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Winter Storm Warning 11, NWS Burlington, VT

November 22, 2011Essex County, New York; 5 counties in Vermont

NWS Burlington, VT issued this winter storm warning at Nov 22, 2011, 2:05 PM EST for Essex County, New York; 5 counties in Vermont. It took effect at Nov 23, 2011, 12:00 AM EST. It was in force for 13 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
Nov 22, 2011, 2:05 PM EST (19:05 UTC)
In effect from
Nov 23, 2011, 12:00 AM EST
Expired
Nov 23, 2011, 12:49 PM EST
In force
13 hr
Issued by
NWS Burlington, VT

Counties Essex County, NY, Addison County, VT, Caledonia County, VT, Orange County, VT, Rutland County, VT, Washington County, VT

The radar

The Burlington radar (KCXX), 55 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:08 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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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, 7.1 hours before the alert went out and 174 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Albany, NY at 12:00Z on 2011-11-22Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Albany, NY at 12:00Z on 2011-11-22The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 91 square meters per square second.1939587897117136Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
991 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
64 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
91 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
208 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

838 
WWUS41 KBTV 221905
WSWBTV

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BURLINGTON VT
205 PM EST TUE NOV 22 2011

NYZ034-035-VTZ007-008-010-012-018-019-231000-
/O.UPG.KBTV.WW.Y.0017.111123T0500Z-111124T0500Z/
/O.NEW.KBTV.WS.W.0011.111123T0500Z-111123T1900Z/
WESTERN ESSEX-EASTERN ESSEX-CALEDONIA-WASHINGTON-ORANGE-WINDSOR-
EASTERN ADDISON-EASTERN RUTLAND-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LAKE PLACID...PORT HENRY...
TICONDEROGA...ST. JOHNSBURY...MONTPELIER...BRADFORD...RANDOLPH...
SPRINGFIELD...WHITE RIVER JUNCTION...BRISTOL...RIPTON...
EAST WALLINGFORD...KILLINGTON
205 PM EST TUE NOV 22 2011

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 2 PM
EST WEDNESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BURLINGTON HAS ISSUED A WINTER
STORM WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 2 PM
EST WEDNESDAY. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN
EFFECT. 

* LOCATIONS...ESSEX COUNTY NEW YORK...AND MUCH OF CENTRAL AND
  EASTERN VERMONT.

* HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY SNOW. 

* ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW AND SLEET ACCUMULATION OF 4 TO 8
  INCHES...ALONG WITH UP TO A TENTH OF AN INCH OF ICE. 

* TIMING...SNOW WILL DEVELOP AROUND MIDNIGHT...BECOMING HEAVY AT
  TIMES DURING THE PRE-DAWN HOURS AND THROUGH THE MORNING COMMUTE
  ON WEDNESDAY. SNOWFALL RATES COULD EXCEED 1" PER HOUR AT TIMES. SNOW
  MAY ALSO PERIODICALLY MIX WITH SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN. MIXED
  PRECIPITATION WILL QUICKLY COME TO AN END DURING THE MID TO LATE
  MORNING HOURS WEDNESDAY.

* IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS WITH SLIPPERY AND SNOW
  COVERED ROADWAYS AND LOW VISIBILITY. TRAVEL CONDITIONS WILL BE
  MOST ADVERSELY AFFECTED EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. THE HEAVY WET
  NATURE OF THE SNOW MAY RESULT IN ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES ACROSS
  THE WARNING AREA DURING WEDNESDAY MORNING.

* WINDS...LIGHT AND VARIABLE TONIGHT...BECOMING NORTH AT 5 TO 10
  MPH DURING WEDNESDAY MORNING. 

* TEMPERATURES...IN THE UPPER 20S TO LOWER 30S. 

* VISIBILITIES...LESS THAN 1/4 MILE AT TIMES IN HEAVY SNOW DURING
  THE PRE-DAWN HOURS AND INTO THE MORNING COMMUTE. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
AVOID UNNECESSARY TRAVEL EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. IF YOU MUST
TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...CELL PHONE...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.

$$

NYZ028>031-VTZ001>006-009-011-016-017-231000-
/O.EXT.KBTV.WW.Y.0017.111123T0500Z-111123T1900Z/
EASTERN CLINTON-SOUTHEASTERN ST. LAWRENCE-SOUTHERN FRANKLIN-
WESTERN CLINTON-GRAND ISLE-WESTERN FRANKLIN-ORLEANS-ESSEX-
WESTERN CHITTENDEN-LAMOILLE-WESTERN ADDISON-WESTERN RUTLAND-
EASTERN FRANKLIN-EASTERN CHITTENDEN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PLATTSBURGH...STAR LAKE...
SARANAC LAKE...TUPPER LAKE...DANNEMORA...ALBURGH...SOUTH HERO...
ST. ALBANS...NEWPORT...ISLAND POND...BURLINGTON...JOHNSON...
STOWE...MIDDLEBURY...VERGENNES...RUTLAND...ENOSBURG FALLS...
RICHFORD...UNDERHILL
205 PM EST TUE NOV 22 2011

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO
2 PM EST WEDNESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BURLINGTON CONTINUES THE WINTER 
WEATHER ADVISORY...FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 2 PM EST WEDNESDAY.

* LOCATIONS...MUCH OF NORTHERN VERMONT...THE CHAMPLAIN VALLEY AS
  WELL AS THE ADIRONDACKS OF NORTHERN NEW YORK.

* HAZARD TYPES...SNOW...MIXING WITH SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN.

* ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW AND SLEET ACCUMULATION OF 2 TO 5
  INCHES...ALONG WITH A MINIMAL ICE ACCUMULATION.

* TIMING...SNOW WILL DEVELOP AROUND MIDNIGHT...AND BE STEADIEST
  DURING THE PRE-DAWN HOURS AND THROUGH THE MORNING COMMUTE ON
  WEDNESDAY. SNOWFALL RATES COULD EXCEED 1 INCH PER HOUR AT TIMES. SNOW
  MAY PERIODICALLY MIX WITH SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN. MIXED
  PRECIPITATION WILL QUICKLY COME TO AN END DURING THE MID TO LATE
  MORNING HOURS WEDNESDAY.

* IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS WITH SNOW COVERED ROADS
  AND LOW VISIBILITY IN SNOW.

* WINDS...LIGHT AND VARIABLE...BECOMING NORTH AT 5 TO 10 MPH.

* TEMPERATURES...IN THE UPPER 20S TO LOWER 30S. 

* VISIBILITIES...POSSIBLY AS LOW AS 1/4 MILE AT TIMES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR
FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR
SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.

