Alert archive / Vermont / Winter Storm Warnings in 2015
Winter Storm Warning 3, NWS Burlington, VT
NWS Burlington, VT issued this winter storm warning at Jan 25, 2015, 3:17 PM EST for Orange County, Rutland County, Vermont. It took effect at Jan 26, 2015, 7:00 PM EST. It was in force for 20 hr. 3 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Jan 25, 2015, 3:17 PM EST (20:17 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jan 26, 2015, 7:00 PM EST
- Expired
- Jan 27, 2015, 2:43 PM EST
- In force
- 20 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Burlington, VT
Counties Orange County, VT, Rutland County, VT
The radar
The Burlington radar (KCXX), 88 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:21 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.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 27, 10:39 AM EST | SNOW 1 | Rutland, VT | |
| Jan 27, 11:30 AM EST | SNOW 3 | East Wallingford, VT | |
| Jan 27, 1:00 PM EST | SNOW 1.5 | 1 Wnw Post Mills, VT |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Albany, NY (KALY), launched 12:00Z, 8.3 hours before the alert went out and 153 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 1 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1221 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 43 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 75 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 83 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
808 WWUS41 KBTV 252017 WSWBTV URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BURLINGTON VT 317 PM EST SUN JAN 25 2015 VTZ010>012-019-261000- /O.UPG.KBTV.WS.A.0003.150126T2100Z-150128T0600Z/ /O.NEW.KBTV.WS.W.0003.150127T0000Z-150128T0600Z/ ORANGE-WESTERN RUTLAND-WINDSOR-EASTERN RUTLAND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRADFORD...RANDOLPH...RUTLAND... SPRINGFIELD...WHITE RIVER JUNCTION...EAST WALLINGFORD... KILLINGTON 317 PM EST SUN JAN 25 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM MONDAY TO 1 AM EST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BURLINGTON HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM MONDAY TO 1 AM EST WEDNESDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * LOCATIONS...SOUTH CENTRAL VERMONT INCLUDING ORANGE...RUTLAND...WINDSOR. * HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...8 TO 14 INCHES OF SNOW. * MAXIMUM SNOWFALL RATE...1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR...MAINLY TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY AFTERNOON. * TIMING...LIGHT SNOW WILL BEGIN MONDAY EVENING...THEN SPREAD NORTHWEST DURING THE DAY TUESDAY AND BECOME HEAVIER...BEFORE ENDING AS SNOW SHOWERS OVERNIGHT. * IMPACTS...HEAVY SNOW WILL CAUSE DIFFICULT TRAVEL CONDITIONS DUE TO SNOW ON ROADS AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES ON TUESDAY. * WINDS...NORTH 5 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...HIGHS TUESDAY 13 TO 17. LOWS TUESDAY NIGHT 2 TO 9 ABOVE. * VISIBILITIES...AS LOW AS ONE QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES. PLEASE STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...YOUR LOCAL MEDIA...OR GO TO WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BURLINGTON FOR FURTHER UPDATES ON THIS WEATHER SITUATION. && $$ VTZ004-007>009-018-261000- /O.NEW.KBTV.WS.A.0004.150127T0000Z-150128T0600Z/ ESSEX-CALEDONIA-WASHINGTON-WESTERN ADDISON-EASTERN ADDISON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ISLAND POND...ST. JOHNSBURY... MONTPELIER...MIDDLEBURY...VERGENNES...BRISTOL...RIPTON 317 PM EST SUN JAN 25 2015 ...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY EVENING THROUGH LATE TUESDAY NIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BURLINGTON HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY EVENING THROUGH LATE TUESDAY NIGHT. * LOCATIONS...NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST VERMONT. * HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 8 INCHES OF SNOW. * MAXIMUM SNOWFALL RATE...UP TO 1 INCH PER HOUR...MAINLY TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON. * TIMING...LIGHT SNOW WILL BEGIN LATE MONDAY EVENING SPREADING NORTH OVERNIGHT AND INTO THE DAY ON TUESDAY. HEAVY SNOW WILL PERSIST THROUGH TUESDAY BEFORE ENDING AS SNOW SHOWERS TUESDAY EVENING. * IMPACTS...HEAVY SNOW WILL CAUSE DIFFICULT TRAVEL CONDITIONS DUE TO SNOW ON ROADS AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES ON TUESDAY. * WINDS...NORTH 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...LOWS MONDAY NIGHT 1 TO 7 ABOVE. HIGHS TUESDAY 12 TO 16. * VISIBILITIES...AS LOW AS ONE HALF A MILE AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. PLEASE STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...YOUR LOCAL MEDIA...OR GO TO WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BURLINGTON FOR FURTHER UPDATES ON THIS WEATHER SITUATION. && $$
