Short Term Forecast - Eastern Rutland (Vermont)
Updated: Tue, 06-Jan-2009 05:57pm EST
MASSENA...MALONE...PLATTSBURGH...brSTAR LAKE...SARANAC LAKE...TUPPER LAKE...DANNEMORA...brLAKE PLACID...PORT HENRY...TICONDEROGA...OGDENSBURG...POTSDAM...brGOUVERNEUR...ALBURGH...SOUTH HERO...ST. ALBANS...NEWPORT...brISLAND POND...BURLINGTON...JOHNSON...STOWE...ST. JOHNSBURY...brMONTPELIER...MIDDLEBURY...VERGENNES...BRADFORD...RANDOLPH...brRUTLAND...SPRINGFIELD...WHITE RIVER JUNCTION...ENOSBURG FALLS...brRICHFORD...UNDERHILL...BRISTOL...RIPTON...EAST WALLINGFORD...brKILLINGTONbr1045 PM EST TUE JAN 6 2009brbr.NOW...brSNOW WILL SPREAD FROM SOUTHWEST TO NORTHEAST ACROSS THE NORTHbrCOUNTRY BETWEEN 1100 PM AND 100 AM. THE SNOW WILL BE LIGHT AT THEbrONSET...BUT THEN BECOME MORE STEADY WITH VISIBILITIES DROPPINGbrUNDER 3 MILES. ANY ACCUMULATIONS THROUGH 100 AM WILL BE LESS THANbrAN INCH...HOWEVER SNOW IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH THE OVERNIGHTbrHOURS AND ACCUMULATIONS IN THE 1 TO 4 INCH RANGE CAN BE EXPECTEDbrBY THE MORNING COMMUTE. TRAVEL WILL BECOME INCREASINGLY DIFFICULTbrAFTER MIDNIGHT WITH REDUCED VISIBILITIES AND ACCUMULATING SNOWS.brCAUTION IS URGED WHEN TRAVELING IN NORTHERN NEW YORK AND VERMONT.brREMEMBER...A WINTER STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THE ENTIREbrNORTH COUNTRY FROM 1 AM WEDNESDAY THROUGH 1 PM THURSDAY.brbr$$brbrEVENSONbra href=http://www.erh.noaa.gov/btv/Issuing Weather Forecast Office Homepage/a
Winter Storm Warning - Eastern Rutland (Vermont)
Updated: Tue, 06-Jan-2009 05:57pm EST
HEAVY MIXED WINTRY PRECIPITATION FOR THE NORTH COUNTRY...br...POOR TRAVEL CONDITIONS MUCH OF WEDNESDAY...brbr.LOW PRESSURE DEVELOPING OVER THE TENNESSEE VALLEY THIS AFTERNOONbrWILL TRACK NORTHEASTWARD REACHING SOUTHEASTERN ONTARIO BY EARLYbrWEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. MEANWHILE...A SECONDARY AREA OF LOW PRESSUREbrWILL DEVELOP EAST OF NEW JERSEY DURING WEDNESDAY...AND THENbrSTRENGTHEN AS IT LIFTS NORTHEASTWARD INTO THE GULF OF MAINE DURINGbrWEDNESDAY NIGHT. THE COMBINED LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE AWAYbrFROM THE NORTH COUNTRY DURING THURSDAY...RESULTING IN A MOREbrOROGRAPHIC PATTERN TO THE SNOWFALL WITH MOUNTAIN SNOW SHOWERSbrPERSISTING INTO THURSDAY AFTERNOON. SNOW WILL DIMINISH IN THEbrVALLEYS DURING THURSDAY MORNING.brbrTHIS STORM SYSTEM WILL FEATURE SNOW...MIXING WITH AND CHANGING TObrSLEET WITH FREEZING RAIN POSSIBLE IN SOUTH-CENTRAL VERMONT.brA LAYER OF ABOVE FREEZING AIR ALOFT IS EXPECTED TO MOVE NORTHWARDbrBETWEEN THE LOW PRESSURE OVER THE GREAT LAKES AND THE COASTAL LOW.brTHIS LAYER OF ABOVE FREEZING AIR WILL RESULT IN A PERIOD OF SLEETbrACROSS MOST OF THE NORTH COUNTRY DURING THE DAY WEDNESDAY...brBEFORE CHANGING BACK TO SNOW WEDNESDAY NIGHT. SOME MIX WITHbrFREEZING RAIN IS POSSIBLE...WITH ICE ACCUMULATION GENERALLYbrCONFINED WITH RUTLAND AND WINDSOR COUNTIES IN SOUTH CENTRALbrVERMONT BASED ON PRESENT INDICATIONS. THE MIXED PRECIPITATION WILLbrBE HEAVY AT TIMES DURING THE DAY WEDNESDAY.brbrTHROUGH EARLY THURSDAY...TOTAL SNOW AND SLEET ACCUMULATION WILLbrRANGE FROM 6 TO 12 INCHES ACROSS CENTRAL AND NORTHERN VERMONT...brAND MUCH OF NORTHERN NEW YORK. ACROSS THE SOUTHERN CHAMPLAINbrVALLEY INTO RUTLAND AND WINDSOR COUNTIES...4 TO 8 INCHES OF SNOWbrAND SLEET ACCUMULATION PLUS A LIGHT ICE ACCUMULATION OF AROUND AbrTENTH OF AN INCH IS FORECAST.brbrNYZ026031-034-035-087-VTZ001012-016019-071000-br/O.CON.KBTV.WS.W.0002.090107T0600Z-090108T1800Z/brNORTHERN ST. LAWRENCE-NORTHERN FRANKLIN-EASTERN CLINTON-brSOUTHEASTERN