A storm system over the Canadian Maritimes resulted in a moist cyclonic flow across the area. Periods of snow and snowshowers resulted, with accumulations generally between 2 and 5 inches.
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The episode as NWS BTV wrote it up.
A storm system over the Canadian Maritimes resulted in a moist cyclonic flow across the area. Periods of snow and snowshowers resulted, with accumulations generally between 2 and 5 inches. Localized heavier amounts were reported on west facing slopes.
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 Dec 2, 3:10 AM EST, 5 hours 50 minutes earlier.
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</html>HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BURLINGTON VT 424 AM EST FRI DEC 2 2005 NYZ026>031-034-035-087-VTZ001>012-016>019-030930- NORTHERN ST. LAWRENCE-NORTHERN FRANKLIN-EASTERN CLINTON- SOUTHEASTERN ST. LAWRENCE-SOUTHERN FRANKLIN-WESTERN CLINTON- WESTERN ESSEX-EASTERN ESSEX-SOUTHWESTERN ST. LAWRENCE-GRAND ISLE- WESTERN FRANKLIN-ORLEANS-ESSEX-WESTERN CHITTENDEN-LAMOILLE- CALEDONIA-WASHINGTON-WESTERN ADDISON-ORANGE-WESTERN RUTLAND- WINDSOR-EASTERN FRANKLIN-EASTERN CHITTENDEN-EASTERN ADDISON- EASTERN RUTLAND- 424 AM EST FRI DEC 2 2005 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHERN NEW YORK...CENTRAL VERMONT...NORTHEAST VERMONT...NORTHWEST VERMONT AND SOUTHERN VERMONT. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT AN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE NORTH ACROSS THE REGION TODAY AND ENHANCE THE POTENTIAL FOR PRECIPITATION. ANY SNOW WILL BE LIGHT AND ACCUMULATIONS WILL GENERALLY BE CONFINED TO THE HIGHER TERRAIN OF THE NORTHERN ADIRONDACKS AND THE MOUNTAINS OF NORTHERN AND CENTRAL VERMONT. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS IN THESE AREAS WILL GENERALLY BE IN THE 1 TO 3 INCH RANGE. THUS...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. DRIER WEATHER MOVES INTO THE REGION ON SATURDAY...THEN A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM DEVELOPS OVER THE MID ATLANTIC REGION AND HEADS TOWARDS THE EAST AND NORTHEAST. THIS LOW IS EXPECTED TO STAY JUST SOUTH OF CAPE COD AND THUS KEEP ANY HEAVIER PRECIPITATION SOUTH OF THE REGION. HIGH PRESSURE WILL PREVAIL OVER THE REGION OVER THE REMAINDER OF THE PERIOD. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED. EVENSON
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
3 winter weather. Local standard time, as filed.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in New York in 2005Every state in 2005This day in weather historyWarnings in New York, December 2005
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: 5483094, 5483095, 5483096.