Vermont, 1996

Winter Storm in Vermont, December 7 to 8, 1996

December 7 to 8, 1996 · NWS BTV · 10 events in 10 counties and zones

A storm system off the Carolina coast late Saturday, December 7 moved northeast across southeastern New England Sunday, December 8, 1996 resulting in significant snowfall in Vermont. 5 inchesThere was one fatal traffic accident attributed to the storm, otherwise there were numerous minor automobile accidents.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 9 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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  • Floods
  • Wind
  • Hail
  • Winter weather
  • Heat and drought
  • Cold
  • Fire, smoke and dust
  • Marine and coastal
  • Other

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The toll

Deaths
1
Injuries
0
Property damage
$560,000
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
10

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 storm system off the Carolina coast late Saturday, December 7 moved northeast across southeastern New England Sunday, December 8, 1996 resulting in significant snowfall in Vermont. Generally a foot or more of heavy wet snow fell in southern and eastern Vermont, with 5 to 9 inches in northwest Vermont.A few of the heavier snow amounts included:Albany (Orleans County)....................22 inchesWest Danville (Caledonia County)...........21 inchesMarshfield (Washington County).............20.5 inchesNorwich (Windsor County)...................19 inchesChelsea (Orange County)....................16 inchesIsland Pond (Essex County).................15 inchesSherburne (Rutland County).................14 inchesEdne (Lamoille County).....................11.5 inchesJericho (Chittenden County)................8.7 inchesSouth Lincoln (Addison County).............7 inchesEnosburg Falls (Franklin County)...........5 inchesThere was one fatal traffic accident attributed to the storm, otherwise there were numerous minor automobile accidents. In addition, the heavy wet snow resulted in an unusually large number of power outages across southern and eastern Vermont.

The radar

The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.

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Event by event

10 winter storm. Local standard time, as filed.

Winter Storm, Orleans

When
December 7, 12:00 PM EST to December 8, 12:00 PM EST
Where
Orleans forecast zone
Property damage
$50,000
Coordinates
44.829, -72.244 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Storm, Essex

When
December 7, 12:00 PM EST to December 8, 12:00 PM EST
Where
Essex forecast zone
Property damage
$50,000
Coordinates
44.728, -71.736 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Storm, Western Chittenden

When
December 7, 12:00 PM EST to December 8, 12:00 PM EST
Where
Western Chittenden forecast zone
Property damage
$30,000
Coordinates
44.461, -73.081 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Storm, Lamoille

When
December 7, 12:00 PM EST to December 8, 12:00 PM EST
Where
Lamoille forecast zone
Property damage
$30,000
Coordinates
44.606, -72.641 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Storm, Caledonia

When
December 7, 12:00 PM EST to December 8, 12:00 PM EST
Where
Caledonia forecast zone
Property damage
$50,000
Coordinates
44.465, -72.102 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Storm, Washington

When
December 7, 12:00 PM EST to December 8, 12:00 PM EST
Where
Washington forecast zone
Property damage
$50,000
Coordinates
44.273, -72.615 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Storm, Western Addison

When
December 7, 12:00 PM EST to December 8, 12:00 PM EST
Where
Western Addison forecast zone
Property damage
$20,000
Coordinates
44.031, -73.141 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Storm, Orange

When
December 7, 12:00 PM EST to December 8, 12:00 PM EST
Where
Orange forecast zone
Property damage
$90,000
Coordinates
44.006, -72.377 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Storm, Western Rutland

When
December 7, 12:00 PM EST to December 8, 12:00 PM EST
Where
Western Rutland forecast zone
Deaths
1 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage
$90,000
Coordinates
43.580, -73.037 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Storm, Windsor

When
December 7, 12:00 PM EST to December 8, 12:00 PM EST
Where
Windsor forecast zone
Property damage
$100,000

The people who died

As the offices recorded each death: direct deaths were caused by the weather itself, indirect ones by something it set in motion.

EventDateAgeSexWhereKind
Winter Storm, Western Rutland1996-12-0815FemaleVehicle/Towed TrailerDirect

What these are

Winter Storm
A storm that brought snow, sleet or freezing rain at warning levels, usually over several hours or days.

After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.

The same day elsewhere

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: 5584144, 5584145, 5584146, 5584147, 5584148, 5584149, 5584150, 5584151, 5584152, 5584153.