Winter Weather, Orleans
- When
- December 23, 8:00 PM EST to 11:00 PM EST
- Where
- Orleans forecast zone
- Property damage
- $15,000
- Coordinates
- 44.829, -72.244 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Weather in Vermont, December 23, 1996
Light freezing drizzle fell across portions of north central, northeast and southeast Vermont on Monday evening, December 23, 1996. The freezing drizzle resulted in very slippery roads between 8 PM and 11 PM with numerous traffic accidents reported.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 3 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
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $50,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 4
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.
Light freezing drizzle fell across portions of north central, northeast and southeast Vermont on Monday evening, December 23, 1996. The freezing drizzle resulted in very slippery roads between 8 PM and 11 PM with numerous traffic accidents reported.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
4 winter weather. Local standard time, as filed.
Winter Weather, Washington
- When
- December 23, 8:00 PM EST to 11:00 PM EST
- Where
- Washington forecast zone
- Property damage
- $10,000
- Coordinates
- 44.273, -72.615 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Weather, Caledonia
- When
- December 23, 8:00 PM EST to 11:00 PM EST
- Where
- Caledonia forecast zone
- Property damage
- $15,000
- Coordinates
- 44.465, -72.102 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Weather, Windsor
- When
- December 23, 8:00 PM EST to 11:00 PM EST
- Where
- Windsor forecast zone
- Property damage
- $10,000
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
- Winter Storm in Minnesota, December 23 to 24, 1996
- Blizzard in Minnesota, December 23, 1996
- Tornado in California, December 23, 1996
- Ice Storm in Wisconsin, December 23, 1996
- Tornado in Illinois, December 23, 1996
- Damaging Wind in Ohio, December 23, 1996
- Cold in Nebraska, December 23 to 24, 1996
- Cold in Iowa, December 23 to 24, 1996
- Heavy Snow in Wisconsin, December 23 to 24, 1996
- Cold in Nebraska, December 23 to 24, 1996
- Heavy Snow in Wisconsin, December 23 to 24, 1996
- Tornado in California, December 23, 1996
More
Every storm in Vermont in 1996Every state in 1996This day in weather historyWarnings in Vermont, December 1996
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. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5584287, 5584288, 5584289, 5584290.