Alert archive / Vermont / Wind Chill Warnings in 2016
Wind Chill Warning 1, NWS Burlington, VT
NWS Burlington, VT issued this wind chill warning at Feb 12, 2016, 3:26 AM EST for 4 counties in New York; 11 counties in Vermont. It took effect at Feb 13, 2016, 3:00 AM EST. It was in force for 36 hr. 1 report 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
- Feb 12, 2016, 3:26 AM EST (08:26 UTC)
- In effect from
- Feb 13, 2016, 3:00 AM EST
- Expired
- Feb 14, 2016, 3:16 PM EST
- In force
- 36 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 08:27 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 13, 7:00 AM EST | SNOW 7.5 | 5 Sw Potsdam, NY | 7.5 INCHES OF LAKE EFFECT SNOW MEASURED ON A SNOW BOARD BETWEEN 3PM AND 7AM |
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 00:00Z, 8.4 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.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1204 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 35 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 221 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 295 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
115 WWUS41 KBTV 120826 WSWBTV URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BURLINGTON VT 326 AM EST FRI FEB 12 2016 NYZ029-087-122100- /O.UPG.KBTV.WC.A.0001.160213T0800Z-160215T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KBTV.WC.W.0001.160213T0800Z-160215T0000Z/ /O.CON.KBTV.LE.Y.0001.160212T1400Z-160213T0600Z/ SOUTHEASTERN ST. LAWRENCE-SOUTHWESTERN ST. LAWRENCE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...STAR LAKE...OGDENSBURG...POTSDAM... GOUVERNEUR 326 AM EST FRI FEB 12 2016 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 1 AM EST SATURDAY... ...WIND CHILL WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM SATURDAY TO 7 PM EST SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BURLINGTON CONTINUES THE LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY...FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 1 AM EST SATURDAY. A WIND CHILL WARNING HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS WIND CHILL WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM SATURDAY TO 7 PM EST SUNDAY. THIS REPLACES THE WIND CHILL WATCH PREVIOUSLY IN EFFECT. * LOCATIONS...SOUTHERN SAINT LAWRENCE COUNTY...ESPECIALLY AREAS WEST OF ROUTE 56 AND SOUTH OF ROUTE 3. * HAZARD TYPES...LAKE EFFECT SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES. * ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 7 INCHES OF SNOW...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. * MAXIMUM SNOWFALL RATE...UP TO 1 INCH PER HOUR...MAINLY THIS EVENING THROUGH MIDNIGHT. * TIMING...A BAND OF LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS WILL MOVE INTO THE SAINT LAWRENCE VALLEY THIS MORNING AND CONTINUE TO AFFECT THE AREA THROUGH THIS EVENING. DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILLS FOR THE ENTIRE WEEKEND. * IMPACTS...DIFFICULT TRAVEL DUE TO MODERATE SNOWFALL ACCUMULATING ON ROADS AS WELL AS REDUCED VISIBILITIES. DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILLS ARE THEN EXPECTED DURING THE WEEKEND. * WINDS...WEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...HIGHS 18 TO 23 TODAY. LOWS AROUND 10 BELOW TONIGHT. HIGHS 5 BELOW TO 10 BELOW ZERO SATURDAY. LOWS 15 BELOW TO 25 BELOW ZERO SATURDAY NIGHT. * VISIBILITIES...A HALF MILE OR LESS AT TIMES THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THIS EVENING. * WIND CHILL READINGS...AS LOW AS 30 TO 35 BELOW SATURDAY THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROSTBITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. A LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY MEANS LAKE-EFFECT SNOW IS FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT IN SOME AREAS. LAKE-EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS TYPICALLY ALIGN THEMSELVES IN BANDS AND WILL LIKELY BE INTENSE ENOUGH TO DROP SEVERAL INCHES IN LOCALIZED AREAS. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING. PLEASE STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...YOUR LOCAL MEDIA...OR GO TO WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BURLINGTON FOR FURTHER UPDATES ON THIS WEATHER SITUATION. && $$ NYZ026>028-030-031-034-035-VTZ001>012-016>019-122100- /O.UPG.KBTV.WC.A.0001.160213T0800Z-160215T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KBTV.WC.W.0001.160213T0800Z-160215T0000Z/ NORTHERN ST. LAWRENCE-NORTHERN FRANKLIN-EASTERN CLINTON- SOUTHERN FRANKLIN-WESTERN CLINTON-WESTERN ESSEX-EASTERN ESSEX- GRAND ISLE-WESTERN FRANKLIN-ORLEANS-ESSEX-WESTERN CHITTENDEN- LAMOILLE-CALEDONIA-WASHINGTON-WESTERN ADDISON-ORANGE- WESTERN RUTLAND-WINDSOR-EASTERN FRANKLIN-EASTERN CHITTENDEN- EASTERN ADDISON-EASTERN RUTLAND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MASSENA...MALONE...PLATTSBURGH... SARANAC LAKE...TUPPER LAKE...DANNEMORA...LAKE PLACID... PORT