PLEASE STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...YOUR LOCAL MEDIA...OR
GO TO WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BURLINGTON FOR FURTHER UPDATES ON THIS
WEATHER SITUATION.

$$

NYZ026-027-087-231000-
/O.EXT.KBTV.WW.Y.0017.111123T0500Z-111123T1900Z/
NORTHERN ST. LAWRENCE-NORTHERN FRANKLIN-SOUTHWESTERN ST. LAWRENCE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MASSENA...MALONE...OGDENSBURG...
POTSDAM...GOUVERNEUR
205 PM EST TUE NOV 22 2011

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO
2 PM EST WEDNESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BURLINGTON HAS EXTENDED THE
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY...FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 2 PM EST
WEDNESDAY.

* LOCATIONS...THE ENTIRE SAINT LAWRENCE VALLEY.

* HAZARD TYPES...SNOW...MIXING WITH SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN.

* ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW AND SLEET ACCUMULATION OF 1 TO 3
  INCHES...ALONG WITH UP TO A TENTH OF AN INCH OF ICE. 

* TIMING...MIXED PRECIPITATION WILL DEVELOP AROUND MIDNIGHT...AND
  BE STEADIEST DURING THE PRE-DAWN HOURS AND THROUGH THE MORNING
  COMMUTE ON WEDNESDAY. MIXED PRECIPITATION WILL QUICKLY COME TO
  AN END DURING THE MID MORNING HOURS WEDNESDAY.

* IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS WITH MIXED PRECIPITATION
  PRODUCING A COATING OF SNOW...SLEET...AND ICE ON ROADWAYS.
  TRAVEL WILL BE MORE ADVERSELY AFFECTED DURING THE EARLY MORNING
  HOURS WEDNESDAY.

* WINDS...LIGHT AND VARIABLE...BECOMING NORTH AT 5 TO 10 MPH.

* TEMPERATURES...IN THE UPPER 20S TO LOWER 30S. 

* VISIBILITIES...AS LOW AS 1/2 MILE AT TIMES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR
FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR
SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.

PLEASE STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...YOUR LOCAL MEDIA...OR
GO TO WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BURLINGTON FOR FURTHER UPDATES ON THIS
WEATHER SITUATION.

$$

BANACOS
5 follow-up statements
393 
WWUS41 KBTV 222118
WSWBTV

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BURLINGTON VT
418 PM EST TUE NOV 22 2011

NYZ034-035-VTZ007-008-010-012-018-019-231200-
/O.CON.KBTV.WS.W.0011.111123T0500Z-111123T1900Z/
WESTERN ESSEX-EASTERN ESSEX-CALEDONIA-WASHINGTON-ORANGE-WINDSOR-
EASTERN ADDISON-EASTERN RUTLAND-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LAKE PLACID...PORT HENRY...
TICONDEROGA...ST. JOHNSBURY...MONTPELIER...BRADFORD...RANDOLPH...
SPRINGFIELD...WHITE RIVER JUNCTION...BRISTOL...RIPTON...
EAST WALLINGFORD...KILLINGTON
418 PM EST TUE NOV 22 2011

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT
TO 2 PM EST WEDNESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BURLINGTON CONTINUES THE WINTER
STORM WARNING...FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 2 PM EST WEDNESDAY.

* LOCATIONS...ESSEX COUNTY NEW YORK...AND MUCH OF CENTRAL AND 
  EASTERN VERMONT. 

* HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY SNOW.

* ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW AND SLEET ACCUMULATION OF 4 TO 8 INCHES...
  ALONG WITH UP TO A TENTH OF AN INCH OF ICE. 

* TIMING...SNOW WILL DEVELOP AROUND MIDNIGHT...BECOMING HEAVY AT 
  TIMES DURING THE PRE-DAWN HOURS AND THROUGH THE MORNING 
  COMMUTE ON WEDNESDAY. SNOWFALL RATES COULD EXCEED 1" PER HOUR 
  AT TIMES. SNOW MAY ALSO PERIODICALLY MIX WITH SLEET AND 
  FREEZING RAIN. MIXED PRECIPITATION WILL QUICKLY COME TO AN END 
  DURING THE MID TO LATE MORNING HOURS WEDNESDAY. 

* IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS WITH SLIPPERY AND SNOW 
  COVERED ROADWAYS AND LOW VISIBILITY. TRAVEL CONDITIONS WILL BE 
  MOST ADVERSELY AFFECTED EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. THE HEAVY WET 
  NATURE OF THE SNOW MAY RESULT IN ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES ACROSS 
  THE WARNING AREA DURING WEDNESDAY MORNING. 

* WINDS...LIGHT AND VARIABLE TONIGHT...BECOMING NORTH AT 5 TO 10 
  MPH DURING WEDNESDAY MORNING. 

* TEMPERATURES...IN THE UPPER 20S TO LOWER 30S.

* VISIBILITIES...LESS THAN 1/4 MILE AT TIMES IN HEAVY SNOW 
  DURING THE PRE-DAWN HOURS AND INTO THE MORNING COMMUTE. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... AVOID UNNECESSARY TRAVEL
EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA
FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...CELL PHONE...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.

$$

NYZ028>031-VTZ001>006-009-011-016-017-231200-
/O.CON.KBTV.WW.Y.0017.111123T0500Z-111123T1900Z/
EASTERN CLINTON-SOUTHEASTERN ST. LAWRENCE-SOUTHERN FRANKLIN-
WESTERN CLINTON-GRAND ISLE-WESTERN FRANKLIN-ORLEANS-ESSEX-
WESTERN CHITTENDEN-LAMOILLE-WESTERN ADDISON-WESTERN RUTLAND-
EASTERN FRANKLIN-EASTERN CHITTENDEN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PLATTSBURGH...STAR LAKE...
SARANAC LAKE...TUPPER LAKE...DANNEMORA...ALBURGH...SOUTH HERO...
ST. ALBANS...NEWPORT...ISLAND POND...BURLINGTON...JOHNSON...
STOWE...MIDDLEBURY...VERGENNES...RUTLAND...ENOSBURG FALLS...
RICHFORD...UNDERHILL
418 PM EST TUE NOV 22 2011

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT
TONIGHT TO 2 PM EST WEDNESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BURLINGTON CONTINUES THE WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY...FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 2 PM EST WEDNESDAY.

* LOCATIONS...MUCH OF NORTHERN VERMONT...THE CHAMPLAIN VALLEY AS 
  WELL AS THE ADIRONDACKS OF NORTHERN NEW YORK. 