6 follow-up statements
599 WWUS41 KBTV 260834 WSWBTV URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BURLINGTON VT 334 AM EST MON JAN 26 2015 VTZ010>012-019-262100- /O.CON.KBTV.WS.W.0003.150127T0000Z-150128T0600Z/ ORANGE-WESTERN RUTLAND-WINDSOR-EASTERN RUTLAND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRADFORD...RANDOLPH...RUTLAND... SPRINGFIELD...WHITE RIVER JUNCTION...EAST WALLINGFORD... KILLINGTON 334 AM EST MON JAN 26 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 1 AM EST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BURLINGTON CONTINUES THE WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 1 AM EST WEDNESDAY. * LOCATIONS...SOUTH CENTRAL VERMONT INCLUDING ORANGE...RUTLAND... WINDSOR. * HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...6 TO 12 INCHES OF SNOW. * MAXIMUM SNOWFALL RATE...1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR...MAINLY TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON. * TIMING...LIGHT SNOW WILL BEGIN MONDAY EVENING...THEN SPREAD NORTHWEST DURING THE DAY TUESDAY AND BECOME HEAVIER...BEFORE ENDING AS SNOW SHOWERS OVERNIGHT. * IMPACTS...HEAVY SNOW WILL CAUSE DIFFICULT TRAVEL CONDITIONS DUE TO SNOW ON ROADS AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES ON TUESDAY. * WINDS...NORTH 5 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...LOWS 3 TO 8 ABOVE. HIGHS 13 TO 18. * VISIBILITIES...AS LOW AS ONE QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES. PLEASE STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...YOUR LOCAL MEDIA...OR GO TO WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BURLINGTON FOR FURTHER UPDATES ON THIS WEATHER SITUATION. && $$ VTZ004-007>009-018-262100- /O.UPG.KBTV.WS.A.0004.150127T0000Z-150128T0600Z/ /O.NEW.KBTV.WW.Y.0004.150127T0300Z-150128T0600Z/ ESSEX-CALEDONIA-WASHINGTON-WESTERN ADDISON-EASTERN ADDISON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ISLAND POND...ST. JOHNSBURY... MONTPELIER...MIDDLEBURY...VERGENNES...BRISTOL...RIPTON 334 AM EST MON JAN 26 2015 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 1 AM EST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BURLINGTON HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 1 AM EST WEDNESDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * LOCATIONS...NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST VERMONT. * HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 7 INCHES OF SNOW. * MAXIMUM SNOWFALL RATE...UP TO A HALF INCH PER HOUR...MAINLY TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON. * TIMING...LIGHT SNOW WILL BEGIN MONDAY NIGHT SPREADING NORTH DURING THE DAY ON TUESDAY. HEAVY SNOW WILL PERSIST THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON BEFORE ENDING AS SNOW SHOWERS TUESDAY NIGHT. * IMPACTS...HEAVY SNOW WILL CAUSE DIFFICULT TRAVEL CONDITIONS DUE TO SNOW ON ROADS AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES ON TUESDAY. * WINDS...NORTH 5 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...LOWS 2 TO 6 ABOVE. HIGHS 13 TO 17. * VISIBILITIES...AS LOW AS ONE HALF A MILE AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. PLEASE STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...YOUR LOCAL MEDIA...OR GO TO WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BURLINGTON FOR FURTHER UPDATES ON THIS WEATHER SITUATION. && $$ NEILES
892 WWUS41 KBTV 262026 WSWBTV URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BURLINGTON VT 326 PM EST MON JAN 26 2015 VTZ010>012-019-271000- /O.CON.KBTV.WS.W.0003.150127T0000Z-150128T0600Z/ ORANGE-WESTERN RUTLAND-WINDSOR-EASTERN RUTLAND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRADFORD...RANDOLPH...RUTLAND... SPRINGFIELD...WHITE RIVER JUNCTION...EAST WALLINGFORD... KILLINGTON 326 PM EST MON JAN 26 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 1 AM EST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BURLINGTON CONTINUES THE WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 1 AM EST WEDNESDAY. * LOCATIONS...SOUTH CENTRAL VERMONT INCLUDING ORANGE...RUTLAND... WINDSOR. * HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...8 TO 14 INCHES OF SNOW. * MAXIMUM SNOWFALL RATE...1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR...MAINLY TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON. * TIMING...LIGHT SNOW WILL BEGIN MONDAY EVENING...THEN SPREAD NORTHWEST DURING THE DAY TUESDAY AND BECOME HEAVIER...BEFORE ENDING AS SNOW SHOWERS EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...HEAVY SNOW WILL CAUSE DIFFICULT TRAVEL CONDITIONS DUE TO SNOW ON ROADS AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES ON TUESDAY. * WINDS...NORTH 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...LOWS 2 TO 10 ABOVE. HIGHS 12 TO 16. * VISIBILITIES...AS LOW AS ONE QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES. PLEASE STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...YOUR