Winter Storm — Lamoille, Vermont

2023-11-26 to 2023-11-27 · Lamoille, Vermont

Event narrative

A heavy wet, elevated dependent snow fell across the region with elevations below 1000 feet largely witnessing 2-3 inches of snow with 4 to 8+ inches in higher elevations. These higher snowfall accumulations led to downed tree limbs resulting in downed power lines and scattered power outages. In addition, being one of the first storms of the year, this led to numerous vehicle accidents.

Some specific snowfall totals include; 12 inches in Hyde Park, 9 inches in Johnson, 8 inches in Eden Mills and Stowe with 5 inches in Morrisville.

Wider weather episode

Dual areas of low pressure moved across NY, southern New England and just southeast of Cape Cod during the early morning hours of November 27th. This brought precipitation into Vermont during the late evening hours of November 26th, exiting just after dawn on November 27th.

Much of the precipitation fell as rain with marginal temperatures, but a heavy wet snow fell at elevations, mainly above 1000-1500 during the time of greatest precipitation intensity. Heavy wet snow in the central and northern mountains of Vermont led to numerous power outages and closed portions of Interstate 89 for a few hours.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1143079. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.