Winter Storm, Grand Isle
- When
- March 7, 12:00 PM EST to March 8, 6:00 PM EST
- Where
- Grand Isle forecast zone
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Coordinates
- 44.797, -73.295 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm in Vermont, March 7 to 8, 1996
Steady snow fell across the area from noon Thursday (3/7/96) through 10 PM Friday (3/8/96). Accumulations were generally 6 to 12 inches across Vermont with the highest amounts along and east of the Green Mountains.
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
- $125,000
- 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.
An area of low pressure in the Gulf of Mexico Wednesday night (3/6/96) moved to the Mid Atlantic coast and intensified late Thursday (3/7/96) then moved northeast to a position near Cape Cod Friday morning then into the Canadian Maritimes thereafter.Steady snow fell across the area from noon Thursday (3/7/96) through 10 PM Friday (3/8/96). Accumulations were generally 6 to 12 inches across Vermont with the highest amounts along and east of the Green Mountains. A few of the heavier amounts were as follows: Rutland (Rutland county) 14 inches, Waitsfield (Washington county) 13 inches, West Danville (Caledonia county) and Brookfield (Orange county) and Middlebury (Addison county) 12 inches, Ludlow (Windsor county) 11.7 inches, Burlington (Chittenden county) 9 inches and Canaan (Essex county) 8.5 inches and St Albans (Franklin county) 8 inches.Numerous traffic accidents were reported statewide.
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 7, 12:00 PM EST to March 8, 6:00 PM EST
- Where
- Western Franklin forecast zone
- Property damage
- $10,000
- Coordinates
- 44.858, -72.912 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Orleans
- When
- March 7, 12:00 PM EST to March 8, 10:00 PM EST
- Where
- Orleans forecast zone
- Property damage
- $10,000
- Coordinates
- 44.829, -72.244 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Essex
- When
- March 7, 12:00 PM EST to March 8, 10:00 PM EST
- Where
- Essex forecast zone
- Property damage
- $10,000
- Coordinates
- 44.728, -71.736 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Western Chittenden
- When
- March 7, 12:00 PM EST to March 8, 6:00 PM EST
- Where
- Western Chittenden forecast zone
- Property damage
- $20,000
- Coordinates
- 44.461, -73.081 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Lamoille
- When
- March 7, 12:00 PM EST to March 8, 6:00 PM EST
- Where
- Lamoille forecast zone
- Property damage
- $10,000
- Coordinates
- 44.606, -72.641 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Caledonia
- When
- March 7, 12:00 PM EST to March 8, 10:00 PM EST
- Where
- Caledonia forecast zone
- Property damage
- $10,000
- Coordinates
- 44.465, -72.102 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Washington
- When
- March 7, 12:00 PM EST to March 8, 6:00 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 Storm, Western Addison
- When
- March 7, 12:00 PM EST to March 8, 6:00 PM EST
- Where
- Western Addison forecast zone
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Coordinates
- 44.031, -73.141 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Orange
- When
- March 7, 12:00 PM EST to March 8, 10:00 PM EST
- Where
- Orange forecast zone
- Property damage
- $10,000
- Coordinates
- 44.006, -72.377 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Western Rutland
- When
- March 7, 12:00 PM EST to March 8, 6:00 PM EST
- Where
- Western Rutland forecast zone
- Property damage
- $15,000
- Coordinates
- 43.580, -73.037 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Windsor
- When
- March 7, 12:00 PM EST to March 8, 6:00 PM EST
- Where
- Windsor forecast zone
- Property damage
- $10,000
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
- Cold in Alabama, March 7 to 10, 1996
- Tornado in Georgia, March 7, 1996
- Cold in Louisiana, March 7 to 10, 1996
- Damaging Wind in Georgia, March 7, 1996
- Flash Flood in Georgia, March 7, 1996
- Flood in Alabama, March 7, 1996
- Winter Storm in New York, March 7 to 8, 1996
- Flash Flood in Alabama, March 7, 1996
- Lightning Strike in Alabama, March 7, 1996
- Winter Weather in Tennessee, March 7 to 8, 1996
- Winter Storm in Virginia, March 7 to 8, 1996
- Heavy Snow in Maine, March 7 to 8, 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: 5555588, 5555589, 5555590, 5555591, 5555592, 5555593, 5555594, 5555595, 5555596, 5555597, 5555598, 5555599.