LOCAL MEDIA...OR GO TO WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BURLINGTON FOR FURTHER UPDATES ON THIS WEATHER SITUATION. && $$ VTZ004-007>009-018-271000- /O.CON.KBTV.WW.Y.0004.150127T0300Z-150128T0600Z/ ESSEX-CALEDONIA-WASHINGTON-WESTERN ADDISON-EASTERN ADDISON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ISLAND POND...ST. JOHNSBURY... MONTPELIER...MIDDLEBURY...VERGENNES...BRISTOL...RIPTON 326 PM EST MON JAN 26 2015 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 1 AM EST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BURLINGTON CONTINUES THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR HEAVY SNOW...FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 1 AM EST WEDNESDAY. * LOCATIONS...NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST VERMONT. * HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 8 INCHES OF SNOW. * MAXIMUM SNOWFALL RATE...UP TO 1 INCH PER HOUR...MAINLY TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON. * TIMING...LIGHT SNOW WILL BEGIN MONDAY NIGHT SPREADING NORTH DURING THE DAY ON TUESDAY. HEAVY SNOW WILL PERSIST THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON BEFORE ENDING AS SNOW SHOWERS EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...HEAVY SNOW WILL CAUSE DIFFICULT TRAVEL CONDITIONS DUE TO SNOW ON ROADS AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES ON TUESDAY. * WINDS...NORTH 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...LOWS ZERO TO 7 ABOVE ZERO. HIGHS 11 TO 15. * VISIBILITIES...AS LOW AS ONE HALF A MILE AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. PLEASE STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...YOUR LOCAL MEDIA...OR GO TO WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BURLINGTON FOR FURTHER UPDATES ON THIS WEATHER SITUATION. && $$
215 WWUS41 KBTV 270252 WSWBTV URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BURLINGTON VT 952 PM EST MON JAN 26 2015 VTZ010>012-019-271000- /O.CON.KBTV.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-150128T0600Z/ ORANGE-WESTERN RUTLAND-WINDSOR-EASTERN RUTLAND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRADFORD...RANDOLPH...RUTLAND... SPRINGFIELD...WHITE RIVER JUNCTION...EAST WALLINGFORD... KILLINGTON 952 PM EST MON JAN 26 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BURLINGTON CONTINUES THE WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...UNTIL 1 AM EST WEDNESDAY. * LOCATIONS...SOUTH CENTRAL VERMONT INCLUDING ORANGE...RUTLAND... WINDSOR. * HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...8 TO 12 INCHES OF SNOW. * MAXIMUM SNOWFALL RATE...1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR...MAINLY DURING THE MID TO LATE MORNING HOURS TUESDAY. * TIMING...LIGHT SNOW WILL DEVELOP DURING THE PRE-DAWN HOURS AND BECOME STEADIER AND HEAVIER THROUGH THE MID TO LATE MORNING HOURS. PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING BEFORE TAPERING OFF TO SNOW SHOWERS DURING TUESDAY NIGHT. * IMPACTS...HEAVY SNOW WILL CAUSE DIFFICULT TRAVEL CONDITIONS DUE TO SNOW ON ROADS AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES ON TUESDAY. * WINDS...NORTH 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...LOWS 5 TO 10 ABOVE. HIGHS 12 TO 16. * VISIBILITIES...AS LOW AS ONE QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES. PLEASE STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...YOUR LOCAL MEDIA...OR GO TO WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BURLINGTON FOR FURTHER UPDATES ON THIS WEATHER SITUATION. && $$ VTZ004-007>009-018-271000- /O.CON.KBTV.WW.Y.0004.150127T0300Z-150128T0600Z/ ESSEX-CALEDONIA-WASHINGTON-WESTERN ADDISON-EASTERN ADDISON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ISLAND POND...ST. JOHNSBURY... MONTPELIER...MIDDLEBURY...VERGENNES...BRISTOL...RIPTON 952 PM EST MON JAN 26 2015 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BURLINGTON CONTINUES THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR HEAVY SNOW...UNTIL 1 AM EST WEDNESDAY. * LOCATIONS...NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST VERMONT. * HAZARD TYPES...MODERATE SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 7 INCHES OF SNOW. * MAXIMUM SNOWFALL RATE...UP TO 1 INCH PER HOUR...MAINLY LATE TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON. * TIMING...LIGHT SNOW WILL DEVELOP TOWARD DAYBREAK ON TUESDAY AND BECOME MODERATE AT TIMES DURING THE LATE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON HOURS. PERIODS OF ACCUMULATING SNOW WILL PERSIST INTO TUESDAY EVENING BEFORE TAPERING OFF TO SNOW SHOWERS DURING TUESDAY NIGHT. * IMPACTS...MODERATE SNOW WILL CAUSE DIFFICULT TRAVEL CONDITIONS DUE TO SNOW ON ROADS AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES ON TUESDAY. * WINDS...NORTH 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...LOWS ZERO TO 7 ABOVE ZERO. HIGHS 11 TO 15. * VISIBILITIES...AS LOW AS ONE HALF A MILE AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. PLEASE STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...YOUR LOCAL MEDIA...OR GO TO WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BURLINGTON FOR FURTHER UPDATES ON THIS WEATHER SITUATION. && $$ BANACOS
