Winter Storm — Essex, Vermont

2024-03-23 · Essex, Vermont

Event narrative

Snowfall totals across Essex county were generally 10 to 15 inches but some southern, higher terrain received 18 inches. Some specifics included; 18 inches in Concord, 14 inches in Maidstone and 11 inches in Island Pond and Averhill.

Wider weather episode

An area of low pressure moved from the southeast United States on March 22nd up the eastern seaboard to the NJ/DE coast by midday on March 24th and offshore by Cape Cod late at night on March 24th.

Snow overspread Vermont, south to north, during the early morning hours of March 23rd and then exiting from west to east during the evening hours of March 23rd. The higher snowfall accumulations were across south central and southern VT, except along the MA/VT border where some mixed precipitation types occurred.

Snowfall totals ranged from 3 to 6 inches in northwest VT, 6 to 12 inches across the rest of the Champlain Valley and northern VT, 12 to 18 inches in central VT with 18 to 24+ inches across south central VT with these higher totals mainly across Windsor and eastern Rutland counties.

Impacts were largely travel related.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1158642. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.