HENRY...TICONDEROGA...ALBURGH...SOUTH HERO...ST. ALBANS... NEWPORT...ISLAND POND...BURLINGTON...JOHNSON...STOWE... ST. JOHNSBURY...MONTPELIER...MIDDLEBURY...VERGENNES...BRADFORD... RANDOLPH...RUTLAND...SPRINGFIELD...WHITE RIVER JUNCTION... ENOSBURG FALLS...RICHFORD...UNDERHILL...BRISTOL...RIPTON... EAST WALLINGFORD...KILLINGTON 326 AM EST FRI FEB 12 2016 ...WIND CHILL WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM SATURDAY TO 7 PM EST SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BURLINGTON HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM SATURDAY TO 7 PM EST SUNDAY. THIS REPLACES THE WIND CHILL WATCH PREVIOUSLY IN EFFECT. * LOCATIONS...ALL OF NORTHERN NEW YORK...AS WELL AS CENTRAL AND NORTHERN VERMONT. * HAZARD TYPES...DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. * WIND CHILL READINGS...AS LOW AS 30 TO 40 BELOW ZERO DUE TO TEMPERATURES 20 BELOW TO 5 ABOVE ZERO...AND WINDS NORTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. * TIMING...ALL WEEKEND. * IMPACTS...POTENTIAL FROSTBITE AND HYPOTHERMIA. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROSTBITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. PLEASE STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...YOUR LOCAL MEDIA...OR GO TO WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BURLINGTON FOR FURTHER UPDATES ON THIS WEATHER SITUATION. && $$
8 follow-up statements
127 WWUS41 KBTV 121909 WSWBTV URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BURLINGTON VT 209 PM EST FRI FEB 12 2016 NYZ029-087-130600- /O.CON.KBTV.WC.W.0001.160213T0800Z-160215T0000Z/ /O.CON.KBTV.LE.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-160213T0600Z/ SOUTHEASTERN ST. LAWRENCE-SOUTHWESTERN ST. LAWRENCE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...STAR LAKE...OGDENSBURG...POTSDAM... GOUVERNEUR 209 PM EST FRI FEB 12 2016 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST SATURDAY... ...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM SATURDAY TO 7 PM EST SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BURLINGTON CONTINUES THE LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY...UNTIL 1 AM EST SATURDAY. * LOCATIONS...SOUTHERN SAINT LAWRENCE COUNTY. * HAZARD TYPES...LAKE EFFECT SNOW...MODERATE TO HEAVY AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY THIS EVENING. * ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 7 INCHES OF SNOW...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. * MAXIMUM SNOWFALL RATE...UP TO 1 INCH PER HOUR...MAINLY THIS EVENING THROUGH MIDNIGHT. * TIMING...SCATTERED LIGHT TO MODERATE LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS SOUTHWESTERN ST. LAWRENCE COUNTY THIS AFTERNOON. THE BANDS OF LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL BECOME HEAVIER AND MORE ORGANIZED THIS EVENING...THROUGH ABOUT MIDNIGHT...BEFORE SHIFTING EAST AND SOUTH OF THE AREA. THEREAFTER...DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILLS ARE EXPECTED FOR THE ENTIRE WEEKEND. * IMPACTS...DIFFICULT TRAVEL DUE TO MODERATE SNOWFALL ACCUMULATING ON ROADS AS WELL AS REDUCED VISIBILITIES. DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILLS ARE THEN EXPECTED DURING THE WEEKEND. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH UNTIL MIDNIGHT...BECOMING NORTHWEST 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. * TEMPERATURES...HIGHS AROUND 20 THIS AFTERNOON. LOWS 10 TO 15 BELOW TONIGHT. HIGHS 5 TO 10 BELOW FOR SATURDAY. * VISIBILITIES...A HALF MILE OR LESS AT TIMES LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH MIDNIGHT. * WIND CHILL READINGS...AS LOW AS 39 BELOW DUE TO BELOW ZERO TEMPERATURES AND NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROSTBITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. A LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY MEANS LAKE-EFFECT SNOW IS FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT IN SOME AREAS. LAKE-EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS TYPICALLY ALIGN THEMSELVES IN BANDS AND WILL LIKELY BE INTENSE ENOUGH TO DROP SEVERAL INCHES IN LOCALIZED AREAS. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING. && $$ NYZ026>028-030-031-034-035-VTZ001>012-016>019-130600- /O.CON.KBTV.WC.W.0001.160213T0800Z-160215T0000Z/ NORTHERN ST. LAWRENCE-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...MASSENA...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 209 PM EST FRI FEB 12 2016 ...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM SATURDAY TO 7 PM EST SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BURLINGTON CONTINUES THE WIND CHILL WARNING...FROM 3 AM SATURDAY TO 7 PM EST SUNDAY. * LOCATIONS...ALL OF NORTHERN NEW YORK...AS WELL AS CENTRAL AND NORTHERN VERMONT. * HAZARD TYPES...DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. * WIND CHILL READINGS...25 TO 40 BELOW DUE TO FRIGID TEMPERATURES 10 BELOW TO 5 ABOVE ON SATURDAY...AND TEMPERATURES 15 TO 30 BELOW FOR LOWS SATURDAY NIGHT. NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH WILL CONTRIBUTE TO THE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL READINGS...THOUGH WINDS WILL WEAKEN TO AROUND 10 MPH DURING THE DAY SUNDAY. * TIMING...ALL WEEKEND...BUT WITH SOME IMPROVEMENT DUE TO LOWER WIND SPEEDS ON SUNDAY. * IMPACTS...POTENTIAL FROSTBITE AND HYPOTHERMIA. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROSTBITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. 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