169 WWUS41 KBTV 270833 WSWBTV URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BURLINGTON VT 333 AM EST TUE JAN 27 2015 VTZ010>012-019-271700- /O.CON.KBTV.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-150128T0600Z/ ORANGE-WESTERN RUTLAND-WINDSOR-EASTERN RUTLAND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRADFORD...RANDOLPH...RUTLAND... SPRINGFIELD...WHITE RIVER JUNCTION...EAST WALLINGFORD... KILLINGTON 333 AM EST TUE JAN 27 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BURLINGTON CONTINUES THE WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...UNTIL 1 AM EST WEDNESDAY. * LOCATIONS...SOUTH CENTRAL VERMONT INCLUDING ORANGE...RUTLAND AND WINDSOR COUNTIES. * HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...6 TO 11 INCHES OF SNOW. * MAXIMUM SNOWFALL RATE...UP TO AN INCH PER HOUR...MAINLY THIS MORNING THROUGH EARLY EVENING. * TIMING...LIGHT SNOW WILL DEVELOP AND BECOME STEADIER AND HEAVIER THROUGH THE MID TO LATE MORNING HOURS. PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO THIS EVENING BEFORE TAPERING TO SNOW SHOWERS AND ENDING OVERNIGHT. * IMPACTS...HEAVY SNOW WILL CAUSE HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS DUE TO SNOW ON ROADS AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES. * WINDS...NORTH 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...LOWS 4 TO 10 ABOVE. HIGHS 11 TO 15. * VISIBILITIES...AS LOW AS ONE QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES. PLEASE STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...YOUR LOCAL MEDIA...OR GO TO WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BURLINGTON FOR FURTHER UPDATES ON THIS WEATHER SITUATION. && $$ VTZ004-007>009-018-271700- /O.CON.KBTV.WW.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-150128T0600Z/ ESSEX-CALEDONIA-WASHINGTON-WESTERN ADDISON-EASTERN ADDISON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ISLAND POND...ST. JOHNSBURY... MONTPELIER...MIDDLEBURY...VERGENNES...BRISTOL...RIPTON 333 AM EST TUE JAN 27 2015 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BURLINGTON CONTINUES THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR MODERATE SNOW...UNTIL 1 AM EST WEDNESDAY. * LOCATIONS...PORTIONS OF CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST VERMONT INCLUDING ADDISON...WASHINGTON...CALEDONIA AND ESSEX COUNTIES. * HAZARD TYPES...MODERATE SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 6 INCHES OF SNOW. * MAXIMUM SNOWFALL RATE...UP TO ONE HALF INCH PER HOUR...MAINLY LATE THIS MORNING INTO THIS EVENING. * TIMING...LIGHT SNOW WILL DEVELOP BY MID TO LATE MORNING AND BECOME MODERATE AT TIMES BY THIS AFTERNOON. PERIODS OF ACCUMULATING SNOW WILL PERSIST INTO THIS EVENING BEFORE TAPERING TO SNOW SHOWERS AND ENDING OVERNIGHT. * IMPACTS...MODERATE SNOW WILL CAUSE DIFFICULT TRAVEL CONDITIONS DUE TO SNOW ON ROADS AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES. * WINDS...NORTH 5 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...LOWS 3 TO 7 ABOVE. HIGHS 10 TO 14. * VISIBILITIES...AS LOW AS ONE HALF A MILE AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. PLEASE STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...YOUR LOCAL MEDIA...OR GO TO WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BURLINGTON FOR FURTHER UPDATES ON THIS WEATHER SITUATION. && $$ JMG
989 WWUS41 KBTV 271551 WSWBTV URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BURLINGTON VT 1051 AM EST TUE JAN 27 2015 VTZ010>012-019-272200- /O.CON.KBTV.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-150128T0600Z/ ORANGE-WESTERN RUTLAND-WINDSOR-EASTERN RUTLAND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRADFORD...RANDOLPH...RUTLAND... SPRINGFIELD...WHITE RIVER JUNCTION...EAST WALLINGFORD... KILLINGTON 1051 AM EST TUE JAN 27 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BURLINGTON CONTINUES THE WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...UNTIL 1 AM EST WEDNESDAY. * LOCATIONS...SOUTH CENTRAL VERMONT INCLUDING ORANGE...RUTLAND AND WINDSOR COUNTIES. * HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...6 TO 10 INCHES OF SNOW. * MAXIMUM SNOWFALL RATE...UP TO 1 INCH PER HOUR THROUGH 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON. * TIMING...LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE WITH PERIODS OF MODERATE SNOW THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON...BEFORE TAPERING OFF TO SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS BY THIS EVENING. * OBSERVATIONS...3 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW HAS FALLEN