Winter Storm, Orange
- When
- March 31, 9:00 AM EST to 11:59 PM EST
- Where
- Orange forecast zone
- Property damage
- $30,000
- Coordinates
- 44.006, -72.377 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm in Vermont, March 31, 1997
A storm system along the middle Atlantic coast developed explosively during Monday (3/31/97). A mixture of rain and snow Monday changed to all snow and continued Monday night.
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
- $95,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 3
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 along the middle Atlantic coast developed explosively during Monday (3/31/97). It moved slowly northeast passing east of new england overnight.A mixture of rain and snow Monday changed to all snow and continued Monday night. The heaviest accumulations of wet snow fell across Rutland, Windsor and Orange Counties with general accumulations of 8 to 14 inches. However, the greatest amount was 17 inches at South Woodstock in Windsor County.To the north, across Chittenden, Addison and Washington Counties, only 3 to 6 inches of snow fell. Further to the north, less than 3 inches of snow fell.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
3 winter storm. Local standard time, as filed.
Winter Storm, Western Rutland
- When
- March 31, 9:00 AM EST to 11:59 PM EST
- Where
- Western Rutland forecast zone
- Property damage
- $25,000
- Coordinates
- 43.580, -73.037 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Windsor
- When
- March 31, 9:00 AM EST to 11:59 PM EST
- Where
- Windsor forecast zone
- Property damage
- $40,000
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
- Winter Storm in Utah, March 31, 1997
- Coastal Flood in New York, March 31, 1997
- Coastal Flood in Connecticut, March 31, 1997
- Winter Storm in New York, March 31, 1997
- Strong Wind in Virginia, March 31, 1997
- Winter Storm in Vermont, March 31, 1997
- Winter Storm in Massachusetts, March 31, 1997
- Winter Storm in Connecticut, March 31, 1997
- Strong Wind in Maryland, March 31, 1997
- Heavy Snow and High Wind in Massachusetts, March 31, 1997
- Strong Wind in West Virginia, March 31, 1997
- Heavy Snow and High Wind in New Jersey, March 31, 1997
More
Every storm in Vermont in 1997Every state in 1997This day in weather historyWarnings in Vermont, March 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: 5602918, 5602919, 5602920.