Alert archive / Vermont / Winter Storm Warnings in 2009
Winter Storm Warning 2, NWS Burlington, VT
NWS Burlington, VT issued this winter storm warning at Jan 6, 2009, 10:46 AM EST for 11 counties in Vermont; 4 counties in New York. It took effect at Jan 7, 2009, 1:00 AM EST. It was in force for 27 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jan 6, 2009, 10:46 AM EST (15:46 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jan 7, 2009, 1:00 AM EST
- Expired
- Jan 8, 2009, 4:23 AM EST
- In force
- 27 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Burlington, VT
Counties Clinton County, NY, Essex County, NY, Franklin County, NY, St. Lawrence County, NY, Addison County, VT, Caledonia County, VT, Chittenden County, VT, Essex County, VT, Franklin County, VT, Grand Isle County, VT, Lamoille County, VT, Orange County, VT, Orleans County, VT, Rutland County, VT, Washington County, VT
The radar
The Burlington radar (KCXX), 11 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 15:46 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
The nearest sounding before it
Albany, NY (KALY), launched 12:00Z, 3.8 hours before the alert went out and 204 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 942 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 85 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -85 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -7 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WWUS41 KBTV 061546 WSWBTV URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BURLINGTON VT 1046 AM EST TUE JAN 6 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNINGS POSTED FOR THE NORTH COUNTRY... .LOW PRESSURE DEVELOPING OVER THE TENNESSEE VALLEY THIS AFTERNOON WILL TRACK NORTHEASTWARD REACHING THE EASTERN GREAT LAKES AREA BY EARLY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. MEANWHILE...A SECONDARY AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL DEVELOP EAST OF NEW JERSEY DURING WEDNESDAY...AND THEN STRENGTHEN AS IT LIFTS NORTHEASTWARD INTO THE GULF OF MAINE DURING WEDNESDAY NIGHT. THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE AWAY FROM THE NORTH COUNTRY DURING THURSDAY...RESULTING IN A MORE OROGRAPHIC PATTERN TO THE SNOWFALL WITH MOUNTAIN SNOW SHOWERS PERSISTING INTO THURSDAY AFTERNOON. A LAYER OF ABOVE FREEZING AIR ALOFT IS EXPECTED TO MOVE NORTHWARD BETWEEN THE LOW PRESSURE OVER THE GREAT LAKES AND THE COASTAL LOW. THIS LAYER OF ABOVE FREEZING AIR WILL RESULT IN A PERIOD OF SLEET ACROSS MOST OF THE NORTH COUNTRY DURING THE DAY WEDNESDAY...BEFORE CHANGING BACK TO SNOW WEDNESDAY NIGHT. SOME MIX WITH FREEZING RAIN IS POSSIBLE...WITH ICE ACCUMULATION GENERALLY CONFINED WITH RUTLAND AND WINDSOR COUNTIES IN SOUTH CENTRAL VERMONT BASED ON PRESENT INDICATIONS. THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY...TOTAL SNOW AND SLEET ACCUMULATION WILL RANGE FROM 6 TO 12 INCHES ACROSS CENTRAL AND NORTHERN VERMONT...AND MUCH OF NORTHERN NEW YORK. ACROSS THE SOUTHERN CHAMPLAIN VALLEY INTO RUTLAND AND WINDSOR COUNTIES...4 TO 7 INCHES OF SNOW AND SLEET ACCUMULATION PLUS A LIGHT ICE ACCUMULATION OF AROUND A TENTH OF AN INCH IS EXPECTED. NYZ026>031-034-035-087-VTZ001>012-016>019-070000- /O.UPG.KBTV.WS.A.0001.090107T0600Z-090108T1800Z/ /O.NEW.KBTV.WS.W.0002.090107T0600Z-090108T1800Z/ 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-WASHINGTON-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 WEDNESDAY TO 1 PM EST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE 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 WEDNESDAY TO 1 PM EST THURSDAY. THE WINTER STORM WARNING REPLACES THE WINTER STORM WATCH WHICH WAS PREVIOUSLY IN EFFECT. BY THURSDAY MORNING...TOTAL SNOW AND SLEET ACCUMULATION WILL RANGE FROM 6 TO 12 INCHES ACROSS CENTRAL AND NORTHERN VERMONT...AND MUCH OF NORTHERN NEW YORK. ACROSS THE SOUTHERN CHAMPLAIN VALLEY INTO RUTLAND AND WINDSOR COUNTIES...4 TO 7 INCHES OF SNOW AND SLEET ACCUMULATION IS ANTICIPATED. IN ADDITION...A LIGHT ICE ACCUMULATION OF AROUND A TENTH OF AN INCH IS EXPECTED ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL SECTIONS OF VERMONT. WIDESPREAD SNOW WILL OVERSPREAD THE AREA FROM THE SOUTH LATER TONIGHT...AND INCREASE IN INTENSITY BY THE EARLY TO MID MORNING HOURS ON WEDNESDAY. THE SNOW WILL LIKELY MIX WITH OR CHANGE TO SLEET FOR SEVERAL HOURS WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. ACROSS RUTLAND AND WINDSOR COUNTIES...A PERIOD OF FREEZING RAIN IS EXPECTED TO OCCUR DURING WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON INTO THE EARLY EVENING HOURS. THIS WILL RESULT IN SOME LIGHT ICE ACCUMULATION ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL VERMONT. AS COLDER AIR FILTERS INTO THE REGION WEDNESDAY NIGHT...PRECIPITATION SHOULD CHANGE BACK TO ALL SNOW ACROSS NORTHERN VERMONT...THE CHAMPLAIN VALLEY...AND ACROSS THE NORTHERN ADIRONDACKS INTO THE ST. LAWRENCE VALLEY. LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL VERMONT. NORTHWESTERLY WINDS ON THURSDAY WILL ALLOW FOR MOUNTAIN SNOW SHOWERS TO CONTINUE INTO EARLY THURSDAY AFTERNOON ACROSS THE NORTHERN ADIRONDACKS AND WESTERN SLOPES OF THE GREEN MOUNTAINS. SIGNIFICANT TRAVEL IMPACTS ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM...ESPECIALLY DURING THE DAY WEDNESDAY INTO WEDNESDAY NIGHT. THE EVENING COMMUTE ON WEDNESDAY WILL BE PARTICULARLY POOR...WITH UNTREATED SURFACES FEATURING VERY POOR TRACTION. PERSONS ACROSS NORTHERN NEW YORK AND VERMONT...SHOULD TAKE THE NECESSARY ACTION AND 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 NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE...WHICH ARE SPECIFICALLY DESIGNED TO KEEP YOU INFORMED DURING SUCH HAZARDOUS WEATHER EVENTS. $$ BANACOS