IN THE CHESTER TO SPRINGFIELD AREA. SPRINGFIELD VERMONT IS REPORTING SURFACE VISIBILITY DOWN TO ONE QUARTER OF A MILE IN HEAVY SNOW AT 1030 AM. * IMPACTS...HEAVY SNOW WILL CAUSE HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS DUE TO SNOW ON ROADS AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES. * WINDS...NORTH 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...HIGHS 11 TO 15. LOWS 4 TO 8 ABOVE. * VISIBILITIES...AS LOW AS ONE QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES. PLEASE STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...YOUR LOCAL MEDIA...OR GO TO WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BURLINGTON FOR FURTHER UPDATES ON THIS WEATHER SITUATION. && $$ VTZ004-007>009-018-272200- /O.CON.KBTV.WW.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-150128T0600Z/ ESSEX-CALEDONIA-WASHINGTON-WESTERN ADDISON-EASTERN ADDISON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ISLAND POND...ST. JOHNSBURY... MONTPELIER...MIDDLEBURY...VERGENNES...BRISTOL...RIPTON 1051 AM EST TUE JAN 27 2015 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BURLINGTON CONTINUES THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR MODERATE SNOW...UNTIL 1 AM EST WEDNESDAY. * LOCATIONS...PORTIONS OF CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST VERMONT INCLUDING ADDISON...WASHINGTON...CALEDONIA AND ESSEX COUNTIES. * HAZARD TYPES...MODERATE SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 6 INCHES OF SNOW. * MAXIMUM SNOWFALL RATE...UP TO 1 INCH PER HOUR...MAINLY BETWEEN 11 AM AND 3 PM TODAY. * TIMING...LIGHT SNOW WITH PERIODS OF MODERATE SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MID AFTERNOON...BEFORE TAPERING OFF TO SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS BY THIS EVENING. * OBSERVATIONS...MONTPELIER VERMONT SURFACE VISIBILITY IS DOWN TO ONE HALF OF A MILE IN MODERATE SNOW...WITH GENERAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES ACROSS CENTRAL VERMONT AS OF 1030 AM. * IMPACTS...MODERATE SNOW WILL CAUSE DIFFICULT TRAVEL CONDITIONS DUE TO SNOW ON ROADS AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES. * WINDS...NORTH 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...HIGHS 10 TO 14. LOWS 3 TO 7 ABOVE. * VISIBILITIES...AS LOW AS ONE HALF A MILE AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. PLEASE STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...YOUR LOCAL MEDIA...OR GO TO WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BURLINGTON FOR FURTHER UPDATES ON THIS WEATHER SITUATION. && $$
957 WWUS41 KBTV 271943 WSWBTV URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BURLINGTON VT 243 PM EST TUE JAN 27 2015 VTZ010>012-019-280600- /O.CAN.KBTV.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-150128T0600Z/ /O.EXA.KBTV.WW.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-150128T0600Z/ ORANGE-WESTERN RUTLAND-WINDSOR-EASTERN RUTLAND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRADFORD...RANDOLPH...RUTLAND... SPRINGFIELD...WHITE RIVER JUNCTION...EAST WALLINGFORD... KILLINGTON 243 PM EST TUE JAN 27 2015 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST WEDNESDAY... ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BURLINGTON HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST WEDNESDAY. THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * LOCATIONS...RUTLAND...WINDSOR...AND ORANGE COUNTIES. * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES. * MAXIMUM SNOWFALL RATE...UP TO A HALF INCH PER HOUR...MAINLY THROUGH EVENING. * TIMING...PERIODS OF LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS...ALONG WITH AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW. * IMPACTS...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CAUSE DIFFICULT TRAVEL CONDITIONS DURING THE EVENING COMMUTE DUE TO SNOW ON ROADS AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES. * WINDS...NORTH 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...HIGHS 10 TO 14. LOWS 2 TO 6 ABOVE. * VISIBILITIES...AS LOW AS ONE HALF A MILE AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. PLEASE STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...YOUR LOCAL MEDIA...OR GO TO WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BURLINGTON FOR FURTHER UPDATES ON THIS WEATHER SITUATION. && $$ NYZ035-VTZ002-003-005-006-016-017-280600- /O.EXA.KBTV.WW.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-150128T0600Z/ EASTERN ESSEX-WESTERN FRANKLIN-ORLEANS-WESTERN CHITTENDEN- LAMOILLE-EASTERN FRANKLIN-EASTERN CHITTENDEN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PORT HENRY...TICONDEROGA...ST. ALBANS... NEWPORT...BURLINGTON...JOHNSON...STOWE...ENOSBURG FALLS... RICHFORD...UNDERHILL 243 PM EST TUE JAN 27 2015 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BURLINGTON HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST WEDNESDAY. * LOCATIONS...PORTIONS OF THE CHAMPLAIN VALLEY AND PARTS OF CENTRAL AND NORTHERN VERMONT. * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 2 TO 5 INCHES. * MAXIMUM SNOWFALL RATE...UP TO 1 INCH POSSIBLE THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING. * TIMING...LIGHT SNOW WITH OCCASIONAL MODERATE SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING...BEFORE TAPERING OFF TO SCATTERED FLURRIES AFTER MIDNIGHT. * IMPACTS...