Winter Weather, Essex
- When
- December 17, 12:00 AM EST to 6:00 PM EST
- Where
- Essex forecast zone
- Property damage
- $10,000
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 44.728, -71.736 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Weather in Vermont, December 17, 1998
An area of low pressure moved across eastern New England during Thursday, December 17th, 1998 and then into the Canadian maritimes early Friday, December 18th. Light snow fell across the area with the heaviest accumulations in and east of the Green Mountains.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 7 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
- $70,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 7
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.
An area of low pressure moved across eastern New England during Thursday, December 17th, 1998 and then into the Canadian maritimes early Friday, December 18th. Light snow fell across the area with the heaviest accumulations in and east of the Green Mountains. A number of minor automobile accidents were reported. General snow accumulations in these areas were 4 to 5 1/2 inches. A few specific reports follow: Newport (Orleans county)............5.5 inchesHanksville (Chittenden county)........5.3 inchesBrookfield (Orange county).............5.0 inchesSouth Lincoln (Addison county)...........4.9 inchesSutton (Caledonia county).........4.4 inches
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
7 winter weather. Local standard time, as filed.
Winter Weather, Caledonia
- When
- December 17, 12:00 AM EST to 6:00 PM EST
- Where
- Caledonia forecast zone
- Property damage
- $10,000
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 44.465, -72.102 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Weather, Orleans
- When
- December 17, 12:00 AM EST to 6:00 PM EST
- Where
- Orleans forecast zone
- Property damage
- $10,000
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 44.829, -72.244 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Weather, Lamoille
- When
- December 17, 12:00 AM EST to 6:00 PM EST
- Where
- Lamoille forecast zone
- Property damage
- $10,000
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 44.606, -72.641 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Weather, Washington
- When
- December 17, 12:00 AM EST to 6:00 PM EST
- Where
- Washington forecast zone
- Property damage
- $10,000
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 44.273, -72.615 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Weather, Chittenden
- When
- December 17, 12:00 AM EST to 6:00 PM EST
- Where
- Chittenden forecast zone
- Property damage
- $10,000
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 44.461, -73.081 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Weather, Addison
- When
- December 17, 12:00 AM EST to 6:00 PM EST
- Where
- Addison forecast zone
- Property damage
- $10,000
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 44.031, -73.141 (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
- Heavy Snow and Winter Weather in Maine, December 17 to 18, 1998
- Heavy Snow in Michigan, December 17, 1998
- Winter Weather in North Carolina, December 17, 1998
- Heavy Snow in Minnesota, December 17 to 18, 1998
- High Wind in Alaska, December 17 to 19, 1998
- High Wind in Wyoming, December 17, 1998
- Dense Fog in California, December 17, 1998
- Heavy Snow in Michigan, December 17 to 18, 1998
- Heavy Snow in Pennsylvania, December 17 to 18, 1998
- Heavy Snow in Ohio, December 17 to 18, 1998
- High Wind in Montana, December 17, 1998
- High Wind in Montana, December 17, 1998
More
Every storm in Vermont in 1998Every state in 1998This day in weather historyWarnings in Vermont, December 1998
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: 5675482, 5675483, 5675484, 5675485, 5675486, 5675487, 5675488.