Winter Storm, Orleans
- When
- November 26, 1:00 AM EST to 9:00 PM EST
- Where
- Orleans forecast zone
- Property damage
- $20,000
- Coordinates
- 44.829, -72.244 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm in Vermont, November 26, 1996
A storm system moved from Kentucky late Monday night, November 25, 1996 northeast across southern portions of New England Tuesday afternoon, November 26, 1996. Wet snow and ice resulted in the power being cut to 10,000 individuals especially in the Vermont counties of Rutland, Addison and Windsor.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 1 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
- $20,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 1
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 from Kentucky late Monday night, November 25, 1996 northeast across southern portions of New England Tuesday afternoon, November 26, 1996. Wet snow and ice resulted in the power being cut to 10,000 individuals especially in the Vermont counties of Rutland, Addison and Windsor. The heaviest snowfall reports included:Albany, VT (Orleans County)............8.5 inchesCanaan, VT (Essex County)..............8.2 inchesJericho, VT (Chittenden County)........8.0 inchesRutland, VT (Rutland County)...........7.0 inchesBrookfield, VT (Orange County).........6.4 inchesMarshfield, VT (Washington County).....6.0 inchesSo. Lincoln, VT (Addison County).......5.7 inchesSt. Johnsbury, VT (Caledonia County)...5.5 inchesBethel, VT (Windsor County)............4.0 inches
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
1 winter storm. Local standard time, as filed.
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 Maryland, November 26, 1996
- Damaging Wind in Maryland, November 26, 1996
- Winter Storm in Vermont, November 26, 1996
- Winter Storm in Vermont, November 26, 1996
- Winter Storm in New York, November 26, 1996
- Heavy Snow in New York, November 26 to 27, 1996
- Heavy Snow in New York, November 26 to 27, 1996
- Winter Storm in Vermont, November 26, 1996
- Winter Storm in Vermont, November 26, 1996
- Winter Storm in Vermont, November 26, 1996
- Winter Storm in Vermont, November 26, 1996
- Heavy Rain in New York, November 26, 1996
More
Every storm in Vermont in 1996Every state in 1996This day in weather historyWarnings in Vermont, November 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 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5575538.