* HAZARD TYPES...SNOW...MIXING WITH SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN.

* ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW AND SLEET ACCUMULATION OF 2 TO 5 INCHES...
  ALONG WITH A MINIMAL ICE ACCUMULATION. 

* TIMING...SNOW WILL DEVELOP AROUND MIDNIGHT...AND BE STEADIEST 
  DURING THE PRE-DAWN HOURS AND THROUGH THE MORNING COMMUTE ON 
  WEDNESDAY. SNOWFALL RATES COULD EXCEED 1 INCH PER HOUR AT 
  TIMES. SNOW MAY PERIODICALLY MIX WITH SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN. 
  MIXED PRECIPITATION WILL QUICKLY COME TO AN END DURING THE MID 
  TO LATE MORNING HOURS WEDNESDAY. 

* IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS WITH SNOW COVERED ROADS 
  AND LOW VISIBILITY IN SNOW. 

* WINDS...LIGHT AND VARIABLE...BECOMING NORTH AT 5 TO 10 MPH.

* TEMPERATURES...IN THE UPPER 20S TO LOWER 30S.

* VISIBILITIES...POSSIBLY AS LOW AS 1/4 MILE AT TIMES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR
FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR
SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.

PLEASE STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...YOUR LOCAL MEDIA...OR
GO TO WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BURLINGTON FOR FURTHER UPDATES ON THIS
WEATHER SITUATION.

$$

NYZ026-027-087-231200-
/O.CON.KBTV.WW.Y.0017.111123T0500Z-111123T1900Z/
NORTHERN ST. LAWRENCE-NORTHERN FRANKLIN-SOUTHWESTERN ST. LAWRENCE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MASSENA...MALONE...OGDENSBURG...
POTSDAM...GOUVERNEUR
418 PM EST TUE NOV 22 2011

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT
TONIGHT TO 2 PM EST WEDNESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BURLINGTON CONTINUES THE THE
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY...FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 2 PM EST
WEDNESDAY.

* LOCATIONS...THE ENTIRE SAINT LAWRENCE VALLEY.

* HAZARD TYPES...SNOW...MIXING WITH SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN.

* ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW AND SLEET ACCUMULATION OF 1 TO 3 INCHES...
  ALONG WITH UP TO A TENTH OF AN INCH OF ICE. 

* TIMING...MIXED PRECIPITATION WILL DEVELOP AROUND MIDNIGHT...
  AND BE STEADIEST DURING THE PRE-DAWN HOURS AND THROUGH THE 
  MORNING COMMUTE ON WEDNESDAY. MIXED PRECIPITATION WILL QUICKLY 
  COME TO AN END DURING THE MID MORNING HOURS WEDNESDAY. 

* IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS WITH MIXED PRECIPITATION 
  PRODUCING A COATING OF SNOW...SLEET...AND ICE ON ROADWAYS. 
  TRAVEL WILL BE MORE ADVERSELY AFFECTED DURING THE EARLY 
  MORNING HOURS WEDNESDAY. 

* WINDS...LIGHT AND VARIABLE...BECOMING NORTH AT 5 TO 10 MPH.

* TEMPERATURES...IN THE UPPER 20S TO LOWER 30S.

* VISIBILITIES...AS LOW AS 1/2 MILE AT TIMES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR
FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR
SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.

PLEASE STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...YOUR LOCAL MEDIA...OR
GO TO WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BURLINGTON FOR FURTHER UPDATES ON THIS
WEATHER SITUATION.

$$
955 
WWUS41 KBTV 230312
WSWBTV

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BURLINGTON VT
1012 PM EST TUE NOV 22 2011

NYZ034-035-VTZ007-008-010-012-018-019-231200-
/O.CON.KBTV.WS.W.0011.111123T0500Z-111123T1900Z/
WESTERN ESSEX-EASTERN ESSEX-CALEDONIA-WASHINGTON-ORANGE-WINDSOR-
EASTERN ADDISON-EASTERN RUTLAND-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LAKE PLACID...PORT HENRY...
TICONDEROGA...ST. JOHNSBURY...MONTPELIER...BRADFORD...RANDOLPH...
SPRINGFIELD...WHITE RIVER JUNCTION...BRISTOL...RIPTON...
EAST WALLINGFORD...KILLINGTON
1012 PM EST TUE NOV 22 2011

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM EST
WEDNESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BURLINGTON CONTINUES THE WINTER
STORM WARNING...UNTIL 2 PM EST WEDNESDAY.

* LOCATIONS...ESSEX COUNTY NEW YORK...AND MUCH OF CENTRAL AND 
  EASTERN VERMONT. 

* HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY SNOW.

* ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW AND SLEET ACCUMULATION OF 4 TO 8 INCHES...
   ALONG WITH UP TO A TENTH OF AN INCH OF ICE. 

* TIMING...SNOW WILL BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES DURING THE PRE-DAWN
  HOURS AND THROUGH THE MORNING COMMUTE ON WEDNESDAY. SNOWFALL
  RATES COULD EXCEED 1" PER HOUR AT TIMES. SNOW MAY ALSO
  PERIODICALLY MIX WITH SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN. MIXED
  PRECIPITATION WILL QUICKLY COME TO AN END DURING THE MID TO LATE
  MORNING HOURS WEDNESDAY.

* IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS WITH SLIPPERY AND SNOW 
  COVERED ROADWAYS AND LOW VISIBILITY. TRAVEL CONDITIONS WILL BE 
  MOST ADVERSELY AFFECTED EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. THE HEAVY WET 
  NATURE OF THE SNOW MAY RESULT IN ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES ACROSS 
  THE WARNING AREA DURING WEDNESDAY MORNING. 

* WINDS...LIGHT AND VARIABLE TONIGHT...BECOMING NORTH AT 5 TO 10 
  MPH DURING WEDNESDAY MORNING. 

* TEMPERATURES...IN THE UPPER 20S TO LOWER 30S.

