Winter Weather, Caledonia
- When
- December 5, 4:00 PM EST to December 6, 8:00 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 Weather in Vermont, December 5 to 6, 1997
A storm system over the Canadian maritimes Saturday (12/6/97) resulted in considerable moisture rotating across Vermont. Generally between 2 and 5 inches of snow fell across northern vermont with locally higher amounts in the northern Green Mountains.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 4 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
- 4
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 over the Canadian maritimes Saturday (12/6/97) resulted in considerable moisture rotating across Vermont. Generally between 2 and 5 inches of snow fell across northern vermont with locally higher amounts in the northern Green Mountains. A few snow accumulations included:West Danville (Caledonia county).....5.0 inchesEast Haven (Essex county).............3.0 inchesAlbany (Orleans county)..................3.0 inchesWaitsfield (Washington county)........2.0 inches
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
4 winter weather. Local standard time, as filed.
Winter Weather, Essex
- When
- December 5, 4:00 PM EST to December 6, 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)
Winter Weather, Orleans
- When
- December 5, 4:00 PM EST to December 6, 8:00 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 Weather, Washington
- When
- December 5, 4:00 PM EST to December 6, 8:00 PM EST
- Where
- Washington forecast zone
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Coordinates
- 44.273, -72.615 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
What these are
- Winter Weather
- Snow, sleet or freezing rain below warning levels that still caused disruption, damage or casualties.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Winter Weather in California, December 5 to 7, 1997
- Heavy Snow in Pennsylvania, December 5 to 7, 1997
- Flood in Florida, December 5 to 6, 1997
- Heavy Snow in New York, December 5 to 6, 1997
- Heavy Snow in Vermont, December 5 to 6, 1997
- Heavy Snow and Winter Weather in North Carolina, December 5 to 6, 1997
- Winter Weather in New York, December 5 to 6, 1997
- Winter Storm in Maine, December 5 to 7, 1997
- Heavy Snow in West Virginia, December 5 to 6, 1997
- Heavy Snow in Ohio, December 5 to 7, 1997
- Heavy Snow in North Carolina, December 5 to 6, 1997
- Winter Weather in West Virginia, December 5 to 6, 1997
More
Every storm in Vermont in 1997Every state in 1997This day in weather historyWarnings in Vermont, December 1997
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: 5624250, 5624251, 5624252, 5624253.