7 follow-up statements
000 WWUS41 KBTV 062032 WSWBTV URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BURLINGTON VT 332 PM EST TUE JAN 6 2009 ...HEAVY MIXED WINTRY PRECIPITATION FOR THE NORTH COUNTRY... ...POOR TRAVEL CONDITIONS MUCH OF WEDNESDAY... .LOW PRESSURE DEVELOPING OVER THE TENNESSEE VALLEY THIS AFTERNOON WILL TRACK NORTHEASTWARD REACHING SOUTHEASTERN ONTARIO BY EARLY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. MEANWHILE...A SECONDARY AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL DEVELOP EAST OF NEW JERSEY DURING WEDNESDAY...AND THEN STRENGTHEN AS IT LIFTS NORTHEASTWARD INTO THE GULF OF MAINE DURING WEDNESDAY NIGHT. THE COMBINED LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE AWAY FROM THE NORTH COUNTRY DURING THURSDAY...RESULTING IN A MORE OROGRAPHIC PATTERN TO THE SNOWFALL WITH MOUNTAIN SNOW SHOWERS PERSISTING INTO THURSDAY AFTERNOON. SNOW WILL DIMINISH IN THE VALLEYS DURING THURSDAY MORNING. THIS STORM SYSTEM WILL FEATURE SNOW...MIXING WITH AND CHANGING TO SLEET WITH FREEZING RAIN POSSIBLE IN SOUTH-CENTRAL VERMONT. A LAYER OF ABOVE FREEZING AIR ALOFT IS EXPECTED TO MOVE NORTHWARD BETWEEN THE LOW PRESSURE OVER THE GREAT LAKES AND THE COASTAL LOW. THIS LAYER OF ABOVE FREEZING AIR WILL RESULT IN A PERIOD OF SLEET ACROSS MOST OF THE NORTH COUNTRY DURING THE DAY WEDNESDAY... BEFORE CHANGING BACK TO SNOW WEDNESDAY NIGHT. SOME MIX WITH FREEZING RAIN IS POSSIBLE...WITH ICE ACCUMULATION GENERALLY CONFINED WITH RUTLAND AND WINDSOR COUNTIES IN SOUTH CENTRAL VERMONT BASED ON PRESENT INDICATIONS. THE MIXED PRECIPITATION WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES DURING THE DAY WEDNESDAY. THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY...TOTAL SNOW AND SLEET ACCUMULATION WILL RANGE FROM 6 TO 12 INCHES ACROSS CENTRAL AND NORTHERN VERMONT... AND MUCH OF NORTHERN NEW YORK. ACROSS THE SOUTHERN CHAMPLAIN VALLEY INTO RUTLAND AND WINDSOR COUNTIES...4 TO 8 INCHES OF SNOW AND SLEET ACCUMULATION PLUS A LIGHT ICE ACCUMULATION OF AROUND A TENTH OF AN INCH IS FORECAST. NYZ026>031-034-035-087-VTZ001>012-016>019-071000- /O.CON.KBTV.WS.W.0002.090107T0600Z-090108T1800Z/ 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-WASHINGTON-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 332 PM EST TUE JAN 6 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM WEDNESDAY TO 1 PM EST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BURLINGTON CONTINUES THE WINTER STORM WARNING FOR MIXED WINTRY PRECIPITATION ACROSS ALL OF THE NORTH COUNTRY...FROM 1 AM WEDNESDAY TO 1 PM EST THURSDAY. BY THURSDAY MORNING...TOTAL SNOW AND SLEET ACCUMULATION WILL RANGE FROM 6 TO 12 INCHES ACROSS CENTRAL AND NORTHERN VERMONT... AND MUCH OF NORTHERN NEW YORK. ACROSS THE SOUTHERN CHAMPLAIN VALLEY INTO RUTLAND AND WINDSOR COUNTIES...4 TO 8 INCHES OF SNOW AND SLEET ACCUMULATION IS ANTICIPATED. IN ADDITION...A LIGHT ICE ACCUMULATION OF AROUND A TENTH OF AN INCH IS EXPECTED ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL SECTIONS OF VERMONT INCLUDING RUTLAND AND WINDSOR COUNTIES. WIDESPREAD SNOW WILL OVERSPREAD THE AREA FROM THE SOUTH AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT...AND INCREASE IN INTENSITY BY THE EARLY TO MID MORNING HOURS ON WEDNESDAY. THE SNOW WILL GRADUALLY MIX WITH AND CHANGE TO SLEET FROM SOUTH TO NORTH DURING THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON HOURS ON WEDNESDAY. ACROSS RUTLAND AND WINDSOR COUNTIES...A PERIOD OF FREEZING RAIN IS EXPECTED TO OCCUR DURING WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON INTO THE EARLY EVENING HOURS. THIS WILL RESULT IN SOME LIGHT ICE ACCUMULATION ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL VERMONT. AS COLDER AIR FILTERS INTO THE REGION WEDNESDAY NIGHT... PRECIPITATION SHOULD CHANGE BACK TO ALL SNOW ACROSS NORTHERN VERMONT...THE CHAMPLAIN VALLEY...AND ACROSS THE NORTHERN ADIRONDACKS INTO THE ST. LAWRENCE VALLEY. LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL VERMONT. NORTHWESTERLY WINDS ON THURSDAY WILL ALLOW FOR MOUNTAIN SNOW SHOWERS TO CONTINUE INTO EARLY THURSDAY AFTERNOON ACROSS THE NORTHERN ADIRONDACKS AND WESTERN SLOPES OF THE GREEN MOUNTAINS. SIGNIFICANT TRAVEL IMPACTS ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM... ESPECIALLY DURING THE DAY WEDNESDAY INTO WEDNESDAY NIGHT. TRAVEL CONDITIONS DURING THE EVENING COMMUTE HOURS WEDNESDAY MAY BE PARTICULARLY IMPACTED...WITH UNTREATED SURFACES FEATURING POOR TRACTION. PERSONS ACROSS NORTHERN NEW YORK AND VERMONT...SHOULD TAKE THE NECESSARY ACTION AND 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 NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE...WHICH ARE SPECIFICALLY DESIGNED TO KEEP YOU INFORMED DURING SUCH HAZARDOUS WEATHER EVENTS. $$ BANACOS
000 WWUS41 KBTV 071007 WSWBTV URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BURLINGTON VT 507 AM EST WED JAN 7 2009 ...HEAVY SNOW AND MIXED PRECIPITATION ACROSS NORTHERN NEW YORK AND VERMONT WILL CAUSE POOR TRAVEL CONDITIONS THROUGH THURSDAY... .TOTAL SNOW AND SLEET ACCUMULATION WILL RANGE FROM 8 TO 12 INCHES ACROSS CENTRAL AND NORTHERN VERMONT...AND MUCH OF NORTHERN NEW YORK. ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL VERMONT...4 TO 8 INCHES OF SNOW AND SLEET ACCUMULATION PLUS A LIGHT ICE ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED. LOW PRESSURE WILL TRACK NORTHEASTWARD UP THROUGH THE GREAT LAKES TODAY AND INTO THE SAINT LAWRENCE VALLEY TONIGHT. A SECOND AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL DEVELOP OFF THE NEW JERSEY COAST AND THEN STRENGTHEN AS IT LIFTS NORTHEASTWARD INTO THE GULF OF MAINE DURING TONIGHT. NYZ026>031-034-035-087-VTZ001>012-016>019-071815- /O.CON.KBTV.