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Winter Storm Warning 3, NWS Burlington, VT

February 12, 201411 counties in Vermont; 4 counties in New York

NWS Burlington, VT issued this winter storm warning at Feb 12, 2014, 3:38 AM EST for 11 counties in Vermont; 4 counties in New York. It took effect at Feb 13, 2014, 10:00 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
Feb 12, 2014, 3:38 AM EST (08:38 UTC)
In effect from
Feb 13, 2014, 10:00 AM EST
Expired
Feb 14, 2014, 1:00 PM 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 08:44 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, 8.6 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Albany, NY at 00:00Z on 2014-02-12Temperature 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 2014-02-12The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 57 square meters per square second.1939587897117Sfc1 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
1206 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
51 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
57 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
81 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.

556 
WWUS41 KBTV 120838
WSWBTV

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BURLINGTON VT
338 AM EST WED FEB 12 2014

VTZ003-004-006>012-016>019-121800-
/O.UPG.KBTV.WS.A.0003.140213T1500Z-140214T1800Z/
/O.NEW.KBTV.WS.W.0003.140213T1500Z-140214T1800Z/
ORLEANS-ESSEX-LAMOILLE-CALEDONIA-WASHINGTON-WESTERN ADDISON-
ORANGE-WESTERN RUTLAND-WINDSOR-EASTERN FRANKLIN-
EASTERN CHITTENDEN-EASTERN ADDISON-EASTERN RUTLAND-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWPORT...ISLAND POND...JOHNSON...
STOWE...ST. JOHNSBURY...MONTPELIER...MIDDLEBURY...VERGENNES...
BRADFORD...RANDOLPH...RUTLAND...SPRINGFIELD...
WHITE RIVER JUNCTION...ENOSBURG FALLS...RICHFORD...UNDERHILL...
BRISTOL...RIPTON...EAST WALLINGFORD...KILLINGTON
338 AM EST WED FEB 12 2014

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THURSDAY TO 1 PM EST
FRIDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BURLINGTON HAS ISSUED A WINTER
STORM WARNING FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THURSDAY TO 1
PM EST FRIDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

* LOCATIONS...CENTRAL AND EASTERN VERMONT INCLUDING THE WESTERN
  PORTIONS OF ADDISON AND RUTLAND COUNTIES.

* HAZARD TYPES...SNOW

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

* MAXIMUM SNOWFALL RATE...UP TO 1 INCH PER HOUR...MAINLY THURSDAY
  NIGHT.

* TIMING...SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ON THURSDAY AND BECOME
  HEAVY AT TIMES THURSDAY NIGHT...BEFORE TAPERING TO LIGHT SNOW OR
  SNOW SHOWERS BY FRIDAY AFTERNOON.

* IMPACTS...DIFFICULT TO HAZARDOUS TRAVEL IS EXPECTED...ESPECIALLY
  THURSDAY NIGHT.

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

* TEMPERATURES...HIGHS IN THE UPPER 20S TO LOWER 30S. LOWS AROUND
  20.

* VISIBILITIES...BELOW ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES ON THURSDAY NIGHT.

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 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.

&&

$$

NYZ028-031-034-035-VTZ001-002-005-121800-
/O.CON.KBTV.WS.A.0003.140213T1500Z-140214T1800Z/
EASTERN CLINTON-WESTERN CLINTON-WESTERN ESSEX-EASTERN ESSEX-
GRAND ISLE-WESTERN FRANKLIN-WESTERN CHITTENDEN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PLATTSBURGH...DANNEMORA...LAKE PLACID...
PORT HENRY...TICONDEROGA...ALBURGH...SOUTH HERO...ST. ALBANS...
BURLINGTON
338 AM EST WED FEB 12 2014

...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING
THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BURLINGTON CONTINUES THE WINTER
STORM WATCH...FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON.

* LOCATIONS...THE EASTERN ADIRONDACKS...CHAMPLAIN VALLEY... 
  CENTRAL AND NORTHERN VERMONT...INCLUDING THE NORTHEAST KINGDOM.

* HAZARD TYPES...SNOW

* ACCUMULATIONS...6 OR MORE INCHES OF SNOW POSSIBLE.

* MAXIMUM SNOWFALL RATE...UP TO 1 INCH PER HOUR...MAINLY THURSDAY
  NIGHT.

* TIMING...SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ON THURSDAY AND BECOME
  HEAVY AT TIMES THURSDAY NIGHT...BEFORE TAPERING TO LIGHT SNOW OR
  SNOW SHOWERS FRIDAY AFTERNOON.

* IMPACTS...DIFFICULT TRAVEL IS EXPECTED...ESPECIALLY THURSDAY
  NIGHT.

* WINDS...NORTH 5 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH.

* TEMPERATURES...HIGHS IN THE UPPER 20S TO LOWER 30S. LOWS AROUND
  20.

* VISIBILITIES...BELOW ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES ON THURSDAY NIGHT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT
SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL.
CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS.

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
8 follow-up statements
073 
WWUS41 KBTV 121423
WSWBTV

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BURLINGTON VT
923 AM EST WED FEB 12 2014

VTZ003-004-006>012-016>019-122200-
/O.CON.KBTV.WS.W.0003.140213T1500Z-140214T1800Z/
ORLEANS-ESSEX-LAMOILLE-CALEDONIA-WASHINGTON-WESTERN ADDISON-
ORANGE-WESTERN RUTLAND-WINDSOR-EASTERN FRANKLIN-
EASTERN CHITTENDEN-EASTERN ADDISON-EASTERN RUTLAND-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWPORT...ISLAND POND...JOHNSON...
STOWE...ST. JOHNSBURY...MONTPELIER...MIDDLEBURY...VERGENNES...
BRADFORD...RANDOLPH...RUTLAND...SPRINGFIELD...
WHITE RIVER JUNCTION...ENOSBURG FALLS...RICHFORD...UNDERHILL...
BRISTOL...RIPTON...EAST WALLINGFORD...KILLINGTON
923 AM EST WED FEB 12 2014

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THURSDAY TO
1 PM EST FRIDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BURLINGTON CONTINUES THE WINTER
STORM WARNING FOR SNOW...FROM 10 AM THURSDAY TO 1 PM EST FRIDAY.

* LOCATIONS...CENTRAL AND EASTERN VERMONT INCLUDING THE WESTERN 
  PORTIONS OF ADDISON AND RUTLAND COUNTIES.

* HAZARD TYPES...SNOW

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

* MAXIMUM SNOWFALL RATE...UP TO 1 INCH PER HOUR...MAINLY EARLY 
  FRIDAY MORNING.

