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Winter Storm Warning 2, NWS Burlington, VT

February 4, 201410 counties in Vermont; 4 counties in New York

NWS Burlington, VT issued this winter storm warning at Feb 4, 2014, 3:27 AM EST for 10 counties in Vermont; 4 counties in New York. It took effect at Feb 5, 2014, 4:00 AM EST. It was in force for 15 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
Feb 4, 2014, 3:27 AM EST (08:27 UTC)
In effect from
Feb 5, 2014, 4:00 AM EST
Expired
Feb 5, 2014, 7:09 PM EST
In force
15 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, Lamoille County, VT, Orange County, VT, Orleans County, VT, Rutland County, VT, Washington County, VT

The radar

The Burlington radar (KCXX), 14 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:25 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 00:00Z, 8.5 hours before the alert went out and 202 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 00:00Z on 2014-02-04Temperature 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 00:00Z on 2014-02-04The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -11 square meters per square second.1939587897Sfc1 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
957 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
52 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-11 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
59 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.

466 
WWUS41 KBTV 040827
WSWBTV

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BURLINGTON VT
327 AM EST TUE FEB 4 2014

NYZ034-035-VTZ007>012-018-019-042100-
/O.UPG.KBTV.WS.A.0002.140205T0900Z-140206T0000Z/
/O.NEW.KBTV.WS.W.0002.140205T0900Z-140206T0000Z/
WESTERN ESSEX-EASTERN ESSEX-CALEDONIA-WASHINGTON-WESTERN ADDISON-
ORANGE-WESTERN RUTLAND-WINDSOR-EASTERN ADDISON-EASTERN RUTLAND-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LAKE PLACID...PORT HENRY...
TICONDEROGA...ST. JOHNSBURY...MONTPELIER...MIDDLEBURY...
VERGENNES...BRADFORD...RANDOLPH...RUTLAND...SPRINGFIELD...
WHITE RIVER JUNCTION...BRISTOL...RIPTON...EAST WALLINGFORD...
KILLINGTON
327 AM EST TUE FEB 4 2014

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 7 PM EST
WEDNESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BURLINGTON HAS ISSUED A WINTER
STORM WARNING FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 7 PM EST
WEDNESDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

* LOCATIONS...ESSEX COUNTY IN NORTHERN NEW YORK...AS WELL AS
  SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF VERMONT AND THE CHAMPLAIN VALLEY.

* HAZARD TYPES...SNOW.

* ACCUMULATIONS...5 TO 10 INCHES OF SNOW.

* MAXIMUM SNOWFALL RATE...UP TO 1 INCH PER HOUR...MAINLY 
  WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON.

* TIMING...LIGHT SNOW WILL BEGIN TO FALL EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING 
  AND INCREASE IN INTENSITY BY MIDDAY...TAPERING OFF BY THE 
  EARLY EVENING HOURS.

* IMPACTS...DIFFICULT TRAVEL CONDITIONS AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES 
  DUE TO SNOW AND SNOW COVERED ROADS.

* WINDS...NORTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH.

* TEMPERATURES...LOWS 13 TO 17. HIGHS IN THE MID 20S.

* VISIBILITIES...1 MILE OR LESS AT TIMES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW
ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN
EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...
FOOD...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>006-016-017-042100-
/O.UPG.KBTV.WS.A.0002.140205T0900Z-140206T0000Z/
/O.NEW.KBTV.WW.Y.0005.140205T0900Z-140206T0000Z/
EASTERN CLINTON-SOUTHEASTERN ST. LAWRENCE-SOUTHERN FRANKLIN-
WESTERN CLINTON-GRAND ISLE-WESTERN FRANKLIN-ORLEANS-ESSEX-
WESTERN CHITTENDEN-LAMOILLE-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...ENOSBURG FALLS...RICHFORD...UNDERHILL
327 AM EST TUE FEB 4 2014

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 7 PM EST
WEDNESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BURLINGTON HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 7 PM
EST WEDNESDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

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

* HAZARD TYPES...SNOW.

* ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 7 INCHES OF SNOW.

* MAXIMUM SNOWFALL RATE...UP TO 1 INCH PER HOUR...MAINLY 
  WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON.

* TIMING...LIGHT SNOW WILL BEGIN TO FALL EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING 
  AND INCREASE IN INTENSITY BY MIDDAY...TAPERING OFF BY THE 
  EARLY EVENING HOURS.

* IMPACTS...DIFFICULT TRAVEL CONDITIONS AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES 
  DUE TO SNOW AND SNOW COVERED ROADS.

* WINDS...NORTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH.

* TEMPERATURES...LOWS 10 TO 14. HIGHS IN THE MID 20S.

