Winter Storm Warning

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The weather service has upgraded the previous advisory to a Winter Storm Warning.

8-14 inches of snow can be expected through 4:00 pm Thursday afternoon.


URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BURLINGTON VT
806 PM EST WED FEB 20 2013

VTZ003-006-008-016>018-211000-
ORLEANS-LAMOILLE-WASHINGTON-EASTERN FRANKLIN-EASTERN CHITTENDEN-
EASTERN ADDISON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWPORT...JOHNSON...STOWE...
MONTPELIER...ENOSBURG FALLS...RICHFORD...UNDERHILL...BRISTOL...
RIPTON
806 PM EST WED FEB 20 2013

..WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THURSDAY

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BURLINGTON HAS ISSUED A WINTER
STORM WARNING FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST
THURSDAY. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

* LOCATIONS...THE WESTERN SLOPES OF THE GREEN MOUNTAINS TO
INCLUDE THE WESTERN PORTIONS OF ORLEANS...LAMOILLE AND
WASHINGTON COUNTIES.

* HAZARD TYPES...MODERATE TO OCCASIONALLY HEAVY SNOW.

* ACCUMULATIONS...8 TO 14 INCHES OF DRY FLUFFY SNOW.

* MAXIMUM SNOWFALL RATE...1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR...MAINLY TONIGHT
INTO THURSDAY MORNING.

* TIMING...MODERATE TO OCCASIONALLY HEAVY SNOW TONIGHT WILL
GRADUALLY TAPER OFF THURSDAY AFTERNOON.

* IMPACTS...DIFFICULT TRAVEL DUE TO SNOW COVERED ROADS AND
REDUCED VISIBILITIES.

* WINDS...NORTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH.

* TEMPERATURES...LOWS 13 TO 17. HIGHS IN THE MID 20S.

* VISIBILITIES...LESS THAN ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES IN MODERATE TO
OCCASIONALLY HEAVY SNOW.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW
ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN
EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA
FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN
EMERGENCY.

PLEASE STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...YOUR LOCAL MEDIA...OR
GO TO WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BURLINGTON FOR FURTHER UPDATES ON THIS
WEATHER SITUATION.