* TIMING...SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ON THURSDAY AND BECOME
  HEAVY AT TIMES THURSDAY NIGHT...BEFORE TAPERING TO SNOW SHOWERS
  BY FRIDAY AFTERNOON.

* IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL IS EXPECTED...ESPECIALLY THURSDAY
  NIGHT.

* WINDS...NORTH 5 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH.

* TEMPERATURES...HIGHS AROUND 30. LOWS AROUND 20.

* VISIBILITIES...BELOW ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES ON THURSDAY NIGHT.

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 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.

&&

$$

NYZ028-031-034-035-VTZ001-002-005-122200-
/O.CON.KBTV.WS.A.0003.140213T1500Z-140214T1800Z/
EASTERN CLINTON-WESTERN CLINTON-WESTERN ESSEX-EASTERN ESSEX-
GRAND ISLE-WESTERN FRANKLIN-WESTERN CHITTENDEN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PLATTSBURGH...DANNEMORA...LAKE PLACID...
PORT HENRY...TICONDEROGA...ALBURGH...SOUTH HERO...ST. ALBANS...
BURLINGTON
923 AM EST WED FEB 12 2014

...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING
THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BURLINGTON CONTINUES THE WINTER
STORM WATCH...FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON.

* LOCATIONS...THE EASTERN ADIRONDACKS AND NORTHERN CHAMPLAIN
  VALLEY.

* HAZARD TYPES...SNOW

* ACCUMULATIONS...6 OR MORE INCHES OF SNOW POSSIBLE

* MAXIMUM SNOWFALL RATE...UP TO 1 INCH PER HOUR...MAINLY EARLY 
  FRIDAY MORNING.

* TIMING...SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ON THURSDAY AND BECOME
  HEAVY AT TIMES THURSDAY NIGHT...BEFORE TAPERING TO SNOW SHOWERS
  FRIDAY AFTERNOON.

* IMPACTS...DIFFICULT TRAVEL IS EXPECTED...ESPECIALLY THURSDAY 
  NIGHT.

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

* TEMPERATURES...HIGHS IN THE UPPER 20S. LOWS AROUND 20.

* VISIBILITIES...BELOW ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES ON THURSDAY NIGHT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT
SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL.
CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS.

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

&&

$$
394 
WWUS41 KBTV 121948
WSWBTV

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BURLINGTON VT
248 PM EST WED FEB 12 2014

NYZ028-031-034-035-VTZ001-002-005-131100-
/O.UPG.KBTV.WS.A.0003.140213T1500Z-140214T1800Z/
/O.EXB.KBTV.WS.W.0003.140213T1800Z-140214T1800Z/
EASTERN CLINTON-WESTERN CLINTON-WESTERN ESSEX-EASTERN ESSEX-
GRAND ISLE-WESTERN FRANKLIN-WESTERN CHITTENDEN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PLATTSBURGH...DANNEMORA...LAKE PLACID...
PORT HENRY...TICONDEROGA...ALBURGH...SOUTH HERO...ST. ALBANS...
BURLINGTON
248 PM EST WED FEB 12 2014

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THURSDAY TO 1 PM EST
FRIDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BURLINGTON HAS ISSUED A WINTER
STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THURSDAY
TO 1 PM EST FRIDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

* LOCATIONS...THE EASTERN ADIRONDACKS AND NORTHERN CHAMPLAIN 
  VALLEY.

* HAZARD TYPES...SNOW.

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

* MAXIMUM SNOWFALL RATE...1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR AT TIMES THURSDAY
  NIGHT INTO FRIDAY MORNING.

* TIMING...SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ON THURSDAY AND BECOME
  HEAVY AT TIMES THURSDAY NIGHT INTO FRIDAY MORNING...BEFORE TAPERING TO
  SNOW SHOWERS BY FRIDAY AFTERNOON.

* IMPACTS...EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TRAVEL IS EXPECTED...ESPECIALLY
  THURSDAY NIGHT INTO FRIDAY WITH AREAS OF SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW LIKELY.

* WINDS...NORTH 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH...ESPECIALLY
  THE CHAMPLAIN VALLEY.

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

* VISIBILITIES...BELOW ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES ON THURSDAY NIGHT.

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 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.

&&

$$

NYZ027-030-131100-
/O.EXB.KBTV.WS.W.0003.140213T1800Z-140214T1800Z/
NORTHERN FRANKLIN-SOUTHERN FRANKLIN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MALONE...SARANAC LAKE...TUPPER LAKE
248 PM EST WED FEB 12 2014

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THURSDAY TO 1 PM EST
FRIDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BURLINGTON HAS ISSUED A WINTER
STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT
FROM 1 PM THURSDAY TO 1 PM EST FRIDAY.

* LOCATIONS...NORTHERN ADIRONDACK MOUNTAINS IN NEW YORK.

* HAZARD TYPES...SNOW

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

* MAXIMUM SNOWFALL RATE...UP TO 1 INCH PER HOUR...MAINLY EARLY 
  FRIDAY MORNING.

* TIMING...SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ON THURSDAY EVENING AND BECOME 
  HEAVY AT TIMES THURSDAY NIGHT...BEFORE TAPERING TO SNOW 
  SHOWERS BY FRIDAY AFTERNOON.

* IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL IS EXPECTED...ESPECIALLY THURSDAY 
  NIGHT.

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

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

* VISIBILITIES...BELOW ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES ON THURSDAY NIGHT.

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 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.

&&

$$

VTZ003-004-006>012-016>019-131100-
/O.CON.KBTV.WS.W.0003.140213T1500Z-140214T1800Z/
ORLEANS-ESSEX-LAMOILLE-CALEDONIA-WASHINGTON-WESTERN ADDISON-
ORANGE-WESTERN RUTLAND-WINDSOR-EASTERN FRANKLIN-
EASTERN CHITTENDEN-EASTERN ADDISON-EASTERN RUTLAND-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWPORT...ISLAND POND...JOHNSON...
STOWE...ST. JOHNSBURY...MONTPELIER...MIDDLEBURY...VERGENNES...
BRADFORD...RANDOLPH...RUTLAND...SPRINGFIELD...
WHITE RIVER JUNCTION...ENOSBURG FALLS...RICHFORD...UNDERHILL...
BRISTOL...RIPTON...EAST WALLINGFORD...KILLINGTON
248 PM EST WED FEB 12 2014

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THURSDAY TO
1 PM EST FRIDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BURLINGTON CONTINUES THE WINTER
STORM WARNING FOR SNOW...FROM 10 AM THURSDAY TO 1 PM EST FRIDAY.

* LOCATIONS...CENTRAL AND EASTERN VERMONT INCLUDING THE WESTERN 
  PORTIONS OF ADDISON AND RUTLAND COUNTIES.

