Heavy Snow, Caledonia
- When
- December 25, 4:00 AM EST to 8:00 PM EST
- Where
- Caledonia forecast zone
- Property damage
- $15,000
- Coordinates
- 44.465, -72.102 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow in Vermont, December 25, 1997
A storm system in the Great Lakes region early Thursday (12/25/97) moved northeast into Canada during the day. Another storm developed off the New Jersey coast early Thursday (12/25/97) and moved northeast to coastal Maine Thursday night (12/25/97).
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 2 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
- 2
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 in the Great Lakes region early Thursday (12/25/97) moved northeast into Canada during the day. Another storm developed off the New Jersey coast early Thursday (12/25/97) and moved northeast to coastal Maine Thursday night (12/25/97). The precipitation began as mixed snow, sleet and freezing rain but changed quickly to snow with the heaviest snow in northeast Vermont. West Burke (Caledonia county) reported 7.0 inches and Victory (Essex county) reported 8 inches. A few traffic accidents resulted. Also, a few power outages were reported in Caledonia county the night of 12/25/97.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
2 heavy snow. Local standard time, as filed.
Heavy Snow, Essex
- When
- December 25, 4:00 AM EST to 8:00 PM EST
- Where
- Essex forecast zone
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Coordinates
- 44.728, -71.736 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
What these are
- Heavy Snow
- Snowfall reaching the local warning threshold without the other hazards of a winter storm.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
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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: 5624279, 5624280.