Winter Weather — Windsor, Vermont

2016-11-29 · Windsor, Vermont

Event narrative

Numerous vehicle accidents due to icy roads. Ice accumulation less than one tenth of an inch. A accident between a vehicle and a tractor-trailer resulted in a fatality of the driver of the vehicle.

Wider weather episode

A warm front moved across Vermont during the morning hours of November 29th bringing light amounts of precipitation. Precipitation in the form of freezing rain moved into central and eastern VT around daybreak and lasted for several hours with less than one tenth ice accretion. There were dozens of vehicle accidents and thousands of commuters stranded/impacted as state roads and Interstates 89/91 were closed or impassable in spots. One vehicle accident in Bridgewater along Route 4 resulted in a fatality.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 663851. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.