Winter Storm — Western Rutland, Vermont

1996-12-07 to 1996-12-08 · Western Rutland, Vermont

Direct deaths

$90K

Property damage

Wider weather episode

A storm system off the Carolina coast late Saturday, December 7 moved northeast across southeastern New England Sunday, December 8, 1996 resulting in significant snowfall in Vermont. Generally a foot or more of heavy wet snow fell in southern and eastern Vermont, with 5 to 9 inches in northwest Vermont.A few of the heavier snow amounts included:Albany (Orleans County)....................22 inchesWest Danville (Caledonia County)...........21 inchesMarshfield (Washington County).............20.5 inchesNorwich (Windsor County)...................19 inchesChelsea (Orange County)....................16 inchesIsland Pond (Essex County).................15 inchesSherburne (Rutland County).................14 inchesEdne (Lamoille County).....................11.5 inchesJericho (Chittenden County)................8.7 inchesSouth Lincoln (Addison County).............7 inchesEnosburg Falls (Franklin County)...........5 inchesThere was one fatal traffic accident attributed to the storm, otherwise there were numerous minor automobile accidents. In addition, the heavy wet snow resulted in an unusually large number of power outages across southern and eastern Vermont.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 5584152. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.