* VISIBILITIES...1 MILE OR LESS AT TIMES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL
CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED 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.

&&

$$
4 follow-up statements
845 
WWUS41 KBTV 042000
WSWBTV

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BURLINGTON VT
300 PM EST TUE FEB 4 2014

NYZ029>031-VTZ003>006-016-017-050900-
/O.UPG.KBTV.WW.Y.0005.140205T0900Z-140206T0000Z/
/O.EXA.KBTV.WS.W.0002.140205T0900Z-140206T0000Z/
SOUTHEASTERN ST. LAWRENCE-SOUTHERN FRANKLIN-WESTERN CLINTON-
ORLEANS-ESSEX-WESTERN CHITTENDEN-LAMOILLE-EASTERN FRANKLIN-
EASTERN CHITTENDEN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...STAR LAKE...SARANAC LAKE...
TUPPER LAKE...DANNEMORA...NEWPORT...ISLAND POND...BURLINGTON...
JOHNSON...STOWE...ENOSBURG FALLS...RICHFORD...UNDERHILL
300 PM EST TUE FEB 4 2014

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 7 PM EST
WEDNESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BURLINGTON HAS ISSUED A WINTER
STORM WARNING FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 7 PM EST
WEDNESDAY. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

* LOCATIONS...THE ADIRONDACKS OF NORTHERN NEW YORK...AS WELL AS
  MUCH OF NORTHERN VERMONT INCLUDING THE CITY OF BURLINGTON.

* HAZARD TYPES...SNOW.

* ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 8 INCHES OF SNOW.

* MAXIMUM SNOWFALL RATE...UP TO 1 INCH PER HOUR...MAINLY WEDNESDAY
  MORNING THROUGH MID AFTERNOON.

* TIMING...LIGHT SNOW WILL BEGIN TO FALL EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING 
  AND INCREASE IN INTENSITY BY MIDDAY...TAPERING OFF BY THE 
  EARLY EVENING HOURS.

* IMPACTS...DIFFICULT TO HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS AND REDUCED
  VISIBILITIES DUE TO SNOW AND SNOW COVERED ROADS.

* WINDS...NORTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH.

* TEMPERATURES...LOWS 10 TO 20. HIGHS IN THE UPPER TEENS TO LOWER
  20S.

* VISIBILITIES...BELOW 1 MILE AT TIMES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW MEANS HAZARDOUS WINTER WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW
ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT. IF PLANNING...KEEP
AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...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.

&&

$$

NYZ034-035-VTZ007>012-018-019-050900-
/O.CON.KBTV.WS.W.0002.140205T0900Z-140206T0000Z/
WESTERN ESSEX-EASTERN ESSEX-CALEDONIA-WASHINGTON-WESTERN ADDISON-
ORANGE-WESTERN RUTLAND-WINDSOR-EASTERN ADDISON-EASTERN RUTLAND-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LAKE PLACID...PORT HENRY...
TICONDEROGA...ST. JOHNSBURY...MONTPELIER...MIDDLEBURY...
VERGENNES...BRADFORD...RANDOLPH...RUTLAND...SPRINGFIELD...
WHITE RIVER JUNCTION...BRISTOL...RIPTON...EAST WALLINGFORD...
KILLINGTON
300 PM EST TUE FEB 4 2014

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 7 PM EST
WEDNESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BURLINGTON CONTINUES THE WINTER
STORM WARNING FOR SNOW...FROM 4 AM TO 7 PM EST WEDNESDAY.

* LOCATIONS...ESSEX COUNTY IN NORTHERN NEW YORK...AS WELL AS ALL
  OF CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN VERMONT.

* HAZARD TYPES...SNOW.

* ACCUMULATIONS...6 TO 12 INCHES OF SNOW.

* MAXIMUM SNOWFALL RATE...UP TO AN INCH AND A HALF PER
  HOUR...MAINLY WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH MID AFTERNOON.

* TIMING...LIGHT SNOW WILL BEGIN TO FALL EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING 
  AND INCREASE IN INTENSITY BY MIDDAY...TAPERING OFF BY THE 
  EARLY EVENING HOURS.

* IMPACTS...DIFFICULT TO HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS AND REDUCED
  VISIBILITIES DUE TO SNOW AND SNOW COVERED ROADS.

* WINDS...NORTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH.

* TEMPERATURES...LOWS 10 TO 20. HIGHS FROM THE UPPER TEENS TO THE
  MID 20S.

* VISIBILITIES...ONE HALF MILE OR LESS AT TIMES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW
ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. IF PLANING TRAVEL...
KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...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.

