The Dexes / Winter Storm, Blizzard & Heavy Snow / 5601851
Eventdex · Winter Storm, Blizzard & Heavy Snow
ESSEX
5601851
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| Event typeevent_type | Winter Storm |
|---|---|
| NOAA NCEI event IDncei_event_id | 5,601,851 |
| Episode IDepisode_id | 2,064,736 |
| Begin UTCbegin_utc | 1997-03-06T03:00:00+00:00 |
| End UTCend_utc | 1997-03-07T03:00:00+00:00 |
| Statestate | VERMONT |
| County/zone typecz_type | Z |
| County/zone namecz_name | ESSEX |
| Deaths directdeaths_direct | 0 |
| Deaths indirectdeaths_indirect | 0 |
| Injuries directinjuries_direct | 0 |
| Injuries indirectinjuries_indirect | 0 |
| Damage propertydamage_property | 15K |
| Episode narrativeepisode_narrative | An area of low pressure moved out of the Ohio Valley Wednesday night (3/5/97) and across central New England early Thursday (3/6/97). It intensified into a "big one" and moved into the Canadian maritimes Thursday night.Accumulations of heavy wet snow were generally 10 to 20 inches across North Central and Northeast Vermont with 8 to 16 inches across Southern and Western Vermont. However, the greatest amount reported was 28 inches at Jay Peak along the Franklin/Orleans county border.At least 25,000 people lost power during the storm due to the heavy wet snow downing powerlines primarily in the counties of: Orange, Windsor, Caledonia, Rutland, Essex, Addison and Washington. In addition, portions of I-89 were closed due to numerous traffic accidents. Numerous traffic accidents were reported across the entire area.A few snowfall reports from this storm were:Jay Peak (Franklin/Orleans County border)....28 inchesSutton (Caledonia County)....................18 inchesBrookfield (Orange County)...................18 inchesEden (Lamoille County)......................17 inchesShoreham (Addison County)....................16 inchesWaitsfield (Washington County)...............16 inchesAlbany (Orleans County)......................16 inchesRutland (Rutland County).....................12 inchesRochester (Windsor)..........................12 inchesSouth Burlington (Chittenden County).........11 inchesEnosburg Falls (Franklin County).............11 inchesIsland Pond (Essex County)...................11 inches |
| Yearyear | 1,997 |
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