* VISIBILITIES...LESS THAN 1/4 MILE AT TIMES IN HEAVY SNOW 
  DURING THE PRE-DAWN HOURS AND INTO THE MORNING COMMUTE. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 
AVOID UNNECESSARY TRAVEL EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. IF YOU MUST
TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...CELL PHONE...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.

$$

NYZ028>031-VTZ001>006-009-011-016-017-231200-
/O.CON.KBTV.WW.Y.0017.111123T0500Z-111123T1900Z/
EASTERN CLINTON-SOUTHEASTERN ST. LAWRENCE-SOUTHERN FRANKLIN-
WESTERN CLINTON-GRAND ISLE-WESTERN FRANKLIN-ORLEANS-ESSEX-
WESTERN CHITTENDEN-LAMOILLE-WESTERN ADDISON-WESTERN RUTLAND-
EASTERN FRANKLIN-EASTERN CHITTENDEN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PLATTSBURGH...STAR LAKE...
SARANAC LAKE...TUPPER LAKE...DANNEMORA...ALBURGH...SOUTH HERO...
ST. ALBANS...NEWPORT...ISLAND POND...BURLINGTON...JOHNSON...
STOWE...MIDDLEBURY...VERGENNES...RUTLAND...ENOSBURG FALLS...
RICHFORD...UNDERHILL
1012 PM EST TUE NOV 22 2011

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM EST
WEDNESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BURLINGTON CONTINUES THE WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY...UNTIL 2 PM EST WEDNESDAY.

* LOCATIONS...MUCH OF NORTHERN VERMONT...THE CHAMPLAIN VALLEY AS 
  WELL AS THE ADIRONDACKS OF NORTHERN NEW YORK. 

* HAZARD TYPES...SNOW...MIXING WITH SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN.

* ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW AND SLEET ACCUMULATION OF 2 TO 5 INCHES...ALONG
  WITH A MINIMAL ICE ACCUMULATION.

* TIMING...SNOW WILL BE STEADIEST DURING THE PRE-DAWN HOURS AND
  THROUGH THE MORNING COMMUTE ON WEDNESDAY. SNOWFALL RATES COULD
  EXCEED 1 INCH PER HOUR AT TIMES. SNOW MAY PERIODICALLY MIX WITH
  SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN. MIXED PRECIPITATION WILL QUICKLY COME
  TO AN END DURING THE MID TO LATE MORNING HOURS WEDNESDAY.

* IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS WITH SNOW COVERED ROADS 
  AND LOW VISIBILITY IN SNOW. 

* WINDS...LIGHT AND VARIABLE...BECOMING NORTH AT 5 TO 10 MPH.

* TEMPERATURES...IN THE UPPER 20S TO LOWER 30S.

* VISIBILITIES...POSSIBLY AS LOW AS 1/4 MILE AT TIMES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR
FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR
SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.

PLEASE STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...YOUR LOCAL MEDIA...OR
GO TO WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BURLINGTON FOR FURTHER UPDATES ON THIS
WEATHER SITUATION.

$$

NYZ026-027-087-231200-
/O.CON.KBTV.WW.Y.0017.111123T0500Z-111123T1900Z/
NORTHERN ST. LAWRENCE-NORTHERN FRANKLIN-SOUTHWESTERN ST. LAWRENCE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MASSENA...MALONE...OGDENSBURG...
POTSDAM...GOUVERNEUR
1012 PM EST TUE NOV 22 2011

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM EST
WEDNESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BURLINGTON CONTINUES THE THE
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY...UNTIL 2 PM EST WEDNESDAY.

* LOCATIONS...THE ENTIRE SAINT LAWRENCE VALLEY.

* HAZARD TYPES...SNOW...MIXING WITH SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN.

* ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW AND SLEET ACCUMULATION OF 1 TO 3 INCHES...
   ALONG WITH UP TO A TENTH OF AN INCH OF ICE. 

* TIMING...MIXED PRECIPITATION WILL BE STEADIEST DURING THE PRE-
  DAWN HOURS AND THROUGH THE MORNING COMMUTE ON WEDNESDAY. MIXED
  PRECIPITATION WILL QUICKLY COME TO AN END DURING THE MID MORNING
  HOURS WEDNESDAY.

* IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS WITH MIXED PRECIPITATION 
  PRODUCING A COATING OF SNOW...SLEET...AND ICE ON ROADWAYS. 
  TRAVEL WILL BE MORE ADVERSELY AFFECTED DURING THE EARLY 
  MORNING HOURS WEDNESDAY. 

* WINDS...LIGHT AND VARIABLE...BECOMING NORTH AT 5 TO 10 MPH.

* TEMPERATURES...IN THE UPPER 20S TO LOWER 30S.

* VISIBILITIES...AS LOW AS 1/2 MILE AT TIMES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR
FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR
SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.

PLEASE STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...YOUR LOCAL MEDIA...OR
GO TO WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BURLINGTON FOR FURTHER UPDATES ON THIS
WEATHER SITUATION.

$$
624 
WWUS41 KBTV 230834
WSWBTV

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BURLINGTON VT
334 AM EST WED NOV 23 2011

NYZ034-035-VTZ007-008-010-012-018-019-231900-
/O.CON.KBTV.WS.W.0011.000000T0000Z-111123T1900Z/
WESTERN ESSEX-EASTERN ESSEX-CALEDONIA-WASHINGTON-ORANGE-WINDSOR-
EASTERN ADDISON-EASTERN RUTLAND-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LAKE PLACID...PORT HENRY...
TICONDEROGA...ST. JOHNSBURY...MONTPELIER...BRADFORD...RANDOLPH...
SPRINGFIELD...WHITE RIVER JUNCTION...BRISTOL...RIPTON...
EAST WALLINGFORD...KILLINGTON
334 AM EST WED NOV 23 2011

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM EST THIS
AFTERNOON...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BURLINGTON CONTINUES THE WINTER
STORM WARNING...UNTIL 2 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON.

* LOCATIONS...ESSEX COUNTY NEW YORK...AND MUCH OF CENTRAL AND 
  EASTERN VERMONT. 

* HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY SNOW.

* ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW AND SLEET ACCUMULATION OF 4 TO 8 INCHES...
   ALONG WITH UP TO A TENTH OF AN INCH OF ICE. 

* TIMING...SNOW WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES THROUGH THE MORNING
  COMMUTE. SNOWFALL RATES COULD EXCEED 1" PER HOUR AT TIMES. SNOW
  MAY ALSO PERIODICALLY MIX WITH SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN. MIXED
  PRECIPITATION WILL QUICKLY COME TO AN END DURING THE MID TO LATE
  MORNING.

* IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS WITH SLIPPERY AND SNOW
  COVERED ROADWAYS AND LOW VISIBILITY. TRAVEL CONDITIONS WILL BE
  MOST ADVERSELY AFFECTED EARLY THIS MORNING. THE HEAVY WET NATURE
  OF THE SNOW MAY RESULT IN ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES ACROSS THE
  WARNING AREA THIS MORNING.