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CAUSE DIFFICULT TRAVEL CONDITIONS ON ROADS AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES...ESPECIALLY DURING THE EVENING COMMUTE. * WINDS...NORTH 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...HIGHS AROUND 10 ABOVE. LOWS 1 TO 5 ABOVE. * VISIBILITIES...AS LOW AS ONE HALF A MILE AT TIMES THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. PLEASE STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...YOUR LOCAL MEDIA...OR GO TO WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BURLINGTON FOR FURTHER UPDATES ON THIS WEATHER SITUATION. && $$ VTZ004-007>009-018-280600- /O.CON.KBTV.WW.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-150128T0600Z/ ESSEX-CALEDONIA-WASHINGTON-WESTERN ADDISON-EASTERN ADDISON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ISLAND POND...ST. JOHNSBURY... MONTPELIER...MIDDLEBURY...VERGENNES...BRISTOL...RIPTON 243 PM EST TUE JAN 27 2015 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BURLINGTON CONTINUES THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR MODERATE SNOW...UNTIL 1 AM EST WEDNESDAY. * LOCATIONS...PORTIONS OF CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST VERMONT INCLUDING ADDISON...WASHINGTON...CALEDONIA AND ESSEX COUNTIES. * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 3 TO 6 INCHES. * MAXIMUM SNOWFALL RATE...UP TO ONE INCH PER HOUR...MAINLY THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING. * TIMING...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING...BEFORE TAPERING OFF TO SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT. * IMPACTS...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CAUSE DIFFICULT TRAVEL WITH REDUCED VISIBILITIES...ESPECIALLY DURING THE EVENING COMMUTE. * WINDS...NORTH 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...HIGHS AROUND 10 ABOVE. LOWS ZERO TO 4 ABOVE ZERO. * VISIBILITIES...AS LOW AS ONE HALF A MILE AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. PLEASE STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...YOUR LOCAL MEDIA...OR GO TO WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BURLINGTON FOR FURTHER UPDATES ON THIS WEATHER SITUATION. && $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this winter storm warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Burlington, VT wrote its last area forecast discussion before this winter storm warning went out at Jan 25, 1:38 PM EST, 1 hour 39 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jan 25, 1:38 PM EST, 1 hour 39 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BURLINGTON VT
138 PM EST SUN JAN 25 2015
.SYNOPSIS...
COLD TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TODAY THROUGH MONDAY WITH CANADIAN
HIGH PRESSURE RIDGING INTO THE NORTH COUNTRY. LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM
PASSES THROUGH THE OHIO RIVER VALLEY TONIGHT...THEN INTENSIFIES
OFF THE NORTH CAROLINA COAST MONDAY. THIS LOW WILL THEN DEEPEN AND
TRACK NORTHEASTWARD MONDAY NIGHT INTO TUESDAY BRINGING A
SIGNIFICANT SNOWSTORM TO NEW ENGLAND. LOW CONTINUES ON ITS
NORTHEASTWARD TRACK AND INTO THE CANADIAN MARITIMES BY WEDNESDAY
EVENING. MORE ACTIVE WEATHER IS POSSIBLE TOWARDS THE END OF THE
WORK WEEK.
&&
.NEAR TERM /UNTIL 7 PM THIS EVENING/...
AS OF 1212 PM EST SUNDAY...NO REAL SIGNIFICANT CHANGES TO THE
FORECAST IN THE NEAR TERM. TEMPS CONTINUE TO FALL ACROSS THE
REGION. SO THE FOCUS FOR THE NEAR TERM WAS TO MATCH CURRENT
CONDITIONS AND CONTINUE THE NON DIURNAL TREND AS OUR HIGHS WERE
SEEN EARLIER THIS MORNING. RIGHT NOW REGIONAL TEMPS ARE IN THE LOW
TO MID TEENS AND EXPECT BY SUNSET THIS EVENING ACROSS THE AREA
THEY WILL BE DOWN INTO THE SINGLE DIGITS TO LOW TEENS. GUSTY
MODERATE WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON AND INTO THE
EARLY EVENING UNDER HIGH PRESSURE WITH PARTLY CLOUDY SKIES.
&&
.SHORT TERM /7 PM THIS EVENING THROUGH TUESDAY/...
AS OF 420 AM EST SUNDAY...TONIGHT AND MONDAY WILL ALSO BE COLD AS
CANADIAN HIGH PRESSURE REMAINS OVER THE AREA...AND MAINLY CLOUDY
SKIES ARE EXPECTED WITH A WEAK SURFACE LOW PASSING SOUTH OF OUR
FORECAST AREA. WILL SEE NEGATIVE TEMPERATURES AREA WIDE TONIGHT
WITH THE COLDEST TEMPS IN THE DACKS AND NORTHEAST KINGDOM. THEN
ONCE AGAIN HIGH TEMPS IN THE SINGLE DIGITS AND TEENS ON
MONDAY...THOUGH WITH A MORE NORMAL DIURNAL TEMPERATURE CURVE. NO
PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED TONIGHT OR MONDAY.
