WINTER STORM WARNING Washington County

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Here is the latest on our first storm of the season.  We should get mainly snow, but the snow/ice line is not too far to the south. 

 

WINTER STORM TO IMPACT THE NO. COUNTRY TODAY THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON.

 

AN INTENSIFYING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OVER THE N. GULF STATES WILL MOVE NE ALONG MID ATLANTIC SEABOARD LATER TODAY.& TO NEAR LONG ISLAND BY FRI MORNING. AS A RESULT.

WIDESPREAD WINTRY PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED ACROSS MUCH OF NORTHERN NY & VT LATER THIS AFTERNOON INTO TONIGHT BEFORE TAPERING OFF BY FRI AFTERNOON. THE PRECIPITATION SHOULD BE HEAVIEST THIS EVENING INTO FRI MORNING & FALL MAINLY IN THE FORM OF SNOW.BUT WILL LIKELY MIX WITH SLEET OR FREEZING RAIN ACROSS CNTL & SO. CNTL VT. A PROLONGED PERIOD OF FREEZING RAIN IS LIKELY ACROSS SOUTHEASTERN VT.WHERE SIGNIFICANT ICE ACCUMULATIONS ARE POSSIBLE.

 

PERSONS ACROSS MUCH OF THE NO. COUNTRY SHOULD CONTINUE TO MONITOR THIS SYSTEM AS IT HAS THE POTENTIAL TO SIGNIFICANTLY IMPACT TRAVEL.

 

 

NYZ034-035-VTZ003>009-016>018-112230-

/O.CON.KBTV.WS.W.0012.081211T2100Z-081212T2100Z/

WESTERN ESSEX-EASTERN ESSEX-ORLEANS-ESSEX-WESTERN CHITTENDEN- LAMOILLE-CALEDONIA-WA-WESTERN ADDISON-EASTERN FRANKLIN- EASTERN CHITTENDEN-EASTERN ADDISON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF.LAKE PLACID.PORT HENRY.

TICONDEROGA.NEWPORT.ISLAND POND.BURLINGTON.JOHNSON.

STOWE.ST. JOHNSBURY.MONTPELIER.MIDDLEBURY.VERGENNES.

ENOSBURG FALLS.RICHFORD.UNDERHILL.BRISTOL.RIPTON

1125 AM EST THU DEC 11 2008

 

WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 4 PM EST FRIDAY.

 

THE NATL WEATHER SVC IN BURLINGTON CONTINUES THE WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW & SLEET FOR ESSEX COUNTY NEW YORK.AS WELL AS CNTL.NORTH CNTL & NORTHEASTERN VT. THIS WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 4 PM EST FRIDAY.

 

6 TO 12 INCHES OF SNOW WITH SOME SLEET ACCUMULATION ARE EXPECTED IN THE WARNING AREA BY FRI AFTERNOON.

 

SNOW WILL OVERSPREAD THE AREA FROM THE SO. BY MID TO LATE THIS AFTERNOON.& BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES OVERNIGHT BEFORE TAPERING TO SNOW SHOWERS BY LATER FRI AFTERNOON. THE SNOW WILL LIKELY MIX WITH OR CHANGE TO SLEET FOR A PERIOD OF TIME OVERNIGHT.

ESPECIALLY ACROSS CNTL VT. AS A RESULT.TRAVEL CONDITIONS WILL LIKELY BECOME HAZARDOUS THIS EVENING INTO FRIDAY ACROSS THE AREA. PLEASE TAKE THE NECESSARY ACTIONS TO ADEQUATELY PREPARE FOR THIS UPCOMING STORM.