&&

$$

NYZ026-027-087-050900-
/O.EXA.KBTV.WW.Y.0005.140205T0900Z-140206T0000Z/
NORTHERN ST. LAWRENCE-NORTHERN FRANKLIN-SOUTHWESTERN ST. LAWRENCE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MASSENA...MALONE...OGDENSBURG...
POTSDAM...GOUVERNEUR
300 PM EST TUE FEB 4 2014

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 7 PM EST
WEDNESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BURLINGTON HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 7 PM
EST WEDNESDAY.

* LOCATIONS...THE ST LAWRENCE VALLEY OF NEW YORK INCLUDING OGDENSBURG
  AND MASSENA.

* HAZARD TYPES...SNOW.

* ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 5 INCHES OF SNOW.

* MAXIMUM SNOWFALL RATE...UP TO A HALF INCH PER HOUR...MAINLY 
  WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON.

* TIMING...LIGHT SNOW WILL BEGIN TO FALL EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING 
  AND INCREASE IN INTENSITY BY MIDDAY...TAPERING OFF BY THE 
  EARLY EVENING HOURS.

* IMPACTS...DIFFICULT TRAVEL CONDITIONS AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES 
  DUE TO SNOW AND SNOW COVERED ROADS.

* WINDS...NORTHEAST 5 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH.

* TEMPERATURES...LOWS IN THE MID TEENS. HIGHS AROUND 20.

* VISIBILITIES...1 MILE OR LESS AT TIMES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW
WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED
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.

&&

$$

NYZ028-VTZ001-002-050900-
/O.CON.KBTV.WW.Y.0005.140205T0900Z-140206T0000Z/
EASTERN CLINTON-GRAND ISLE-WESTERN FRANKLIN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PLATTSBURGH...ALBURGH...SOUTH HERO...
ST. ALBANS
300 PM EST TUE FEB 4 2014

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 7 PM
EST WEDNESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BURLINGTON CONTINUES THE WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...FROM 4 AM TO 7 PM EST WEDNESDAY.

* LOCATIONS...THE NORTHERN CHAMPLAIN VALLEY OF NEW YORK AND
  VERMONT INCLUDING THE CITIES OF PLATTSBURGH AND ST ALBANS.

* HAZARD TYPES...SNOW.

* ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 6 INCHES OF SNOW.

* MAXIMUM SNOWFALL RATE...UP TO A HALF INCH PER HOUR...MAINLY
  WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH MID AFTERNOON.

* TIMING...LIGHT SNOW WILL BEGIN TO FALL EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING 
  AND INCREASE IN INTENSITY BY MIDDAY...TAPERING OFF BY THE 
  EARLY EVENING HOURS.

* IMPACTS...DIFFICULT TRAVEL CONDITIONS AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES 
  DUE TO SNOW AND SNOW COVERED ROADS.

* WINDS...NORTHEAST 5 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH.

* TEMPERATURES...LOWS IN THE MID TO UPPER TEENS. HIGHS IN THE
  LOWER 20S.

* VISIBILITIES...1 MILE OR LESS AT TIMES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW
WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED
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.

&&

$$

JMG
286 
WWUS41 KBTV 050833
WSWBTV

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BURLINGTON VT
333 AM EST WED FEB 5 2014

NYZ029>031-034-035-VTZ003>012-016>019-052100-
/O.CON.KBTV.WS.W.0002.140205T0900Z-140206T0000Z/
SOUTHEASTERN ST. LAWRENCE-SOUTHERN FRANKLIN-WESTERN CLINTON-
WESTERN ESSEX-EASTERN ESSEX-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...STAR LAKE...SARANAC LAKE...
TUPPER LAKE...DANNEMORA...LAKE PLACID...PORT HENRY...
TICONDEROGA...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
333 AM EST WED FEB 5 2014

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS
EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BURLINGTON CONTINUES THE WINTER
STORM WARNING FOR SNOW...UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING.

* LOCATIONS...THE NORTHERN ADIRONDACK MOUNTAINS IN NEW YORK AND
  ALL OF VERMONT...EXCEPT WESTERN FRANKLIN AND GRAND ISLE COUNTIES.

* HAZARD TYPES...SNOW.

* ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 8 INCHES ACROSS NORTHERN VERMONT AND THE
  ADIRONDACK MOUNTAINS IN NORTHERN NEW YORK. 6 TO 12 INCHES ACROSS
  CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN VERMONT AND ESSEX COUNTY NEW YORK.

* MAXIMUM SNOWFALL RATE...OCCASIONAL 1 INCH PER HOUR...MAINLY
  THIS MORNING THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON.

* TIMING...LIGHT SNOW WITH PERIODS OF MODERATE SNOW WILL CONTINUE
  TODAY...BEFORE TAPERING OFF BY MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. 

