Ice Storm in Vermont
Every ice storm event the National Weather Service has filed in Vermont, year by year, with the most significant episodes. Freezing rain accumulating a quarter inch or more of ice, or less where it caused significant damage.
The most significant on the map
The most significant ice storm episodes in Vermont.
- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The record
- Events
- 31
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 1
- Damage
- $11 million
Every year
The most significant
Ranked by deaths, injuries, damage and size together.
- Ice Storm in Vermont, January 6 to 9, 1998A storm system moved from the Tennessee Valley on Wednesday (January 7) and Thursday (January 8) into New England thereafter.
- Flash Flood and Ice Storm in Vermont, December 20 to 22, 2013A stationary boundary was draped across the Adirondacks of New York into portions of central and northern New England from December 20th through 22nd with several disturbances delivering precipitation.
- Ice Storm in Vermont, January 6 to 9, 1998A storm system moved from the Tennessee Valley on Wednesday (January 7) and Thursday (January 8) into New England thereafter.
- Ice Storm and Winter Weather in Vermont, January 12, 2020A moisture laden storm system tracked along a old cold front from the the Gulf of Mexico up across NY and VT. On Saturday, January 11th, the front was positioned across southern Canada with temperatures in the 50s/60s across VT.
- Ice Storm and Winter Storm in Vermont, March 28 to 30, 2025A weak wave of low pressure developed and traveled along a stationary front draped across northern NY and VT during the evening of March 28th and continuing into the 29th.
- Ice Storm in Vermont, January 15 to 16, 2007A low pressure system over the midwest moved east, reaching south central New York State around midday on Monday, January 15th, and then moved off the southern New England coast by Monday evening.
- Ice Storm in Vermont, December 11 to 12, 2008A cold front moved across eastern New York and western New England on Wednesday, December 10th, ushering a cold airmass into the region. A low pressure system developed over the southeast states Wednesday and Wednesday night.
- Ice Storm and Winter Weather in Vermont, March 4 to 5, 2008A strengthening low pressure system over the lower Ohio Valley on Tuesday March 4th tracked northeast into west central New York State by Wednesday morning on March 5th. The low then tracked northeast into the Canadian Maritimes by Thursday morning on March 6th.
- Ice Storm and Winter Weather in Vermont, March 29 to 30, 2025Multiple rounds of precipitation moved across southern Vermont on March 29-30, 2025. A wedge of cold air near the surface led to rounds of freezing rain.
- Ice Storm in Vermont, March 18 to 21, 2008A strengthening low pressure system tracked northeast from the Ohio Valley on Tuesday March 18th, to a position along the Maine coast by Thursday morning on March 20th. The low then continued to intensify upon reaching the Canadian Maritimes by Friday morning on March 21st.
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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 2026-09-24.