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-090108T1800Z/ 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-WASHINGTON-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 507 AM EST WED JAN 7 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BURLINGTON CONTINUES THE WINTER STORM WARNING FOR A MIX OF SNOW AND WINTRY PRECIPITATION ACROSS ALL OF THE NORTH COUNTRY...UNTIL 1 PM EST THURSDAY. BY THURSDAY MORNING...TOTAL SNOW AND SLEET ACCUMULATION WILL RANGE FROM 8 TO 12 INCHES ACROSS CENTRAL AND NORTHERN VERMONT... AND MUCH OF NORTHERN NEW YORK. IN RUTLAND AND WINDSOR COUNTIES OF VERMONT...4 TO 8 INCHES OF SNOW AND SLEET ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED. A LIGHT ICE ACCUMULATION ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL SECTIONS OF VERMONT INCLUDING RUTLAND...WINDSOR AND ORANGE COUNTIES. SNOW WILL CONTINUE MODERATE TO HEAVY AT TIMES OVER NORTHERN NEW YORK AND NORTHERN VERMONT THIS MORNING BEFORE POSSIBLY MIXING WITH SLEET AT TIMES THIS AFTERNOON. THE ST. LAWRENCE VALLEY WILL REMAIN ALL SNOW TODAY. OVER SOUTH CENTRAL VERMONT...SNOW WILL GRADUALLY MIX WITH AND CHANGE TO SLEET FROM SOUTH TO NORTH DURING THE MORNING AND AFTERNOON HOURS. ACROSS RUTLAND...WINDSOR AND ORANGE COUNTIES OF VERMONT...A PERIOD OF FREEZING RAIN IS EXPECTED TO OCCUR THIS AFTERNOON INTO THE EARLY EVENING HOURS. THIS WILL RESULT IN SOME LIGHT ICE ACCUMULATION. AS COLDER AIR FILTERS INTO THE REGION WEDNESDAY NIGHT... PRECIPITATION SHOULD CHANGE BACK TO ALL SNOW ACROSS NORTHERN VERMONT...THE CHAMPLAIN VALLEY...AND ACROSS THE NORTHERN ADIRONDACKS INTO THE ST. LAWRENCE VALLEY. LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL VERMONT. NORTHWESTERLY WINDS ON THURSDAY WILL ALLOW FOR MOUNTAIN SNOW SHOWERS TO CONTINUE INTO EARLY THURSDAY AFTERNOON ACROSS THE NORTHERN ADIRONDACKS AND WESTERN SLOPES OF THE GREEN MOUNTAINS. SIGNIFICANT TRAVEL IMPACTS ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM... ESPECIALLY TODAY AND TONIGHT. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR ANY MEDIA OUTLET...THAT PROVIDES YOU WITH THE LATEST PRODUCTS FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. $$
000 WWUS41 KBTV 071439 WSWBTV URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BURLINGTON VT 939 AM EST WED JAN 7 2009 ...HEAVY SNOW AND MIXED PRECIPITATION ACROSS NORTHERN NEW YORK AND VERMONT WILL CAUSE POOR TRAVEL CONDITIONS THROUGH THURSDAY... .PRIMARY LOW PRESSURE CENTER LOCATED NEAR LAKE ERIE WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE SLOWLY NORTHEASTWARD...REACHING THE ST. LAWRENCE VALLEY BY MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. MEANWHILE...A SECONDARY AREA OF LOW PRESSURE DEVELOPING ALONG THE NEW JERSEY SHORELINE AT 9 AM WILL STRENGTH AND BECOME THE DOMINANT LOW AS IT REACHES THE GULF OF MAINE BY TONIGHT. STRONG SOUTHERLY FLOW ALOFT EAST OF THE PRIMARY LOW IS ALLOWING FOR ABOVE FREEZING AIR TO MOVE INTO THE NORTH COUNTRY TODAY. THIS WILL ALLOW FOR A TRANSITION TO SLEET AND/OR FREEZING RAIN FROM SOUTH TO NORTH ACROSS THE NORTH COUNTRY TODAY. A FREEZING RAIN ACCUMULATION UP TO A QUARTER INCH IS POSSIBLE ACROSS RUTLAND...WINDSOR...AND ORANGE COUNTIES...WITH UP TO A TENTH OF AN INCH OF FREEZING RAIN POSSIBLE NORTHWARD TO MONTPELIER AND ST. JOHNSBURY. AS THE COMBINED AREAS OF LOW PRESSURE DEPART TO THE NORTHEAST LATE TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY...MIXED PRECIPITATION WILL TRANSITION BACK TO SNOW AND SNOW SHOWERS. OROGRAPHIC SNOW SHOWERS WILL PERSIST ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS AS LOW-LEVEL FLOW BECOMES NORTHWESTERLY ON THURSDAY. TOTAL SNOW AND SLEET ACCUMULATION WILL BE VARIABLE ACROSS THE REGION. GENERALLY 6 TO 12 INCHES IS EXPECTED ACROSS THE ST. LAWRENCE VALLEY AND NORTHERN ADIRONDACKS. 5 TO 9 INCHES IS EXPECTED ACROSS THE CHAMPLAIN VALLEY AND MOST OF NORTHERN VERMONT...EXCEPT LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE IN THE MOUNTAINS. ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL VERMONT...SNOW AND SLEET AMOUNTS WILL RANGE FROM 3 TO 6 INCHES...IN ADDITION TO UP TO A QUARTER INCH OF FREEZING RAIN. NYZ026>031-034-035-087-VTZ001>012-016>019-072300- /O.CON.KBTV.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-090108T1800Z/ 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-WASHINGTON-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 939 AM EST WED JAN 7 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BURLINGTON CONTINUES THE WINTER STORM WARNING FOR MIXED WINTRY PRECIPITATION ACROSS ALL OF THE NORTH COUNTRY...UNTIL 1 PM EST THURSDAY. BY THURSDAY MORNING...6 TO 12 INCHES OF SNOW AND SLEET ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED ACROSS THE ST. LAWRENCE VALLEY AND THE NORTHERN ADIRONDACKS. 5 TO 9 INCHES OF SNOW AND SLEET IS EXPECTED ACROSS THE CHAMPLAIN VALLEY AND MOST OF NORTHERN VERMONT...EXCEPT LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE IN THE MOUNTAINS. ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL VERMONT...SNOW AND SLEET AMOUNTS WILL RANGE FROM 3 TO 6 INCHES...IN ADDITION TO FREEZING RAIN ACCUMULATIONS UP TO A QUARTER INCH. INCREASINGLY...SNOW WILL TRANSITION TO SLEET ACROSS THE NORTHERN ADIRONDACKS AND MOST OF CENTRAL AND NORTHERN VERMONT DURING THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON HOURS. PERIODS OF SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN WILL CONTINUE ACROSS SOUTH-CENTRAL VERMONT...WITH A TRANSITION TO FREEZING RAIN SHIFTING NORTHWARD TO A MONTPELIER TO ST. JOHNSBURY LINE BY EARLY AFTERNOON. SNOW WILL MIX WITH SLEET AT TIMES ACROSS THE ST. LAWRENCE VALLEY. THE MIXED PRECIPITATION WILL TRANSITION BACK TO SNOW TONIGHT...WITH ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS POSSIBLE ACROSS MUCH OF NORTHERN NEW YORK EASTWARD ACROSS CENTRAL AND NORTHERN VERMONT. PERIODS OF MIXED WINTRY PRECIPITATION WILL RESULT IN HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF TODAY AND THROUGH TONIGHT. ICY ROADS DUE TO FREEZING RAIN ARE LIKELY TODAY ACROSS RUTLAND...WINDSOR...AND ORANGE COUNTIES. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...ALLOW PLENTY OF EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR ANY MEDIA OUTLET...THAT PROVIDES YOU WITH THE LATEST PRODUCTS FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. $$ BANACOS
