Winter Weather, Caledonia
- When
- December 20, 1:00 PM EST to 8:00 PM 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 in Vermont, December 20, 2005
A cold front moved southeast from Canada and triggered snow showers across northern VT. Steadiest snow was along the western slopes of the Green Mountains, and west facing slopes of other hilly terrain.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 6 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
- $30,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 6
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 cold front moved southeast from Canada and triggered snow showers across northern VT. Steadiest snow was along the western slopes of the Green Mountains, and west facing slopes of other hilly terrain. Snowfall in these areas was generally between 3 and 5 inches. The heaviest localized snowfall reported was 6.2 inches in Sutton (Caledonia county) and 5.5 inches in Richford (eastern Franklin county).
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
6 winter weather. Local standard time, as filed.
Winter Weather, Eastern Chittenden
- When
- December 20, 1:00 PM EST to 8:00 PM EST
- Where
- Eastern Chittenden forecast zone
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 44.461, -73.081 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Weather, Eastern Franklin
- When
- December 20, 1:00 PM EST to 8:00 PM EST
- Where
- Eastern Franklin forecast zone
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 44.858, -72.912 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Weather, Essex
- When
- December 20, 1:00 PM EST to 8:00 PM 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
- December 20, 1:00 PM EST to 8:00 PM 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, Orleans
- When
- December 20, 1:00 PM EST to 8:00 PM EST
- Where
- Orleans forecast zone
- Property damage
- $5,000
- 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 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5484032, 5484033, 5484034, 5484035, 5484036, 5484037.