* IMPACTS...DIFFICULT TRAVEL CONDITIONS AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES
  DUE TO SNOW AND SNOW COVERED ROADS...ESPECIALLY DURING THE
  MORNING AND EVENING COMMUTES.

* WINDS...NORTHEAST 5 TO 15 MPH.

* TEMPERATURES...HIGHS IN THE UPPER TEENS TO MID 20S.

* VISIBILITIES...ONE HALF MILE OR LESS AT TIMES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW
ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. IF PLANING TRAVEL...
KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...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.

&&

$$

NYZ026>028-087-VTZ001-002-052100-
/O.CON.KBTV.WW.Y.0005.140205T0900Z-140206T0000Z/
NORTHERN ST. LAWRENCE-NORTHERN FRANKLIN-EASTERN CLINTON-
SOUTHWESTERN ST. LAWRENCE-GRAND ISLE-WESTERN FRANKLIN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MASSENA...MALONE...PLATTSBURGH...
OGDENSBURG...POTSDAM...GOUVERNEUR...ALBURGH...SOUTH HERO...
ST. ALBANS
333 AM EST WED FEB 5 2014

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS
EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BURLINGTON CONTINUES THE WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING.

* LOCATIONS...THE SAINT LAWRENCE VALLEY AND EASTERN CLINTON COUNTY
  IN NORTHERN NEW YORK...AS WELL AS GRAND ISLE AND WESTERN
  FRANKLIN COUNTIES IN NORTHERN VERMONT.

* HAZARD TYPES...SNOW.

* ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 6 INCHES OF SNOW.

* MAXIMUM SNOWFALL RATE...UP TO ONE INCH PER HOUR...MAINLY THIS
  MORNING THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON.

* TIMING...LIGHT SNOW WITH BRIEF PERIODS OF MODERATE SNOW TODAY
  WILL TAPER OFF BY THIS EVENING.

* IMPACTS...DIFFICULT TRAVEL CONDITIONS AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES 
  DUE TO SNOW AND SNOW COVERED ROADS.

* WINDS...NORTHEAST 5 TO 15 MPH.

* TEMPERATURES...HIGHS IN THE LOWER 20S.

* VISIBILITIES...1 MILE OR LESS AT TIMES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW
WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED
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.

&&

$$
816 
WWUS41 KBTV 052011
WSWBTV

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BURLINGTON VT
311 PM EST WED FEB 5 2014

NYZ029>031-034-035-VTZ003>012-016>019-060000-
/O.CON.KBTV.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-140206T0000Z/
SOUTHEASTERN ST. LAWRENCE-SOUTHERN FRANKLIN-WESTERN CLINTON-
WESTERN ESSEX-EASTERN ESSEX-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...STAR LAKE...SARANAC LAKE...
TUPPER LAKE...DANNEMORA...LAKE PLACID...PORT HENRY...
TICONDEROGA...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
311 PM EST WED FEB 5 2014

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS
EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BURLINGTON CONTINUES THE WINTER
STORM WARNING FOR SNOW...UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING.

* LOCATIONS...THE NORTHERN ADIRONDACK MOUNTAINS IN NEW YORK AND 
  ALL OF VERMONT...EXCEPT WESTERN FRANKLIN AND GRAND ISLE 
  COUNTIES.

* HAZARD TYPES...SNOW.

* ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 8 INCHES ACROSS NORTHERN VERMONT AND THE
  ADIRONDACK MOUNTAINS IN NORTHERN NEW YORK AND 6 TO 12 INCHES
  ACROSS CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN VERMONT AND ESSEX COUNTY NEW YORK
  WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS.

* MAXIMUM SNOWFALL RATE...UP TO 1 INCH PER HOUR THROUGH EARLY
  EVENING.

* TIMING...LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW...WITH BRIEF BURSTS OF HEAVIER
  SNOW WILL PERSIST THROUGH EARLY EVENING BEFORE TAPERING OFF BY
  MIDNIGHT.

* IMPACTS...DIFFICULT TO HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS AND REDUCED
  VISIBILITIES DUE TO SNOW AND SNOW COVERED ROADS.

* WINDS...NORTH 5 TO 10 MPH.

* TEMPERATURES...HIGHS IN THE UPPER TEENS TO LOWER 20S.

* VISIBILITIES...ONE HALF MILE OR LESS AT TIMES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW
ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. IF PLANING TRAVEL...
KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...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.

&&

$$

NYZ026>028-087-VTZ001-002-060000-
/O.CON.KBTV.WW.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-140206T0000Z/
NORTHERN ST. LAWRENCE-NORTHERN FRANKLIN-EASTERN CLINTON-
SOUTHWESTERN ST. LAWRENCE-GRAND ISLE-WESTERN FRANKLIN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MASSENA...MALONE...PLATTSBURGH...
OGDENSBURG...POTSDAM...GOUVERNEUR...ALBURGH...SOUTH HERO...
ST. ALBANS
311 PM EST WED FEB 5 2014

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS
EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BURLINGTON CONTINUES THE WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING.

