A Nor'easter developed right along the Carolina coast during the afternoon of December 16th and slowly moved north along the New Jersey coast by the morning of December 17th before shifting east out to sea. Snow arrived across southern VT during the late evening/overnight hours of the 16th-17th with a mesoscale band rotated across southern Rutland/Windsor counties into Bennington and Windham counties during the early morning hours and remained nearly stationary through late morning of the 17th. Snowfall rates within this band were 2 to 4+ inches per hour.
Storm total snowfall within Rutland and Windsor counties ranged from and 30-40 inches in the higher terrain in the south to 8-12 inches in the north (a distance of just 20 miles) with snowfall reports of 3 to 6 inches just north from there across southern Addison and Orange counties.

Winter Weather in WASHINGTON, VERMONT
From 17-DEC-20 00:00:00 to 17-DEC-20 14:00:00 (EST-5)
Property damage: 5.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Public

Much of Washington county received 2 to 4 inches of snow with a few outliers along the southern border of the county receiving up to 8 inches of snow.

Winter Storm in ORANGE, VERMONT
From 17-DEC-20 00:00:00 to 17-DEC-20 14:00:00 (EST-5)
Property damage: 10.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Public

Mesoscale band of snowfall rates of 2 to 4+ inches per hour remained quasi-stationary for 6 to 8 hours across southern Rutland and much of Windsor county. This band slowly rotated north into Orange county during the morning hours of December 17th with snowfall totals of 6 to 8 inches in the north with 10 to 18 inches in the southeast. A few specific totals include;  17 inches in Union Village, 15 inches in Thetford and 10 inches in Tunbridge and Randolph.

Winter Storm in WESTERN RUTLAND, VERMONT
From 16-DEC-20 22:00:00 to 17-DEC-20 12:00:00 (EST-5)
Property damage: 10.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Public

Mesoscale band of snowfall rates of 2 to 4+ inches per hour remained quasi-stationary for 6 to 8 hours across southern Rutland and much of Windsor county. Storm total snowfall ranged from 8-12 inches in the north to 30-40 inches in the southeast upslope hilly terrain. Some specific totals include: 38 inches in Danby and Ludlow, 34 inches in Reading, 32 inches in Shrewsbury,  30 inches in Hartland,  20 inches in Wilder and White River Junction, 19 inches in Rutland. There were a few unofficial reports of 40 inches as well.

Winter Storm in EASTERN RUTLAND, VERMONT
From 16-DEC-20 22:00:00 to 17-DEC-20 13:00:00 (EST-5)
Property damage: 10.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Public

Mesoscale band of snowfall rates of 2 to 4+ inches per hour remained quasi-stationary for 6 to 8 hours across southern Rutland and much of Windsor county. Storm total snowfall ranged from 8-12 inches in the north to 30-40 inches in the southeast upslope hilly terrain. Some specific totals include: 38 inches in Danby and Ludlow, 34 inches in Reading, 32 inches in Shrewsbury,  30 inches in Hartland,  20 inches in Wilder and White River Junction, 19 inches in Rutland. There were a few unofficial reports of 40 inches as well.

Winter Storm in WINDSOR, VERMONT
From 16-DEC-20 22:00:00 to 17-DEC-20 14:00:00 (EST-5)
Property damage: 20.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Public

Mesoscale band of snowfall rates of 2 to 4+ inches per hour remained quasi-stationary for 6 to 8 hours across southern Rutland and much of Windsor county. Storm total snowfall ranged from 8-12 inches in the north to 30-40 inches in the southeast upslope hilly terrain. Some specific totals include: 38 inches in Danby and Ludlow, 34 inches in Reading, 32 inches in Shrewsbury,  30 inches in Hartland,  20 inches in Wilder and White River Junction, 19 inches in Rutland. There were a few unofficial reports of 40 inches as well.

Winter Weather in WESTERN ADDISON, VERMONT
From 16-DEC-20 23:00:00 to 17-DEC-20 12:00:00 (EST-5)
Property damage: 5.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Public

A large snowfall gradient was draped across Addison county with 6 to 10 inches along the southern sections and 2 to 4 inches along the northern border, less than 20 miles.

Winter Storm in EASTERN ADDISON, VERMONT
From 16-DEC-20 23:00:00 to 17-DEC-20 13:00:00 (EST-5)
Property damage: 10.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: COOP Observer

A large snowfall gradient was draped across Addison county with 6 to 10 inches along the southern sections and 2 to 4 inches along the northern border, less than 20 miles.