877 WWUS41 KBTV 130535 WSWBTV URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BURLINGTON VT 1235 AM EST SAT FEB 13 2016 NYZ029-087-131200- /O.CAN.KBTV.LE.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-160213T0600Z/ /O.CON.KBTV.WC.W.0001.160213T0800Z-160215T0000Z/ SOUTHEASTERN ST. LAWRENCE-SOUTHWESTERN ST. LAWRENCE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...STAR LAKE...OGDENSBURG...POTSDAM... GOUVERNEUR 1235 AM EST SAT FEB 13 2016 ...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST SUNDAY... ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BURLINGTON CONTINUES WIND CHILL WARNING...UNTIL 7 PM EST SUNDAY. * LOCATIONS...SOUTHERN SAINT LAWRENCE COUNTY. THE THREAT OF HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW IN SOUTHERN SAINT LAWRENCE COUNTY HAS ENDED WITH THE PASSAGE OF A COLD FRONT. THUS THE LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILLS ARE EXPECTED FOR THE ENTIRE WEEKEND. * HAZARD TYPES...DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. * WIND CHILL READINGS...25 TO 40 BELOW DUE TO FRIGID TEMPERATURES OF ZERO TO 10 BELOW ZERO ON SATURDAY...AND TEMPERATURES 15 TO 30 BELOW FOR LOWS SATURDAY NIGHT. NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH WILL CONTRIBUTE TO THE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL READINGS...THOUGH WINDS WILL WEAKEN TO AROUND 10 MPH DURING THE DAY SUNDAY. * TIMING...DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILLS ARE EXPECTED FOR THE ENTIRE WEEKEND. * IMPACTS...POTENTIAL FROSTBITE AND HYPOTHERMIA. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROSTBITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. 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>028-030-031-034-035-VTZ001>012-016>019-131200- /O.CON.KBTV.WC.W.0001.160213T0800Z-160215T0000Z/ NORTHERN ST. LAWRENCE-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...MASSENA...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 1235 AM EST SAT FEB 13 2016 ...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BURLINGTON CONTINUES THE WIND CHILL WARNING...UNTIL 7 PM EST SUNDAY. * LOCATIONS...ALL OF NORTHERN NEW YORK...AS WELL AS CENTRAL AND NORTHERN VERMONT. * HAZARD TYPES...DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. * WIND CHILL READINGS...25 TO 40 BELOW DUE TO FRIGID TEMPERATURES 10 BELOW TO 5 ABOVE ON SATURDAY...AND TEMPERATURES 15 TO 30 BELOW FOR LOWS SATURDAY NIGHT. NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH WILL CONTRIBUTE TO THE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL READINGS...THOUGH WINDS WILL WEAKEN TO AROUND 10 MPH DURING THE DAY SUNDAY. * TIMING...ALL WEEKEND...BUT WITH SOME IMPROVEMENT DUE TO LOWER WIND SPEEDS ON SUNDAY. * IMPACTS...POTENTIAL FROSTBITE AND HYPOTHERMIA. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROSTBITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. PLEASE STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...YOUR LOCAL MEDIA...OR GO TO WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BURLINGTON FOR FURTHER UPDATES ON THIS WEATHER SITUATION. && $$
811 WWUS41 KBTV 130859 WSWBTV URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BURLINGTON VT 359 AM EST SAT FEB 13 2016 NYZ026>031-034-035-087-VTZ001>012-016>019-132100- /O.CON.KBTV.WC.W.0001.000000T0000Z-160215T0000Z/ 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-ORANGE-WESTERN RUTLAND- WINDSOR-EASTERN FRANKLIN-EASTERN CHITTENDEN-EASTERN ADDISON- EASTERN RUTLAND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MASSENA...MALONE...PLATTSBURGH... STAR LAKE...SARANAC LAKE...TUPPER LAKE...DANNEMORA... LAKE PLACID...PORT HENRY...TICONDEROGA...OGDENSBURG...POTSDAM... GOUVERNEUR...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 359 AM EST SAT FEB 13 2016 ...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BURLINGTON CONTINUES THE WIND CHILL WARNING...UNTIL 7 PM EST SUNDAY. * LOCATIONS...ALL OF NORTHERN NEW YORK...AS WELL AS CENTRAL AND NORTHERN VERMONT. * HAZARD TYPES...DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. * WIND CHILL READINGS...25 TO 40 BELOW DUE TO FRIGID TEMPERATURES OF 10 BELOW TO 5 ABOVE ZERO TODAY...AND 15 TO 30 BELOW FOR LOWS TONIGHT. NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH WILL CONTRIBUTE TO THE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL READINGS...THOUGH WINDS WILL WEAKEN TO AROUND 10 MPH DURING THE DAY SUNDAY WHEN HIGH TEMPERATURES WILL BE AROUND ZERO. * TIMING...ALL WEEKEND...BUT WITH SOME IMPROVEMENT DUE TO LOWER WIND SPEEDS ON SUNDAY. * IMPACTS...POTENTIAL FROSTBITE AND HYPOTHERMIA. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROSTBITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. PLEASE STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...YOUR LOCAL MEDIA...OR GO TO WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BURLINGTON FOR FURTHER UPDATES ON THIS WEATHER SITUATION. && $$