* WINDS...LIGHT AND VARIABLE TONIGHT...BECOMING NORTH AT 5 TO 10 
  MPH THIS MORNING. 

* TEMPERATURES...HIGHS IN THE MID TO UPPER 30S.

* VISIBILITIES...LESS THAN 1/4 MILE AT TIMES IN HEAVY SNOW DURING THE
  MORNING COMMUTE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... AVOID UNNECESSARY TRAVEL
THIS MORNING. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...
FOOD...CELL PHONE...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.

$$

NYZ028>031-VTZ001>006-009-011-016-017-231900-
/O.CON.KBTV.WW.Y.0017.000000T0000Z-111123T1900Z/
EASTERN CLINTON-SOUTHEASTERN ST. LAWRENCE-SOUTHERN FRANKLIN-
WESTERN CLINTON-GRAND ISLE-WESTERN FRANKLIN-ORLEANS-ESSEX-
WESTERN CHITTENDEN-LAMOILLE-WESTERN ADDISON-WESTERN RUTLAND-
EASTERN FRANKLIN-EASTERN CHITTENDEN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PLATTSBURGH...STAR LAKE...
SARANAC LAKE...TUPPER LAKE...DANNEMORA...ALBURGH...SOUTH HERO...
ST. ALBANS...NEWPORT...ISLAND POND...BURLINGTON...JOHNSON...
STOWE...MIDDLEBURY...VERGENNES...RUTLAND...ENOSBURG FALLS...
RICHFORD...UNDERHILL
334 AM EST WED NOV 23 2011

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM EST THIS
AFTERNOON...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BURLINGTON CONTINUES THE WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY...UNTIL 2 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON.

* LOCATIONS...MUCH OF NORTHERN VERMONT...THE CHAMPLAIN VALLEY AS 
  WELL AS THE ADIRONDACKS OF NORTHERN NEW YORK. 

* HAZARD TYPES...SNOW...MIXING WITH SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN.

* ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW AND SLEET ACCUMULATION OF 2 TO 5 INCHES...
   ALONG WITH A MINIMAL ICE ACCUMULATION. 

* TIMING...SNOW WILL BE STEADIEST DURING THE MORNING COMMUTE THIS
  MORNING. SNOWFALL RATES COULD EXCEED 1 INCH PER HOUR AT TIMES.
  SNOW MAY PERIODICALLY MIX WITH SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN. MIXED
  PRECIPITATION WILL QUICKLY COME TO AN END DURING THE MID TO LATE
  MORNING HOURS.

* IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS WITH SNOW COVERED ROADS 
  AND LOW VISIBILITY IN SNOW. 

* WINDS...LIGHT AND VARIABLE...BECOMING NORTH AT 5 TO 10 MPH.

* TEMPERATURES...IN THE MID TO UPPER 30S.

* VISIBILITIES...POSSIBLY AS LOW AS 1/4 MILE AT TIMES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR
FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR
SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.

PLEASE STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...YOUR LOCAL MEDIA...OR
GO TO WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BURLINGTON FOR FURTHER UPDATES ON THIS
WEATHER SITUATION.

$$

NYZ026-027-087-231900-
/O.CON.KBTV.WW.Y.0017.000000T0000Z-111123T1900Z/
NORTHERN ST. LAWRENCE-NORTHERN FRANKLIN-SOUTHWESTERN ST. LAWRENCE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MASSENA...MALONE...OGDENSBURG...
POTSDAM...GOUVERNEUR
334 AM EST WED NOV 23 2011

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM EST THIS
AFTERNOON...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BURLINGTON CONTINUES THE THE
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY...UNTIL 2 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON.

* LOCATIONS...THE ENTIRE SAINT LAWRENCE VALLEY.

* HAZARD TYPES...SNOW...MIXING WITH SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN.

* ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW AND SLEET ACCUMULATION OF 1 TO 3 INCHES...
   ALONG WITH UP TO A TENTH OF AN INCH OF ICE. 

* TIMING...MIXED PRECIPITATION WILL BE STEADIEST DURING THE
  MORNING COMMUTE. MIXED PRECIPITATION WILL QUICKLY COME TO AN END
  DURING THE MID MORNING HOURS.

* IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS WITH MIXED PRECIPITATION
  PRODUCING A COATING OF SNOW...SLEET...AND ICE ON ROADWAYS.
  TRAVEL WILL BE MORE ADVERSELY AFFECTED DURING THE EARLY MORNING
  HOURS.

* WINDS...LIGHT AND VARIABLE...BECOMING NORTH AT 5 TO 10 MPH.

* TEMPERATURES...IN THE MID 30S.

* VISIBILITIES...AS LOW AS 1/2 MILE AT TIMES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR
FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR
SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.

PLEASE STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...YOUR LOCAL MEDIA...OR
GO TO WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BURLINGTON FOR FURTHER UPDATES ON THIS
WEATHER SITUATION.

$$
317 
WWUS41 KBTV 231418
WSWBTV

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BURLINGTON VT
918 AM EST WED NOV 23 2011

NYZ034-035-VTZ007-008-010-012-018-019-231900-
/O.CON.KBTV.WS.W.0011.000000T0000Z-111123T1900Z/
WESTERN ESSEX-EASTERN ESSEX-CALEDONIA-WASHINGTON-ORANGE-WINDSOR-
EASTERN ADDISON-EASTERN RUTLAND-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LAKE PLACID...PORT HENRY...
TICONDEROGA...ST. JOHNSBURY...MONTPELIER...BRADFORD...RANDOLPH...
SPRINGFIELD...WHITE RIVER JUNCTION...BRISTOL...RIPTON...
EAST WALLINGFORD...KILLINGTON
918 AM EST WED NOV 23 2011

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM EST THIS
AFTERNOON...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BURLINGTON CONTINUES THE WINTER
STORM WARNING...UNTIL 2 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON.

* LOCATIONS...ESSEX COUNTY NEW YORK...AND MUCH OF CENTRAL AND 
  EASTERN VERMONT. 

* HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY SNOW.

* ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 6 TO 10 INCHES.

* TIMING...PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON
  BEFORE ENDING. SNOW MAY MIX WITH SLEET AND RAIN AT
  TIMES...MAINLY ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL SECTIONS OF VERMONT.

* IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS EXPECTED THROUGH EARLY
  AFTERNOON WITH SLIPPERY AND SNOW COVERED ROADWAYS. THE HEAVY WET
  NATURE OF THE SNOW MAY ALSO RESULT IN ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES
  ACROSS THE WARNING AREA THIS MORNING. UP TO 8000 OUTAGES WERE
  REPORTED ACROSS WINDSOR COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST VERMONT EARLIER THIS
  MORNING. 

