Winter Weather — Eastern Addison, Vermont

2022-04-19 · Eastern Addison, Vermont

Event narrative

Rain changed to a heavy, wet pasty snow just before daybreak as the intensity of the precipitation advected enough cold air toward the surface. Snowfall accumulations of 3 to 7 inches were observed and enough to cause downed limbs and branches that resulted in power outages.

Wider weather episode

A double barreled storm system with copious amounts of moisture and marginal freezing temperatures moved across New England and New York on April 19th during the early to mid-morning hours. In the higher elevations of central VT, a heavy wet snow caked everything and accumulated 4 to 8 inches that resulted in numerous tree limb/branch and some tree damage and numerous power outages. More significantly, Also, the intensity of the precipitation allowed cold air to lower to the surface in the Champlain Valley and this accounted for 3 to 5 inches of heavy, wet snow accumulation with similar but more widespread impacts. An estimated 30,000 customers without power and numerous vehicle accidents resulting in interstate closures.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1009817. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.