Winter Weather in Vermont, February 6, 2006

Name: Winter Weather in Vermont, February 6, 2006
Start: 2006-02-06T06:00
End: 2006-02-06T18:00
Location: Vermont

February 6, 2006 · NWS BTV · 10 events in 10 counties and zones

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 10 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.

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Wind
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Heat and drought
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Fire, smoke and dust
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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: $100,000
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 10

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.

Low pressure moved into the eastern Great Lakes on the 5th and then moved northeast across Quebec province on the 6th. On the 6th, a cold polar vortex located across Quebec created a persistent west-southwest cold flow over the relatively mild lake waters of the eastern Great Lakes. A series of Lake effect snowbands developed off Lake Ontario during the evening of the 5th, reaching northern Vermont overnight and continued until the late evening of the 6th. Some of the heaviest snowbands moved across Grand Isle and Franklin counties around 3 pm on the 6th of February. An 18 vehicle accident occurred on Interstate 89 near Exit 21 (Highgate) due to the slippery roads.General snowfall was 1 to 3 inches in the valleys, but favored upslope regions witnessed 4 to 6 inches. Snowfall amounts included: 2 inches in South Burlington (Chittenden county), East Haven (Essex county), St. Albans (Franklin county), Waitsfield (Washington county), while 3 inches of snow fell in Newport (Orleans county), Waterbury Center (Washington county) and Island Pond (Essex county). Snowfall of 4 inches was reported in Jericho (Chittenden county), Morrisville (Lamoille county), and Greensboro (Orleans county), while 5 inches accumulated in Westford (Chittenden county), Sutton (Caledonia county), and 6 inches was reported in North Underhill (Chittenden county), Jeffersonville and Eden (Lamoille county) and a localized 12 inches at Jay Peak.

The radar

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Event by event

10 winter weather. Local standard time, as filed.

Winter Weather, Grand Isle

When: February 6, 6:00 AM EST to 6:00 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)

Winter Weather, Caledonia

When: February 6, 6:00 AM EST to 6:00 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 6, 6:00 AM EST to 6:00 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: February 6, 6:00 AM EST to 6:00 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: February 6, 6:00 AM EST to 6:00 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, Lamoille

When: February 6, 6:00 AM EST to 6:00 PM EST
Where: Lamoille forecast zone
Property damage: $8,000
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates: 44.606, -72.641 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Weather, Orleans

When: February 6, 6:00 AM EST to 6:00 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, Washington

When: February 6, 6:00 AM EST to 6:00 PM EST
Where: Washington forecast zone
Property damage: $5,000
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates: 44.273, -72.615 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Weather, Western Chittenden

When: February 6, 6:00 AM EST to 6:00 PM EST
Where: Western Chittenden forecast zone
Property damage: $10,000
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates: 44.461, -73.081 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Weather, Western Franklin

When: February 6, 6:00 AM EST to 6:00 PM EST
Where: Western Franklin forecast zone
Property damage: $50,000
Reported by: NEWSPAPER
Coordinates: 44.858, -72.912 (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: 5489863, 5489864, 5489865, 5489866, 5489867, 5489868, 5489869, 5489870, 5489871, 5489872.