Winter Weather in Vermont, December 24, 2001

Name: Winter Weather in Vermont, December 24, 2001
Start: 2001-12-24T01:00
End: 2001-12-24T08:00
Location: Vermont

December 24, 2001 · NWS BTV · 7 events in 7 counties and zones

A storm system moved into the Great Lakes region Sunday night, December 23rd. Another storm system organized over southern New England and moved east on Monday, December 24th.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 6 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

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: $45,000
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 7

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 storm system moved into the Great Lakes region Sunday night, December 23rd. Another storm system organized over southern New England and moved east on Monday, December 24th. Light freezing rain and freezing drizzle fell during the night and early morning hours. Slippery spots developed. A number of automobile accidents were reported, with the most being in Caledonia county.

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before the first event, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Burlington, VT wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Dec 23, 9:40 PM EST, 3 hours 20 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Dec 23, 9:40 PM EST, 3 hours 20 minutes before

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BURLINGTON VT
940 PM EST SUN DEC 23 2001

MULTIPLE AREAS OF PCPN SPREADING EWD ACRS FA.  XTNDD DURATION FZRA
LKLY E OF GREEN MTNS LT TNGT/MON MRNG AND N ST LAW VLY OVRNGT WHERE
TMPS IN 20S. IN THE ADRNDKS AND CHMPLN VLY...TMPS MAINLY ABV FRZG
BUT LL DRY AIR SUGGEST SOME EVAP COOLG AND POCKETS OF FZRA.

ETA/RSM ENSEMBLES TARGET SRN/E VT FOR MAX PCPN LT TNGT INTO MON AS
SCNDRY LOW TRACKS ACRS CNTRL NEW ENG.  HI PROB .25 QPF EVENT FOR
S/E VT BUT PROBS DROP OFF CONSIDERABLY FOR 0.4.  LOW PROB FOR .25
CMPLN VLY/NNY.  WL RIDE WITH CRNT ADVSYS XCP CUT BACK TIMG TO JUST
OVRNGT PD FOR ST LAW VLY AS DRY SLOT WL BE MVG IN LT TNGT.

SFC STREMLINES AND IR LOOP SHW OCCLD FNT QUITE WELL ALG A BUF-YPQ
LN WHILE SIGNS OF SCNDRY CYCLOGENESIS TAKING SHAPE ACRS SRN PA.  FNT
FCST TO SWEEP ACRS NNY 06-12Z WITH DRY SLOT AND DEEPENING COLD AIR
FOLLOWING BHND SO XPCT PCPN TAPERING OFF TO SCT SNW SHWRS NNY LT
TNGT.  CHG TO SNW ARND MIDDAY W VT AND BY LT MON E VT PER PREV FCST.

NO CHGS BYND FIRST PD.  NXT SHIFT WL HAV TO ADDRESS POTL SIG LE SNW
EVNT FOR SRN ST LAW CNTY LT MON THRU TUE AS PERSISTENT AND WELL
ALIGNED WSW FLOW COMBINE WITH DEEP MIXED LYR AND COND TO MOD
INSTABY.  GIVEN POTL DURATION OF EVNT CUD BE LOOKING A SGFNT SNW
ACCUM.

ZONES GONE.

.BTV...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NYZ026-027 OVERNIGHT
       WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY VTZ003-004-006>008-010-012 OVERNIGHT
       INTO MONDAY MORNING.

KJC

The radar

The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.

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Event by event

7 winter weather. Local standard time, as filed.

Winter Weather, Caledonia

When: December 24, 1:00 AM EST to 8:00 AM EST
Where: Caledonia forecast zone
Property damage: $15,000
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 44.465, -72.102 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Weather, Essex

When: December 24, 1:00 AM EST to 8:00 AM EST
Where: Essex forecast zone
Property damage: $5,000
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 44.728, -71.736 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Weather, Lamoille

When: December 24, 1:00 AM EST to 8:00 AM EST
Where: Lamoille forecast zone
Property damage: $5,000
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 44.606, -72.641 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Weather, Orange

When: December 24, 1:00 AM EST to 8:00 AM EST
Where: Orange forecast zone
Property damage: $5,000
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 44.006, -72.377 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Weather, Orleans

When: December 24, 1:00 AM EST to 8:00 AM EST
Where: Orleans forecast zone
Property damage: $5,000
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 44.829, -72.244 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Weather, Washington

When: December 24, 1:00 AM EST to 8:00 AM EST
Where: Washington forecast zone
Property damage: $5,000
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 44.273, -72.615 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Weather, Windsor

When: December 24, 1:00 AM EST to 8:00 AM EST
Where: Windsor forecast zone
Property damage: $5,000
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT

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

Every storm in Vermont in 2001 Every state in 2001 This day in weather history Warnings 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 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5276309, 5276310, 5276311, 5276312, 5276313, 5276314, 5276315.