FORECAST GETS MORE INTERESTING FOR MONDAY NIGHT INTO TUESDAY. LOW
PRESSURE THAT PASSED SOUTH OF OUR FORECAST AREA ON MONDAY WILL
INTENSIFY OFF THE MID ATLANTIC COAST ON MONDAY NIGHT...AND SLOWLY
LIFT NORTHEASTWARD AND BE CENTERED NEAR THE BENCHMARK BY 12Z
TUESDAY. LOW CONTINUES TO TRACK NORTHEASTWARD DURING THE DAY
TUESDAY...THOUGH SLOWLY...ONLY REACHING THE GULF OF MAINE BY 00Z
WEDNESDAY. MODELS ARE STILL SHOWING A LOT OF DIFFERENCES WITH
TRACK OF THIS LOW AND ASPECT OF THE PRECIPITATION SHIELD.
GFS...NAM...ECMWF...AND SREF ALL HAVE LOW PASSING VERY NEAR TO THE
BENCHMARK...BUT NAM KEEPS PRECIP SHIELD CLOSER TO THE BOMBING LOW
CENTER. ECMWF BRINGS US THE HEAVIEST PRECIPITATION...BUT FEEL THAT
THE AMOUNTS ARE A BIT TOO AGGRESSIVE THAT MODEL IS A BIT OF AN
OUTLIER AT THIS TIME. SNOW WILL BE ENTERING OUR SOUTHERN ZONES
RIGHT AROUND 00Z TUESDAY...AND SPREAD NORTH OVERNIGHT. BEST CHANCE
FOR ACCUMULATING SNOW OVERNIGHT WILL BE ACROSS SOUTHERN VERMONT.
ON TUESDAY AS THE LOW CONTINUES TO TRACK NORTHEASTWARD THINK THAT
THE PRECIP SHIELD WILL SPREAD SNOW ACROSS VERMONT...STILL HEAVIEST
ACROSS SOUTHEASTERN VERMONT. THE SNOW WILL CONTINUE A BIT INTO THE
TUESDAY NIGHT TIMEFRAME AND THEN BECOME MORE OF A NORTHWEST FLOW
UPSLOPE SNOW SCENARIO. FOR NOW HAVE MENTIONED LIKELY POPS ACROSS
OUR VERMONT ZONES ON TUESDAY WITH HIGH CHANCE ACROSS NORTHERN NEW
YORK. FEEL THAT RUTLAND...WINDSOR...AND ORANGE HAVE THE BEST
CHANCE AT REACHING WARNING CRITERIA SNOWFALL TOTALS AND HAVE
HOISTED A WINTER STORM WATCH FOR THOSE THREE MOST SOUTHEASTERN
COUNTIES OF OUR WARNING AREA.
MODELS CURRENTLY DO NOT SHOW STRONG FRONTOGENETIC FORCING FOR OUR
FORECAST AREA...IT'S MORE DOWN ACROSS SOUTHEASTERN NEW ENGLAND
CLOSER TO THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM. WE ALSO LOOKED AT SEVERAL STORM
ANALOGS THAT KEEP THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL OUT OF OUR FORECAST AREA
IN SIMILAR HISTORIC STORMS. DRY ARCTIC AIR WHICH WILL BE SINKING
OVER OUR FORECAST ARE TODAY THROUGH MONDAY MAY ALSO BE TOUGH TO
GET OUT OF HERE TO ALLOW FOR THE MORE MOIST AIR TO REACH OUR AREA.
WILL CONTINUE TO CLOSELY MONITOR THIS SYSTEM AS WE GET CLOSER TO
MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY...AND ASSESS POSSIBILITY OF UPGRADING TO
A WARNING AND ADVISORY ACROSS AT LEAST OUR VERMONT ZONES.
&&
.LONG TERM /TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY/...
AS OF 241 AM EST SUNDAY...EXPECT SEASONABLY COLD WEATHER WITH
PERIODIC CHANCES FOR ADDITIONAL LIGHT SNOWS DURING MID TO LATE
WEEK TIME FRAME AS MEAN UPPER TROUGH REMAINS ACROSS THE NORTHEAST.
TAIL END LIGHT SNOWS/SHSN TO END ACROSS THE AREA TUESDAY NIGHT
WITH SOME ADDITIONAL MINOR ACCUMULATIONS POSSIBLE...ESP EAST. THEN
GENERALLY DRY BY WEDNESDAY INTO WEDNESDAY NIGHT AS ELONGATED
SHORTWAVE RIDGE AXIS SKIRTS ACROSS THE AREA. HIGHS MAINLY IN THE
TEENS WITH OVERNIGHT LOWS GENERALLY IN THE SINGLE DIGITS ABOVE AND
BELOW ZERO.
BY THURSDAY/FRIDAY TIME FRAME MODELS REMAIN CONSISTENT IN SHOWING
ADDITIONAL NORTHERN STREAM CLIPPER ENERGY TRACKING INTO THE
NORTHEAST WITH WIDESPREAD ACCUMULATING LIGHT SNOWS/SHSN. LEANED
MORE TOWARD THE GFS SOLUTION WITH THIS SYSTEM AS THIS MORNINGS
ECMWF INSISTS RAPID DEEPENING YET AGAIN OVER EASTERN NEW ENGLAND
WITH POTENTIAL HIGHER IMPACTS FOR OUR EASTERN COUNTIES. THIS HAS
BEEN TOO COMMONPLACE WITH THIS MODEL SO FAR THIS WINTER AND
PREFERENCE...AT LEAST AT THIS TIME SCALE WOULD BE TO WAIT FOR MORE
CONSENSUS BEFORE TRENDING WHOLESALE IN THAT DIRECTION.