* LOCATIONS...THE SAINT LAWRENCE VALLEY AND EASTERN CLINTON 
  COUNTY IN NORTHERN NEW YORK...AS WELL AS GRAND ISLE AND 
  WESTERN FRANKLIN COUNTIES IN NORTHERN VERMONT.

* HAZARD TYPES...SNOW.

* ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 7 INCHES OF SNOW.

* MAXIMUM SNOWFALL RATE...UP TO A HALF INCH PER HOUR THROUGH
  EARLY EVENING.

* TIMING...LIGHT SNOW WITH BRIEF PERIODS OF MODERATE SNOW WILL
  CONTINUE INTO THE EARLY EVENING HOURS BEFORE TAPERING OFF BY
  MIDNIGHT.

* IMPACTS...DIFFICULT TRAVEL CONDITIONS AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES 
  DUE TO SNOW AND SNOW COVERED ROADS.

* WINDS...NORTH 5 TO 15 MPH.

* TEMPERATURES...HIGHS IN THE UPPER TEENS TO LOWER 20S.

* VISIBILITIES...1 MILE OR LESS AT TIMES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW
WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED
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.

&&

$$

JMG
685 
WWUS41 KBTV 060009
WSWBTV

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BURLINGTON VT
709 PM EST WED FEB 5 2014

NYZ029>031-034-035-VTZ003>012-016>019-060115-
/O.CAN.KBTV.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-140206T0000Z/
SOUTHEASTERN ST. LAWRENCE-SOUTHERN FRANKLIN-WESTERN CLINTON-
WESTERN ESSEX-EASTERN ESSEX-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...STAR LAKE...SARANAC LAKE...
TUPPER LAKE...DANNEMORA...LAKE PLACID...PORT HENRY...
TICONDEROGA...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
709 PM EST WED FEB 5 2014

...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BURLINGTON HAS ALLOWED THE WINTER
STORM WARNING THAT WAS IN EFFECT FOR MUCH OF NORTHERN NEW YORK AND
VERMONT TO EXPIRE. 

LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE AREA THIS EVENING...ALTHOUGH
THE MAJORITY OF THE ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL HAS ALREADY OCCURRED. 
ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF AN INCH OR TWO ARE POSSIBLE BEFORE
THE SNOW ENDS OVERNIGHT.

$$

NYZ026>028-087-VTZ001-002-060115-
/O.CAN.KBTV.WW.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-140206T0000Z/
NORTHERN ST. LAWRENCE-NORTHERN FRANKLIN-EASTERN CLINTON-
SOUTHWESTERN ST. LAWRENCE-GRAND ISLE-WESTERN FRANKLIN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MASSENA...MALONE...PLATTSBURGH...
OGDENSBURG...POTSDAM...GOUVERNEUR...ALBURGH...SOUTH HERO...
ST. ALBANS
709 PM EST WED FEB 5 2014

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BURLINGTON HAS ALLOWED THE WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY THAT WAS IN EFFECT FOR THE SAINT LAWRENCE VALLEY
AND NORTHERN CHAMPLAIN VALLEY TO EXPIRE.

LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE AREA THIS EVENING...ALTHOUGH
THE MAJORITY OF THE ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL HAS ALREADY OCCURRED. 
ANY ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE LIMITED TO A DUSTING TO
AROUND AN INCH BEFORE THE SNOW ENDS BY MIDNIGHT.

$$

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 Feb 4, 12:54 AM EST, 2 hours 33 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Feb 4, 12:54 AM EST, 2 hours 33 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BURLINGTON VT
1254 AM EST TUE FEB 4 2014

.SYNOPSIS...
HIGH PRESSURE WILL BRING MAINLY CLEAR SKIES...LIGHT WINDS AND
SEASONABLY COLD TEMPERATURES TO THE AREA TONIGHT INTO TUESDAY. A
STORM SYSTEM WILL PASS SOUTH OF NEW ENGLAND TUESDAY NIGHT INTO
WEDNESDAY...BUT WILL BE CLOSE ENOUGH TO SPREAD A WIDESPREAD
SNOWFALL TO THE REGION TUESDAY NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY. HIGH
PRESSURE RETURNS BY LATE WEEK WITH FAIR AND DRY WEATHER EXPECTED
BEFORE ADDITIONAL LOW PRESSURE POSSIBLY BRINGS A RENEWED THREAT
OF WINTRY WEATHER BY EARLY NEXT WEEK.