* HAZARD TYPES...SNOW.

* ACCUMULATIONS...10 TO 16 INCHES OF SNOW.

* MAXIMUM SNOWFALL RATE...1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR...MAINLY THURSDAY
  NIGHT INTO FRIDAY MORNING.

* TIMING...SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ON THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND
  BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES THURSDAY NIGHT...BEFORE TAPERING TO SNOW
  SHOWERS BY FRIDAY AFTERNOON.

* IMPACTS...EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS TRAVEL IS EXPECTED...ESPECIALLY
  THURSDAY NIGHT INTO FRIDAY MORNING WITH SNOW AND AREAS OF
  BLOWING SNOW.

* WINDS...NORTHEAST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH.

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

* VISIBILITIES...BELOW ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES ON THURSDAY NIGHT.

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 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.

&&

$$

NYZ026-029-087-131100-
/O.NEW.KBTV.WW.Y.0006.140213T1800Z-140214T1800Z/
NORTHERN ST. LAWRENCE-SOUTHEASTERN ST. LAWRENCE-
SOUTHWESTERN ST. LAWRENCE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MASSENA...STAR LAKE...OGDENSBURG...
POTSDAM...GOUVERNEUR
248 PM EST WED FEB 12 2014

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THURSDAY TO 1 PM
EST FRIDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BURLINGTON HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THURSDAY TO
1 PM EST FRIDAY.

* LOCATIONS...SAINT LAWRENCE COUNTY.

* HAZARD TYPES...SNOW.

* ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 6 INCHES OF SNOW.

* MAXIMUM SNOWFALL RATE...UP TO 1 INCH PER HOUR...MAINLY EARLY 
  FRIDAY MORNING.

* TIMING...LIGHT SNOW WILL DEVELOP BY THURSDAY EVENING AND
  CONTINUE INTO FRIDAY BEFORE TAPERING OFF TO SCATTERED SNOW
  SHOWERS BY FRIDAY AFTERNOON.

* IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL IS EXPECTED. 

* WINDS...NORTHEAST 10 TO 15 MPH.

* TEMPERATURES...HIGHS IN THE UPPER 20S. LOWS AROUND 20.

* VISIBILITIES...BELOW ONE MILE 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.

&&

$$
878 
WWUS41 KBTV 131018
WSWBTV

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BURLINGTON VT
518 AM EST THU FEB 13 2014

VTZ003-004-006>012-016>019-132100-
/O.CON.KBTV.WS.W.0003.140213T1500Z-140214T1800Z/
ORLEANS-ESSEX-LAMOILLE-CALEDONIA-WASHINGTON-WESTERN ADDISON-
ORANGE-WESTERN RUTLAND-WINDSOR-EASTERN FRANKLIN-
EASTERN CHITTENDEN-EASTERN ADDISON-EASTERN RUTLAND-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWPORT...ISLAND POND...JOHNSON...
STOWE...ST. JOHNSBURY...MONTPELIER...MIDDLEBURY...VERGENNES...
BRADFORD...RANDOLPH...RUTLAND...SPRINGFIELD...
WHITE RIVER JUNCTION...ENOSBURG FALLS...RICHFORD...UNDERHILL...
BRISTOL...RIPTON...EAST WALLINGFORD...KILLINGTON
518 AM EST THU FEB 13 2014

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING
TO 1 PM EST FRIDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BURLINGTON CONTINUES THE WINTER
STORM WARNING FOR SNOW...FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 1 PM EST
FRIDAY.

* LOCATIONS...CENTRAL AND EASTERN VERMONT INCLUDING THE WESTERN 
  PORTIONS OF ADDISON AND RUTLAND COUNTIES.

* HAZARD TYPES...SNOW.

* ACCUMULATIONS...8 TO 16 INCHES OF SNOW.

* MAXIMUM SNOWFALL RATE...UP TO 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR...MAINLY
  THURSDAY NIGHT INTO EARLY FRIDAY MORNING.

* TIMING...SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ON THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND 
  BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES THURSDAY NIGHT...BEFORE TAPERING TO SNOW 
  SHOWERS BY FRIDAY AFTERNOON.

* IMPACTS...EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS TRAVEL IS EXPECTED...ESPECIALLY 
  THURSDAY NIGHT INTO FRIDAY MORNING WITH SNOW AND AREAS OF 
  BLOWING SNOW.

* WINDS...NORTHEAST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH.

* TEMPERATURES...HIGHS IN THE UPPER 20S. LOWS AROUND 20.

* VISIBILITIES...BELOW ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES ON THURSDAY NIGHT.

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 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.

&&

$$

NYZ027-028-030-031-034-035-VTZ001-002-005-132100-
/O.CON.KBTV.WS.W.0003.140213T1800Z-140214T1800Z/
NORTHERN FRANKLIN-EASTERN CLINTON-SOUTHERN FRANKLIN-
WESTERN CLINTON-WESTERN ESSEX-EASTERN ESSEX-GRAND ISLE-
WESTERN FRANKLIN-WESTERN CHITTENDEN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MALONE...PLATTSBURGH...SARANAC LAKE...
TUPPER LAKE...DANNEMORA...LAKE PLACID...PORT HENRY...
TICONDEROGA...ALBURGH...SOUTH HERO...ST. ALBANS...BURLINGTON
518 AM EST THU FEB 13 2014

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS
AFTERNOON TO 1 PM EST FRIDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BURLINGTON CONTINUES THE WINTER
STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 1 PM
EST FRIDAY.

* LOCATIONS...NORTHERN ADIRONDACK MOUNTAINS IN NEW YORK AND
  NORTHERN CHAMPLAIN VALLEY.

* HAZARD TYPES...SNOW

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

* MAXIMUM SNOWFALL RATE...UP TO 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR AT
  TIMES...MAINLY LATE THURSDAY NIGHT INTO EARLY FRIDAY MORNING.

* TIMING...SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ON THURSDAY EVENING AND
  BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES THURSDAY NIGHT INTO EARLY FRIDAY
  MORNING...BEFORE TAPERING TO SNOW SHOWERS BY FRIDAY AFTERNOON.

* IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL IS EXPECTED...ESPECIALLY THURSDAY 
  NIGHT AND EARLY FRIDAY MORNING.

* WINDS...NORTH 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH.

* TEMPERATURES...HIGHS IN THE UPPER 20S. LOWS 15 TO 21.

* VISIBILITIES...BELOW ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES ON THURSDAY NIGHT.

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 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.

