Winter Storm Warning Saturday Evening to Sunday Morning

[Ture Nelson]

The previous winter weather advisory has been upgraded to a winter storm warning.

Up to 7" of snow can be expected this afternoon/evening, with a mix of sleet and freezing rain starting after midnight.

 

 

 

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BURLINGTON VT  
328 AM EST SAT JAN 3 2015  
 
NYZ034-VTZ003-004-006>008-010-012-018-019-032100-  
/O.UPG.KBTV.WW.Y.0001.150103T2100Z-150104T1500Z/  
/O.NEW.KBTV.WS.W.0001.150103T2100Z-150104T1500Z/  
WESTERN ESSEX-ORLEANS-ESSEX-LAMOILLE-CALEDONIA-WASHINGTON-ORANGE-  
WINDSOR-EASTERN ADDISON-EASTERN RUTLAND-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LAKE PLACID...NEWPORT...ISLAND POND...  
JOHNSON...STOWE...ST. JOHNSBURY...MONTPELIER...BRADFORD...  
RANDOLPH...SPRINGFIELD...WHITE RIVER JUNCTION...BRISTOL...  
RIPTON...EAST WALLINGFORD...KILLINGTON  
328 AM EST SAT JAN 3 2015  
 
...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO  
10 AM EST SUNDAY...  
 
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BURLINGTON HAS ISSUED A WINTER  
STORM WARNING FOR SNOW AND ICE...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM  
THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 AM EST SUNDAY. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS  
NO LONGER IN EFFECT.  
 
* LOCATIONS...WESTERN ESSEX COUNTY OF NEW YORK AND ALL OF EASTERN  
  VERMONT...INCLUDING EASTERN ADDISON AND EASTERN RUTLAND COUNTIES.  
 
* HAZARD TYPES...A MIX OF SNOW AND ICE.  
 
* ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 4 TO 7 INCHES OF HEAVY WET  
  SNOW...ALONG WITH ONE TO TWO TENTHS OF AN INCH OF ICE.  
 
* MAXIMUM SNOWFALL RATE...1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR...MAINLY THIS  
  EVENING THROUGH JUST AFTER MIDNIGHT.  
 
* TIMING...LIGHT SNOW WILL DEVELOP FROM SOUTHWEST TO NORTHEAST  
  ACROSS THE AREA LATE THIS AFTERNOON...BECOMING MODERATE AT  
  TIMES THROUGH MIDNIGHT. AFTER MIDNIGHT...PRECIPITATION WILL  
  TRANSITION TO A MIX OF FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET BY THE PRE-DAWN  
  HOURS BEFORE CHANGING TO RAIN AND DRIZZLE BY MID-MORNING SUNDAY.  
 
* IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS ARE LIKELY DUE TO SNOW   
  AND ICE COVERED ROADS. IN ADDITION...ISOLATED TO SCATTERED   
  POWER OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE.  
 
* WINDS...SOUTHEAST 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH.  
 
* TEMPERATURES...HIGHS IN THE LOWER 30S. LOWS AROUND 20.  
 
* VISIBILITIES...AS LOW AS A HALF A MILE AT TIMES IN MODERATE   
  SNOW.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW...SLEET...  
AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO  
POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE.  
 
PLEASE STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...YOUR LOCAL MEDIA...OR  
GO TO WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BURLINGTON FOR FURTHER UPDATES ON THIS  
WEATHER SITUATION.