780 WWUS41 KBTV 132015 WSWBTV URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BURLINGTON VT 315 PM EST SAT FEB 13 2016 NYZ026>031-034-035-087-VTZ001>012-016>019-140415- /O.CON.KBTV.WC.W.0001.000000T0000Z-160215T0000Z/ 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-ORANGE-WESTERN RUTLAND- WINDSOR-EASTERN FRANKLIN-EASTERN CHITTENDEN-EASTERN ADDISON- EASTERN RUTLAND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MASSENA...MALONE...PLATTSBURGH... STAR LAKE...SARANAC LAKE...TUPPER LAKE...DANNEMORA... LAKE PLACID...PORT HENRY...TICONDEROGA...OGDENSBURG...POTSDAM... GOUVERNEUR...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 315 PM EST SAT FEB 13 2016 ...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BURLINGTON CONTINUES THE WIND CHILL WARNING...UNTIL 7 PM EST SUNDAY. * LOCATIONS...ALL OF NORTHERN NEW YORK...AS WELL AS CENTRAL AND NORTHERN VERMONT. * HAZARD TYPES...DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. * WIND CHILL READINGS...30 TO 45 BELOW...FROM THE COMBINATION OF TEMPERATURES OF 15 TO 25 BELOW ZERO...AND NORTHWEST WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. * TIMING...TONIGHT AND SUNDAY...WITH SOME IMPROVEMENT DUE TO LOWER WIND SPEEDS ON SUNDAY. * IMPACTS...POTENTIAL FROSTBITE AND HYPOTHERMIA. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROSTBITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. PLEASE STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...YOUR LOCAL MEDIA...OR GO TO WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BURLINGTON FOR FURTHER UPDATES ON THIS WEATHER SITUATION. && $$
512 WWUS41 KBTV 140437 WSWBTV URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BURLINGTON VT 1137 PM EST SAT FEB 13 2016 NYZ026>031-034-035-087-VTZ001>012-016>019-141000- /O.CON.KBTV.WC.W.0001.000000T0000Z-160215T0000Z/ 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-ORANGE-WESTERN RUTLAND- WINDSOR-EASTERN FRANKLIN-EASTERN CHITTENDEN-EASTERN ADDISON- EASTERN RUTLAND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MASSENA...MALONE...PLATTSBURGH... STAR LAKE...SARANAC LAKE...TUPPER LAKE...DANNEMORA... LAKE PLACID...PORT HENRY...TICONDEROGA...OGDENSBURG...POTSDAM... GOUVERNEUR...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 1137 PM EST SAT FEB 13 2016 ...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BURLINGTON CONTINUES THE WIND CHILL WARNING...UNTIL 7 PM EST SUNDAY. * LOCATIONS...ALL OF NORTHERN NEW YORK...AS WELL AS CENTRAL AND NORTHERN VERMONT. * HAZARD TYPES...DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. * WIND CHILL READINGS...30 TO 45 BELOW...FROM THE COMBINATION OF TEMPERATURES OF 15 TO 25 BELOW ZERO...AND NORTHWEST WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. * TIMING...TONIGHT AND SUNDAY...WITH SOME IMPROVEMENT DUE TO LOWER WIND SPEEDS ON SUNDAY. * IMPACTS...POTENTIAL FROSTBITE AND HYPOTHERMIA. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROSTBITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. PLEASE STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...YOUR LOCAL MEDIA...OR GO TO WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BURLINGTON FOR FURTHER UPDATES ON THIS WEATHER SITUATION. && $$
024 WWUS41 KBTV 140849 WSWBTV URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BURLINGTON VT 349 AM EST SUN FEB 14 2016 NYZ026>031-034-035-087-VTZ001>012-016>019-150000- /O.CON.KBTV.WC.W.0001.000000T0000Z-160215T0000Z/ 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-ORANGE-WESTERN RUTLAND- WINDSOR-EASTERN FRANKLIN-EASTERN CHITTENDEN-EASTERN ADDISON- EASTERN RUTLAND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MASSENA...MALONE...PLATTSBURGH... STAR LAKE...SARANAC LAKE...TUPPER LAKE...DANNEMORA... LAKE PLACID...PORT HENRY...TICONDEROGA...OGDENSBURG...POTSDAM... GOUVERNEUR...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 349 AM EST SUN FEB 14 2016 ...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BURLINGTON CONTINUES THE WIND CHILL WARNING...UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING. * LOCATIONS...ALL OF NORTHERN NEW YORK...AS WELL AS CENTRAL AND NORTHERN VERMONT. * HAZARD TYPES...DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. * WIND CHILL READINGS...30 TO 45 BELOW...FROM THE COMBINATION OF TEMPERATURES OF 15 TO 25 BELOW ZERO...AND NORTHWEST WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. * TIMING...THROUGH 7 PM. * IMPACTS...POTENTIAL FROSTBITE AND HYPOTHERMIA. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROSTBITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. PLEASE STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...YOUR LOCAL MEDIA...OR GO TO WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BURLINGTON FOR FURTHER UPDATES ON THIS WEATHER SITUATION. && $$
