Winter Storm, Grand Isle
- When
- March 5, 4:00 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 5, 1996
A warm front approached New England from the Ohio Valley Monday (3/4/96) and Tuesday (3/5/96). except 4 to 6 inches across the counties of Orange, Windsor and Rutland.
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
- $15,000
- 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 warm front approached New England from the Ohio Valley Monday (3/4/96) and Tuesday (3/5/96). Warm air associated with this front ran over cold surface air resulting in steady snow Tuesday.Accumulations of snow were generally 2 to 4 inches...except 4 to 6 inches across the counties of Orange, Windsor and Rutland. The heaviest amounts were: Danby 4 Corners (Rutland County) 5 inches, Springfield (Windsor County) 5 inches, Brookfield (Orange County) 4 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 5, 4:00 AM EST to 6:00 PM EST
- Where
- Western Franklin forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 44.858, -72.912 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Orleans
- When
- March 5, 4:00 AM EST to 6:00 PM EST
- Where
- Orleans forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 44.829, -72.244 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Essex
- When
- March 5, 4:00 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 5, 4:00 AM EST to 6:00 PM EST
- Where
- Western Chittenden forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 44.461, -73.081 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Lamoille
- When
- March 5, 4:00 AM EST to 6:00 PM EST
- Where
- Lamoille forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 44.606, -72.641 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Caledonia
- When
- March 5, 4:00 AM EST to 6:00 PM EST
- Where
- Caledonia forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 44.465, -72.102 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Washington
- When
- March 5, 4:00 AM EST to 6:00 PM EST
- Where
- Washington forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 44.273, -72.615 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Western Addison
- When
- March 5, 4:00 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 5, 4:00 AM EST to 6:00 PM EST
- Where
- Orange forecast zone
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Coordinates
- 44.006, -72.377 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Western Rutland
- When
- March 5, 4:00 AM EST to 6:00 PM EST
- Where
- Western Rutland forecast zone
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Coordinates
- 43.580, -73.037 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Windsor
- When
- March 5, 4:00 AM EST to 6:00 PM EST
- Where
- Windsor forecast zone
- Property damage
- $5,000
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
- Tornado in Arkansas, March 5, 1996
- Tornado in Arkansas, March 5, 1996
- Tornado in Mississippi, March 5, 1996
- Hail in Mississippi, March 5, 1996
- Tornado in Arkansas, March 5, 1996
- Tornado in Arkansas, March 5, 1996
- Tornado in Missouri, March 5, 1996
- Tornado in Missouri, March 5, 1996
- High Wind in Utah, March 5 to 6, 1996
- Winter Storm in New York, March 5, 1996
- Damaging Wind in Alabama, March 5, 1996
- Hail in Missouri, March 5, 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: 5555393, 5555394, 5555395, 5555396, 5555397, 5555398, 5555399, 5555400, 5555401, 5555402, 5555403, 5555404.