* WINDS...NORTH 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH.

* TEMPERATURES...IN THE LOWER 30S.

* VISIBILITIES...LESS THAN 1/2 MILE AT TIMES IN MODERATE SNOW. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... AVOID UNNECESSARY TRAVEL
THIS MORNING. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...
FOOD...CELL PHONE...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.

$$

NYZ028>031-VTZ001>006-009-011-016-017-231900-
/O.CON.KBTV.WW.Y.0017.000000T0000Z-111123T1900Z/
EASTERN CLINTON-SOUTHEASTERN ST. LAWRENCE-SOUTHERN FRANKLIN-
WESTERN CLINTON-GRAND ISLE-WESTERN FRANKLIN-ORLEANS-ESSEX-
WESTERN CHITTENDEN-LAMOILLE-WESTERN ADDISON-WESTERN RUTLAND-
EASTERN FRANKLIN-EASTERN CHITTENDEN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PLATTSBURGH...STAR LAKE...
SARANAC LAKE...TUPPER LAKE...DANNEMORA...ALBURGH...SOUTH HERO...
ST. ALBANS...NEWPORT...ISLAND POND...BURLINGTON...JOHNSON...
STOWE...MIDDLEBURY...VERGENNES...RUTLAND...ENOSBURG FALLS...
RICHFORD...UNDERHILL
918 AM EST WED NOV 23 2011

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM EST THIS
AFTERNOON...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BURLINGTON CONTINUES THE WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY...UNTIL 2 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON.

* LOCATIONS...MUCH OF NORTHERN VERMONT...THE CHAMPLAIN VALLEY AS 
  WELL AS THE ADIRONDACKS OF NORTHERN NEW YORK. 

* HAZARD TYPES...SNOW...MIXED WITH SLEET AND RAIN AT TIMES. 

* ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 4 TO 7 INCHES.

* TIMING...PERIODS OF OCCASIONALLY MODERATE SNOW WILL CONTINUE
  THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON BEFORE ENDING. THE SNOW MAY OCCASIONALLY
  MIX WITH SLEET AND RAIN.

* IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS WITH SNOW COVERED ROADS 
  AND AREAS OF LOW VISIBILITY IN SNOW. 

* WINDS...NORTH 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH.

* TEMPERATURES...IN THE LOWER 30S.

* VISIBILITIES...LESS THAN 1/2 MILE AT TIMES IN MODERATE SNOW
  BEFORE IMPROVING THIS AFTERNOON. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR
FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR
SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.

PLEASE STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...YOUR LOCAL MEDIA...OR
GO TO WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BURLINGTON FOR FURTHER UPDATES ON THIS
WEATHER SITUATION.

$$

NYZ026-027-087-231900-
/O.CON.KBTV.WW.Y.0017.000000T0000Z-111123T1900Z/
NORTHERN ST. LAWRENCE-NORTHERN FRANKLIN-SOUTHWESTERN ST. LAWRENCE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MASSENA...MALONE...OGDENSBURG...
POTSDAM...GOUVERNEUR
918 AM EST WED NOV 23 2011

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM EST THIS
AFTERNOON...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BURLINGTON CONTINUES THE THE
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY...UNTIL 2 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON.

* LOCATIONS...THE ENTIRE SAINT LAWRENCE VALLEY.

* HAZARD TYPES...SNOW...MIXING WITH SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN.

* ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 2 TO 4 INCHES...ALONG WITH
  MINOR ICE ACCUMULATIONS.

* TIMING...A WINTRY MIX OF PRECIPITATION WILL GRADUALLY COME TO AN
  END LATE THIS MORNING.

* IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS WITH MIXED PRECIPITATION
  PRODUCING A COATING OF SNOW...SLEET...AND ICE ON ROADWAYS.
  TRAVEL WILL BE MORE ADVERSELY AFFECTED THIS MORNING WITH
  IMPROVING CONDITIONS THIS AFTERNOON. 

* WINDS...NORTHEAST 15 TO 20 MPH.

* TEMPERATURES...IN THE LOWER 30S.

* VISIBILITIES...LESS THAN 1/2 MILE AT TIMES THIS MORNING BEFORE
  IMPROVING THIS AFTERNOON. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR
FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR
SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.

PLEASE STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...YOUR LOCAL MEDIA...OR
GO TO WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BURLINGTON FOR FURTHER UPDATES ON THIS
WEATHER SITUATION.

$$

BANACOS
130 
WWUS41 KBTV 231749
WSWBTV

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BURLINGTON VT
1249 PM EST WED NOV 23 2011

NYZ034-035-VTZ007-008-010-012-018-019-231900-
/O.CAN.KBTV.WS.W.0011.000000T0000Z-111123T1900Z/
WESTERN ESSEX-EASTERN ESSEX-CALEDONIA-WASHINGTON-ORANGE-WINDSOR-
EASTERN ADDISON-EASTERN RUTLAND-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LAKE PLACID...PORT HENRY...
TICONDEROGA...ST. JOHNSBURY...MONTPELIER...BRADFORD...RANDOLPH...
SPRINGFIELD...WHITE RIVER JUNCTION...BRISTOL...RIPTON...
EAST WALLINGFORD...KILLINGTON
1249 PM EST WED NOV 23 2011

...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BURLINGTON HAS CANCELLED THE
WINTER STORM WARNING FOR ESSEX COUNTY NEW YORK AS WELL AS CENTRAL
AND EASTERN VERMONT.

WHILE PERIODIC LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MID-
AFTERNOON...THE THREAT FOR SIGNIFICANT ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL HAS COME
TO AN END ACROSS THE REGION. SOME SLIPPERY ROAD CONDITIONS ARE
LIKELY TO REMAIN THIS AFTERNOON. CONTINUE TO EXERCISE CAUTION AND
LEAVE SOME EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION.

$$

NYZ026>031-087-VTZ001>006-009-011-016-017-231900-
/O.CAN.KBTV.WW.Y.0017.000000T0000Z-111123T1900Z/
NORTHERN ST. LAWRENCE-NORTHERN FRANKLIN-EASTERN CLINTON-
SOUTHEASTERN ST. LAWRENCE-SOUTHERN FRANKLIN-WESTERN CLINTON-
SOUTHWESTERN ST. LAWRENCE-GRAND ISLE-WESTERN FRANKLIN-ORLEANS-
ESSEX-WESTERN CHITTENDEN-LAMOILLE-WESTERN ADDISON-WESTERN RUTLAND-
EASTERN FRANKLIN-EASTERN CHITTENDEN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MASSENA...MALONE...PLATTSBURGH...
STAR LAKE...SARANAC LAKE...TUPPER LAKE...DANNEMORA...OGDENSBURG...
POTSDAM...GOUVERNEUR...ALBURGH...SOUTH HERO...ST. ALBANS...
NEWPORT...ISLAND POND...BURLINGTON...JOHNSON...STOWE...
MIDDLEBURY...VERGENNES...RUTLAND...ENOSBURG FALLS...RICHFORD...
UNDERHILL
1249 PM EST WED NOV 23 2011

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BURLINGTON HAS CANCELLED THE
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR THE CHAMPLAIN VALLEY...FAR NORTHERN
VERMONT...AND THE ST. LAWRENCE RIVER VALLEY OF NEW YORK. 

