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Winter Storm Warning 3, NWS Burlington, VT

November 19, 20167 counties in Vermont; 4 counties in New York

NWS Burlington, VT issued this winter storm warning at Nov 19, 2016, 3:45 AM EST for 7 counties in Vermont; 4 counties in New York. It took effect at Nov 20, 2016, 1:00 AM EST. It was in force for 42 hr. 60 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
Nov 19, 2016, 3:45 AM EST (08:45 UTC)
In effect from
Nov 20, 2016, 1:00 AM EST
Expired
Nov 21, 2016, 6:55 PM EST
In force
42 hr
Issued by
NWS Burlington, VT

Counties Clinton County, NY, Essex County, NY, Franklin County, NY, St. Lawrence County, NY, Addison County, VT, Chittenden County, VT, Franklin County, VT, Lamoille County, VT, Orleans County, VT, Rutland County, VT, Washington County, VT

The radar

The Burlington radar (KCXX), 16 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:46 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

TimeReportWhereRemark
Nov 20, 7:00 AM ESTSNOW 2South Lincoln, VT24 HOUR SNOWFALL.
Nov 20, 7:45 AM ESTSNOW 52 N Lake Placid, NY24 HOUR SNOWFALL.
Nov 20, 8:00 AM ESTSNOW 1.75 Nne Olmstedville, NY24 HOUR SNOWFALL.
Nov 20, 8:10 AM ESTSNOW 3.83 W Newcomb, NY24 HOUR SNOWFALL.
Nov 20, 8:15 AM ESTSNOW 13 Sse Sudbury, VT24 HOUR SNOWFALL.
Nov 20, 9:00 AM ESTSNOW 5.8Lake Placid, NY
Nov 20, 9:30 AM ESTSNOW 5Ene Onchiota, NY24 HOUR SNOWFALL.
Nov 20, 10:00 AM ESTSNOW 6Franklin Falls, NY
Nov 20, 12:30 PM ESTSNOW 3.11 Nnw Potsdam, NY
Nov 20, 1:18 PM ESTSNOW 1.81 E Nashville, VT1.8 INCHES OF HEAVY WET SNOW
Nov 20, 1:22 PM ESTSNOW 1.52 Nnw Jericho, VT
Nov 20, 2:10 PM ESTSNOW 2Hyde Park, VT
Nov 20, 2:15 PM ESTSNOW 24 Ese Marshfield, VT
Nov 20, 2:16 PM ESTSNOW 2.1Fair Haven, VT
Nov 20, 2:41 PM ESTSNOW 41 Ese Hortonia, VT
Nov 20, 3:00 PM ESTSNOW 21 Sse Smugglers Notch, VTELEVATION 1550 FEET
Nov 20, 3:05 PM ESTSNOW 4.44 S West Stockholm, NY
Nov 20, 3:07 PM ESTSNOW 4.4Potsdam, NY
Nov 20, 3:19 PM ESTSNOW 5Castleton, VTELEVATION 900 FEET
Nov 20, 4:00 PM ESTSNOW 5Mount Mansfield, VT24 HOUR SNOWFALL.
Nov 20, 4:11 PM ESTSNOW 5Bolton, VTELEVATION 2000 FEET
Nov 20, 4:17 PM ESTSNOW 73 Sw North Pawlet, VTELEVATION 1250 FEET
Nov 20, 4:38 PM ESTSNOW 5Jeffersonville, VTELEVATION 1500 FEET
Nov 20, 4:45 PM ESTSNOW 10.51 N Lake Placid, NYELEVATION 1860 FEET
Nov 20, 5:20 PM ESTSNOW 4.1Salisbury, VTELEVATION 694 FEET
Nov 20, 5:57 PM ESTSNOW 1.51 Ne South Burlington, VT
Nov 20, 6:05 PM ESTSNOW 6.5Lincoln, VTELEVATION 1700 FEET
Nov 20, 6:30 PM ESTSNOW 2Rutland, VT
Nov 20, 6:45 PM ESTSNOW 1.91 S Essex Junction, VT
Nov 20, 6:45 PM ESTSNOW 3.5St. Albans, VT
Nov 20, 6:51 PM ESTSNOW 3.5Moriah, NYELEVATION 750 FEET
Nov 20, 7:00 PM ESTSNOW 3.31 E Nashville, VT
Nov 20, 7:00 PM ESTSNOW 3.7Underhill, VTELEVATION 1200 FEET
Nov 20, 7:36 PM ESTSNOW 52 S Peasleeville, NYELEVATION 1300 FEET
Nov 20, 7:54 PM ESTSNOW 2East Berkshire, VT
Nov 20, 7:56 PM ESTSNOW 7.5South Starksboro, VT
Nov 20, 8:24 PM ESTSNOW 10Merrill, NYELEVATION 1300 FEET
Nov 20, 9:00 PM ESTSNOW 1.91 Ne South Burlington, VT
Nov 20, 9:05 PM ESTSNOW 3.51 Ssw Underhill, VTELEVATION 700 FEET
Nov 20, 9:09 PM ESTSNOW 1.5Richford, VTELEVATION 530 FEET
Nov 20, 9:16 PM ESTSNOW 5St. Albans, VT
Nov 20, 9:27 PM ESTSNOW 2.5Milton, VTELEVATION 350 FEET
Nov 20, 10:00 PM ESTSNOW 11.53 Sw North Pawlet, VTELEVATION 1250 FEET
Nov 20, 11:00 PM ESTSNOW 5.8Salisbury, VTELEVATION 694 FEET
Nov 20, 11:38 PM ESTSNOW 2.11 Ne South Burlington, VT
Nov 21, 5:30 AM ESTSNOW 4Weybridge, VT
Nov 21, 5:45 AM ESTSNOW 6.7St. Albans, VT
Nov 21, 6:00 AM ESTSNOW 3.23 Nw Waterbury, VT24 HOUR SNOWFALL.
Nov 21, 6:00 AM ESTSNOW 4.55 Nne Underhill, VT24 HOUR SNOWFALL.
Nov 21, 6:00 AM ESTSNOW 71 Nw North Chittenden, VT24 HOUR SNOWFALL.
Nov 21, 6:20 AM ESTSNOW 2Morrisville, VT
Nov 21, 6:30 AM ESTSNOW 2.21 S Essex Junction, VT
Nov 21, 6:30 AM ESTSNOW 102 W Hancock, VTIN RT 125 GAP
Nov 21, 6:45 AM ESTSNOW 3.51 Ne Milton, VT
Nov 21, 6:45 AM ESTSNOW 5.31 E Nashville, VT24 HOUR SNOWFALL.
Nov 21, 7:00 AM ESTSNOW 11 S Waitsfield, VT24 HOUR SNOWFALL.
Nov 21, 7:00 AM ESTSNOW 1.42 Nnw Greensboro, VT24 HOUR SNOWFALL.
Nov 21, 7:00 AM ESTSNOW 1.54 Wnw Berlin, VT24 HOUR SNOWFALL.
Nov 21, 7:00 AM ESTSNOW 1.83 E Orwell, VT24 HOUR SNOWFALL.
Nov 21, 7:00 AM ESTSNOW 1.92 Nw Derby Center, VT24 HOUR SNOWFALL.

