Winter Weather, Addison
- When
- January 15, 9:00 PM EST to January 16, 6:00 AM EST
- Where
- Addison forecast zone
- Property damage
- $1,000
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 44.031, -73.141 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Weather in Vermont, January 15 to 16, 2002
A weak weather disturbance moved from the Great Lakes on January 15th across northern New England by early morning on the 16th of January. This, combined with an upper level weather disturbance, resulted in orographic snowfall of generally 3 to 6 inches primarily along the the western slopes of the Green Mountains and other hilly terrain with a few locally higher amounts.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 7 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
- $8,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 8
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 weak weather disturbance moved from the Great Lakes on January 15th across northern New England by early morning on the 16th of January. This, combined with an upper level weather disturbance, resulted in orographic snowfall of generally 3 to 6 inches primarily along the the western slopes of the Green Mountains and other hilly terrain with a few locally higher amounts. Light snow also fell in Caledonia county. A few reports were: 5 inches in the town of Essex (Chittenden county) while 6.8 inches fell in Underhill (Chittenden county). Tyson (Windsor county) reported 4 inches with 3 inches in southern Caledonia county.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
8 winter weather. Local standard time, as filed.
Winter Weather, Caledonia
- When
- January 15, 9:00 PM EST to January 16, 6:00 AM EST
- Where
- Caledonia forecast zone
- Property damage
- $1,000
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 44.465, -72.102 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Weather, Chittenden
- When
- January 15, 9:00 PM EST to January 16, 6:00 AM EST
- Where
- Chittenden forecast zone
- Property damage
- $1,000
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 44.461, -73.081 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Weather, Franklin
- When
- January 15, 9:00 PM EST to January 16, 6:00 AM EST
- Where
- Franklin forecast zone
- Property damage
- $1,000
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 44.858, -72.912 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Weather, Lamoille
- When
- January 15, 9:00 PM EST to January 16, 6:00 AM EST
- Where
- Lamoille forecast zone
- Property damage
- $1,000
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 44.606, -72.641 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Weather, Rutland
- When
- January 15, 9:00 PM EST to January 16, 6:00 AM EST
- Where
- Rutland forecast zone
- Property damage
- $1,000
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 43.580, -73.037 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Weather, Washington
- When
- January 15, 9:00 PM EST to January 16, 6:00 AM EST
- Where
- Washington forecast zone
- Property damage
- $1,000
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 44.273, -72.615 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Weather, Windsor
- When
- January 15, 9:00 PM EST to January 16, 6:00 AM EST
- Where
- Windsor forecast zone
- Property damage
- $1,000
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
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
- Heavy Snow in Utah, January 15, 2002
- Winter Storm in Maine, January 15 to 16, 2002
- Heavy Snow in Maine, January 15 to 16, 2002
- Extreme Cold in California, January 15 to 20, 2002
- Heavy Snow in Colorado, January 15 to 16, 2002
- Winter Storm in Alaska, January 15, 2002
- High Wind in Alaska, January 15, 2002
- High Surf in Hawaii, January 15 to 16, 2002
More
Every storm in Vermont in 2002Every state in 2002This day in weather historyWarnings in Vermont, January 2002
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: 5279829, 5279830, 5279831, 5279832, 5279833, 5279834, 5279835, 5279836.