ST. LAWRENCE-SOUTHERN FRANKLIN-WESTERN CLINTON-brWESTERN ESSEX-EASTERN ESSEX-SOUTHWESTERN ST. LAWRENCE-GRAND ISLE-brWESTERN FRANKLIN-ORLEANS-ESSEX-WESTERN CHITTENDEN-LAMOILLE-brCALEDONIA-WASHINGTON-WESTERN ADDISON-ORANGE-WESTERN RUTLAND-brWINDSOR-EASTERN FRANKLIN-EASTERN CHITTENDEN-EASTERN ADDISON-brEASTERN RUTLAND-brINCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MASSENA...MALONE...PLATTSBURGH...brSTAR LAKE...SARANAC LAKE...TUPPER LAKE...DANNEMORA...brLAKE PLACID...PORT HENRY...TICONDEROGA...OGDENSBURG...POTSDAM...brGOUVERNEUR...ALBURGH...SOUTH HERO...ST. ALBANS...NEWPORT...brISLAND POND...BURLINGTON...JOHNSON...STOWE...ST. JOHNSBURY...brMONTPELIER...MIDDLEBURY...VERGENNES...BRADFORD...RANDOLPH...brRUTLAND...SPRINGFIELD...WHITE RIVER JUNCTION...ENOSBURG FALLS...brRICHFORD...UNDERHILL...BRISTOL...RIPTON...EAST WALLINGFORD...brKILLINGTONbr332 PM EST TUE JAN 6 2009brbr...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM WEDNESDAY TObr1 PM EST THURSDAY...brbrTHE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BURLINGTON CONTINUES THE WINTERbrSTORM WARNING FOR MIXED WINTRY PRECIPITATION ACROSS ALL OF THEbrNORTH COUNTRY...FROM 1 AM WEDNESDAY TO 1 PM EST THURSDAY.brbrBY THURSDAY MORNING...TOTAL SNOW AND SLEET ACCUMULATION WILLbrRANGE FROM 6 TO 12 INCHES ACROSS CENTRAL AND NORTHERN VERMONT...brAND MUCH OF NORTHERN NEW YORK. ACROSS THE SOUTHERN CHAMPLAINbrVALLEY INTO RUTLAND AND WINDSOR COUNTIES...4 TO 8 INCHES OF SNOWbrAND SLEET ACCUMULATION IS ANTICIPATED. IN ADDITION...A LIGHT ICEbrACCUMULATION OF AROUND A TENTH OF AN INCH IS EXPECTED ACROSS SOUTHbrCENTRAL SECTIONS OF VERMONT INCLUDING RUTLAND AND WINDSORbrCOUNTIES.brbrWIDESPREAD SNOW WILL OVERSPREAD THE AREA FROM THE SOUTH AFTERbrMIDNIGHT TONIGHT...AND INCREASE IN INTENSITY BY THE EARLY TO MIDbrMORNING HOURS ON WEDNESDAY. THE SNOW WILL GRADUALLY MIX WITH ANDbrCHANGE TO SLEET FROM SOUTH TO NORTH DURING THE LATE MORNING ANDbrAFTERNOON HOURS ON WEDNESDAY. ACROSS RUTLAND AND WINDSORbrCOUNTIES...A PERIOD OF FREEZING RAIN IS EXPECTED TO OCCUR DURINGbrWEDNESDAY AFTERNOON INTO THE EARLY EVENING HOURS. THIS WILL RESULTbrIN SOME LIGHT ICE ACCUMULATION ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL VERMONT.brbrAS COLDER AIR FILTERS INTO THE REGION WEDNESDAY NIGHT...brPRECIPITATION SHOULD CHANGE BACK TO ALL SNOW ACROSS NORTHERNbrVERMONT...THE CHAMPLAIN VALLEY...AND ACROSS THE NORTHERNbrADIRONDACKS INTO THE ST. LAWRENCE VALLEY. LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS AREbrPOSSIBLE ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL VERMONT. NORTHWESTERLY WINDS ONbrTHURSDAY WILL ALLOW FOR MOUNTAIN SNOW SHOWERS TO CONTINUE INTObrEARLY THURSDAY AFTERNOON ACROSS THE NORTHERN ADIRONDACKS ANDbrWESTERN SLOPES OF THE GREEN MOUNTAINS.brbrSIGNIFICANT TRAVEL IMPACTS ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM...brESPECIALLY DURING THE DAY WEDNESDAY INTO WEDNESDAY NIGHT. TRAVELbrCONDITIONS DURING THE EVENING COMMUTE HOURS WEDNESDAY MAY BEbrPARTICULARLY IMPACTED...WITH UNTREATED SURFACES FEATURING POORbrTRACTION.brbrPERSONS ACROSS NORTHERN NEW YORK AND VERMONT...SHOULD TAKE THEbrNECESSARY ACTION AND PREPARE FOR THIS UPCOMING WEATHER EVENT.brSTAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR ANY MEDIA OUTLET...THATbrPROVIDES YOU WITH THE LATEST PRODUCTS FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHERbrSERVICE...WHICH ARE SPECIFICALLY DESIGNED TO KEEP YOU INFORMEDbrDURING SUCH HAZARDOUS WEATHER EVENTS.brbr$$brbrBANACOSbra href=http://www.erh.noaa.gov/btv/Issuing Weather Forecast Office Homepage/a
