Vermont, 1999

Winter Storm in Vermont, December 11, 1999

December 11, 1999 · NWS BTV · 1 event in 1 county or zone

An area of low pressure intensified over northern Maine Friday night (December 10, 1999) and moved into New Brunswick, Canada on Saturday (December 11, 1999). Moisture wrapped around this system with snow across the area.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
$15,000
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
1

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 intensified over northern Maine Friday night (December 10, 1999) and moved into New Brunswick, Canada on Saturday (December 11, 1999). Moisture wrapped around this system with snow across the area. Heaviest snow fell in a north-south band along the spine of the Green Mountains. Rain Friday night mixed with and changed to snow early Saturday. The snow was wet with gusty winds, before tapering off by late Saturday afternoon and evening. Across Lamoille county, generally 6 to 12 inches of snow fell, with 16 inches reported in Stowe.

The radar

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Event by event

1 winter storm. Local standard time, as filed.

Winter Storm, Lamoille

When
December 11, 8:00 AM EST to 3:00 PM EST
Where
Lamoille forecast zone
Property damage
$15,000
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
44.606, -72.641 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

What these are

Winter Storm
A storm that brought snow, sleet or freezing rain at warning levels, usually over several hours or days.

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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: 5721558.