Winter Storm, Rutland
- When
- February 24, 12:00 PM EST to February 25, 9:00 AM EST
- Where
- Rutland forecast zone
- Property damage
- $20,000
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 43.580, -73.037 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm in Vermont, February 24 to 25, 1998
Snow spread across the region by Tuesday afternoon and became heavy at times Tuesday night. A number of traffic accidents were reported.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 1 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
- $60,000
- 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 along the Virginia coast early Tuesday morning (February 24) moved northeast along the New Jersey coast during Tuesday to a position off the southern New England coast Tuesday night (February 24) before moving slowly east.Snow spread across the region by Tuesday afternoon and became heavy at times Tuesday night. A number of traffic accidents were reported. The snow tapered off to light snow or flurries during Wednesday morning (February 25). Snow accumulations were generally 6 to 10 inches across this area. A few specific snowfall reports were:Rutland (Rutland county)............8.0 inchesRochester (Windsor county).............8.0 inches.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
2 winter storm. Local standard time, as filed.
Winter Storm, Windsor
- When
- February 24, 12:00 PM EST to February 25, 9:00 AM EST
- Where
- Windsor forecast zone
- Property damage
- $40,000
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
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
- Dense Fog in California, February 24, 1998
- Strong Wind in Maryland, February 24, 1998
- High Wind in New Mexico, February 24, 1998
- Winter Storm in Vermont, February 24 to 25, 1998
- Winter Storm in New York, February 24 to 25, 1998
- Flood in California, February 24, 1998
- High Wind in Maryland, February 24, 1998
- Heavy Snow in New York, February 24, 1998
- High Wind in North Carolina, February 24, 1998
- High Wind in Arizona, February 24, 1998
- Strong Wind in Virginia, February 24, 1998
- High Wind in North Carolina, February 24, 1998
More
Every storm in Vermont in 1998Every state in 1998This day in weather historyWarnings in Vermont, February 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 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5656741, 5656742.