000 WWUS41 KBTV 072001 WSWBTV URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BURLINGTON VT 301 PM EST WED JAN 7 2009 ...PERIODS OF MIXED PRECIPITATION TO CONTINUE INTO TONIGHT... .PRIMARY LOW PRESSURE CENTER NEAR LAKE ONTARIO WILL GRADUALLY GIVE WAY TO A STRENGTHENING SURFACE LOW LOCATED JUST SOUTH OF LONG ISLAND AS OF 2 PM. THIS COASTAL LOW WILL DEEPEN RAPIDLY AS IT SHIFTS NORTHEASTWARD ACROSS THE CAPE COD CANAL AND INTO THE GULF OF MAINE DURING THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. SOUTHERLY FLOW ALOFT EAST OF THE PRIMARY LOW TO OUR WEST ALLOWED FOR ABOVE FREEZING AIR TO MOVE INTO THE NORTH COUNTRY TODAY. THIS HAS RESULTED IN PERIODS OF SLEET...AND POCKETS OF FREEZING RAIN. DRY AIR ALOFT HAS ALSO LESSENED PRECIPITATION RATES THIS AFTERNOON. ONE FINAL BURST OF SNOW IS ANTICIPATED OVERNIGHT AS THE PRIMARY LOW SHIFTS EASTWARD AND TEMPERATURES COOL ALOFT BEFORE PRECIPITATION TAPERS OFF TOWARD THURSDAY MORNING. OROGRAPHIC SNOW SHOWERS WILL PERSIST ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS AS LOW-LEVEL FLOW BECOMES NORTHWESTERLY ON THURSDAY. TOTAL SNOW AND SLEET ACCUMULATION WILL BE VARIABLE ACROSS THE REGION. GENERALLY 4 TO 8 INCHES OF SNOW AND SLEET ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED ACROSS NORTHERN NEW YORK AND MOST OF CENTRAL AND NORTHERN VERMONT. FOR SOUTH-CENTRAL VERMONT...TOTAL SNOW AND SLEET ACCUMULATION WILL BE 3 TO 6 INCHES...IN ADDITION TO FREEZING RAIN ACCUMULATIONS OF UP TO A QUARTER INCH ACROSS PORTIONS OF RUTLAND...WINDSOR...AND ORANGE COUNTIES. NYZ026>031-034-035-087-VTZ001-002-005-009>012-019-081000- /O.EXT.KBTV.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-090108T1000Z/ 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-WESTERN CHITTENDEN-WESTERN ADDISON-ORANGE- WESTERN RUTLAND-WINDSOR-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...BURLINGTON... MIDDLEBURY...VERGENNES...BRADFORD...RANDOLPH...RUTLAND... SPRINGFIELD...WHITE RIVER JUNCTION...EAST WALLINGFORD... KILLINGTON 301 PM EST WED JAN 7 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM EST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BURLINGTON CONTINUES THE WINTER STORM WARNING FOR MIXED WINTRY PRECIPITATION ACROSS SOUTH-CENTRAL VERMONT...THE CHAMPLAIN VALLEY...AND NORTHERN NEW YORK. THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM EST THURSDAY. BY THURSDAY MORNING...4 TO 8 INCHES OF SNOW AND SLEET ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED ACROSS THE CHAMPLAIN VALLEY...AS WELL AS THE NORTHERN ADIRONDACKS AND ST. LAWRENCE VALLEY OF NEW YORK. ACROSS SOUTH-CENTRAL VERMONT...3 TO 6 INCHES OF SNOW AND SLEET...AND UP TO A QUARTER INCH OF ICE ACCUMULATION IS ANTICIPATED. PERIODS OF SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN WILL TRANSITION BACK TO A PERIOD OF SNOW THIS EVENING AND INTO TONIGHT. AN ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 2 TO 4 INCHES IS EXPECTED BEFORE SNOW TAPERS OFF TO SNOW SHOWERS DURING THE PRE-DAWN HOURS ON THURSDAY. OCCASIONAL SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN HAVE RESULTED IN SLIPPERY DRIVING CONDITIONS. VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED TONIGHT AS PRECIPITATION TRANSITIONS BACK TO SNOW. IF YOU PLAN TO TRAVEL...ALLOW EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR ANY MEDIA OUTLET...THAT PROVIDES YOU WITH THE LATEST PRODUCTS FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. $$ VTZ003-004-006>008-016>018-081000- /O.CON.KBTV.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-090108T1800Z/ ORLEANS-ESSEX-LAMOILLE-CALEDONIA-WASHINGTON-EASTERN FRANKLIN- EASTERN CHITTENDEN-EASTERN ADDISON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWPORT...ISLAND POND...JOHNSON... STOWE...ST. JOHNSBURY...MONTPELIER...ENOSBURG FALLS...RICHFORD... UNDERHILL...BRISTOL...RIPTON 301 PM EST WED JAN 7 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BURLINGTON CONTINUES THE WINTER STORM WARNING FOR MIXED WINTRY PRECIPITATION ACROSS NORTH-CENTRAL AND NORTHEASTERN VERMONT...INCLUDING THE WESTERN SLOPES OF THE GREEN MOUNTAINS...UNTIL 1 PM EST THURSDAY. BY NOON THURSDAY...4 TO 8 INCHES OF SNOW AND SLEET ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED ACROSS NORTH-CENTRAL AND NORTHEASTERN VERMONT. LOCALIZED SNOW AND SLEET AMOUNTS AROUND 10 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE FROM MONTGOMERY TO JAY ALONG VERMONT ROUTE 242. PERIODS OF SLEET THIS AFTERNOON WILL TRANSITION BACK TO PERIODS OF SNOW THIS EVENING AND INTO TONIGHT. AS WINDS BECOME NORTHWESTERLY DURING THE DAY THURSDAY...ADDITIONAL SNOW SHOWERS WILL IMPACT THE WESTERN SLOPES OF THE GREEN MOUNTAINS AND PORTIONS OF NORTHEASTERN VERMONT. AN ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 3 TO 5 INCHES IS EXPECTED...WITH SNOW SHOWERS PERSISTING ALONG THE WESTERN SLOPES OF THE GREEN MOUNTAINS AND HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF NORTHEASTERN VERMONT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...LEAVE PLENTY OF EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR ANY MEDIA OUTLET...THAT PROVIDES YOU WITH THE LATEST PRODUCTS FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. $$ BANACOS