141 WWUS41 KBTV 141620 WSWBTV URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BURLINGTON VT 1120 AM EST SUN FEB 14 2016 NYZ026>031-034-035-087-VTZ001>012-016>019-150000- /O.CON.KBTV.WC.W.0001.000000T0000Z-160215T0000Z/ 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-ORANGE-WESTERN RUTLAND- WINDSOR-EASTERN FRANKLIN-EASTERN CHITTENDEN-EASTERN ADDISON- EASTERN RUTLAND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MASSENA...MALONE...PLATTSBURGH... STAR LAKE...SARANAC LAKE...TUPPER LAKE...DANNEMORA... LAKE PLACID...PORT HENRY...TICONDEROGA...OGDENSBURG...POTSDAM... GOUVERNEUR...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 1120 AM EST SUN FEB 14 2016 ...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BURLINGTON CONTINUES THE WIND CHILL WARNING...UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING. * LOCATIONS...ALL OF NORTHERN NEW YORK...AS WELL AS CENTRAL AND NORTHERN VERMONT. * HAZARD TYPES...DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. * WIND CHILL READINGS...25 TO 35 BELOW THROUGH MID-AFTERNOON BEFORE SLOWLY WARMING. * TIMING...THROUGH 7 PM. * IMPACTS...POTENTIAL FROSTBITE AND HYPOTHERMIA. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROSTBITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. PLEASE STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...YOUR LOCAL MEDIA...OR GO TO WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BURLINGTON FOR FURTHER UPDATES ON THIS WEATHER SITUATION. && $$
197 WWUS41 KBTV 142016 WSWBTV URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BURLINGTON VT 316 PM EST SUN FEB 14 2016 NYZ026>031-034-035-087-VTZ001>012-016>019-142130- /O.CAN.KBTV.WC.W.0001.000000T0000Z-160215T0000Z/ NORTHERN ST. LAWRENCE-NORTHERN FRANKLIN-EASTERN CLINTON- SOUTHEASTERN ST. LAWRENCE-SOUTHERN FRANKLIN-WESTERN CLINTON- WESTERN ESSEX-EASTERN ESSEX-SOUTHWESTERN ST. LAWRENCE-GRAND ISLE- WESTERN FRANKLIN-ORLEANS-ESSEX-WESTERN CHITTENDEN-LAMOILLE- CALEDONIA-WASHINGTON-WESTERN ADDISON-ORANGE-WESTERN RUTLAND- WINDSOR-EASTERN FRANKLIN-EASTERN CHITTENDEN-EASTERN ADDISON- EASTERN RUTLAND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MASSENA...MALONE...PLATTSBURGH... STAR LAKE...SARANAC LAKE...TUPPER LAKE...DANNEMORA... LAKE PLACID...PORT HENRY...TICONDEROGA...OGDENSBURG...POTSDAM... GOUVERNEUR...ALBURGH...SOUTH HERO...ST. ALBANS...NEWPORT... ISLAND POND...BURLINGTON...JOHNSON...STOWE...ST. JOHNSBURY... MONTPELIER...MIDDLEBURY...VERGENNES...BRADFORD...RANDOLPH... RUTLAND...SPRINGFIELD...WHITE RIVER JUNCTION...ENOSBURG FALLS... RICHFORD...UNDERHILL...BRISTOL...RIPTON...EAST WALLINGFORD... KILLINGTON 316 PM EST SUN FEB 14 2016 ...WIND CHILL WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BURLINGTON HAS CANCELLED THE WIND CHILL WARNING FOR NORTHERN NEW YORK AS WELL AS THE CENTRAL AND NORTHERN PORTIONS OF VERMONT. WINDS CONTINUE TO ABATE ACROSS THE REGION THIS AFTERNOON AND WILL TREND LIGHT BY THIS EVENING AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS OVERHEAD. WHILE COLD TEMPERATURES WILL PERSIST ACROSS THE REGION TONIGHT, THE THREAT OF DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS HAS COME TO AND END. $$ JMG
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this wind chill 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 wind chill warning went out at Feb 12, 12:48 AM EST, 2 hours 38 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Feb 12, 12:48 AM EST, 2 hours 38 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BURLINGTON VT
1248 AM EST FRI FEB 12 2016
.SYNOPSIS...
A WEAK UPPER LEVEL TROUGH ACROSS THE ST. LAWRENCE VALLEY WILL
TRACK EASTWARD WITH JUST A FEW FLURRIES OR SNOW SHOWERS THROUGH
THE FIRST HALF OF TONIGHT...THEN SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS FROM
THE WEST. ANOTHER UPPER LEVEL LOW AND ARCTIC FRONTAL ZONE WILL
APPROACH FROM THE GREAT LAKES AND SOUTHEASTERN ONTARIO LATE IN THE
DAY FRIDAY INTO FRIDAY NIGHT. THIS FEATURE WILL BRING LOCALIZED
LAKE EFFECT SNOWS TO SOUTHERN ST. LAWRENCE COUNTY...AND THEN THE
POTENTIAL FOR SNOW SHOWERS OR SQUALLS ALONG THE ARCTIC FRONT AS IT
MOVES THROUGH DURING FRIDAY NIGHT. THIS WILL USHER IN THE COLDEST
AIR MASS OF THE WINTER FOR THE WEEKEND...WITH BITTERLY COLD
TEMPERATURES. A MODERATION IN TEMPERATURES WILL BEGIN
MONDAY...WITH A STORM SYSTEM BRINGING MIXED WINTRY PRECIPITATION
POTENTIALLY FOR TUESDAY.
&&
.NEAR TERM /UNTIL 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON/...
AS OF 1226 AM EST FRIDAY...ADDITIONAL MINOR ADJUSTMENTS TO
SKY/T/TD/WINDS OVERNIGHT BASED OFF CURRENT OBSERVATIONAL TRENDS.