&&

.NEAR TERM /UNTIL 6 AM THIS MORNING/...
AS OF 1226 AM EST TUESDAY...UPDATE ISSUED TO ACCT FOR LINGERING
CLD COVER OVER CENTRAL AND WESTERN PORTIONS OF THE CWA. WILL
CONTINUE PCLDY/MCLDY WORDING FOR NEXT SEVERAL HRS AS CLDS
EXPECTED TO THIN TOWARDS 12Z THIS MORNING. WITH THIS
CLRING...EXPECTING TEMPS TO DROP DOWN TOWARDS FORECASTED LOWS IN
MANY SPOTS. REST OF FORECAST IN GD SHAPE.

PREVIOUS DISCUSSION...LATEST SATELLITE PICS AND SURFACE OBS
CONTINUE TO INDICATE A LOT OF LOW CLOUDS LINGERING ACROSS
NORTHERN NY AND CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN VT. ALSO A FEW FLURRIES
OCCURRING ACROSS PORTIONS OF NORTHERN NY. ALL OF THIS DESPITE THE
FACT THAT SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE CONTINUES TO BUILD INTO THE
REGION. WITH VERY WEAK WIND REGIME AND WEAK INVERSION SETTING
UP...IT MAY DIFFICULT TO GET RID OF ALL THE CLOUDS. HAVE ADJUSTED
SKY GRIDS TO SHOW MORE CLOUDS FOR A GOOD PORTION OF THE AREA FOR
TONIGHT...EXCEPT NORTHEAST VT. HAVE ALSO RAISED TEMPS A BIT IN
AREAS WHERE CLOUDS EXPECTED TO LINGER LONGEST. LOOK FOR LOWS TO
RANGE GENERALLY FROM 5 BELOW TO 10 ABOVE.

&&

.SHORT TERM /6 AM THIS MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT/...
AS OF 312 PM EST MONDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY SKIES ON TUESDAY MORNING
THEN SLOWLY GIVE WAY TO INCREASING HIGH CLOUDS BY MID TO LATE
AFTERNOON AS WARM THERMAL ADVECTION BEGINS IN EARNEST ALOFT IN
ADVANCE OF OUR NEXT STORM SYSTEM. HIGHS ONCE AGAIN SEASONABLY
COOL IN THE MID TO UPPER 20S IN MOST SPOTS...PERHAPS A 30 OR TWO
FAR SOUTH. WINDS LIGHT.

BY TOMORROW NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY WELL ADVERTISED SOUTHERN STREAM
SHORTWAVE WILL TRACK FROM THE LOWER MISSISSIPPI RIVER VALLEY
THROUGH THE DELMARVA REGION TO NEAR THE -40N/-70W BENCHMARK.
CONFLUENT AND FLAT MID TO UPPER LEVEL FLOW WILL ENSURE THE SYSTEM
WILL BE A QUICK MOVER WITH AN APPROXIMATELY 12-HOUR PRECIPITATION
EVENT EXPECTED FOR OUR AREA. THERMAL PROFILES PLENTY COLD ENOUGH
FOR ALL SNOW AND BASED OFF A FAIRLY STABLE MODEL CONSENSUS WILL
ADVERTISE A PRECIPITATION ARRIVAL TIME FOR MOST SPOTS IN THE PRE-
DAWN HOURS ON WEDNESDAY AND CONTINUING STEADILY THROUGH THE DAY
BEFORE TAPERING OFF TOWARD EVENING. WINDS REMAIN QUITE LIGHT
THROUGH PBL UP THROUGH THE 850 MB LEVEL SO OROGRAPHIC EFFECTS
WILL NOT BE AS PRONOUNCED AS THEY TYPICALLY ARE AROUND HERE.
NONETHELESS STILL LOOKING AT A MODEST SNOW EVENT WITH HIGHEST
AMOUNTS ACROSS THE SOUTH CLOSER TO BETTER FRONTOGENETICAL
FORCING/LIFT...AND LOWEST AMOUNTS ACROSS THE NORTH...ESP THE FAR
NORTHERN VALLEYS WHERE SOME DRIER LOW LEVEL FLOW MAY ATTEMPT TO
UNDERCUT THE DEEPER MOISTURE ALOFT. THIS SEEMS REASONABLE GIVEN
THE EXPECTED FLATTER STORM TRACK WE ARE CURRENTLY ADVERTISING.

BY WEDNESDAY NIGHT ANY LINGERING LIGHT SNOWS/FLURRIES SHOULD BE
ESSENTIALLY OVER BY MIDNIGHT AS SYSTEM EXITS QUICKLY EAST INTO
THE NORTH ATLANTIC. SKIES SHOULD GRADUALLY TREND PTLY CLOUDY OVER
TIME WITH LOWS BY THURSDAY MORNING MAINLY IN THE POSITIVE SINGLE
DIGITS UNDER LIGHT NORTH TO NORTHWESTERLY FLOW.

