Almost All The Reports Are In: Astonishing 40+ Inches Parts Of Southern Vermont

Jackson the Weather Dog, seen between the truck and
the tall snow bank, inspects my snow shoveling 
work after a foot of wet, heavy snow in St. Albans
Vermont over the past two days.

 The snow totals from our departing storm have me absolutely gobsmacked, especially concerning the reports from high elevations along and near the Route 9 corridor between Bennington and Brattleboro.

The Vermont winner in the snow sweepstakes appears to be Readsboro, with a total accumulation of 42.1 inches. A meteorologists who took the Readsboro measurement also says there is now 55 inches of snow on the ground, with the help from previous storms.  

Said meteorologist is a well-known snow lover, so he must be happy. 

Other reports from far southern Vermont are 41.6 inches a little west of West Brattleboro and 41 inches in Landgrove.

While totals weren't that ridiculous in central and northern Vermont, the storm way, way over-performed.  Many places reported more than a foot. Some around two feet. 

Some of the top accumulations in central and north include 31.3 inches in Ludlow, 27 inches in Weston, 26 inches in Danby Four Corners, 25.5 inches in Greensboro, and 24 inches in Warren.

Here at my hacienda in St. Albans, I received 12.2 inches of snow. 

I'm awaiting word for what was the official snow total at the National Weather Service office in South Burlington. Total snowfall for Tuesday is listed as missing, which is odd.  They had 4.2 inches of snow today.  I messaged them late this afternoon and am awaiting word back. 

Snow depths are now pretty healthy around Vermont. There's 17 inches of snow on the ground here in St. Albans. Greensboro has 35 inches as of this morning.  Pomfret had 43 inches. 

Clearing skies this evening created this pretty winter
scene in St. Albans, Vermont 

This snowstorm also added a lot of water to the snowpack. Some examples:  Melt down the snow and you get 2.17 inches of "rain" in Underhill, 2.48 inches in Manchester and 2.09 inches in Williston. 

Unfortunately, more than 18,000 homes and businesses were still without power in Vermont as of late this afternoon. Most of them were in southern Vermont, as you might imagine with feet of heavy, wet snow. 

WHAT'S NEXT

Much mellower weather is in store for the next several days, but it won't be precipitation-free.

Snow showers continued today along the western slopes of the Green Mountains, adding to the deep snow somewhat. Those will dwindle tonight. 

It was interesting seeing from my perch in St. Albans. All afternoon, I could see clear skies to my west over New York State. Overhead it was cloudy, but with no precipitation. But you could see snow falling near the mountains a little to my east.

In many warmer valleys, especially in western Vermont, temperatures got into the upper 30s, so we started the inevitable melting process with all this snow.

That will continue, but maybe in fits and starts. 

Tonight is a classic recipe for chilly temperatures. There's lots of fresh snow the ground and skies will clear. Winds should slacken off. Most of us should get into the teens. I wouldn't be surprised to see single number above zero in a few spots that get clear and winds go calm. That's actually not so unusual for mid-March. But it's still cold. 

 Some wet snow showers will be around tomorrow afternoon, but they won't amount to much, especially in the valleys, where temperatures will once again be above freezing

That expected storm Friday into Saturday is still forecast to be mostly rain. That, and more above freezing temperatures, should melt a little more snow. But this won't be enough to cause any real flooding. 

Sunday still looks cold with more snow showers, but possibly terrific sugaring weather is forecast for the first half of next week, with highs in the low 40s and lows in the 20s.