LINGERING LIGHT SHSN/FLURRIES TO GENERALLY END OVERNIGHT LEAVING
CLR/PTLY CLOUDY SKIES BY MORNING AS SHORTWAVE RIDGE PASSES
OVERHEAD. TEMPERATURES ARE RUNNING COLDER THAN EARLIER FCST BY
SEVERAL DEGREES, BUT ARE QUITE VARIABLE DEPENDING ON CLOUD COVER
AND WIND. THUS TOOK CURRENT 02Z READINGS AND LOWERED VALUES BY AN
ADDITIONAL 3-5 DEGREES OVERNIGHT PER LATEST GUIDANCE TRENDS. ALSO
OPTED TO RAISE SOUTHERLY WINDS AND WIND GUSTS CONSIDERABLY
TOMORROW AFTERNOON/EVENING AHEAD OF THE APPROACHING ARCTIC
BOUNDARYWITH MODELS OFFERING A DEEPLY MIXED PBL AND A TIGHTENING
P-GRAD. GUSTS INTO THE 20-30 MPH RANGE LOOK REASONABLE, ESPECIALLY
IN THE BROADER VALLEYS. HAVE A GREAT NIGHT.
PRIOR DISCUSSION... COMPACT MID-LEVEL VORT EVIDENT IN IR AND VIS
IMAGERY ACROSS THE ST. LAWRENCE VALLEY WILL SHIFT EWD ALONG THE
INTL BORDER AND SHIFT EAST OF VT BY 06Z. LOOKING AT JUST A FEW
LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS WITH THIS FEATURE THROUGH THIS EVENING...AIDED
BY STEEP LOW-LEVEL LAPSE RATES (IN LOW-LEVEL CAA REGIME) AND WLY
850MB FLOW OF 15-20KTS PROVIDING SOME UPSLOPE INTO THE ADIRONDACKS
AND NRN GREENS. ANY ACCUMULATION EXPECTED TO BE AN INCH OR
LESS...MAINLY CONFINED TO AREAS OF OROGRAPHIC ASCENT.
OTHERWISE...IT WILL BE A COLD NIGHT WITH CLEARING SKIES AS NARROW
SFC RIDGE BUILDS IN BRIEFLY FROM THE WEST AFTER 06Z...CRESTING
ACROSS VT AROUND 12Z FRIDAY. CORE OF COLDEST 850MB TEMPS WILL BE
IN PLACE THIS EVENING...GENERALLY -24C TO -26C. SOME RADIATIONAL
COOLING AND THIN LAYER OF SNOW COVER WILL AID IN RADIATIVE
COOLING...ESPECIALLY LATE WITH CLEARING AND DIMINISHING WIND.
LOOKING AT OVERNIGHT LOWS ZERO TO 5 ABOVE FOR THE CHAMPLAIN VALLEY
AND AROUND SPRINGFIELD VT...AND GENERALLY ZERO TO -10F ELSEWHERE.
FRIDAY INTO FRIDAY NIGHT: SECONDARY ARCTIC BOUNDARY AND
ASSOCIATED UPPER VORT DIGS ESEWD ACROSS THE NORTHERN GREAT LAKES.
THIS ALLOWS SFC-850MB FLOW TO BACK AHEAD OF THE TROUGH AXIS. LOW-
LEVEL TRAJECTORIES FROM LAKE ONTARIO BRING LAKE EFFECT SNOW BANDS
INTO ST. LAWRENCE COUNTY...LIKELY STARTING AROUND 14-15Z FRIDAY
PER BTV LOCAL WRF RUNS. PERIODS OF LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL GENERALLY
BE CONFINED TO ST. LAWRENCE AND FRANKLIN COUNTIES DURING THE
DAYLIGHT HRS FRIDAY...WITH MAINLY DRY CONDITIONS ELSEWHERE WITH
VARIABLY CLOUDY CONDITIONS AND WEAK S-SW FLOW. LAKE EFFECT SNOW
WILL BE BRIEFLY AUGMENTED BY LOW-LEVEL FRONTOGENETIC FORCING AND
CONVERGENCE AS ARCTIC BNDRY SWEEPS INTO NRN NY BETWEEN
02-05Z...AND ACROSS VT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SHOULD SEE POTENTIAL SNOW
SQUALLS ALONG THE BNDRY AS IT MOVES ACROSS ENTIRE CWA DURING THE
OVERNIGHT HRS FRIDAY NIGHT. WILL SEE LAKE EFFECT SNOW END BEHIND
ARCTIC BNDRY AS MEAN FLOW VEERS RAPIDLY FROM SW-NW.
WILL BE REPLACING THE LAKE EFFECT SNOW WATCH WITH A LAKE EFFECT
SNOW ADVISORY THIS AFTN FOR SRN ST. LAWRENCE COUNTY 14Z FRIDAY
THROUGH 06Z SATURDAY TO COVER LAKE EFFECT SNOW AMOUNTS GENERALLY
3-6". WILL PROBABLY SEE A COUPLE OF COMMUNITIES IN EXCESS OF 6"
SNOWFALL AROUND FINE, NY...BUT ANTICIPATE THAT WILL BE ISOLD GIVEN
TRANSITIONAL NATURE OF THE LAKE EFFECT SNOW BAND AS LOW-LEVEL FLOW
BACKS AND THEN QUICKLY VEERS WITH FROPA. OTHERWISE...WILL SEE A
DUSTING TO 2" FRIDAY NIGHT WITH ARCTIC FRONTAL PASSAGE WITH SNOW
SHOWERS AND POSSIBLE SQUALL ACTIVITY. SNOW RATIOS GENERALLY 20:1
TO 25:1 GIVEN VERY COLD AIR MASS...AND NOT EXPECTING ANY
SIGNIFICANT IMPACTS (ALSO CONSIDERING PRE-DAWN HRS SATURDAY
MORNING WITH LIGHT TRAFFIC).
