Vermont, 2002

Winter Weather in Vermont, January 6 to 7, 2002

January 6 to 7, 2002 · NWS BTV · 5 events in 5 counties and zones

A storm system moved up the east coast during Sunday, January 6, 2002. It reached Long Island, NY Sunday evening and then moved northeast into the Gulf of Maine Monday morning, January 7th.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 5 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
$25,000
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
5

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 up the east coast during Sunday, January 6, 2002. It reached Long Island, NY Sunday evening and then moved northeast into the Gulf of Maine Monday morning, January 7th. Snow began around 9 PM on the 6th of January, and tapered off to flurries Monday morning, January 7th. Accumulations by morning were generally between 4 and 6 inches. A few reports included: Groton (Caledonia county) 6 1/2 inches, Lunenberg (Essex county) 6 inches, Plainfield (Washington county) 4 1/2 inches with 4 inches in Morrisville (Lamoille county). In Orange county, Brookfield reported 6 inches while there was an isolated report of 10 inches at Union Village Dam along the Orange and Windsor county borderline. There was a fairly tight northeast to southwest gradient of snowfall across Vermont. In fact, across the remainder of northwest Vermont snowfall was generally 3 inches or less.

The radar

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

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Event by event

5 winter weather. Local standard time, as filed.

Winter Weather, Caledonia

When
January 6, 9:00 PM EST to January 7, 8:00 AM EST
Where
Caledonia forecast zone
Property damage
$5,000
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
44.465, -72.102 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Weather, Essex

When
January 6, 9:00 PM EST to January 7, 8:00 AM EST
Where
Essex forecast zone
Property damage
$5,000
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
44.728, -71.736 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Weather, Lamoille

When
January 6, 9:00 PM EST to January 7, 8:00 AM EST
Where
Lamoille forecast zone
Property damage
$5,000
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
44.606, -72.641 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Weather, Orange

When
January 6, 9:00 PM EST to January 7, 8:00 AM EST
Where
Orange forecast zone
Property damage
$5,000
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
44.006, -72.377 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Weather, Washington

When
January 6, 9:00 PM EST to January 7, 8:00 AM EST
Where
Washington forecast zone
Property damage
$5,000
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
44.273, -72.615 (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.

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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 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5280086, 5280087, 5280088, 5280089, 5280090.