Winter Weather in Vermont, February 24 to 25, 1998

Name: Winter Weather in Vermont, February 24 to 25, 1998
Start: 1998-02-24T12:00
End: 1998-02-25T15:00
Location: Vermont

February 24 to 25, 1998 · NWS BTV · 3 events in 3 counties and zones

Snow spread across the region Tuesday afternoon and became heavy Tuesday night. A number of traffic accidents were reported.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 3 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

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: None recorded
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 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 Tuesday afternoon and became heavy Tuesday night. A number of traffic accidents were reported. The snow tapered off to light snow or flurries by or during Wednesday afternoon (February 25). Snow accumulations were generally 3 to 6 inches across this area with a few locally higher amounts in the mountains.

The radar

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

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Event by event

3 winter weather. Local standard time, as filed.

Winter Weather, Orleans

When: February 24, 12:00 PM EST to February 25, 3:00 PM EST
Where: Orleans forecast zone
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates: 44.829, -72.244 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Weather, Caledonia

When: February 24, 12:00 PM EST to February 25, 3:00 PM EST
Where: Caledonia forecast zone
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates: 44.465, -72.102 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Weather, Essex

When: February 24, 12:00 PM EST to February 25, 3:00 PM EST
Where: Essex forecast zone
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER
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.

After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.

The same day elsewhere

Every storm in Vermont in 1998 Every state in 1998 This day in weather history Warnings 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: 5656743, 5656744, 5656745.