HIGH TEMPERATURES ON FRIDAY GENERALLY GENERALLY TEENS TO LOWER
20S. STRONG CAA LATE FRIDAY NIGHT WILL BRING TEMPS DOWN TO 5 TO 10
BELOW ACROSS THE ADIRONDACKS AND ST. LAWRENCE VALLEY BY DAYBREAK
SATURDAY...INCLUDING WIND CHILLS 25 TO 30 BELOW (SEE FORTHCOMING
SHORT-TERM FORECAST SECTION FOR MORE DETAILS ON DANGEROUSLY LOW
WIND CHILLS FOR THE WEEKEND). LOWS ACROSS VERMONT AND THE NY SIDE
OF THE CHAMPLAIN VALLEY FRIDAY NIGHT MAINLY ZERO TO +7F.
&&
.SHORT TERM /1 PM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY/...
AS OF 347 PM EST THURSDAY...WIND CHILL WATCH IN EFFECT EARLY
SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY.
COLD ARCTIC AIR WILL CONTINUE TO FILTER INTO THE NORTH COUNTRY IN
THE WAKE OF STRONG COLD FRONT SATURDAY. TEMPERATURES WILL FALL
THROUGHOUT THE DAY...WITH MAXES OCCURRING IN THE MORNING IN THE
NEGATIVE SINGLE DIGITS ACROSS MOST OF NORTHERN NY...AND THE
POSITIVE SINGLE DIGITS ACROSS THE CHAMPLAIN VALLEY EASTWARD.
MOUNTAIN TOPS WILL REMAIN BELOW ZERO. PRESSURE GRADIENT INCREASES
AS DEPARTING SURFACE LOW MOVES NEWD AND RIDGING BUILDS OVER THE
MID-WEST. THIS WILL RESULT IN BREEZY CONDITIONS AT THE SURFACE
WITH GUSTS 15-25KTS POSSIBLE. COLD TEMPERATURES COMBINED WITH
WINDS WILL RESULT IN WIND CHILLS OF 20 TO 40 DEGREES BELOW ZERO
THROUGHOUT THE WEEKEND AS 850MB TEMPERATURES FALL INTO -30C TO
-25C EARLY SUNDAY. THIS COLD FRIGID AIR IS EXPECTED TO PERSIST
UNTIL SUNDAY NIGHT WHEN THE RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE MOVES OVERHEAD
AND WINDS SUBSIDE WHILE TEMPERATURES BEGIN TO INCREASE ALOFT. AIR
TEMPERATURES SATURDAY NIGHT WILL BE BELOW ZERO...RANGING FROM
NEGATIVE TEENS TO NEGATIVE 20S. SUNDAY WILL SEE MAX TEMPERATURES
IN THE SINGLE DIGITS ABOVE AND BELOW ZERO.
PRECIPITATION-WISE...SOME RESIDUAL MOISTURE IN THE NORTHWESTERLY
WINDS WITH FROUDE NUMBERS SHOWING SLOW MOVING/BLOCKED UPSLOPE FLOW
WILL KEEP SNOW SHOWERS ACROSS THE NORTHEAST KINGDOM AND WESTERN
SLOPES OF THE GREENS AND NORTHERN ADIRONDACKS FOR SATURDAY WITH A
DRYING TREND THEREAFTER. WITH LAKE CHAMPLAIN WATER TEMPERATURES
STILL IN THE MID 30S, CANNOT RULE OUT SOME STEAM CLOUDS DEVELOPING
IN COLDER AIR AND POSSIBLE TEA KETTLE TYPE SNOW SHOWERS IN THE
CHAMPLAIN VALLEY SATURDAY AND SUNDAY.
&&
.LONG TERM /SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY/...
AS OF 347 PM EST THURSDAY...SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE WILL SLOWLY
SHIFT EASTWARD SUNDAY NIGHT INTO MONDAY WITH SLIGHT RIDGING ALOFT.
ON THE WESTERN SIDE OF THE RIDGE AXIS, SOUTHERLY FLOW WILL HELP
MODERATE TEMPERATURES MONDAY...WITH MAXES REACHING THE 20S.
THE NEXT SIGNIFICANT SYSTEM WILL EVOLVE FROM DIGGING 500MB TROUGH
THAT APPROACHES FROM THE WEST MONDAY NIGHT INTO TUESDAY. WHILE
MODELS STILL DIFFER ON TRACK OF ASSOCIATED SURFACE THAT DEVELOPS,
EXPECT LOW TO BEGIN BRINGING PRECIPITATION IN FROM THE SOUTH ON
TUESDAY. BOTH GFS AND ECMWF CURRENTLY BRING SIGNIFICANT WARMING TO
THE NORTH COUNTRY AND RESULT IN ABOVE FREEZING TEMPERATURES ON
TUESDAY. TEMPERATURES MAY BE WARM ENOUGH FOR PRECIP TO TRANSITION
TO RAIN LATE TUESDAY. BUT AS THE LOW LIFTS NORTH AND EAST, COLD
AIR RETURNS TO THE REGION ON THE BACKSIDE OF THE SYSTEM WITH SNOW
SHOWERS EXPECTED. MULTIPLE VORTICES IN 500MB TROUGH MAY KEEP
CHANCE FOR PRECIPITATION INTO WEDNESDAY AS THE MAIN SURFACE LOW
CONTINUES TRACKING NORTHWARD INTO COASTAL CANADA.