&&

$$

NYZ026-029-087-132100-
/O.CON.KBTV.WW.Y.0006.140213T1800Z-140214T1800Z/
NORTHERN ST. LAWRENCE-SOUTHEASTERN ST. LAWRENCE-
SOUTHWESTERN ST. LAWRENCE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MASSENA...STAR LAKE...OGDENSBURG...
POTSDAM...GOUVERNEUR
518 AM EST THU FEB 13 2014

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS
AFTERNOON TO 1 PM EST FRIDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BURLINGTON CONTINUES THE WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 1 PM EST
FRIDAY.

* LOCATIONS...SAINT LAWRENCE COUNTY.

* HAZARD TYPES...SNOW.

* ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 6 INCHES OF SNOW.

* MAXIMUM SNOWFALL RATE...UP TO 1 INCH PER HOUR...MAINLY 
  EARLY FRIDAY MORNING.

* TIMING...LIGHT SNOW WILL DEVELOP BY THURSDAY EVENING AND 
  CONTINUE INTO FRIDAY BEFORE TAPERING OFF TO SCATTERED SNOW 
  SHOWERS BY FRIDAY AFTERNOON.

* IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL IS EXPECTED.

* WINDS...NORTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH.

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

* VISIBILITIES...BELOW ONE MILE 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.

&&

$$
947 
WWUS41 KBTV 131930
WSWBTV

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BURLINGTON VT
230 PM EST THU FEB 13 2014

NYZ026-029-087-140500-
/O.UPG.KBTV.WW.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-140214T1800Z/
/O.EXA.KBTV.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-140214T1800Z/
NORTHERN ST. LAWRENCE-SOUTHEASTERN ST. LAWRENCE-
SOUTHWESTERN ST. LAWRENCE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MASSENA...STAR LAKE...OGDENSBURG...
POTSDAM...GOUVERNEUR
230 PM EST THU FEB 13 2014

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST FRIDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BURLINGTON HAS ISSUED A WINTER
STORM WARNING FOR SAINT LAWRENCE COUNTY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL
1 PM EST FRIDAY. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

* LOCATIONS...SAINT LAWRENCE COUNTY.

* HAZARD TYPES...SNOW.

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

* MAXIMUM SNOWFALL RATE...UP TO 1 INCH PER HOUR...MAINLY OVERNIGHT
  INTO EARLY FRIDAY MORNING.

* TIMING...SNOW WILL DEVELOP BY THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE INTO
  FRIDAY BEFORE TAPERING OFF TO SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS BY FRIDAY
  AFTERNOON.

* IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL IS EXPECTED TONIGHT INTO FRIDAY MORNING.

* WINDS...NORTH 5 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH.

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

* VISIBILITIES...BELOW ONE 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 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.

&&

$$

NYZ027-028-030-031-034-035-VTZ001>012-016>019-140500-
/O.CON.KBTV.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-140214T1800Z/
NORTHERN FRANKLIN-EASTERN CLINTON-SOUTHERN FRANKLIN-
WESTERN CLINTON-WESTERN ESSEX-EASTERN ESSEX-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...MALONE...PLATTSBURGH...SARANAC LAKE...
TUPPER LAKE...DANNEMORA...LAKE PLACID...PORT HENRY...
TICONDEROGA...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
230 PM EST THU FEB 13 2014

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST FRIDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BURLINGTON CONTINUES THE WINTER
STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...UNTIL 1 PM EST FRIDAY.

* LOCATIONS...NORTHERN ADIRONDACK MOUNTAINS IN NEW YORK AND 
  NORTHERN CHAMPLAIN VALLEY.

* HAZARD TYPES...SNOW.

* ACCUMULATIONS...10 TO 16 INCHES OF SNOW.

* MAXIMUM SNOWFALL RATE...1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR...MAINLY
  OVERNIGHT INTO EARLY FRIDAY.

* TIMING...SNOW WILL BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES TONIGHT INTO EARLY
  FRIDAY MORNING...BEFORE TAPERING TO SNOW SHOWERS BY FRIDAY
  AFTERNOON.

* IMPACTS...EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS TRAVEL IS EXPECTED...ESPECIALLY
  TONIGHT INTO FRIDAY MORNING WITH SNOW AND AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW.

* WINDS...NORTH 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH.

* TEMPERATURES...LOWS AROUND 20. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 20S. 

* VISIBILITIES...BELOW ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES TONIGHT INTO EARLY
  FRIDAY. 

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 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.

&&

$$
139 
WWUS41 KBTV 140217
WSWBTV

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BURLINGTON VT
917 PM EST THU FEB 13 2014

NYZ027-028-030-031-034-035-VTZ001>012-016>019-141000-
/O.CON.KBTV.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-140214T1800Z/
NORTHERN FRANKLIN-EASTERN CLINTON-SOUTHERN FRANKLIN-
WESTERN CLINTON-WESTERN ESSEX-EASTERN ESSEX-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...MALONE...PLATTSBURGH...SARANAC LAKE...
TUPPER LAKE...DANNEMORA...LAKE PLACID...PORT HENRY...
TICONDEROGA...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
917 PM EST THU FEB 13 2014

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST FRIDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BURLINGTON CONTINUES THE WINTER
STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...UNTIL 1 PM EST FRIDAY.

* LOCATIONS...MUCH OF VERMONT AND NORTHEASTERN NEW YORK.

* HAZARD TYPES...SNOW.

* ACCUMULATIONS...10 TO 16 INCHES OF SNOW.

* MAXIMUM SNOWFALL RATE...POSSIBLY IN EXCESS OF 2 INCHES PER
  HOUR...MAINLY EARLY FRIDAY MORNING.

* TIMING...SNOW WILL BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES OVERNIGHT AND INTO
  FRIDAY MORNING...BEFORE TAPERING TO SNOW SHOWERS BY FRIDAY
  AFTERNOON. THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL FALL BETWEEN MIDNIGHT AND 9
  AM. 

* IMPACTS...EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS TRAVEL IS EXPECTED...ESPECIALLY
  DURING THE FRIDAY MORNING COMMUTE WITH NEAR WHITEOUT CONDITIONS
  IN SNOW AND AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW.

* WINDS...NORTH 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH.

* TEMPERATURES...LOWS AROUND 20. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 20S.

* VISIBILITIES...BELOW ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES TONIGHT INTO EARLY 
  FRIDAY.

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 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.

&&

$$

NYZ026-029-087-141000-
/O.CON.KBTV.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-140214T1800Z/
NORTHERN ST. LAWRENCE-SOUTHEASTERN ST. LAWRENCE-
SOUTHWESTERN ST. LAWRENCE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MASSENA...STAR LAKE...OGDENSBURG...
POTSDAM...GOUVERNEUR
917 PM EST THU FEB 13 2014

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST FRIDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BURLINGTON CONTINUES THE WINTER
STORM WARNING FOR SAINT LAWRENCE COUNTY...UNTIL 1 PM EST FRIDAY.