TEMPERATURES WILL MODERATE SOMEWHAT WITH HIGHS IN THE 20S AND LOWS
THURSDAY NIGHT IN THE TEENS. BEHIND THIS SYSTEM MODIFIED ARCTIC
AIRMASS MAKES INROADS BACK INTO THE REGION WITH A TREND TOWARD
CONSIDERABLY COLDER WEATHER AND ANOTHER SHOT AT FLURRIES/VERY
LIGHT SNOWS BY DAY 7 WITH ANOTHER WEAK NRN STREAM IMPULSE.
&&
.AVIATION /19Z SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY/...
THROUGH 18Z MONDAY...VFR CONDITIONS EXPECTED THROUGH THE PERIOD...
AS A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD SOUTHEAST FROM CANADA
OVERNIGHT. EXPECTING SKIES TO BECOME CLEAR OVERNIGHT...BUT
EXPECTING AN INCREASE IN HIGH AND MID CLOUDS BY 12Z MONDAY.
NORTHWEST WINDS WILL DIMINISH LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND BECOME
LIGHT AND VARIABLE OVERNIGHT.
OUTLOOK 18Z MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY...
00Z TUESDAY THROUGH 12Z TUESDAY...VFR WITH SOME AREAS OF IFR/MVFR
IN DEVELOPING SNOW FROM DEVELOPING STORM SOUTH OF NEW ENGLAND.
12Z TUESDAY THROUGH 12Z WEDNESDAY...IFR/MVFR IN SNOW FROM
DEEPENING STORM OFF THE NEW ENGLAND COAST.
12Z WEDNESDAY THROUGH 12Z THURSDAY...MAINLY VFR CONDITIONS
EXPECTING AS RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS INTO THE REGION.
12Z THURSDAY THROUGH 00Z SATURDAY...IFR/MVFR EXPECTED IN LIGHT
SNOW.
&&
.EQUIPMENT...
AS OF 106 PM EST FRIDAY...THE KTYX 88D DOPPLER RADAR LOCATED IN
NORTHERN NEW YORK WILL BE DOWN AT LEAST THROUGH MONDAY JANUARY
26TH. THIS IS DUE TO A PEDESTAL DYNAMIC FAULT. AN ELECTRONICS
TECHNICIAN HAS ORDERED NEW PARTS TO FIX THIS PROBLEM.
HOWEVER...THE NEW PARTS HAVE NOT ARRIVED AS OF THIS TIME AND THE
KTYX RADAR WILL LIKELY NOT BE RESTORED TO SERVICE UNTIL EARLY NEXT
WEEK.
&&
.BTV WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
VT...WINTER STORM WATCH FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE TUESDAY
NIGHT FOR VTZ010>012-019.
NY...NONE.
&&
SYNOPSIS...NEILES
NEAR TERM...DEAL/NEILES
SHORT TERM...NEILES
LONG TERM...JMG
AVIATION...WGH
EQUIPMENT...WGHHazardous weather outlook, Jan 25, 3:30 AM EST, 11 hours 47 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BURLINGTON VT 330 AM EST SUN JAN 25 2015 NYZ026>031-034-035-087-VTZ001>009-016>018-260830- NORTHERN ST. LAWRENCE-NORTHERN FRANKLIN-EASTERN CLINTON- SOUTHEASTERN ST. LAWRENCE-SOUTHERN FRANKLIN-WESTERN CLINTON- WESTERN ESSEX-EASTERN ESSEX-SOUTHWESTERN ST. LAWRENCE-GRAND ISLE- WESTERN FRANKLIN-ORLEANS-ESSEX-WESTERN CHITTENDEN-LAMOILLE-CALEDONIA- WASHINGTON-WESTERN ADDISON-EASTERN FRANKLIN-EASTERN CHITTENDEN- EASTERN ADDISON- 330 AM EST SUN JAN 25 2015 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHERN NEW YORK...CENTRAL VERMONT...NORTHEAST VERMONT AND NORTHWEST VERMONT. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. VTZ010>012-019-260830- ORANGE-WESTERN RUTLAND-WINDSOR-EASTERN RUTLAND- 330 AM EST SUN JAN 25 2015 ...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE TUESDAY NIGHT... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL VERMONT AND SOUTHERN VERMONT. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY. 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.
The office that day
Everything else NWS Burlington, VT issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 25, 3:37 AM EST | Winter Storm Watch | BTV | Orange, Rutland | 12 hr |
| Jan 25, 3:17 PM EST | Winter Storm Watch | BTV | Addison, Caledonia, Essex, Washington | 12 hr |
Nearby
Winter Storm Warnings in Vermont, 2015Every winter storm warning in 2015
Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.