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Winter Storm Watch 3, NWS Burlington, VT

December 25, 201211 counties in Vermont; 4 counties in New York

NWS Burlington, VT issued this winter storm watch at Dec 25, 2012, 3:45 AM EST for 11 counties in Vermont; 4 counties in New York. It took effect at Dec 26, 2012, 7:00 PM EST. It was in force for .

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Dec 25, 2012, 3:45 AM EST (08:45 UTC)
In effect from: Dec 26, 2012, 7:00 PM EST
Expired: Dec 25, 2012, 2:51 PM EST
In force
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 08:49 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this winter storm watch 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 watch went out at Dec 25, 1:00 AM EST, 2 hours 45 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Dec 25, 1:00 AM EST, 2 hours 45 minutes before

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Dec 25, 2:51 PM EST	Winter Storm Warning	BTV	Addison, Caledonia, Chittenden, Essex, Franklin, Grand Isle and 5 more	54 hr

Nearby

Winter Storm Watches in Vermont, 2012 Winter Storm Watches in New York, 2012 Every winter storm watch in 2012

Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.