WHILE PERIODIC LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MID-
AFTERNOON...THE THREAT FOR SIGNIFICANT ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL HAS COME
TO AN END ACROSS THE REGION. SOME SLIPPERY ROAD CONDITIONS ARE
LIKELY TO REMAIN THIS AFTERNOON. CONTINUE TO EXERCISE CAUTION AND
LEAVE SOME EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION.

$$

BANACOS

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 Nov 22, 12:49 PM EST, 1 hour 16 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Nov 22, 12:49 PM EST, 1 hour 16 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BURLINGTON VT
1249 PM EST TUE NOV 22 2011

.SYNOPSIS...
HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE NORTH COUNTRY TODAY WILL GIVE WAY TO A LOW
PRESSURE SYSTEM APPROACHING FROM THE OHIO RIVER VALLEY FOR
TONIGHT. THE LOW IS EXPECTED TO TRACK ALONG THE SOUTH COAST OF
NEW ENGLAND...BRINGING SNOW AND A WINTRY MIX OF PRECIPITATION TO
THE NORTH COUNTRY LATE THIS EVENING THROUGH LATE MORNING
WEDNESDAY. HIGH PRESSURE RETURNS BRINGING PLEASANT WEATHER FOR
THANKSGIVING DAY RIGHT THROUGH THE HOLIDAY WEEKEND. TEMPERATURES
WILL RETURN TO ABOVE NORMAL LEVELS FRIDAY AND THROUGH THE
WEEKEND.

&&

.NEAR TERM /UNTIL 8 PM THIS EVENING/...
AS OF 927 AM EST TUESDAY...CHILLY START WITH SFC ANTICYCLONE
CENTERED OVER NORTHERN NEW ENGLAND. MORNING LOWS WERE GENERALLY
IN THE TEENS...INCLUDING 19F AT BTV...BUT AS LOW AS 9F AT KSLK
AND 7F IN CANAAN VT. GENERALLY SUNNY TODAY WITH LIGHT
WINDS...HIGH CLOUDS WILL BEGIN TO INCREASE MID-LATE THIS AFTN
FROM SW-NE ASSOCIATED WITH ONSET OF WARM ADVECTION ALOFT. FRONTAL
WAVE IS TAKING SHAPE OVER SRN IL AND SHOULD REACH SRN OHIO BY 00Z
THIS EVENING. ONSET OF WINTRY PRECIPITATION SHOULD TAKE PLACE
CLOSE TO 01-03Z FOR PORTIONS OF THE NRN ADIRONDACKS AND ST.
LAWRENCE COUNTY...AND CLOSER TO 05-06Z FOR THE CHAMPLAIN VALLEY.
THUS...ANY TRAVEL PROBLEMS WON/T BEGIN UNTIL VERY LATE THIS
EVENING TO AFTER MIDNIGHT. HIGHS TODAY WILL RANGE FROM THE UPR
30S TO A FEW LOW 40S IN THE SRN VALLEYS.

PREVIOUS DISCUSSION...A NICE CD DAY ON TAP FOR THE NORTH COUNTRY
AS SFC RIDGE SLOWLY MVS EAST THRU THE AREA. CLR SKIES EXPECTED
THRU THE MORNING HRS...ONLY TO SEE INCR CLDS FROM THE AFTNOON
INTO THE EVENING HRS. THIS IS FROM THE LEADING EDGE OF SFC LOW
CURRENTLY OVER THE SOUTHERN PLAINS REGION. MDLS HAVE CONTINUED TO
FORECAST THIS SYSTEM TO LIFT INTO THE OHIO VALLEY LATE
TODAY...THEN EAST ACROSS SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND OVERNGT. THIS
SITUATION IS GOING TO SET UP WINTER WX EVENT FOR THE NORTH
COUNTRY. CD TEMPS AT THE ONSET OF PRECIP AFT MIDNGT WILL BEGIN AS
SNOW...WITH EVEN THE CHANCE FOR SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN(MAINLY
FOR THE ST LAW VALLEY). SE FLOW PICKING UP OVERNGT DUE TO RIDGE
OFFSHORE WILL AID IN BRINGING SOME WARM AIR INTO THE AREA TOWARDS
MORNING. UNTIL THEN REGION WILL SEE SNOW/SLEET ACCUM OF 1-3"
VALLEY...AND 2-4" POTENTIAL OVER HIR ELEV. DUE TO THE ADDITION OF
SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN INTO THE EQUATION FOR THIS EVENT...SOME
OF THE TOTALS MAY BE LWR...BUT IMPACT ON ROAD CONDITIONS
INCREASES. AS A RESULT HAVE ISSUED WINTER WX ADVISORY STARTING
MIDNGT TONIGHT. BEST CHANCES FOR FREEZING RAIN ACCUM WILL BE IN
ST LAW VALLEY WHERE UP TO A TENTH OF AN INCH IS POSSIBLE.

&&

.SHORT TERM /8 PM THIS EVENING THROUGH THURSDAY/...
AS OF 430 AM EST TUESDAY...GOING INTO WEDNESDAY...PRECIP CONTINUE
ALTHOUGH SYSTEM IS FAIRLY PROGRESSIVE...BY SHIFTING WELL OFFSHORE
BY WED NGT. DURING THIS TIME AN ADDITIONAL COUPLE INCHES OF
SNOW/SLEET IS POSSIBLE...ALTHOUGH RAIN WILL BEGIN TO MIX INTO
AREA AS TEMPS RISE INTO THE 30S ON SSE FLOW. NEXT SHIFT WILL HAVE
TO MONITOR AS TO POTENTIAL FOR UPGRADE TO WINTER STORM WARNING.
THE SETUP OF POTENTIAL HEAVY SNOWBAND OVER CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN
PORTIONS OF THE CWA MAY PROMPT AN INCR IN TOTALS...ESPECIALLY
OVER HIR TRRN. FOR NOW UNSURE IF TOO MUCH WARM AIR WILL INTRUDE
TO KEEP TOTALS AT BAY. MDL QPF FOR MOSTLY RAINFALL SUGGEST NEAR
AN INCH IN MANY LOCALES. PRECIP WILL TAPER TO -SW FOR WED NGT AND
EVENTUALLY TO HIGH PRESSURE GOING INTO THANKSGIVING. ON THURSDAY
RIDGE IN PLACE FOR THE DAY SETTING UP NICE COLD DAY.