000 WWUS41 KBTV 080047 WSWBTV URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BURLINGTON VT 747 PM EST WED JAN 7 2009 ...PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CONTINUE TONIGHT ACROSS THE NORTH COUNTRY... .CURRENT SURFACE OBSERVATIONS HAVE INDICATED MOST LOCATIONS ACROSS NORTHERN NEW YORK AND VERMONT HAVE CHANGED BACK TO ALL SNOW THIS EVENING...AS SECONDARY LOW PRESSURE STRENGTHENS IN THE GULF OF MAINE. THIS WILL CONTINUE TO PULL COLDER AIR ALOFT INTO THE REGION...AND ANY LEFTOVER MIXED PRECIPITATION ACROSS CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN VERMONT WILL CHANGE TO ALL SNOW BY 9 PM TONIGHT. ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS ACROSS NORTHERN NEW YORK AND THE CHAMPLAIN VALLEY WILL BE 1 TO 4 INCHES. MEANWHILE...ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS OF CENTRAL AND NORTHERN VERMONT WILL BE 3 TO 8 INCHES BY THURSDAY AFTERNOON. VTZ003-004-006>008-016>018-080900- /O.CON.KBTV.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-090108T1800Z/ ORLEANS-ESSEX-LAMOILLE-CALEDONIA-WASHINGTON-EASTERN FRANKLIN- EASTERN CHITTENDEN-EASTERN ADDISON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWPORT...ISLAND POND...JOHNSON... STOWE...ST. JOHNSBURY...MONTPELIER...ENOSBURG FALLS...RICHFORD... UNDERHILL...BRISTOL...RIPTON 747 PM EST WED JAN 7 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BURLINGTON CONTINUES THE WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW ACROSS NORTH-CENTRAL AND NORTHEASTERN VERMONT...INCLUDING THE WESTERN SLOPES OF THE GREEN MOUNTAINS...UNTIL 1 PM EST THURSDAY. BY NOON THURSDAY...3 TO 8 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED ACROSS NORTH- CENTRAL AND NORTHEASTERN VERMONT. LOCALIZED SNOW AMOUNTS AROUND 10 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE FROM MONTGOMERY TO JAY ALONG VERMONT ROUTE 242. PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CONTINUE TONIGHT. AS WINDS BECOME NORTHWESTERLY DURING THE DAY THURSDAY...ADDITIONAL SNOW SHOWERS WILL IMPACT THE WESTERN SLOPES OF THE GREEN MOUNTAINS AND PORTIONS OF NORTHEASTERN VERMONT. AN ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 2 TO 5 INCHES IS EXPECTED...WITH SNOW SHOWERS PERSISTING ALONG THE WESTERN SLOPES OF THE GREEN MOUNTAINS AND HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF NORTHEASTERN VERMONT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...LEAVE PLENTY OF EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR ANY MEDIA OUTLET...THAT PROVIDES YOU WITH THE LATEST PRODUCTS FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. $$ NYZ026>031-034-035-087-VTZ001-002-005-009>012-019-080900- /O.CON.KBTV.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-090108T1000Z/ NORTHERN ST. LAWRENCE-NORTHERN FRANKLIN-EASTERN CLINTON- SOUTHEASTERN ST. LAWRENCE-SOUTHERN FRANKLIN-WESTERN CLINTON- WESTERN ESSEX-EASTERN ESSEX-SOUTHWESTERN ST. LAWRENCE-GRAND ISLE- WESTERN FRANKLIN-WESTERN CHITTENDEN-WESTERN ADDISON-ORANGE- WESTERN RUTLAND-WINDSOR-EASTERN RUTLAND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MASSENA...MALONE...PLATTSBURGH... STAR LAKE...SARANAC LAKE...TUPPER LAKE...DANNEMORA... LAKE PLACID...PORT HENRY...TICONDEROGA...OGDENSBURG...POTSDAM... GOUVERNEUR...ALBURGH...SOUTH HERO...ST. ALBANS...BURLINGTON... MIDDLEBURY...VERGENNES...BRADFORD...RANDOLPH...RUTLAND... SPRINGFIELD...WHITE RIVER JUNCTION...EAST WALLINGFORD... KILLINGTON 747 PM EST WED JAN 7 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM EST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BURLINGTON CONTINUES THE WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW ACROSS SOUTH-CENTRAL VERMONT...THE CHAMPLAIN VALLEY...AND NORTHERN NEW YORK. THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT...UNTIL 5 AM EST THURSDAY. ANY MIXED PRECIPITATION WILL QUICKLY CHANGE BACK TO ALL SNOW BY 9 PM THIS EVENING...WITH ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 4 INCHES EXPECTED OVERNIGHT. TOTAL STORM ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 7 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE BY EARLY THURSDAY. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR ANY MEDIA OUTLET...THAT PROVIDES YOU WITH THE LATEST PRODUCTS FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. $$
000 WWUS41 KBTV 080306 WSWBTV URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BURLINGTON VT 1006 PM EST WED JAN 7 2009 ...PERIODS OF LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE NORTH COUNTRY TONIGHT... .OCCASIONAL LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE NORTH COUNTRY TONIGHT. ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS ACROSS NORTHERN NEW YORK AND THE CHAMPLAIN VALLEY WILL BE A DUSTING TO 3 INCHES BY EARLY THURSDAY MORNING. MEANWHILE... ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS OF CENTRAL AND NORTHERN VERMONT WILL BE 1 TO 4 INCHES BY LATE TONIGHT. FURTHERMORE...AS WINDS TURN TO THE NORTHWEST BY THURSDAY MORNING...OCCASIONAL SNOW SHOWERS WILL REDEVELOP ALONG THE WESTERN SLOPES AND NORTHERN ADIRONDACK MOUNTAINS. SOME ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON. VTZ003-004-006>008-016>018-081100- /O.CON.KBTV.