Winter Storm Warning- Washington County
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the timing and type of precipitation. Keep in mind that slight changes
to the storm track can result in great variation to the type and amount
of precipitation.
WINTER STORM WARNINGS POSTED FOR THE NO. COUNTRY.
LOW PRESSURE DEVELOPING OVER THE TN VALLEY THIS AFTERNOON
WILL TRACK NORTHEASTWARD REACHING THE EASTERN GREAT LAKES AREA BY
EARLY WED AFTERNOON. MEANWHILE.A SECONDARY AREA OF LOW
PRESSURE WILL DEVELOP EAST OF NJ DURING WEDNESDAY.AND
THEN STRENGTHEN AS IT LIFTS NORTHEASTWARD INTO THE GULF OF ME
DURING WED NIGHT. THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE AWAY
FROM THE NO. COUNTRY DURING THURSDAY.RESULTING IN A MORE
OROGRAPHIC PATTERN TO THE SNOWFALL WITH MTN SNOW SHOWERS
PERSISTING INTO THUR AFTERNOON.
A LAYER OF ABOVE FREEZING AIR ALOFT IS EXPECTED TO MOVE NORTHWARD
BETWEEN THE LOW PRESSURE OVER THE GREAT LAKES & THE COASTAL LOW.
THIS LAYER OF ABOVE FREEZING AIR WILL RESULT IN A PERIOD OF SLEET
ACROSS MOST OF THE NO. COUNTRY DURING THE DAY WEDNESDAY.BEFORE
CHANGING BACK TO SNOW WED NIGHT. SOME MIX WITH FREEZING RAIN
IS POSSIBLE.WITH ICE ACCUMULATION GENERALLY CONFINED WITH
RUTLAND & WINDSOR COUNTIES IN SO. CNTL VT BASED ON
PRESENT INDICATIONS.
THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY.TOTAL SNOW & SLEET ACCUMULATION WILL RANGE
FROM 6 TO 12 INCHES ACROSS CNTL & N. VT.& MUCH
OF N. NY. ACROSS THE S. CHAMPLAIN VALLEY INTO
RUTLAND & WINDSOR COUNTIES.4 TO 7 INCHES OF SNOW & SLEET
ACCUMULATION PLUS A LIGHT ICE ACCUMULATION OF AROUND A TENTH OF AN
INCH IS EXPECTED.
NORTHERN ST. LAWRENCE-NORTHERN FRANKLIN-EASTERN CLINTON-
SOUTHEASTERN ST. LAWRENCE-SOUTHERN FRANKLIN-WESTERN CLINTON-
WESTERN ESSEX-EASTERN ESSEX-SOUTHWESTERN ST. LAWRENCE-GRAND ISLE-
WESTERN FRANKLIN-ORLEANS-ESSEX-WESTERN CHITTENDEN-LAMOILLE-
CALEDONIA-WA-WESTERN ADDISON-ORANGE-WESTERN RUTLAND-
WINDSOR-EASTERN FRANKLIN-EASTERN CHITTENDEN-EASTERN ADDISON-
EASTERN RUTLAND-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF.MASSENA.MALONE.PLATTSBURGH.
STAR LAKE.SARANAC LAKE.TUPPER LAKE.DANNEMORA.
LAKE PLACID.PORT HENRY.TICONDEROGA.OGDENSBURG.POTSDAM.
GOUVERNEUR.ALBURGH.SOUTH HERO.ST. ALBANS.NEWPORT.
ISLAND POND.BURLINGTON.JOHNSON.STOWE.ST. JOHNSBURY.
MONTPELIER.MIDDLEBURY.VERGENNES.BRADFORD.RANDOLPH.
RUTLAND.SPRINGFIELD.WHITE RIVER JUNCTION.ENOSBURG FALLS.
RICHFORD.UNDERHILL.BRISTOL.RIPTON.EAST WALLINGFORD.
KILLINGTON
1046 AM EST TUE JAN 6 2009
WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM WED TO 1 PM EST
THURSDAY.
THE NATL WEATHER SVC IN BURLINGTON HAS ISSUED A WINTER
STORM WARNING FOR MIXED WINTRY PRECIPITATION ACROSS ALL OF THE
NORTH COUNTRY.WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM WED TO 1 PM
EST THURSDAY. THE WINTER STORM WARNING REPLACES THE WINTER STORM
WATCH WHICH WAS PREVIOUSLY IN EFFECT.
BY THUR MORNING.TOTAL SNOW & SLEET ACCUMULATION WILL RANGE
FROM 6 TO 12 INCHES ACROSS CNTL & N. VT.& MUCH
OF N. NY. ACROSS THE S. CHAMPLAIN VALLEY INTO
RUTLAND & WINDSOR COUNTIES.4 TO 7 INCHES OF SNOW & SLEET
ACCUMULATION IS ANTICIPATED. IN ADDITION.A LIGHT ICE
ACCUMULATION OF AROUND A TENTH OF AN INCH IS EXPECTED ACROSS SOUTH
CNTL SECTIONS OF VT.
WIDESPREAD SNOW WILL OVERSPREAD THE AREA FROM THE SO. LATER
TONIGHT.& INCREASE IN INTENSITY BY THE EARLY TO MID MORNING
HRS ON WEDNESDAY. THE SNOW WILL LIKELY MIX WITH OR CHANGE TO
SLEET FOR SEVERAL HRS WED AFTERNOON. ACROSS RUTLAND AND
WINDSOR COUNTIES.A PERIOD OF FREEZING RAIN IS EXPECTED TO OCCUR
DURING WED AFTERNOON INTO THE EARLY EVENING HRS. THIS WILL
RESULT IN SOME LIGHT ICE ACCUMULATION ACROSS SO. CNTL
VT.
AS COLDER AIR FILTERS INTO THE REGION WED NIGHT.PRECIPITATION
SHOULD CHANGE BACK TO ALL SNOW ACROSS N. VT.THE
CHAMPLAIN VALLEY.& ACROSS THE N. ADIRONDACKS INTO THE
ST. LAWRENCE VALLEY. LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS SOUTH
CNTL VT. NORTHWESTERLY WINDS ON THUR WILL ALLOW FOR
MOUNTAIN SNOW SHOWERS TO CONTINUE INTO EARLY THUR AFTERNOON
ACROSS THE N. ADIRONDACKS & WESTERN SLOPES OF THE GREEN
MOUNTAINS.
SIGNIFICANT TRAVEL IMPACTS ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS
STORM.ESPECIALLY DURING THE DAY WED INTO WED NIGHT.
THE EVENING COMMUTE ON WED WILL BE PARTICULARLY POOR.WITH
UNTREATED SURFACES FEATURING VERY POOR TRACTION.
PERSONS ACROSS N. NY & VT.SHOULD TAKE THE
NECESSARY ACTION & PREPARE FOR THIS UPCOMING WEATHER EVENT. STAY
TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR ANY MEDIA OUTLET.THAT PROVIDES
YOU WITH THE LATEST PRODUCTS FROM THE NATL WEATHER
SVC.WHICH ARE SPECIFICALLY DESIGNED TO KEEP YOU INFORMED
DURING SUCH HAZARDOUS WEATHER EVENTS.
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