&&
.AVIATION /06Z FRIDAY THROUGH TUESDAY/...
THROUGH 06Z SATURDAY...TREND TOWARD VFR OVERNIGHT AS UPPER LEVEL
RIDGE MOVES OVER THE AREA AND NW FLOW RELAXES GENERALLY AFTER 06Z.
BTV AND MPV CURRENTLY STILL HAVE MVFR CEILINGS. WILL BEGIN TO SEE
MVFR CEILINGS AND LOCALLY IFR VSBY AT SLK/MSS WITH -SHSN POSSIBLE
AFTER 17Z ASSOCIATED WITH INCREASING SWLY FLOW FROM LAKE ONTARIO
AND FRINGE IMPACT FROM LAKE EFFECT SNOW BANDS. NW WINDS BRIEFLY
GUSTY 15 TO 20 KTS...THEN GENERALLY LESS THAN 10 KTS THEN SHIFTING
TO THE S AND SW AROUND 10KTS THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. S WINDS MAY
BE A PROBLEM AT KBTV GROUND OPERATIONS FRIDAY AFTERNOON INTO THE
NIGHT WITH DRIFTING OR BLOWING SNOW BY 00Z SAT AND MAY BE GUSTING
OVER 30KTS UNTIL THE ARCTIC FRONT PASSES EARLY SAT A.M. LCL VLIFR
IN SNOW SQUALLS BRIEFLY POSSIBLE FRIDAY NIGHT 02-05Z ACROSS NRN NY
AND 05-09Z ACROSS VT AS ARCTIC FRONT MOVES THRU...WITH VSBY
BRIEFLY LESS THAN 1/2 MILE AND A WIND SHIFT TO NW WITH GUSTS 20 TO
30 KTS. MODEST IMPACT TO AIRPORT GROUND OPERATIONS WITH DUSTING TO
2" SNOWFALL PSBL.
OUTLOOK 06Z SATURDAY THROUGH TUESDAY...GENERALLY VFR AFTER 12Z
SATURDAY WITH FLURRIES POSSIBLE. NW WIND GUSTS TO 25KT POSSIBLE
SATURDAY AFTN AND EVE. MONDAY NIGHT INTO TUESDAY PRECIP WILL BE
BEGINNING AND SPREADING SOUTH TO NORTH ACROSS OUR AREA. DEPENDING
ON PTYPE...WILL SEE SOME MVFR/IFR POSSIBLE.
&&
.BTV WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
VT...WIND CHILL WATCH FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING FOR
VTZ001>012-016>019.
NY...WIND CHILL WATCH FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING FOR
NYZ026>031-034-035-087.
LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 1 AM EST
SATURDAY FOR NYZ029-087.
&&
SYNOPSIS...BANACOS
NEAR TERM...BANACOS/JMG/NEILES
SHORT TERM...KGM
LONG TERM...KGM
AVIATION...NEILESHazardous weather outlook, Feb 11, 2:46 PM EST, 12 hours 40 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BURLINGTON VT 246 PM EST THU FEB 11 2016 NYZ029-087-121000- SOUTHEASTERN ST. LAWRENCE-SOUTHWESTERN ST. LAWRENCE- 246 PM EST THU FEB 11 2016 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM FRIDAY TO 1 AM EST SATURDAY... ...WIND CHILL WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING... 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...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY. WIND CHILL WATCH. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. NYZ026>028-030-031-034-035-VTZ001>012-016>019-121000- NORTHERN ST. LAWRENCE-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- 246 PM EST THU FEB 11 2016 ...WIND CHILL WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING... 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...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. WIND CHILL WATCH. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Feb 11, 10:17 PM EST, 5 hours 9 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BURLINGTON VT 1017 PM EST THU FEB 11 2016 NYZ026-027-029>031-034-087-VTZ003-004-006>008-010-016-121200- NORTHERN ST. LAWRENCE-NORTHERN FRANKLIN-SOUTHEASTERN ST. LAWRENCE- SOUTHERN FRANKLIN-WESTERN CLINTON-WESTERN ESSEX- SOUTHWESTERN ST. LAWRENCE-ORLEANS-ESSEX-LAMOILLE-CALEDONIA- WASHINGTON-ORANGE-EASTERN FRANKLIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MASSENA...MALONE...STAR LAKE... SARANAC LAKE...TUPPER LAKE...DANNEMORA...LAKE PLACID... OGDENSBURG...POTSDAM...GOUVERNEUR...NEWPORT...ISLAND POND... JOHNSON...STOWE...ST. JOHNSBURY...MONTPELIER...BRADFORD... RANDOLPH...ENOSBURG FALLS...RICHFORD 1017 PM EST THU FEB 11 2016 ...COLD WIND CHILLS TONIGHT... THE COMBINATION OF GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS FROM 10 TO 20 MPH AND TEMPERATURES IN THE SINGLE DIGITS BELOW ZERO WILL CAUSE WIND CHILL VALUES TO FALL INTO THE 15 TO 20 DEGREE BELOW ZERO RANGE ACROSS NORTHERN NEW YORK AND NORTH CENTRAL VERMONT TONIGHT. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO ABATE BY LATE TONIGHT DIMINISHING THE WIND CHILL THREAT. IF VENTURING OUTSIDE TONIGHT PLEASE DRESS WARMLY AND IN LAYERS AND LIMIT EXPOSURE IF AT ALL POSSIBLE. JMG
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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.