* LOCATIONS...SAINT LAWRENCE COUNTY.

* HAZARD TYPES...SNOW.

* ACCUMULATIONS...5 TO 9 INCHES OF SNOW.

* MAXIMUM SNOWFALL RATE...UP TO 1 INCH PER HOUR...MAINLY EARLY 
  FRIDAY MORNING.

* TIMING...SNOW WILL INTENSIFY OVERNIGHT AND CONTINUE INTO FRIDAY
  BEFORE TAPERING OFF TO SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS BY FRIDAY
  AFTERNOON.

* IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL IS EXPECTED TONIGHT INTO FRIDAY 
  MORNING.

* WINDS...NORTHEAST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH.

* TEMPERATURES...LOWS 16 TO 18. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 20S.

* VISIBILITIES...BELOW ONE 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 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.

&&

$$
933 
WWUS41 KBTV 140853
WSWBTV

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BURLINGTON VT
353 AM EST FRI FEB 14 2014

NYZ027-028-030-031-034-035-VTZ001>012-016>019-141800-
/O.CON.KBTV.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-140214T1800Z/
NORTHERN FRANKLIN-EASTERN CLINTON-SOUTHERN FRANKLIN-
WESTERN CLINTON-WESTERN ESSEX-EASTERN ESSEX-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...MALONE...PLATTSBURGH...SARANAC LAKE...
TUPPER LAKE...DANNEMORA...LAKE PLACID...PORT HENRY...
TICONDEROGA...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
353 AM EST FRI FEB 14 2014

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THIS
AFTERNOON...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BURLINGTON CONTINUES THE WINTER
STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...UNTIL 1 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON.

* LOCATIONS...MUCH OF VERMONT AND NORTHEASTERN NEW YORK.

* HAZARD TYPES...SNOW.

* ACCUMULATIONS...10 TO 16 INCHES OF SNOW.

* MAXIMUM SNOWFALL RATE...UP TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR...MAINLY EARLY 
  THIS MORNING.

* TIMING...SNOW WILL BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES THIS MORNING...BEFORE
  TAPERING TO SNOW SHOWERS BY THIS AFTERNOON. THE HEAVIEST SNOW
  WILL FALL THROUGH 9 AM.

* IMPACTS...EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS TRAVEL IS EXPECTED...ESPECIALLY
  DURING THE MORNING COMMUTE WITH NEAR WHITEOUT CONDITIONS IN
  SNOW AND AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW.

* WINDS...NORTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH.

* TEMPERATURES...LOWS AROUND 20. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 20S.

* VISIBILITIES...BELOW ONE HALF 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 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.

&&

$$

NYZ026-029-087-141800-
/O.CON.KBTV.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-140214T1800Z/
NORTHERN ST. LAWRENCE-SOUTHEASTERN ST. LAWRENCE-
SOUTHWESTERN ST. LAWRENCE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MASSENA...STAR LAKE...OGDENSBURG...
POTSDAM...GOUVERNEUR
353 AM EST FRI FEB 14 2014

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THIS
AFTERNOON...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BURLINGTON CONTINUES THE WINTER
STORM WARNING FOR SAINT LAWRENCE COUNTY...UNTIL 1 PM EST THIS
AFTERNOON.

* LOCATIONS...SAINT LAWRENCE COUNTY.

* HAZARD TYPES...SNOW.

* ACCUMULATIONS...5 TO 9 INCHES OF SNOW.

* MAXIMUM SNOWFALL RATE...UP TO 1 INCH PER HOUR...MAINLY EARLY 
  THIS MORNING.

* TIMING...SNOW WILL BECOME MODERATE TO HEAVY AT TIMES THIS MORNING
  BEFORE TAPERING OFF TO SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS BY THIS
  AFTERNOON.

* IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL IS EXPECTED THIS MORNING.

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

* TEMPERATURES...LOWS 15 TO 17. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 20S.

* VISIBILITIES...BELOW ONE 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 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.

&&

$$
769 
WWUS41 KBTV 141615
WSWBTV

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BURLINGTON VT
1115 AM EST FRI FEB 14 2014

NYZ028-030-031-034-035-VTZ005-009>012-019-141715-
/O.CAN.KBTV.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-140214T1800Z/
EASTERN CLINTON-SOUTHERN FRANKLIN-WESTERN CLINTON-WESTERN ESSEX-
EASTERN ESSEX-WESTERN CHITTENDEN-WESTERN ADDISON-ORANGE-
WESTERN RUTLAND-WINDSOR-EASTERN RUTLAND-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PLATTSBURGH...SARANAC LAKE...
TUPPER LAKE...DANNEMORA...LAKE PLACID...PORT HENRY...
TICONDEROGA...BURLINGTON...MIDDLEBURY...VERGENNES...BRADFORD...
RANDOLPH...RUTLAND...SPRINGFIELD...WHITE RIVER JUNCTION...
EAST WALLINGFORD...KILLINGTON
1115 AM EST FRI FEB 14 2014

...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BURLINGTON HAS CANCELLED THE
WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SOUTH CENTRAL VERMONT...AND FOR MUCH OF
THE CHAMPLAIN VALLEY AND NORTHERN ADIRONDACKS.

SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THIS AFTERNOON...BUT ADDITIONAL
ACCUMULATIONS WILL ONLY BE A DUSTING TO 2 INCHES.


$$

NYZ027-VTZ001>004-006>008-016>018-141800-
/O.CON.KBTV.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-140214T1800Z/
NORTHERN FRANKLIN-GRAND ISLE-WESTERN FRANKLIN-ORLEANS-ESSEX-
LAMOILLE-CALEDONIA-WASHINGTON-EASTERN FRANKLIN-EASTERN CHITTENDEN-
EASTERN ADDISON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MALONE...ALBURGH...SOUTH HERO...
ST. ALBANS...NEWPORT...ISLAND POND...JOHNSON...STOWE...
ST. JOHNSBURY...MONTPELIER...ENOSBURG FALLS...RICHFORD...
UNDERHILL...BRISTOL...RIPTON
1115 AM EST FRI FEB 14 2014

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THIS
AFTERNOON...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BURLINGTON CONTINUES THE WINTER
STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...UNTIL 1 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON.

* LOCATIONS...MUCH OF VERMONT AND PORTIONS OF NORTHERN NEW YORK. 

* HAZARD TYPES...SNOW.

* ACCUMULATIONS...10 TO 20 INCHES OF SNOW.

