Winter Weather in Vermont, December 9, 2005

Name: Winter Weather in Vermont, December 9, 2005
Start: 2005-12-09T09:00
End: 2005-12-09T14:30
Location: Vermont

December 9, 2005 · NWS BTV · 12 events in 12 counties and zones

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 12 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

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: $100,000
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 12

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.

An area of weak low pressure moved through the eastern Great Lakes Friday morning, December 9th. Meanwhile, a weak low pressure system developed off of Delaware early on the 9th of December and moved northeast into the Gulf of Maine by late in the day. Snow overspread the area during the early morning. The precipitation tapered off to snow showers during the afternoon into the evening. General snowfall was 3 to 6 inches. The heaviest snow accumulations were across the spine of the Green Mountains in both Washington and Lamoille counties. Numerous accidents were reported due to slippery roads.

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 Dec 9, 2:56 AM EST, 6 hours 4 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Dec 9, 2:56 AM EST, 6 hours 4 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Dec 9, 4:41 AM EST, 4 hours 19 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BURLINGTON VT
441 AM EST FRI DEC 9 2005

NYZ026>031-034-035-087-VTZ001>012-016>019-100945-
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-
441 AM EST FRI DEC 9 2005

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL AND NORTHERN
VERMONT AS WELL AS NORTHERN NEW YORK.

.DAY ONE...TODAY...

SNOW WILL BE OVERSPREADING THE REGION FROM THE SOUTHWEST EARLY
TODAY AND CONTINUE TO ACCUMULATE THROUGH LATE TODAY. THE HIGHEST
AMOUNT OF SNOW WILL FALL ACROSS SOUTHERN VERMONT. ANY SNOW WILL
TAPER OFF TO SNOW SHOWERS TONIGHT. PLEASE REFER TO THE LATEST
FORECASTS AND STATEMENTS FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FOR
DETAILS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER CALL TO ACTION STATEMENT...

SKYWARN SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE REQUIRED TODAY AND
TONIGHT...BUT PLEASE RELAY ANY REPORTS OF SNOWFALL AMOUNT TO THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BURLINGTON VERMONT.

MURRAY

The radar

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

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Event by event

12 winter weather. Local standard time, as filed.

Winter Weather, Caledonia

When: December 9, 9:00 AM EST to 2:30 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, Eastern Addison

When: December 9, 9:00 AM EST to 2:30 PM EST
Where: Eastern Addison forecast zone
Property damage: $5,000
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates: 44.031, -73.141 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Weather, Eastern Chittenden

When: December 9, 9:00 AM EST to 2:30 PM EST
Where: Eastern Chittenden forecast zone
Property damage: $15,000
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates: 44.461, -73.081 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Weather, Eastern Franklin

When: December 9, 9:00 AM EST to 2:30 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 9, 9:00 AM EST to 2:30 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 9, 9:00 AM EST to 2:30 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, Orange

When: December 9, 9:00 AM EST to 2:30 PM 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, Orleans

When: December 9, 9:00 AM EST to 2:30 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)

Winter Weather, Washington

When: December 9, 9:00 AM EST to 2:30 PM EST
Where: Washington forecast zone
Property damage: $10,000
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates: 44.273, -72.615 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Weather, Western Franklin

When: December 9, 9:00 AM EST to 2:30 PM EST
Where: Western Franklin forecast zone
Property damage: $15,000
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates: 44.858, -72.912 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Weather, Western Addison

When: December 9, 9:00 AM EST to 2:30 PM EST
Where: Western Addison forecast zone
Property damage: $10,000
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates: 44.031, -73.141 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Weather, Western Chittenden

When: December 9, 9:00 AM EST to 2:30 PM EST
Where: Western Chittenden forecast zone
Property damage: $15,000
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates: 44.461, -73.081 (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

Every storm in Vermont in 2005 Every state in 2005 This day in weather history Warnings in Vermont, December 2005

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: 5483774, 5483775, 5483776, 5483898, 5483899, 5483900, 5483901, 5483902, 5483903, 5483904, 5483905, 5483906.