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-090108T1800Z/ ORLEANS-ESSEX-LAMOILLE-CALEDONIA-WASHINGTON-EASTERN FRANKLIN- EASTERN CHITTENDEN-EASTERN ADDISON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWPORT...ISLAND POND...JOHNSON... STOWE...ST. JOHNSBURY...MONTPELIER...ENOSBURG FALLS...RICHFORD... UNDERHILL...BRISTOL...RIPTON 1006 PM EST WED JAN 7 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BURLINGTON CONTINUES THE WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW ACROSS NORTH-CENTRAL AND NORTHEASTERN VERMONT...INCLUDING THE WESTERN SLOPES OF THE GREEN MOUNTAINS...UNTIL 1 PM EST THURSDAY. OCCASIONAL LIGHT SNOW TONIGHT WILL PRODUCE ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 4 INCHES ACROSS CENTRAL AND NORTHERN VERMONT BEFORE TAPERING OFF TO SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS. HOWEVER...AS WINDS TURN TO THE NORTHWEST BY THURSDAY MORNING...OCCASIONAL SNOW SHOWERS WILL REDEVELOP...ACROSS THE WESTERN SLOPES OF THE GREEN MOUNTAINS IN CENTRAL AND NORTHERN VERMONT. TOTAL STORM ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 10 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE BY THURSDAY AFTERNOON. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR ANY MEDIA OUTLET...THAT PROVIDES YOU WITH THE LATEST PRODUCTS FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. $$ NYZ026>031-034-035-087-VTZ001-002-005-009>012-019-081000- /O.CON.KBTV.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-090108T1000Z/ NORTHERN ST. LAWRENCE-NORTHERN FRANKLIN-EASTERN CLINTON- SOUTHEASTERN ST. LAWRENCE-SOUTHERN FRANKLIN-WESTERN CLINTON- WESTERN ESSEX-EASTERN ESSEX-SOUTHWESTERN ST. LAWRENCE-GRAND ISLE- WESTERN FRANKLIN-WESTERN CHITTENDEN-WESTERN ADDISON-ORANGE- WESTERN RUTLAND-WINDSOR-EASTERN RUTLAND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MASSENA...MALONE...PLATTSBURGH... STAR LAKE...SARANAC LAKE...TUPPER LAKE...DANNEMORA... LAKE PLACID...PORT HENRY...TICONDEROGA...OGDENSBURG...POTSDAM... GOUVERNEUR...ALBURGH...SOUTH HERO...ST. ALBANS...BURLINGTON... MIDDLEBURY...VERGENNES...BRADFORD...RANDOLPH...RUTLAND... SPRINGFIELD...WHITE RIVER JUNCTION...EAST WALLINGFORD... KILLINGTON 1006 PM EST WED JAN 7 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM EST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BURLINGTON CONTINUES THE WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW ACROSS SOUTH-CENTRAL VERMONT...THE CHAMPLAIN VALLEY...AND NORTHERN NEW YORK. THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT...UNTIL 5 AM EST THURSDAY. LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE WITH ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF A DUSTING TO 3 INCHES EXPECTED OVERNIGHT. TOTAL STORM ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 8 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE BY EARLY THURSDAY. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR ANY MEDIA OUTLET...THAT PROVIDES YOU WITH THE LATEST PRODUCTS FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. $$
000 WWUS41 KBTV 080923 WSWBTV URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BURLINGTON VT 423 AM EST THU JAN 8 2009 ...WINTER STORM WINDING DOWN... .LOW PRESSURE IN THE CANADIAN MARITIMES WILL MOVE NORTHEAST AWAY FROM THE REGION TODAY. VTZ003-004-006>008-016>018-081030- /O.CAN.KBTV.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-090108T1800Z/ ORLEANS-ESSEX-LAMOILLE-CALEDONIA-WASHINGTON-EASTERN FRANKLIN- EASTERN CHITTENDEN-EASTERN ADDISON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWPORT...ISLAND POND...JOHNSON... STOWE...ST. JOHNSBURY...MONTPELIER...ENOSBURG FALLS...RICHFORD... UNDERHILL...BRISTOL...RIPTON 423 AM EST THU JAN 8 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BURLINGTON HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW ACROSS NORTH-CENTRAL AND NORTHEASTERN VERMONT...INCLUDING THE WESTERN SLOPES OF THE GREEN MOUNTAINS. THE THREAT OF HEAVY SNOW HAS DIMINISHED. OCCASIONAL LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS WILL BRING ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES TODAY AND TONIGHT ESPECIALLY IN THE MOUNTAINS. OCCASIONAL LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS WILL TAPER OFF TO FLURRIES IN THE VALLEYS WHILE LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS OR FLURRIES WILL CONTINUE IN THE MOUNTAINS INTO TONIGHT. $$ NYZ026>031-034-035-087-VTZ001-002-005-009>012-019-081030- /O.CAN.KBTV.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-090108T1000Z/ NORTHERN ST. LAWRENCE-NORTHERN FRANKLIN-EASTERN CLINTON- SOUTHEASTERN ST. LAWRENCE-SOUTHERN FRANKLIN-WESTERN CLINTON- WESTERN ESSEX-EASTERN ESSEX-SOUTHWESTERN ST. LAWRENCE-GRAND ISLE- WESTERN FRANKLIN-WESTERN CHITTENDEN-WESTERN ADDISON-ORANGE- WESTERN RUTLAND-WINDSOR-EASTERN RUTLAND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MASSENA...MALONE...PLATTSBURGH... STAR LAKE...SARANAC LAKE...TUPPER LAKE...DANNEMORA... LAKE PLACID...PORT HENRY...TICONDEROGA...OGDENSBURG...POTSDAM... GOUVERNEUR...ALBURGH...SOUTH HERO...ST. ALBANS...BURLINGTON... MIDDLEBURY...VERGENNES...BRADFORD...RANDOLPH...RUTLAND... SPRINGFIELD...WHITE RIVER JUNCTION...EAST WALLINGFORD... KILLINGTON 423 AM EST THU JAN 8 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BURLINGTON HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW ACROSS SOUTH-CENTRAL VERMONT...THE CHAMPLAIN VALLEY...AND NORTHERN NEW YORK. THE THREAT OF HEAVY SNOW HAS DIMINISHED. OCCASIONAL LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS WILL BRING ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES TODAY AND TONIGHT ESPECIALLY IN THE MOUNTAINS. OCCASIONAL LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS WILL TAPER OFF TO FLURRIES IN THE VALLEYS WHILE LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS OR FLURRIES WILL CONTINUE IN THE MOUNTAINS INTO TONIGHT. $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this winter storm warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Burlington, VT wrote its last area forecast discussion before this winter storm warning went out at Jan 6, 7:40 AM EST, 3 hours 6 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jan 6, 7:40 AM EST, 3 hours 6 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BURLINGTON VT
740 AM EST TUE JAN 6 2009
.SYNOPSIS...