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

* TIMING...SNOW WILL TAPER TO SNOW SHOWERS THIS AFTERNOON.

* IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL WILL CONTINUE DUE TO SNOW AND BLOWING
  SNOW.

* WINDS...NORTHWEST 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH.

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

* VISIBILITIES...BELOW ONE 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 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.

&&

$$

NYZ026-029-087-141800-
/O.CON.KBTV.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-140214T1800Z/
NORTHERN ST. LAWRENCE-SOUTHEASTERN ST. LAWRENCE-
SOUTHWESTERN ST. LAWRENCE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MASSENA...STAR LAKE...OGDENSBURG...
POTSDAM...GOUVERNEUR
1115 AM EST FRI FEB 14 2014

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THIS
AFTERNOON...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BURLINGTON CONTINUES THE WINTER
STORM WARNING FOR SAINT LAWRENCE COUNTY...UNTIL 1 PM EST THIS
AFTERNOON.

* LOCATIONS...SAINT LAWRENCE COUNTY.

* HAZARD TYPES...SNOW.

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

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

* TIMING...SNOW WILL TAPER TO SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS THIS
  AFTERNOON.

* IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL IS EXPECTED.

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

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

* VISIBILITIES...BELOW ONE 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 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.

&&

$$
482 
WWUS41 KBTV 141805
WSWBTV

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BURLINGTON VT
105 PM EST FRI FEB 14 2014

NYZ026-027-029-087-VTZ001>004-006>008-016>018-141915-
/O.EXP.KBTV.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-140214T1800Z/
NORTHERN ST. LAWRENCE-NORTHERN FRANKLIN-SOUTHEASTERN ST. LAWRENCE-
SOUTHWESTERN ST. LAWRENCE-GRAND ISLE-WESTERN FRANKLIN-ORLEANS-
ESSEX-LAMOILLE-CALEDONIA-WASHINGTON-EASTERN FRANKLIN-
EASTERN CHITTENDEN-EASTERN ADDISON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MASSENA...MALONE...STAR LAKE...
OGDENSBURG...POTSDAM...GOUVERNEUR...ALBURGH...SOUTH HERO...
ST. ALBANS...NEWPORT...ISLAND POND...JOHNSON...STOWE...
ST. JOHNSBURY...MONTPELIER...ENOSBURG FALLS...RICHFORD...
UNDERHILL...BRISTOL...RIPTON
105 PM EST FRI FEB 14 2014

...WINTER STORM WARNING HAS EXPIRED...

THE WINTER STORM WARNING THAT WAS IN EFFECT HAS EXPIRED. 
SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THIS AFTERNOON...BUT ADDITIONAL
ACCUMULATIONS WILL ONLY BE 1 TO 3 INCHES. 

$$

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 12, 2:52 AM EST, 46 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Feb 12, 2:52 AM EST, 46 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BURLINGTON VT
252 AM EST WED FEB 12 2014

.SYNOPSIS...
A STRONG AREA OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL PROVIDE THE NORTH COUNTRY
WITH LIGHT WINDS...CLEAR SKIES...AND COLD TEMPERATURES TONIGHT.
MEANWHILE...SURFACE LOW PRESSURE WILL DEVELOP ALONG THE SOUTHEAST
COAST ON WEDNESDAY AND MOVE TOWARD CAPE COD BY THURSDAY. THIS
COASTAL LOW PRESSURE WILL PRODUCE A SHARP SNOWFALL GRADIENT ACROSS
OUR REGION ON THURSDAY INTO FRIDAY...WITH AN ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL
POSSIBLE FROM THE EASTERN ADIRONDACKS INTO ALL OF VERMONT.
TEMPERATURES WILL MODIFY TOWARD NORMAL BY THE END OF THIS WEEK.

&&

.NEAR TERM /UNTIL 7 AM THIS MORNING/...
AS OF 1006 PM EST TUESDAY...NO SIGNIFICANT CHANGES TO PREVIOUS
FCST. TRANQUIL AND COLD NIGHT EXPECTED AS SFC ANTICYCLONE BUILDS
EWD AND OVER THE NORTH COUNTRY. STRATOCUMULUS LAYER...WHICH
LINGERED THRU MUCH OF THIS EVENING ACROSS THE NRN ADIRONDACKS INTO
THE CENTRAL CHAMPLAIN VALLEY...HAS NOW FINALLY DISSIPATED PER
LATEST 11-3.9UM IMAGERY. SHOULD SEE GENERALLY CLEAR SKIES FROM
THIS POINT WITH RAPID COOLING. ALREADY DOWN TO -13F AT CANAAN VT
AND OGDENSBURG NY AT 03Z. WINDS WILL BE LIGHT AND VARIABLE...AND
GENERALLY CONTROLLED BY LOCAL OROGRAPHIC INFLUENCES. MODEL
SOUNDINGS CONTINUE TO SUPPORT WARMING 925MB TO 850MB TEMP
PROFILES...SUGGESTING A SHARP INVERSION WL DEVELOP WITH WARMER MID
SLOPES/SUMMITS AREAS AND MUCH COLDER VALUES IN THE DEEPER VALLEYS.
A 15 TO 20 DEGREE CHANGE IN TEMPS WL BE LIKELY FROM THE
COLDER/PROTECTED VALLEYS TO MID SLOPES AREAS...WITH LOWS RANGING
FROM NEGATIVE SINGLE DIGITS URBAN HEAT ISLAND AREAS/BTV TO
-10F/-15F VALLEYS OF THE DACKS/CENTRAL VT...TO -20F COLDEST AREAS
SUCH AS ISLAND POND, VERMONT AND KSLK. WL TRY TO SHOW TEMP DETAILS
IN GRIDS AND WL TREND TWD THE COLDER MEX/MAV GUIDANCE. NOTICING
SOME VERY SHALLOW LOW-LEVEL RH BETWEEN 06Z-12Z ASSOCIATED WITH
VERY COLD AIRMASS...SO SOME AREAS OF HZ/BR WL BE POSSIBLE. WL
HIGHLIGHT SOME ICE CRYSTALS IN FORECAST GRIDS IN AREAS OF SFC
TEMPS <-15F.

&&

.SHORT TERM /7 AM THIS MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY/...
AS OF 315 PM EST TUESDAY...WINTER STORM WATCH FOR EASTERN DACKS AND
ALL OF CENTRAL/NORTHERN VT...INCLUDING THE CHAMPLAIN VALLEY AND
NORTHEAST KINGDOM FROM 15Z THURS THRU 18Z FRIDAY FOR THE POTENTIAL
OF 6 OR MORE INCHES OF SNOW. PLEASE REALIZE THERE STILL IS PLENTY
OF UNCERTAINTY WITH REGARDS TO EXACT SNOWFALL AMOUNTS AND IMPACTS
ACRS OUR FA.

