Winter Storm in Bennington, Vermont

Zone average snowfall of 8.1 inches.

A complex, relatively progressive winter storm impacted southern Vermont in the preliminary days of December, bringing widespread moderate to heavy snow particularly to the highest elevations of the Southern Green Mountains.

An initial area of snow ahead of the main stratiform precipitation shield tracked through the region in the early morning hours of December 2, leading to a quick accumulation of a trace up to 1 inch in some isolated areas. The main precipitation shield then moved in just before 7 AM, bringing moderate to heavy snowfall rates in areas where enhanced forcing created localized, embedded mesoscale snow bands. Snow concluded late December 2/early December 3 with total accumulations ranging from about 2 to 11.5 inches.

Being that this an early season storm, it acted as the first snowfall of the season, leading to numerous traffic accidents, school closures and delays, and travel delays.

Key Impacts: Traffic accidents, travel delays, school closures, school delays.