Vermont, 2001

Winter Storm in Vermont, February 5 to 6, 2001

February 5 to 6, 2001 · NWS BTV · 3 events in 3 counties and zones

A storm system developed off the coast of Virginia early Monday, February 5, 2001 and moved northeast . It moved across extreme southeast coastal New England late Monday night and into the Gulf of Maine early Tuesday, February 6th.

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

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
$150,000
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.

A storm system developed off the coast of Virginia early Monday, February 5, 2001 and moved northeast . It moved across extreme southeast coastal New England late Monday night and into the Gulf of Maine early Tuesday, February 6th. Steady snow spread across the area by the afternoon of Monday, February 5th and continued overnight and was heavy at times. The snow tapered off to flurries Tuesday morning, February 6th. Some automobile accidents were reported. Across the counties, generally 6 to 9 inches of snow fell, with Plainfield (Washington county) reporting 9 inches, the NWS Office in South Burlington (Chittenden county) with 7.5 inches, and Eden (Lamoille county) with 7.4 inches.

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 Feb 5, 9:52 PM EST, 1 hour 8 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Feb 5, 9:52 PM EST, 1 hour 8 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BURLINGTON VT
952 PM EST MON FEB 5 2001

UPDATED ZONES ISSUED WITH THE BIG CHANGE BEING SNOWFALL AMTS
IN CT RVR VLY. AS PRVS AFDBTV ADDRESSED...STG DEFORMATION BAND
ACRS NH MUCH OF LATE AFTN/EVENING DID MOVE INTO CT RVR VLY...THE
MAGNITUDE STL SOMEWHAT IMPRESSIVE.

KLEB HAS RPTD 1/4SM +SN FOR >4 HRS WITH >0.70 QPF AND SOME GROUND
TRUTH RPTS AFT 7 PM HAS SHOWN 3-4 IN/HR SNOWFALL RATES WITH SNOW
TOTALS 12-18 INCHES IN CT RVR VLY. THW LIQUID CONTENT AND ACTUAL
SNOWFALL AMTS WL WEIGHT HEAVILY ON LIMBS AND TREES WITH SCT POWER
OUTAGES A STRONG PSBLTY.

ELSEWHERE...CXLD WNTR WX ADV FOR ADRNDKS OF ESSEX CTY NY.

UPDATED ZONES AND WSWBTV ALRDY ISSUED.

.BTV...WNTR STM WRNG VTZ003-004-007-010>012 THROUGH TONIGHT.
       WNTR WX ADV NYZ035-VTZ002-005-006-009 THROUGH TONIGHT.

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The radar

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

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Event by event

3 winter storm. Local standard time, as filed.

Winter Storm, Lamoille

When
February 5, 11:00 PM EST to February 6, 2:45 AM EST
Where
Lamoille forecast zone
Property damage
$50,000
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
44.606, -72.641 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Storm, Chittenden

When
February 5, 11:00 PM EST to February 6, 2:45 AM EST
Where
Chittenden forecast zone
Property damage
$50,000
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
44.461, -73.081 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Storm, Washington

When
February 5, 11:00 PM EST to February 6, 2:45 AM EST
Where
Washington forecast zone
Property damage
$50,000
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
44.273, -72.615 (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.

After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.

The same day elsewhere

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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: 5234429, 5234430, 5234431.