Vermont, 2002

Winter Weather in Vermont, January 25, 2002

January 25, 2002 · NWS BTV · 4 events in 4 counties and zones

A weak upper level disturbance resulted in light snow and snow squalls across far northern Vermont. Generally 3 to 5 inches fell in a short period of time.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 4 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
$1,000
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.

A weak upper level disturbance resulted in light snow and snow squalls across far northern Vermont. Generally 3 to 5 inches fell in a short period of time. In East Albany (Orleans county) 4 inches fell while Sutton (Caledonia county) reported 4.2 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 Jan 25, 11:03 AM EST, 3 hours 57 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jan 25, 11:03 AM EST, 3 hours 57 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BURLINGTON VT
1103 AM EST FRI JAN 25 2002

UPDATED ZONES SENT OUT. SNOW SHWRS WDSPRD ACRS NRN NY...MAINLY OVR
HIR TRRN. WITH TROF MOVG THRU FA THIS PM AND INCREASED INSTABILITY...
EXPECT SNOW SHWRS THEM TO SPREAD INTO NRN VT. HAVE RAISED POPS FOR
ALL NRN ZONES AND INCLUDED MENTION OF SOME MINOR ACCUMULATIONS.
REST OF FCST UNCHANGED.

.BTV...NONE.

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The radar

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Event by event

4 winter weather. Local standard time, as filed.

Winter Weather, Caledonia

When
January 25, 3:00 PM EST to 8:00 PM 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, Essex

When
January 25, 3:00 PM EST to 8:00 PM EST
Where
Essex forecast zone
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
44.728, -71.736 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Weather, Franklin

When
January 25, 3:00 PM EST to 8:00 PM EST
Where
Franklin forecast zone
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
44.858, -72.912 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Weather, Orleans

When
January 25, 3:00 PM EST to 8:00 PM EST
Where
Orleans forecast zone
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
44.829, -72.244 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

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

More

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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: 5279844, 5279845, 5279846, 5279847.