SFC HIGH PRES WL SHIFTS INTO NORTHERN MAINE ON WEDS WITH
SOUNDINGS SHOWING A DEEP DRIER LAYER ACRS OUR FA. THIS WL RESULT
IN CLR SKIES AND LIGHT TRRN DRIVEN WINDS IN THE MORNING BECOMING
SOUTHERLY IN THE AFTN. PROGGED 85H TEMPS BTWN -10C AND -12C WL
PRODUCE NEAR NORMAL DAYTIME HIGHS (20S TO L30S)...AFTER A VERY
COLD START. TEMPS WL WARM VERY QUICKLY ON WEDS MORNING...WITH FULL
SUN ANTICIPATED. WEDS NIGHT TEMPS WL COOL QUICKLY IN THE
EVENING...THEN RISE AFT MIDNIGHT WITH CLOUDS AND SOUTHERLY WINDS.
THINKING LOWS WL RANGE FROM -5F NEK TO +15F CPV.

THURSDAY-THURSDAY NIGHT...ALL GUIDANCE AGREES ON A SIGNIFICANT STORM
DEVELOPING ALONG THE SE COAST ON WEDS AND TRACKING ALONG THE EASTERN
SEABOARD ON THURSDAY. STILL PLENTY OF UNCERTAINTY ON POTENTIAL
IMPACTS ACRS OUR CWA ASSOCIATED WITH TIGHT WEST TO EAST
PRECIP/SNOWFALL GRADIENT ANTICIPATED. VERY DIFFICULT FCST PERIOD
GIVEN COMPLEX UPPER LVL SYSTEM AND AVAILABLE MOISTURE/ENERGY.

WATER VAPOR SHOWS THE FEATURES OF INTERESTS ACRS THE WESTERN CONUS
ATTM...WITH ONE POTENT VORT ACRS CENTRAL TX AND ANOTHER ASSOCIATED
WITH STRONG UPPER LVL JET ACRS THE PACIFIC NW. THIS ENERGY IS JUST
STARTING TO BE SAMPLED BY UPPER AIR SOUNDINGS...WHICH SHOULD RESULT
IN IMPROVED MODELING IN FUTURE RUNS. BASED ON WATER VAPOR
PRESENTATION...SYSTEM ACRS THE NW CONUS IS VERY IMPRESSIVE WITH GOOD
MOISTURE FLUX AND POTENT S/W ENERGY...WHICH SEEMS TO HAVE
INITIALIZED WELL WITH THE GEM/UKMET/ECMWF THE BEST. NAM/GFS CONT TO
SHOW THE ENERGY WEAKENING ACRS THE INTER MOUNTAIN WEST...THEN
REDEVELOPING OVER THE SE CONUS. THIS RESULTS IN A SLOWER
INTENSIFICATION OF SFC LOW PRES AND WEAKER OVERALL SYSTEM WITH 5H/7H
CIRCULATIONS NOT CLOSING OFF UNTIL THE MID ATLANTIC COAST. GFS IS
TRENDING TWD THE GEM/UKMET/ECMWF MODELS BY SHOWING QUICKER SFC LOW
PRES DEVELOPMENT AND TRENDING SLIGHTLY CLOSER TO THE COAST WITH
977MB LOW PRES NEAR CAPE COD BY 06Z FRIDAY. FEEL NAM WL JUMP ON
BOARD WITHIN THE NEXT COUPLE OF RUNS...ESPECIALLY AS SYSTEM EJECTS
FROM INTER MOUNTAIN WEST INTO THE SE CONUS.

A BLEND BTWN THE ECMWF/UKMET/GEM SHOWS A CLOSING 5H/7H CIRCULATION
DEVELOPING ACRS THE SE CONUS BY 12Z THURS...AS POTENT NW CONUS S/W
ENERGY IS PHASED WITH TX SYSTEM. THIS WL HELP WITH RAPID SFC LOW
INTENSIFICATION OVER THE WARM GULF STREAM WATERS NEAR HATTERAS. THE
CLOSED 5H/7H CIRCULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO TRACK NORTH TO CENTRAL NJ
BY 00Z FRIDAY AND INTO THE GULF OF MAINE BY 12Z FRIDAY...WHILE
BECOMING NEGATIVELY TILTED. MEANWHILE...1000MB SFC LOW PRES NEAR
CHARLESTON SC WL INTENSIFY TO 994MB BY 12Z THURS NEAR HATTERAS AND
TO 975MB BY 12Z FRIDAY IN THE GULF OF MAINE. THIS SCENARIO PLACES
OUR CWA IN AN EXTREMELY TIGHT WEST TO EAST PRECIP/SNOWFALL GRADIENT.
THINKING SYSTEM WL HAVE TWO PARTS...1ST ASSOCIATED WITH WARM
AIR/MOISTURE CONVEYOR BELT ON THURS EVENING...WITH HIGHEST IMPACTS
ACRS OUR EASTERN CWA. 2ND PART WL BE ASSOCIATED WITH BACKSIDE
DEFORMATION WITH ECMWF/GEM/UKMET SHOWING A VERY FAVORABLE TRACK OF CLOSED
5H/7H CIRCULATIONS WITH ENHANCED 850 TO 700MB LIFT/MOISTURE ACRS THE
CPV AND POINTS EAST ON THURS NIGHT INTO FRIDAY. THESE BACKSIDE BANDS
TYPICALLY HAVE A VERY NARROW AXIS OF ENHANCED PRECIP BTWN 50 AND
75 MILES WIDE AND ARE EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO PIN POINT EXACTLY. A
SLIGHT SHIFT TO THE EAST BY 25 MILES PLACES THE BAND INTO
NH...WHILE A SHIFT TO THE WEST WOULD PLACE IT ACRS THE NORTHERN
DACKS. THEREFORE A WIDE AREA WINTER STORM WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED
FROM THE EASTERN DACKS INTO ALL OF CENTRAL/EASTERN VT.

