Winter Weather, Caledonia
- When
- December 17, 4:00 PM EST to December 18, 12:00 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 Weather in Vermont, December 17 to 18, 2001
An area of low pressure over the Ohio Valley Monday, December 17th moved to the New Jersey coast the night of the 17th and then to off the southern New England coast Tuesday morning, December 18th. mixing with freezing rain during the evening hours then back to all snow.
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
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $15,000
- 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.
An area of low pressure over the Ohio Valley Monday, December 17th moved to the New Jersey coast the night of the 17th and then to off the southern New England coast Tuesday morning, December 18th. Light snow spread north across the area during the afternoon...mixing with freezing rain during the evening hours then back to all snow. Accumulations were generally 4 to 6 inches. A few reports included: In Caledonia county, Waterford received 5.8 inches while in Orange county, both Chelsea and Brookfield reported 6 inches. There were a few automobile accidents reported.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
3 winter weather. Local standard time, as filed.
Winter Weather, Essex
- When
- December 17, 4:00 PM EST to December 18, 12:00 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 Weather, Orange
- When
- December 17, 4:00 PM EST to December 18, 12:00 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)
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
- Flooding in Indiana, December 17, 2001
- Rip Current in Florida, December 17, 2001
- Flooding in Arkansas, December 17 to 18, 2001
- Flash Flooding in Illinois, December 17, 2001
- Winter Weather in Vermont, December 17 to 18, 2001
- Heavy Snow in Maine, December 17 to 18, 2001
- Flooding in Illinois, December 17 to 18, 2001
- Flash Flooding in Arkansas, December 17, 2001
- Heavy Snow in New Hampshire, December 17 to 18, 2001
- Flooding in Ohio, December 17, 2001
- Winter Storm in Maine, December 17 to 18, 2001
- Flash Flooding in Indiana, December 17, 2001
More
Every storm in Vermont in 2001Every state in 2001This day in weather historyWarnings in Vermont, December 2001
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: 5276302, 5276303, 5276304.