Heavy Snow, Washington
- When
- March 14, 10:00 AM EST to March 15, 8:00 AM EST
- Where
- Washington forecast zone
- Property damage
- $20,000
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 44.273, -72.615 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow in Vermont, March 14 to 15, 1998
An area of low pressure moved across northern New York and northern New England during Saturday (March 14) and then into the Canadian maritimes Sunday (March 15). A complex pattern of snow accumulations resulted across Vermont, with the heaviest snowfall 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
- $100,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 8
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 northern New York and northern New England during Saturday (March 14) and then into the Canadian maritimes Sunday (March 15). A complex pattern of snow accumulations resulted across Vermont, with the heaviest snowfall in and east of the Green Mountains. A number of traffic accidents were reported. Some of the heavier accumulations were:Waitsfield (Washington county).........14.0 inchesTyson (Windsor county)...............11.0 inchesBrookfield (Orange county).................10.0 inchesEden (Lamoille county)...............10.0 inchesJay Peak (Orleans county).................. 9.0 inchesSutton (Caledonia county)..............9.0 inchesEast Wallingford (Rutland county)...................9.0 inchesAlbany (Orleans county)...................7.0 inches.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
8 heavy snow. Local standard time, as filed.
Heavy Snow, Windsor
- When
- March 14, 10:00 AM EST to March 15, 8:00 AM EST
- Where
- Windsor forecast zone
- Property damage
- $30,000
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
Heavy Snow, Orange
- When
- March 14, 10:00 AM EST to March 15, 8:00 AM EST
- Where
- Orange forecast zone
- Property damage
- $10,000
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 44.006, -72.377 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Lamoille
- When
- March 14, 10:00 AM EST to March 15, 8:00 AM EST
- Where
- Lamoille forecast zone
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 44.606, -72.641 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Orleans
- When
- March 14, 10:00 AM EST to March 15, 8:00 AM EST
- Where
- Orleans forecast zone
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 44.829, -72.244 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Caledonia
- When
- March 14, 10:00 AM EST to March 15, 8:00 AM EST
- Where
- Caledonia forecast zone
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 44.465, -72.102 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Rutland
- When
- March 14, 10:00 AM EST to March 15, 8:00 AM EST
- Where
- Rutland forecast zone
- Property damage
- $20,000
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 43.580, -73.037 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Orleans
- When
- March 14, 10:00 AM EST to March 15, 8:00 AM EST
- Where
- Orleans forecast zone
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 44.829, -72.244 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
What these are
- Heavy Snow
- Snowfall reaching the local warning threshold without the other hazards of a winter storm.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Avalanche in Utah, March 14, 1998
- Heavy Snow in New York, March 14 to 15, 1998
- Heavy Snow and Winter Weather in Maine, March 14 to 15, 1998
- Heavy Snow in Ohio, March 14, 1998
- High Wind in Ohio, March 14, 1998
- Heavy Snow and Winter Weather in New Hampshire, March 14, 1998
- Heavy Snow in New York, March 14 to 15, 1998
- Winter Weather in New York, March 14 to 15, 1998
- Winter Weather in Vermont, March 14 to 15, 1998
- Winter Storm in New York, March 14 to 15, 1998
- Heavy Snow in Pennsylvania, March 14, 1998
- Winter Weather in Vermont, March 14 to 15, 1998
More
Every storm in Vermont in 1998Every state in 1998This day in weather historyWarnings in Vermont, March 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: 5656759, 5656760, 5656761, 5656762, 5656763, 5656764, 5656765, 5656766.