Winter Storm, Washington
- When
- December 11, 9:00 AM EST to 3:00 PM EST
- Where
- Washington forecast zone
- Property damage
- $30,000
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 44.273, -72.615 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm in Vermont, December 11, 1999
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
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
- $30,000
- 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 Washington county, generally 6 to 12 inches fell. The greatest amounts fell in the western half of the county, with 14 inches in Worcester and Waitsfield. Numerous accidents were reported, with cars off the road.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
1 winter storm. Local standard time, as filed.
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
- Strong Wind in New Hampshire, December 11 to 12, 1999
- Flash Flooding and Lightning Strike in Texas, December 11 to 12, 1999
- Strong Wind in Maine, December 11 to 12, 1999
- Winter Weather in New York, December 11, 1999
- Winter Weather in Vermont, December 11, 1999
- Dense Fog in Florida, December 11, 1999
- Winter Storm in Vermont, December 11, 1999
- High Wind in California, December 11, 1999
- High Surf in Hawaii, December 11 to 12, 1999
- Heavy Snow in Montana, December 11 to 12, 1999
- Blizzard and Heavy Snow in Alaska, December 11 to 12, 1999
- High Wind in New York, December 11, 1999
More
Every storm in Vermont in 1999Every state in 1999This day in weather historyWarnings in Vermont, December 1999
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: 5721559.