GIVEN THE DIFFERENCES BTWN AMERICAN AND REST OF THE MODELS WL USE
A BLEND BTWN HPC/ECMWF/GFS FOR QPF. THIS SUPPORTS TRACE TO 0.10
SLV/WESTERN DACKS TO 0.50 TO 0.75" ACRS THE CPV AND MOST OF VT.
EXPECTING A VERY SHARP EAST TO WEST GRADIENT ACRS OUR FA...MAKING
FOR AN EXTREMELY CHALLENGING SNOWFALL FCST. USING A 12 TO 1 SNOW
RATIO FOR THE VALLEYS AND 15 TO 1 FOR THE MTNS SUGGESTS 6 OR MORE
INCHES IS POSSIBLE FROM CPV AND POINTS EAST. THINKING AROUND 6
INCHES CPV...TO 6 TO 10 INCHES CENTRAL/EASTERN VT...WITH LOCALIZED
HIGHER AMOUNTS FROM KILLINGTON TO SUGARBUSH TO STOWE. THIS WL BE
SUBJECT TO CHANGE AS TRACK OF SFC LOW PRES AND ULVL DYNAMICS
CHANGE WITH EACH MODEL RUN. EXPECTING GFS/NAM TO TREND TWD THE
ECMWF/UKMET AND GEM SOLUTIONS BY THE 00Z RUNS TONIGHT. FCST TEMPS
WL BE NEAR NORMAL THURSDAY WITH LITTLE CHANGE ANTICIPATED
OVERNIGHT WITH CLOUDS/PRECIP.

&&

.LONG TERM /FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY/...
AS OF 252 AM EST WEDNESDAY...SLGT RIDGING ALOFT WILL BE SHORT
LIVED AS UPPER LVL TROUGH MOVES INTO THE AREA...WITH CHC OF SNOW
SHOWERS FRIDAY NGT INTO SATURDAY. SOME LINGERING SNOW SHOWERS
PSBL IN NW FLOW SATURDAY NGT.

SFC HIGH PRESSURE BEGINS TO BUILD OVER THE ERN GREAT LAKES EARLY
SUNDAY...WITH MORE NORTHERLY FLOW OVER THE REGION AND A FEW DRY
PERIODS. EXPECT SFC RIDGE TO CREST OVER THE NORTH COUNTRY EARLY
MONDAY...LEADING TO RETURN FLOW USHERING IN WARMER AIR FROM THE
SOUTH. FOLLOWING THE RIDGE WILL BE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM
APPROACHING FROM THE WEST...PSBLY BRINGING A WARM FRONT INTO THE
NORTH COUNTRY LATE MONDAY INTO MONDAY NIGHT. MODEL GUIDANCE
DIFFERS ON TRACK...WITH GFS TAKING NRN TRACK AND DRAGGING A COLD
FRONT THROUGH THE REGION EARLY TUESDAY. ECMWF TAKING A MORE SRN
TRACK AND SLOWER. WITH GFS SHOWING SFC AND UPPER LVL LOWS BCMG
CUTOFF...WILL OPT TO LINGER CHC OF SNOW SHOWERS THROUGH THE END
OF THE PERIOD.

TEMPS NEAR NORMAL SATURDAY WILL COOL TO ABOUT 10 DEGREES BELOW
NORMAL ON SUNDAY WITH COOL CANADIAN HIGH PRESSURE OVERHEAD.
MONDAY WILL SEE SOUTHERLY FLOW AND TEMPS WARM ABOUT 5 DEGREES.
TUESDAY CONTINUING TO HAVE WARM SOUTHERLY FLOW WILL BE NEAR TO
SLGTLY ABOVE FREEZING IN THE VALLEYS. MIN TEMPS WILL BE THEIR
COLDEST SATURDAY NGT AND SUNDAY NGT...RANGING FROM ABOUT -5F TO
5F. OTHERWISE...CLOUDS OVERNGT FRIDAY NGT...MONDAY NGT AND
TUESDAY NGT WILL KEEP MIN TEMPS ABOVE NORMAL THESE NGTS.

&&

.AVIATION /08Z WEDNESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY/...
THROUGH 06Z THURSDAY...MAINLY VFR WITH SKC-SCT250 AND LGT TO CALM
WINDS UNDER HIGH PRESSURE THIS MORNING. VFR CONDITIONS PERSIST
THROUGHOUT THE TAF PERIOD...AS THE HIGH MOVES EAST ACROSS NEW
ENGLAND TODAY. LATE IN THE DAY...THE SFC RIDGE WILL SHIFT OFF THE
COAST WITH WINDS BECOMING SOUTHERLY 5-10 KTS THIS AFTN AND
CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING.

OUTLOOK 06Z THURSDAY THROUGH SUNDAY...

THROUGH 12Z THURSDAY...VFR AS RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE CONTINUES TO
RETREAT TOWARDS THE N ATLANTIC.

12Z THURSDAY THROUGH 18Z FRIDAY...LOWERING CIGS AND VSBY TO BELOW
IFR IN SNOW AS COASTAL LOW PRESSURE DEVELOPS OFF THE MID ATLANTIC
AND NORTHEASTERN USA.

18Z FRIDAY THROUGH SUNDAY...SNOW SHOWERS POSSIBLE WITH PERIODS OF
MVFR/IFR WITH NEXT LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVING IN FROM THE GREAT
LAKES.

&&

.BTV WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
VT...WINTER STORM WATCH FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY
     AFTERNOON FOR VTZ001>012-016>019.
NY...WINTER STORM WATCH FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY
     AFTERNOON FOR NYZ028-031-034-035.

&&

SYNOPSIS...TABER
NEAR TERM...BANACOS/TABER
SHORT TERM...TABER
LONG TERM...KGM
AVIATION...KGM
Hazardous weather outlook, Feb 11, 2:54 PM EST, 12 hours 44 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BURLINGTON VT
254 PM EST TUE FEB 11 2014

NYZ028-031-034-035-VTZ001>012-016>019-122000-
EASTERN CLINTON-WESTERN CLINTON-WESTERN ESSEX-EASTERN ESSEX-
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-
254 PM EST TUE FEB 11 2014

...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY
AFTERNOON...

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

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.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.

NYZ026-027-029-030-087-122000-
NORTHERN ST. LAWRENCE-NORTHERN FRANKLIN-SOUTHEASTERN ST. LAWRENCE-
SOUTHERN FRANKLIN-SOUTHWESTERN ST. LAWRENCE-
254 PM EST TUE FEB 11 2014

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHERN NEW YORK.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

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

A COASTAL LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL TRACK ALONG SOUTHERN PORTIONS
OF THE NEW ENGLAND COAST THURSDAY...THEN MOVE INTO THE CANADIAN
MARITIMES DURING THE DAY FRIDAY. THE POSITION AND TRACK OF THIS
LOW AT THIS TIME WILL BRING SNOWFALL POTENTIAL IN THE RANGE OF 1
TO 3 INCHES...WITH LOWEST AMOUNTS ACROSS THE SAINT LAWRENCE
VALLEY.

.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 12, 2:48 PM ESTWinter Weather AdvisoryBTVSt. Lawrence24 hr

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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.