Winter Storm Warning

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A Winter Storm Warning has been issued for Washington County from tonight until 1:00 pm Saturday.

 

 

RGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BURLINGTON VT

333 PM EST THU FEB 7 2013

 

NORTHERN ST. LAWRENCE-SOUTHEASTERN ST. LAWRENCE-SOUTHERN FRANKLIN-

WESTERN CLINTON-WESTERN ESSEX-SOUTHWESTERN ST. LAWRENCE-

WASHINGTON-ORANGE-WESTERN RUTLAND-WINDSOR-EASTERN ADDISON-

EASTERN RUTLAND-

INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MASSENA...STAR LAKE...SARANAC LAKE...

TUPPER LAKE...DANNEMORA...LAKE PLACID...OGDENSBURG...POTSDAM...

GOUVERNEUR...MONTPELIER...BRADFORD...RANDOLPH...RUTLAND...

SPRINGFIELD...WHITE RIVER JUNCTION...BRISTOL...RIPTON...

EAST WALLINGFORD...KILLINGTON

333 PM EST THU FEB 7 2013

 

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 1 PM

EST SATURDAY...

 

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BURLINGTON HAS ISSUED A WINTER

STORM WARNING FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS

EVENING TO 1 PM EST SATURDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER

IN EFFECT.

 

* LOCATIONS...THE SOUTHERN SAINT LAWRENCE VALLEY AND ADIRONDACKS

  IN NEW YORK...AS WELL AS CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN VERMONT.

 

* HAZARD TYPES...MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW.

 

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

 

* MAXIMUM SNOWFALL RATE...UP TO 1 INCH PER HOUR...MAINLY FRIDAY

  AFTERNOON THROUGH EVENING.

 

* TIMING...SNOW WILL DEVELOP OVER NORTHERN NEW YORK AROUND

  10PM TONIGHT AND SPREAD EAST INTO VERMONT BY EARLY FRIDAY

  MORNING.

 

* IMPACTS...AREA ROADWAYS WILL BECOME HAZARDOUS AFTER MIDNIGHT

  TONIGHT...AND ESPECIALLY DURING THE FRIDAY MORNING AND FRIDAY

  EVENING COMMUTES.

 

* WINDS...EAST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH...THEN

  BECOMING NORTH.

 

* TEMPERATURES...LOWS 1 TO 11 ABOVE. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 20S.

 

* VISIBILITIES...LESS THAN A HALF MILE AT TIMES IN HEAVIER 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.