Heavy Snow, Rutland
- When
- January 7, 1:00 AM EST to 8:00 AM EST
- Where
- Rutland forecast zone
- Property damage
- $20,000
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 43.580, -73.037 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow in Vermont, January 7, 2002
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; 1 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
- $50,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 2
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 6 PM on the 6th of January, and reached heavy criteria around 1 AM on the 7th of January. Heavy snow fell during the night, with accumulations by morning between 6 and 15 inches. A few reports included: In Rutland county, East Wallingford received 12 inches while Poultney reported 6 1/2 inches. In Windsor county, reports ranged from 15 inches at Cavendish to 12 inches in Springfield to 6 inches in Rochester in the far northwest part of the county. Schools were closed in a number of Windsor county towns. Power outages were reported in both Rutland and Windsor counties.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
2 heavy snow. Local standard time, as filed.
Heavy Snow, Windsor
- When
- January 7, 1:00 AM EST to 8:00 AM EST
- Where
- Windsor forecast zone
- Property damage
- $30,000
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
What these are
- Heavy Snow
- Snowfall reaching the local warning threshold without the other hazards of a winter storm.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Flooding in Washington, January 7 to 10, 2002
- Heavy Snow in Ohio, January 7, 2002
- Heavy Snow in Pennsylvania, January 7, 2002
- Heavy Snow in New Jersey, January 7, 2002
- High Wind in Montana, January 7, 2002
- Heavy Snow in Ohio, January 7, 2002
- High Wind in Wyoming, January 7 to 8, 2002
- High Wind in Montana, January 7, 2002
- Avalanche in Utah, January 7, 2002
- High Wind in Montana, January 7, 2002
- High Wind in Montana, January 7, 2002
- High Wind in Montana, January 7, 2002
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 2026-09-30. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5280084, 5280085.