&&

.LONG TERM /THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY/...
AS OF 453 AM EST TUESDAY...A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL BE OVER
THE REGION THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY...WITH FAIR AND DRY
WEATHER EXPECTED AND TEMPERATURES CLIMBING ABOVE SEASONABLE
NORMALS FOR THIS TIME OF YEAR. ECMWF AND GFS MODEL DIVERGE AS WE
GET INTO SUNDAY AND MONDAY. GFS MODEL DEVELOPS A CLOSED UPPER LOW
OVER THE MID MISSISSIPPI VALLEY...WHILE BUILDING AN UPPER RIDGE
ACROSS THE NORTH COUNTRY SUNDAY AND MONDAY. THIS WOULD RESULT IN
DRY WEATHER ACROSS THE REGION SUNDAY AND MONDAY. THE ECMWF MODEL
DEVELOPS A DIGS A SHARP UPPER TROUGH ACROSS THE MISSISSIPPI
VALLEY ON SUNDAY WITH A CLOSED LOW OVER THE WESTERN GREAT LAKES.
ECMWF MODEL KEEPS THE REGION DRY MOST OF THE DAY ON SUNDAY...BUT
THEN BRINGS IN SOME SHOWERS SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY. HAVE OPTED
TO GO WITH SLIGHT CHANCE POPS FOR SUNDAY NIGHT FOR RAIN
SHOWERS...AND THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS ON MONDAY. ECMWF MODEL
ALSO DEVELOPS A CLOSED UPPER LOW OVER THE CENTRAL APPALACHIANS ON
MONDAY. THUS...FORECASTER CONFIDENCE IS LOW FOR LATER SUNDAY AND
MONDAY...GIVEN THE MODEL DIFFERENCES. MODELS DO AGREE THAT THERE
WILL BE RAIN SHOWERS EARLY NEXT WEEK...BUT DIFFER ON THE TIMING
AS TO WHEN THIS WILL OCCUR.

&&

.AVIATION /18Z TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY/...
THROUGH 18Z WEDNESDAY...VFR CONDITIONS EXPECTED THROUGH 06Z
WEDNESDAY. RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE CENTERED OVER THE REGION WILL
CONTINUE TO MOVE EAST AND BE OVER THE CANADIAN MARITIMES BY 00Z
WEDNESDAY. AN INCREASE IN HIGH AND MID CLOUDS DURING THE DAY
TODAY AS A LOW PRESSURE AREA MOVES NORTHEAST FROM THE LOWER
MISSISSIPPI VALLEY. CEILINGS ACROSS THE REGION TO GRADUALLY LOWER
TO 5000-7000 FEET BY 06Z WEDNESDAY. CONDITIONS WILL LOWER TO
IFR/LIFR IN SNOW AND SLEET MAINLY AFTER 06Z WEDNESDAY THROUGH 12Z
WEDNESDAY. SURFACE WINDS WILL BE LESS THAN 10 KNOTS THROUGH THE
PERIOD. PRECIPITATION WILL END AFTER 12Z WEDNESDAY...AND
CONDITIONS WILL SLOWLY IMPROVE.

OUTLOOK 18Z WEDNESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY...THRU 12Z THU...SOME
LINGERING MVFR AS CONDITIONS SLOWLY IMPROVE THROUGH THE DAYTIME
HOURS AND INTO THE OVERNIGHT. AFTER 12Z THU...VFR CONDITIONS
EXPECTED AS A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS OVER THE REGION.

&&

.BTV WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
VT...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO MIDNIGHT EST
     WEDNESDAY NIGHT FOR VTZ001>012-016>019.
NY...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO MIDNIGHT EST
     WEDNESDAY NIGHT FOR NYZ026>031-034-035-087.

&&

SYNOPSIS...JN
NEAR TERM...BANACOS
SHORT TERM...JN
LONG TERM...WGH
AVIATION...NEILES
Hazardous weather outlook, Nov 22, 1:54 PM EST, 11 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BURLINGTON VT
154 PM EST TUE NOV 22 2011

NYZ034-035-VTZ007-008-010-012-018-019-231900-
WESTERN ESSEX-EASTERN ESSEX-CALEDONIA-WASHINGTON-ORANGE-WINDSOR-
EASTERN ADDISON-EASTERN RUTLAND-
154 PM EST TUE NOV 22 2011

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 2 PM EST
WEDNESDAY...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHERN NEW YORK...CENTRAL
VERMONT...NORTHEAST VERMONT AND SOUTHERN VERMONT.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON 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 WARNING.

.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 WARNING.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

NYZ026>031-087-VTZ001>006-009-011-016-017-231900-
NORTHERN ST. LAWRENCE-NORTHERN FRANKLIN-EASTERN CLINTON-
SOUTHEASTERN ST. LAWRENCE-SOUTHERN FRANKLIN-WESTERN CLINTON-
SOUTHWESTERN ST. LAWRENCE-GRAND ISLE-WESTERN FRANKLIN-ORLEANS-ESSEX-
WESTERN CHITTENDEN-LAMOILLE-WESTERN ADDISON-WESTERN RUTLAND-
EASTERN FRANKLIN-EASTERN CHITTENDEN-
154 PM EST TUE NOV 22 2011

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 2 PM
EST WEDNESDAY...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHERN NEW YORK...CENTRAL
VERMONT...NORTHEAST VERMONT...NORTHWEST VERMONT AND SOUTHERN
VERMONT.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY.

.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 WEATHER ADVISORY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

The office that day

Everything else NWS Burlington, VT issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Nov 22, 3:56 AM ESTWinter Weather AdvisoryBTVClinton, Essex, Franklin, St. Lawrence33 hr

Nearby

Winter Storm Warnings in Vermont, 2011Winter Storm Warnings in New York, 2011Every winter storm warning in 2011

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.