9th.

Snowfall totals ranged from a dusting to 2 inches across the southern half of VT and the Connecticut River Valley with 2 to 4 inches in the immediate northern Champlain Valley and the valley floors of north central and northeast VT and 6 to 12 inches along the spine of the Green Mountains from Chittenden county to the Canadian border.

The radar

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Event by event

6 winter weather, 2 winter storm. Local standard time, as filed.

Winter Storm, Eastern Franklin

When
January 7, 8:00 AM EST to January 9, 4:00 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 across the region was 6 to 12 inches over the course of two days.

Winter Storm, Eastern Chittenden

When
January 7, 12:00 PM EST to January 9, 8:00 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 across the region was 6 to 12 inches over the course of two days.

Winter Weather, Lamoille

When
January 7, 12:00 PM EST to January 9, 4:00 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 ranged from 4 to 8 inches across the region.

Winter Weather, Orleans

When
January 7, 12:00 PM EST to January 9, 4:00 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 ranged from 4 to 8 inches across the region.

Winter Weather, Washington

When
January 7, 12:00 PM EST to January 9, 4:00 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 ranged from 2 to 8 inches across the region.

Winter Weather, Western Franklin

When
January 7, 12:00 PM EST to January 9, 4:00 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 ranged from 1 to 4 inches across the region.

Winter Weather, Western Chittenden

When
January 7, 12:00 PM EST to January 9, 4:00 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 ranged from 2 to 5 inches across the region.

Winter Weather, Eastern Addison

When
January 7, 12:00 PM EST to January 9, 4:00 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 ranged from 4 to 8 inches across the region.

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: 1223970, 1223969, 1223971, 1223972, 1223973, 1223974, 1223975, 1223976.