Winter Weather in Vermont, May 7, 1997

Name: Winter Weather in Vermont, May 7, 1997
Start: 1997-05-07T00:00
End: 1997-05-07T18:00
Location: Vermont

May 7, 1997 · NWS BTV · 4 events in 4 counties and zones

The storm system deepened while over northern Maine and the Maritimes with locally 4 to 8 inches of snow over some of the mountains of northern Vermont above 2500 feet on May 7, 1997. The highest amount of snow recorded was 8 inches on top of Mt.

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.

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: None recorded
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 complex storm system over northern New York and southern Canada Tuesday morning (May 6, 1997) moved across northern Maine Tuesday night and into the Canadian Maritimes during Wednesday (May 7, 1997).The storm system deepened while over northern Maine and the Maritimes with locally 4 to 8 inches of snow over some of the mountains of northern Vermont above 2500 feet on May 7, 1997. The highest amount of snow recorded was 8 inches on top of Mt. Mansfield (Lamoille County). Across Caledonia County, Essex County and southern Orleans County between 2 and 4 inches of wet snow fell above 1500 feet.

The radar

The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.

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Event by event

4 winter weather. Local standard time, as filed.

Winter Weather, Orleans

When: May 7, 12:00 AM EST to 6:00 PM EST
Where: Orleans forecast zone
Coordinates: 44.829, -72.244 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Weather, Lamoille

When: May 7, 12:00 AM EST to 6:00 PM EST
Where: Lamoille forecast zone
Coordinates: 44.606, -72.641 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Weather, Caledonia

When: May 7, 12:00 AM EST to 6:00 PM EST
Where: Caledonia forecast zone
Coordinates: 44.465, -72.102 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Weather, Essex

When: May 7, 12:00 AM EST to 6:00 PM EST
Where: Essex forecast zone
Coordinates: 44.728, -71.736 (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.

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The same day elsewhere

Every storm in Vermont in 1997 Every state in 1997 This day in weather history Warnings in Vermont, May 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: 5610264, 5610265, 5610266, 5610267.