&&

.LONG TERM /THURSDAY THROUGH MONDAY/...
AS OF 300 PM EST MONDAY...VERY QUIET WX ANTICIPATED FOR THURS
INTO EARLY THIS UPCOMING WEEKEND...WITH SFC HIGH PRES AND
CONFLUENT FLW ALOFT CONTINUING. NEXT POTENTIAL SYSTEM TO IMPACT
OUR FA WL BE SUNDAY INTO MONDAY. WEAK ELONGATED VORTICITY MOVES
FROM WEST TO EAST ACRS OUR CWA ON FRIDAY...BUT BEST 850 TO 500MB
RH IS LOCATED OVER SOUTHERN CANADA. A MTN FLURRY OR SNOW SHOWER
WL BE POSSIBLE...BUT QPF WL BE EXTREMELY LIGHT. OTHERWISE...DRY
CONDITIONS WL PREVAIL. PROGGED 85H TEMPS CHANGE VERY LITTLE FROM
THURS THRU SATURDAY WITH VALUES BTWN -13C AND -18C...SUPPORTING
HIGHS IN THE TEENS MTNS/20S VALLEYS AND LOWS IN THE SINGLE DIGITS
TO LOWER TEENS WARMER VALLEYS...NEAR NORMAL FOR THE 1ST WEEK IN
FEB. OF COURSE WITH ANTICIPATED FRESH SNOW PACK FROM WEDS SYSTEM
AND POTENTIAL FOR CLRING SKIES AND LIGHT WINDS...SEVERAL OF THE
COLDER MTN VALLEYS COULD DROP BLW 0F DURING THIS PERIOD.

FCST BECOMES MORE INTERESTING SUNDAY INTO MONDAY WITH NEXT FULL
LATITUDE SYSTEM IMPACTING THE EASTERN CONUS. THE GEM/GFS AND
ECMWF ALL SHOW A LARGE SCALE SYNOPTIC SYSTEM FOR LATE NEXT
WEEKEND...BUT EXACT DETAILS ARE UNCERTAIN ATTM...ALONG WITH
IMPACTS ACRS OUR FA. MID/UPPER LVL TROF AND ASSOCIATED POTENT 5H
VORT WL EJECT FROM SOUTHERN ROCKIES ON FRIDAY WITH SFC LOW PRES
DEVELOPING ALONG THE GULF COAST OVER THE WEEKEND...BEFORE MAKING
THE TURN TWD THE MID ATLANTIC STATES BY SUNDAY. THIS SYSTEM WL
ONCE AGAIN HAVE PLENTY OF GULF OF MEXICO MOISTURE TO WORK
WITH...BUT STILL SOME QUESTION WITH REGARDS TO PHASING ASSOCIATED
WITH NORTHERN STREAM ENERGY OVER THE GREAT LAKES AND FAST
CONFLUENT FLW ALOFT. LATEST TRENDS HAVE BEEN FOR SOUTHERN STREAM
ENERGY TO EJECT AHEAD OF NORTHERN STREAM ENERGY AND SFC LOW PRES
RACING SOUTH OF THE 40/70 BENCHMARK...RESULTING IN A SHARP SOUTH
TO NORTH QPF/MOISTURE GRADIENT ACRS OUR FA. WE HAVE SEEN THIS
SCENARIO MANY TIMES BEFORE THIS WINTER. HOWEVER...HAVE NOTED SOME
DOWNSTREAM RIDGING TRYING TO DEVELOP ACRS THE NORTHERN ATLANTIC
AHEAD OF FULL LATITUDE TROF AND A PROGGED CLOSED 5H/7H
CIRCULATION...WHICH HAS NOT OCCURRED MUCH THIS YEAR.
FURTHERMORE...THE ORIENTATION OF THE SYNOPTIC SCALE JET ON
BACKSIDE IS NW TO SE AND MORE NORTH TO SOUTH ON FRNT SIDE OF
TROF...WHICH IF THIS WAS TO OCCUR...THE CLOSED CIRCULATION AND
JET STRUCTURE COULD HELP TO CAPTURE SFC LOW PRES AND KEEP IT
CLOSER TO THE COAST...WITH GREATER IMPACTS TO OUR CWA. ALSO...THE
CLOSED CIRCULATIONS WOULD HELP WITH BACKSIDE UPSLOPE ENHANCEMENT
OF PRECIP. STILL LOTS OF UNCERTAINTY GIVEN COMPLEX MID/UPPER LVL
PATTERN...AND ASSOCIATED TIMING OF INDIVIDUAL S/W'S...AND EXACT
TRACK OF SFC LOW PRES. WL MENTION HIGH CHC POPS ON SUNDAY INTO
MONDAY WITH TEMPS MAINLY IN THE TEENS MTNS TO 20S VALLEYS.

