Winter Storm, Grand Isle
- When
- March 3, 5:00 AM EST to 6:00 PM EST
- Where
- Grand Isle forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 44.797, -73.295 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm in Vermont, March 3, 1996
A storm system moved across southern Canada on Saturday (3/2/96) and Sunday (3/3/96). On Sunday a cold front moved across the area followed by a blast of arctic air.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 11 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
- $30,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 12
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 moved across southern Canada on Saturday (3/2/96) and Sunday (3/3/96). On Sunday a cold front moved across the area followed by a blast of arctic air. Snow squalls with locally heavy snow and gusty winds accompanied the front. Accumulations were generally 1 to 3 inches in the valleys and 5 to 10 inches in the mountains of Washington, Lamoille, Caledonia, Orleans, Franklin and Chittenden counties. The heaviest snow was reported at Jay Peak along the Franklin and Orleans county line with 10 inches.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
12 winter storm. Local standard time, as filed.
Winter Storm, Western Franklin
- When
- March 3, 5:00 AM EST to 6:00 PM EST
- Where
- Western Franklin forecast zone
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Coordinates
- 44.858, -72.912 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Orleans
- When
- March 3, 5:00 AM EST to 6:00 PM EST
- Where
- Orleans forecast zone
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Coordinates
- 44.829, -72.244 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Essex
- When
- March 3, 5:00 AM EST to 6:00 PM EST
- Where
- Essex forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 44.728, -71.736 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Western Chittenden
- When
- March 3, 5:00 AM EST to 6:00 PM EST
- Where
- Western Chittenden forecast zone
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Coordinates
- 44.461, -73.081 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Lamoille
- When
- March 3, 5:00 AM EST to 6:00 PM EST
- Where
- Lamoille forecast zone
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Coordinates
- 44.606, -72.641 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Caledonia
- When
- March 3, 5:00 AM EST to 6:00 PM EST
- Where
- Caledonia forecast zone
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Coordinates
- 44.465, -72.102 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Washington
- When
- March 3, 5:00 AM EST to 6:00 PM EST
- Where
- Washington forecast zone
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Coordinates
- 44.273, -72.615 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Western Addison
- When
- March 3, 5:00 AM EST to 6:00 PM EST
- Where
- Western Addison forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 44.031, -73.141 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Orange
- When
- March 3, 5:00 AM EST to 6:00 PM EST
- Where
- Orange forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 44.006, -72.377 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Western Rutland
- When
- March 3, 5:00 AM EST to 6:00 PM EST
- Where
- Western Rutland forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 43.580, -73.037 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Windsor
- When
- March 3, 5:00 AM EST to 6:00 PM EST
- Where
- Windsor forecast zone
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
- Heavy Snow in New York, March 3 to 4, 1996
- High Wind in Hawaii, March 3 to 4, 1996
- Flash Flood in Hawaii, March 3, 1996
- High Wind in Hawaii, March 3 to 4, 1996
- High Wind in Maryland, March 3, 1996
- Winter Weather in Massachusetts, March 3, 1996
- High Wind in Florida, March 3, 1996
- Winter Storm in New York, March 3, 1996
- Winter Weather in Rhode Island, March 3, 1996
- Winter Weather in Connecticut, March 3, 1996
- Heavy Snow in Montana, March 3 to 5, 1996
- Heavy Snow in Wyoming, March 3 to 4, 1996
More
Every storm in Vermont in 1996Every state in 1996This day in weather historyWarnings in Vermont, March 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: 5555413, 5555414, 5555415, 5555416, 5555572, 5555573, 5555574, 5555575, 5555576, 5555577, 5555578, 5555579.