WEAK HIGH PRESSURE WILL DRIFT ACROSS THE AREA TODAY ALONG WITH
PARTLY SUNNY SKIES AND NEAR SEASONAL TEMPERATURES. DEVELOPING LOW
PRESSURE IN THE DEEP SOUTH WILL MOVE NORTHEAST TONIGHT INTO
WEDNESDAY SPREADING A VARIETY OF WINTRY PRECIPITATION INTO THE
REGION. AS THIS SYSTEM PULLS SLOWLY AWAY ON THURSDAY INTO
FRIDAY...LIGHT SNOWS WILL GRADUALLY TAPER TO SNOW SHOWERS AND END
ACROSS THE AREA.
&&
.NEAR TERM /UNTIL 6 PM THIS EVENING/...
AS OF 432 AM EST TUESDAY...QUIET WEATHER ON TAP FOR TODAY AS
ELONGATED NW-SE ORIENTED RIDGE AXIS PUSHES SLOWLY SOUTHEAST ACROSS
THE AREA. OTHER THAN A FEW LINGERING NRN MTN LIGHT SHSN/FLURRIES
THIS MORNING...EXPECTING GENERALLY PTLY SUNNY SKIES AND NEAR
SEASONABLE TEMPERATURES.
&&
.SHORT TERM /6 PM THIS EVENING THROUGH THURSDAY/...
AS OF 432 AM EST TUESDAY...FCST REMAINS ON TRACK FOR MUCH OF THE
SHORT TERM...WITH WINTRY CONDS RETURNING TO THE REGION BY
LATER TONIGHT INTO WED/THU TIME FRAME. MODELS HAVE REMAINED IN
OVERALL DECENT AGREEMENT THIS MORNING...SHOWING LARGE-SCALE SYNOPTIC
LIFT/WAA PUSHING NORTHEASTWARD INTO THE REGION LATER TONIGHT AS
FLOW BACKS TO SOUTHWESTERLY ALOFT AHEAD OF DIGGING UPPER TROUGH
ACROSS THE OHIO VALLEY/GREAT LAKES STATES. THIS WILL ALLOW
WIDESPREAD LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOWS TO QUICKLY OVERSPREAD THE FA
LATER TONIGHT (MAINLY AFTER 06Z) AND CONTINUE INTO THE MORNING
HOURS ON WEDNESDAY. FORECAST BECOMES A TAD TRICKIER BY LATER WED
MORNING AND INTO THE AFTERNOON/EARLY EVENING HOURS AS
AFOREMENTIONED SOUTHWESTERLY FLOW ALOFT TRANSPORTS MILDER AIR INTO
THE REGION. THIS WILL LIKELY ALLOW MUCH OF THE PCPN TO MIX WITH OR
CHANGE TO PL/FZRA ACROSS THE AREA..ESP ACROSS THE ERN TWO THIRDS OF
THE FA FROM THE DACKS EASTWARD. EXAMINATION OF THERMAL PROFILES
SUGGESTS WARMING SHOULD BE FAIRLY MARGINAL ACROSS THE NORTH...THUS
PRIMARY P-TYPE SHOULD BE SNOW AND OR A SNOW/SLEET MIX. FURTHER
SOUTH WARMING A TAD MORE SUBSTANTIAL SUCH THAT A PERIOD OF FZRA
ALONG WITH SOME LIGHT/MODERATE ICING A DEFINITE POSSIBILITY. AREAS
MOST SUSCEPTIBLE TO ICING WOULD BE THE SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF
RUTLAND/WINDSOR COUNTIES...SIMILAR TO THE AREAS IMPACTED BY HEAVIER
ICE ACCRETIONS EARLIER THIS PAST DECEMBER. GOOD NEWS IS THAT THESE
SOUTHERN AREAS MAY BE AFFECTED BY THE NORTHERN EDGE OF A PRONOUNCED
DRY SLOT SURGING NORTHEASTWARD ACROSS SRN NEW ENGLAND DURING THE
DAYLIGHT HOURS. IF THIS INDEED OCCURS...PCPN INTENSITY WILL LIKELY
LESSEN CONSIDERABLY DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS WITH LIGHT PL OR
FZDZ THE DOMINANT PTYPE.
AS BEST WAA/LIFT CONTINUE TO PUSH NORTHEASTWARD LATER WEDNESDAY
EVENING...ENERGY TRANSFER FROM PARENT UPPER LOW TO DEVELOPING
COASTAL SYSTEM IN THE GULF OF ME/MARITIMES TO OCCUR. WITH DEEPER
MOISTURE REMAINING IN PLACE AN UPPER SYSTEMS TRAVERSING AREA AS IT
JUMPS EAST...ANY LINGERING MIXED PCPN SHOULD TRANSITION BACK TO
LIGHT SNOWS ALL AREAS WITH ADDL LIGHT ACCUM LIKELY ESP GIVEN AMPLE
LIFT/RH IN THE DSG LYR.
