Vermont, 2002

Winter Weather in Vermont, February 10 to 11, 2002

February 10 to 11, 2002 · NWS BTV · 4 events in 4 counties and zones

An area of low pressure moved from the upper Midwest on the 10th of February through New England during the night of February 10th (Sunday) and the early morning of February 11th (Monday). Light mixed precipitation moved through Vermont.

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.

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
$40,000
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
4

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 moved from the upper Midwest on the 10th of February through New England during the night of February 10th (Sunday) and the early morning of February 11th (Monday). Light mixed precipitation moved through Vermont. A number of automobile accidents were reported in the counties of Chittenden, Caledonia, Washington and Windsor due to the slippery roads.

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 10, 7:23 PM EST, 37 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Feb 10, 7:23 PM EST, 37 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BURLINGTON VT
723 PM EST SUN FEB 10 2002

ISSUED UPDATE TO WINDSOR AND ORANGE COUNTIES WHERE COLD AIR REMAINS
TRAPPED AT THE SURFACE ALONG THE CONNECTICUT RIVER VALLEY.  THIS HAS
RESULTED IN EITHER RAIN OR FREEZING RAIN ACROSS THIS AREA WITH
VERMONT HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT REPORTING SOME ACCIDENTS DUE TO ICY
CONDITIONS.  MENTIONED RAIN AND FREEZING RAIN BEFORE CHANGING OVER
TO SNOW AFTER MIDNIGHT.  ALSO ISSUED NOWCAST FOR THE AREA.

WILL BE DOING ANOTHER UPDATE BY 900 PM TO FINE TUNE ANY
PRECIPITATION TYPES...BUT MORE IMPORTANTLY TO PLAY UP THE WIND
POTENTIAL FOR LATE TONIGHT AND EARLY MONDAY MORNING.  FEEL WINDS
WILL BE IN THE 20 TO 30 MPH RANGE WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH.  WILL ALSO
ISSUE A SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT TO MENTION BRIEF WHITEOUT
CONDITIONS...BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...THE STRONGER WINDS AND THE
DETERIORATED ROAD CONDITIONS FOR THE MORNING COMMUTE DESPITE ONLY A
FEW INCHES OF NEW SNOW.  AGAIN MORE ON THIS LATER.

UPDATED ZONES ALREADY SENT.

EVENSON

.BTV...NONE.

The radar

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

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Event by event

4 winter weather. Local standard time, as filed.

Winter Weather, Chittenden

When
February 10, 8:00 PM EST to February 11, 9:00 AM EST
Where
Chittenden forecast zone
Property damage
$10,000
Reported by
NEWSPAPER
Coordinates
44.461, -73.081 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Weather, Caledonia

When
February 10, 8:00 PM EST to February 11, 9:00 AM EST
Where
Caledonia forecast zone
Property damage
$10,000
Reported by
NEWSPAPER
Coordinates
44.465, -72.102 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Weather, Washington

When
February 10, 8:00 PM EST to February 11, 9:00 AM EST
Where
Washington forecast zone
Property damage
$10,000
Reported by
NEWSPAPER
Coordinates
44.273, -72.615 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Weather, Windsor

When
February 10, 8:00 PM EST to February 11, 9:00 AM EST
Where
Windsor forecast zone
Property damage
$10,000
Reported by
NEWSPAPER

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: 5281229, 5281230, 5281231, 5281232.