Winter Storm, Caledonia
- When
- January 3, 2:00 AM EST to 5:00 PM 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)
Winter Storm in Vermont, January 3, 1999
A complex storm system moved through the Great Lakes region during Sunday, January 3rd, and then into Canada Monday, January 4th. Snow overspread the area early Sunday (January 3) and then mixed with or changed to sleet and freezing rain during the morning and afternoon.
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
- $40,000
- 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.
A complex storm system moved through the Great Lakes region during Sunday, January 3rd, and then into Canada Monday, January 4th. A weak secondary low pressure system moved north along the New England coast Sunday night and early Monday.Snow overspread the area early Sunday (January 3) and then mixed with or changed to sleet and freezing rain during the morning and afternoon. Some areas received significant accumulations of sleet and ice on top of several inches of snow. A few of the heavier accumulations of snow before the changeover included:Groton (Caledonia county).............8 inchesWhite River Jct (Windsor county).....5 inchesSheldon Springs (Franklin county)...4 inchesMontpelier (Washington county)......4 inches
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
8 winter storm. Local standard time, as filed.
Winter Storm, Essex
- When
- January 3, 2:00 AM EST to 5:00 PM EST
- Where
- Essex forecast zone
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 44.728, -71.736 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Franklin
- When
- January 3, 2:00 AM EST to 5:00 PM EST
- Where
- Franklin forecast zone
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 44.858, -72.912 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Lamoille
- When
- January 3, 2:00 AM EST to 5:00 PM 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)
Winter Storm, Orange
- When
- January 3, 2:00 AM EST to 5:00 PM EST
- Where
- Orange forecast zone
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 44.006, -72.377 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Orleans
- When
- January 3, 2:00 AM EST to 5:00 PM 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)
Winter Storm, Washington
- When
- January 3, 2:00 AM EST to 5:00 PM EST
- Where
- Washington forecast zone
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 44.273, -72.615 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Windsor
- When
- January 3, 2:00 AM EST to 5:00 PM EST
- Where
- Windsor forecast zone
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
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
- Wildfire and Rip Current in California, January 3, 1999
- Flash Flooding and Flooding in New York, January 3, 1999
- Damaging Winds in Florida, January 3, 1999
- Damaging Wind in Florida, January 3, 1999
- Damaging Wind in Florida, January 3, 1999
- Flash Flooding and Heavy Rain in New Jersey, January 3, 1999
- Winter Storm and Winter Weather in Maine, January 3, 1999
- Damaging Wind in Florida, January 3, 1999
- Damaging Wind in Virginia, January 3, 1999
- High Wind and Winter Weather in Massachusetts, January 3, 1999
- Heavy Snow and Winter Weather in Michigan, January 3, 1999
- Winter Storm in New York, January 3, 1999
More
Every storm in Vermont in 1999Every state in 1999This day in weather historyWarnings in Vermont, January 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 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5689238, 5689239, 5689240, 5689241, 5689242, 5689243, 5689244, 5689245.