BY THURSDAY...FLOW TURNS NORTHWESTERLY AS UPPER TROUGH CONTINUES TO
PUSH EAST AND COLUMNAR MOISTURE PROFILES SLOWLY WANE THROUGH TIME.
DUE TO FAVORABLE OROGRAPHICALLY ENHANCED FLOW...WILL MAINTAIN
LIKELY TO CATEGORICAL CHCS FOR LIGHT SNOWS/SHSN THROUGHT THE
MORNING HOURS THEN SLOWLY TAPER OFF. ADDL LIGHT ACCUM LIKELY...ESP
IN THE NRN MTNS. GIVEN ABOVE REASONING AND POTENTIAL FOR ACCUM
SNOWS/ICING...WILL HOIST WINTER STORM WATCHES FOR THE ENTIRE REGION
STARTING LATER TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON. ALL AND ALL
LOOKING AT A MODERATE WINTER EVENT WITH HEAVIEST SNOW TOTALS ACROSS
THE DACKS/SLV/NRN GREENS WHEN ALL IS SAID AND DONE BY LATER
THURSDAY. SCT POWER OUTAGES ALSO POSSIBLE ACROSS THE FAR SERN
PORTIONS OF OUR FA WHERE SOME LIGHT TO PERHAPS MODERATE ICING OF
LESS THAN 1/2 POSSIBLE DURING THE DAYLIGHT HOURS ON WED.
&&
.LONG TERM /THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY/...
AS OF 432 AM EST TUESDAY...SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS WILL BE OVER THE
REGION THURSDAY NIGHT AND EARLY FRIDAY...AS THE REGION WILL BE UNDER
CYCLONIC FLOW FROM A LOW PRESSURE AREA OVER CANADIAN MARITIMES. A
WEAK RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD INTO THE REGION FRIDAY
AFTERNOON AND EARLY FRIDAY NIGHT. A CLIPPER SYSTEM WILL MOVE EAST
FROM THE WESTERN GREAT LAKES FRIDAY NIGHT AND WILL BRING SOME LIGHT
SNOW TO THE REGION ON SATURDAY. GFS AND ECMWF MODELS THE LAST
SEVERAL DAYS HAVE BEEN CONSISTENT IN BRINGING IN SOME LIGHT SNOW ON
SATURDAY...SO HAVE GONE ABOVE CHANCE GRIDDED MOS POPS AND WILL RAISE
POPS TO LIKELY ON SATURDAY. THE LOW PRESSURE AREA THAT WILL BRING
THE SNOW TO THE REGION ON SATURDAY WILL BE IN THE CANADIAN MARITIMES
ON SUNDAY...WITH THE FORECAST AREA BEING UNDER CYCLONIC FLOW...SO
WILL KEEP IN A CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS FOR SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH
SUNDAY NIGHT. A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD INTO THE REGION ON
MONDAY...WITH FAIR AND DRY WEATHER EXPECTED. HAVE A FEW DEGREES
COOLER THAN GRIDDED MOS GUIDANCE FOR MAX TEMPERATURES ON MONDAY.
&&
.AVIATION /13Z TUESDAY THROUGH SATURDAY/...
THROUGH 12Z WEDNESDAY...MAINLY VFR CONDITIONS EXPECTED THROUGH
06Z WEDNESDAY...AS A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL BE OVER THE
REGION. SURFACE OBSERVATIONS AND SATELLITE LOOP SHOWING SOME LOW
CLOUDS ACROSS NORTHERN NEW YORK AND VERMONT...WITH SOME SCATTERED
SNOW FLURRIES ACROSS THE NORTHERN GREEN MOUNTAINS AT 12Z. THE
HIGHER TERRAIN OF THE ADIRONDACKS AND GREEN MOUNTAINS WILL BE
OBSCURED IN CLOUDS AT TIMES THROUGH 18Z TUESDAY. EXPECTING THIS
LOW CLOUD COVER TO BECOME SCATTERED BY 18Z TUESDAY AS HIGH
PRESSURE BUILDS INTO THE REGION. SURFACE WINDS WILL BE 10 KNOTS OR
LESS THROUGH 12Z WEDNESDAY. LIGHT SNOW WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE REGION
BY 07Z-10Z WEDNESDAY...WITH CONDITIONS LOWERING RAPIDLY FROM VFR TO
IFR IN SNOW.
OUTLOOK...12Z WEDNESDAY THROUGH SATURDAY...
MVFR/IFR IN SN/PL/FZRA WEDNESDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT.
MVFR WITH TEMPO IFR IN SHSN THURSDAY.
VFR FRIDAY.
IFR/MVFR IN LIGHT SNOW ON SATURDAY.
&&
.BTV WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
VT...WINTER STORM WATCH FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY
AFTERNOON FOR VTZ001>012-016>019.
NY...WINTER STORM WATCH FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY
AFTERNOON FOR NYZ026>031-034-035-087.
&&
SYNOPSIS...JMG
NEAR TERM...JMG
SHORT TERM...JMG
LONG TERM...WGH
AVIATION...WGHHazardous weather outlook, Jan 6, 3:53 AM EST, 6 hours 53 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BURLINGTON VT 353 AM EST TUE JAN 6 2009 NYZ026>031-034-035-087-VTZ001>012-016>019-070900- 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- WASHINGTON-WESTERN ADDISON-ORANGE-WESTERN RUTLAND-WINDSOR- EASTERN FRANKLIN-EASTERN CHITTENDEN-EASTERN ADDISON-EASTERN RUTLAND- 353 AM EST TUE JAN 6 2009 ...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHERN NEW YORK...CENTRAL VERMONT...NORTHEAST VERMONT...NORTHWEST VERMONT AND SOUTHERN VERMONT. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. WINTER STORM WATCH. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. WINTER STORM WATCH. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. HOWEVER...SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SNOWFALL AMOUNTS...ICE OR SLEET ACCUMULATIONS...OR ANY CHANGES IN PRECIPITATION TYPES DURING WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. JMG
The office that day
Everything else NWS Burlington, VT issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 6, 3:50 AM EST | Winter Storm Watch | BTV | Addison, Caledonia, Chittenden, Essex, Franklin, Grand Isle and 5 more | 7 hr |
Nearby
Winter Storm Warnings in Vermont, 2009Winter Storm Warnings in New York, 2009Every winter storm warning in 2009
Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.