Winter Weather in Vermont, February 25, 2006

Name: Winter Weather in Vermont, February 25, 2006
Start: 2006-02-25T15:00
End: 2006-02-25T21:00
Location: Vermont

February 25, 2006 · NWS BTV · 9 events in 9 counties and zones

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 9 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: $58,000
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 9

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 unusually strong Alberta clipper moved across southern Vermont during the afternoon of the 25th. Snow started across northern Vermont by midday and continued into the evening, then tapered off before midnight. Snowfall was much more limited, the further away from the storm track. Snowfall amounts ranged from an inch to 4 inches across portions of northern Vermont. Some specific snowfall totals included: 1 inch in Underhill (Chittenden county), Island Pond (Essex county) and Newport (Orleans county)...2 inches in Greensboro (Orleans county) and Sutton (Caledonia county)...3 inches in South Burlington (Chittenden county), Morrisville (Lamoille county) and East Albany (Orleans county) with 4 inches in Enosburg Falls (Franklin county). A number of traffic 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 Feb 25, 2:05 PM EST, 55 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Feb 25, 2:05 PM EST, 55 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Feb 25, 6:49 AM EST, 8 hours 11 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BURLINGTON VT
649 AM EST SAT FEB 25 2006

NYZ026>031-034-035-087-VTZ001>012-016>019-261200-
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-
649 AM EST SAT FEB 25 2006

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

A SNOW ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF VERMONT AND NORTHERN NEW YORK
TODAY. SNOW WILL DEVELOP THIS MORNING AND THEN COME TO AN END FROM
WEST TO EAST ACROSS THE AREA TONIGHT. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE
EXPECTED TO RANGE FROM 3 TO 6 INCHES. SEE THE LATEST WINTER
WEATHER STATEMENTS AND FORECASTS FOR DETAILS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY

MUCH COLDER AIR WILL BE OVER THE REGION SUNDAY THROUGH TUESDAY
ALONG WITH WITH BREEZY CONDITIONS AS WELL. THIS WILL RESULT IN
WIND CHILLS OCCASIONALLY APPROACHING ADVISORY CRITERIA. THERE WILL
BE A CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS THROUGH THE PERIOD...WITH A MORE
GENERAL SNOW POSSIBLE ON THURSDAY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTERS ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED, ALTHOUGH SPOTTERS ARE
ENCOURAGED TO CALL THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BURLINGTON
WITH SNOWFALL AMOUNTS TODAY.

The radar

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

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Event by event

9 winter weather. Local standard time, as filed.

Winter Weather, Lamoille

When: February 25, 3:00 PM EST to 9:00 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: February 25, 3:00 PM EST to 9:00 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)

Winter Weather, Western Chittenden

When: February 25, 3:00 PM EST to 9:00 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)

Winter Weather, Western Franklin

When: February 25, 3:00 PM EST to 9:00 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, Caledonia

When: February 25, 3:00 PM EST to 9:00 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, Eastern Chittenden

When: February 25, 3:00 PM EST to 9:00 PM EST
Where: Eastern Chittenden forecast zone
Property damage: $3,000
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates: 44.461, -73.081 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Weather, Eastern Franklin

When: February 25, 3:00 PM EST to 9:00 PM EST
Where: Eastern Franklin forecast zone
Property damage: $3,000
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates: 44.858, -72.912 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Weather, Essex

When: February 25, 3:00 PM EST to 9:00 PM EST
Where: Essex forecast zone
Property damage: $2,000
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates: 44.728, -71.736 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Weather, Grand Isle

When: February 25, 3:00 PM EST to 9:00 PM EST
Where: Grand Isle forecast zone
Property damage: $5,000
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates: 44.797, -73.295 (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 2006 Every state in 2006 This day in weather history Warnings in Vermont, February 2006

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: 5489580, 5489581, 5489582, 5489583, 5490117, 5490118, 5490119, 5490120, 5490121.