&&

.AVIATION /06Z TUESDAY THROUGH SATURDAY/...
THROUGH 06Z WEDNESDAY...MAINLY VFR CONDITIONS EXPECTED THROUGH
THE PERIOD AS A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL BE OVER THE REGION.
SATELLITE LOOP AND SURFACE OBSERVATIONS SHOWING PLENTY OF LOW
CLOUD COVER ACROSS MOST OF THE REGION AT THIS TIME. VAD WIND
PROFILES AND BUFKIT FORECAST SOUNDINGS SHOWING LIGHT WINDS IN THE
LOWER LEVELS OF THE ATMOSPHERE. THIS WILL MAKE IT DIFFICULT TO
BREAK UP THE LOW CLOUD COVER OVERNIGHT. THUS...HAVE OPTED TO KEEP
IN MORE CLOUD COVER OVERNIGHT. MODELS ARE NOT DOING A GOOD JOB
HANDLING THIS LOW LEVEL MOISTURE. CONDITIONS SHOULD IMPROVE AFTER
12Z. HAVE ALSO INCLUDED TEMPO LIGHT SNOW AT MSS AND SLK WHERE
THERE HAS BEEN A LITTLE FLURRY HERE AND THERE.

OUTLOOK 06Z WEDNESDAY THROUGH SATURDAY...SFC LOW PRES TRACKING
ACRS THE MID ATLANTIC STATES WL SPREAD SNOW FROM SW TO NE ACRS
ALL OUR TAF SITES ON WEDS MORNING. A 8 TO 12 HR WINDOW OF IFR IN
SNOW WITH PERIODS OF LIFR CONDITIONS ARE LIKELY FROM 09Z THRU 00Z
THURS. SE WINDS WL SHIFT TO THE NORTH BY WEDS AFTN AT 5 TO 15
KNOTS. DRIER AIR AND VFR CONDITIONS RETURN BY 06Z THURSDAY
ASSOCIATED WITH SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE AREA...AND WILL REMAIN VFR
UNDER HIGH PRESSURE THROUGH 00Z SUNDAY.

&&

.BTV WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
VT...WINTER STORM WATCH FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING
     FOR VTZ001>012-016>019.
NY...WINTER STORM WATCH FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING
     FOR NYZ028>031-034-035.

&&

SYNOPSIS...JMG
NEAR TERM...RJS/JN
SHORT TERM...JMG
LONG TERM...TABER
AVIATION...NEILES
Hazardous weather outlook, Feb 4, 3:19 AM EST, 8 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BURLINGTON VT
319 AM EST TUE FEB 4 2014

NYZ034-035-VTZ007>012-018-019-050830-
WESTERN ESSEX-EASTERN ESSEX-CALEDONIA-WASHINGTON-WESTERN ADDISON-
ORANGE-WESTERN RUTLAND-WINDSOR-EASTERN ADDISON-EASTERN RUTLAND-
319 AM EST TUE FEB 4 2014

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 7 PM EST WEDNESDAY...

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

NYZ028>031-VTZ001>006-016-017-050830-
EASTERN CLINTON-SOUTHEASTERN ST. LAWRENCE-SOUTHERN FRANKLIN-
WESTERN CLINTON-GRAND ISLE-WESTERN FRANKLIN-ORLEANS-ESSEX-
WESTERN CHITTENDEN-LAMOILLE-EASTERN FRANKLIN-EASTERN CHITTENDEN-
319 AM EST TUE FEB 4 2014

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 7 PM EST
WEDNESDAY...

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

NYZ026-027-087-050830-
NORTHERN ST. LAWRENCE-NORTHERN FRANKLIN-SOUTHWESTERN ST. LAWRENCE-
319 AM EST TUE FEB 4 2014

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHERN NEW YORK.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

LIGHT SNOW WILL BEGIN TO FALL ACROSS SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF THE
SAINT LAWRENCE VALLEY LATE TONIGHT WITH AN INCH OF ACCUMULATION BY
WEDNESDAY MORNING.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY.

LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE ACROSS THE SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND REGION
WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT. AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 3 INCHES ACROSS
THE SAINT LAWRENCE VALLEY IS POSSIBLE DURING THIS TIME.

.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
Feb 4, 3:27 AM ESTWinter Weather AdvisoryBTVChittenden, Essex, Franklin, Grand Isle, Lamoille, Orleans40 hr

Nearby

Winter Storm Warnings in Vermont, 2014Winter Storm Warnings in New York, 2014Every winter storm warning in 2014

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.