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The Dexes / Winter Storm, Blizzard & Heavy Snow / 5601851

Eventdex · Winter Storm, Blizzard & Heavy Snow

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5601851

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Event typeevent_typeWinter Storm
NOAA NCEI event IDncei_event_id5,601,851
Episode IDepisode_id2,064,736
Begin UTCbegin_utc1997-03-06T03:00:00+00:00
End UTCend_utc1997-03-07T03:00:00+00:00
StatestateVERMONT
County/zone typecz_typeZ
County/zone namecz_nameESSEX
Deaths directdeaths_direct0
Deaths indirectdeaths_indirect0
Injuries directinjuries_direct0
Injuries indirectinjuries_indirect0
Damage propertydamage_property15K
Episode narrativeepisode_narrativeAn 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
Yearyear1,997

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