Vermont, 2001

Winter Weather in Vermont, February 9, 2001

February 9, 2001 · NWS BTV · 9 events in 9 counties and zones

A storm system moved from the Great Lakes region Friday, February 8th and into Canada Friday night. Mixed precipitation spread across the area with generally less than 2 inches of snow.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 8 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.

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  • Cold
  • Fire, smoke and dust
  • Marine and coastal
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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
$135,000
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
9

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 from the Great Lakes region Friday, February 8th and into Canada Friday night. Mixed precipitation spread across the area with generally less than 2 inches of snow. Roads became slippery with numerous minor accidents reported. Northern portions of I-89 and I-91 were closed at times.

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 8, 10:01 PM EST, 2 hours 59 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Feb 8, 10:01 PM EST, 2 hours 59 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BURLINGTON VT
1001 PM EST THU FEB 8 2001

UPDATED FCST SENT OUT TO REFLECT LACK OF PCPN ACRS FA ATTM.
SNOW THAT WAS WDSPRD ACRS SRN ZONES EARLIER THIS EVENING HAS
DEPRESSED SOUTH OF FA. NO PCPN IMMEDIATELY UPSTREAM. WL HAVE TO
WAIT FOR APRCH OF WRMFNT LATE TONITE FOR NEXT AREA OF PCPN. HAVE
BACKED OFF ON ONSET TIME OF THIS PCPN...AND ALSO HAVE LOWERED
SNOW AMTS TO AN INCH OR LESS. LOWERED MIN TEMPS A FEW DEGREES IN
SOME ZONE GROUPINGS. NO OTHER CHNGS TO FCST.

.BTV...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY LATE TONIGHT AND FRIDAY MORNING FOR
       VERMONT ZONES 003-004-006-007-008-010-012 AND NEW YORK ZONES
       026-027.

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The radar

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

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Event by event

9 winter weather. Local standard time, as filed.

Winter Weather, Grand Isle

When
February 9, 1:00 AM EST to 11:00 AM EST
Where
Grand Isle forecast zone
Property damage
$15,000
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
44.797, -73.295 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Weather, Caledonia

When
February 9, 1:00 AM EST to 11:00 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
February 9, 1:00 AM EST to 11:00 AM EST
Where
Essex forecast zone
Property damage
$15,000
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
44.728, -71.736 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Weather, Franklin

When
February 9, 1:00 AM EST to 11:00 AM EST
Where
Franklin forecast zone
Property damage
$15,000
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
44.858, -72.912 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Weather, Lamoille

When
February 9, 1:00 AM EST to 11:00 AM EST
Where
Lamoille forecast zone
Property damage
$15,000
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
44.606, -72.641 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Weather, Orange

When
February 9, 1:00 AM EST to 11:00 AM EST
Where
Orange forecast zone
Property damage
$15,000
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
44.006, -72.377 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Weather, Orleans

When
February 9, 1:00 AM EST to 11:00 AM EST
Where
Orleans forecast zone
Property damage
$15,000
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
44.829, -72.244 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Weather, Washington

When
February 9, 1:00 AM EST to 11:00 AM EST
Where
Washington forecast zone
Property damage
$15,000
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
44.273, -72.615 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Weather, Windsor

When
February 9, 1:00 AM EST to 11:00 AM EST
Where
Windsor forecast zone
Property damage
$15,000
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

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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: 5233824, 5233825, 5233826, 5233827, 5233828, 5233829, 5233830, 5233831, 5233832.