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, 8.8 hours before the alert went out and 196 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 2016-11-19Temperature 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 2016-11-19The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 21 square meters per square second.1939Sfc1 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
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Mixed-layer LCL
3227 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
25 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
21 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
24 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

264 
WWUS41 KBTV 190845
WSWBTV

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BURLINGTON VT
345 AM EST SAT NOV 19 2016

NYZ026-027-029>031-034-087-192100-
/O.UPG.KBTV.WS.A.0003.161120T0600Z-161122T0000Z/
/O.NEW.KBTV.WS.W.0003.161120T0600Z-161122T0000Z/
NORTHERN ST. LAWRENCE-NORTHERN FRANKLIN-SOUTHEASTERN ST. LAWRENCE-
SOUTHERN FRANKLIN-WESTERN CLINTON-WESTERN ESSEX-
SOUTHWESTERN ST. LAWRENCE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF MASSENA, MALONE, STAR LAKE, SARANAC LAKE,
TUPPER LAKE, DANNEMORA, LAKE PLACID, OGDENSBURG, POTSDAM, 
AND GOUVERNEUR
345 AM EST SAT NOV 19 2016

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM SUNDAY TO 7 PM EST
MONDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BURLINGTON HAS ISSUED A WINTER
STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM 
SUNDAY TO 7 PM EST MONDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN 
EFFECT.

* LOCATIONS...THE SAINT LAWRENCE VALLEY AND NORTHERN ADIRONDACKS 
  OF NEW YORK.

* HAZARD TYPES...MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW.

* ACCUMULATIONS...8 TO 12 INCHES IN THE SAINT LAWRENCE VALLEY AND
  12 TO 18 INCHES IN THE NORTHERN ADIRONDACKS.

* MAXIMUM SNOWFALL RATE...UP TO 1 INCH PER HOUR...ESPECIALLY
  DURING THE MONDAY TIME PERIOD.

* TIMING...THIS WILL BE A LONG DURATION EVENT. RAIN WILL CHANGE TO
  SNOW DURING THE PRE-DAWN HOURS SUNDAY IN THE NORTHERN
  ADIRONDACKS, WITH PERIODS OF SNOW CONTINUING SUNDAY INTO 
  MONDAY. ACCUMULATIONS IN THE SAINT LAWRENCE VALLEY WILL MAINLY 
  OCCUR SUNDAY NIGHT INTO MONDAY.

* IMPACTS...DIFFICULT TRAVEL CONDITIONS, ESPECIALLY ACROSS 
  HIGHER ELEVATION POINTS. A SLOW COMMUTE IS EXPECTED AREAWIDE 
  MONDAY MORNING.

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

* TEMPERATURES...LOWS AROUND 30. HIGHS IN THE MID 30S.

* VISIBILITIES...BELOW ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

PERSONS ACROSS THE SAINT LAWRENCE VALLEY AND NORTHERN ADIRONDACKS
OF NEW YORK SHOULD TAKE THE NECESSARY ACTION AND PREPARE FOR HEAVY
SNOW THAT WILL IMPACT TRAVEL BEGINNING ON SUNDAY, BUT ESPECIALLY
SUNDAY NIGHT INTO MONDAY.

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

&&

$$

VTZ003-006-008-016>019-192100-
/O.UPG.KBTV.WS.A.0003.161120T1200Z-161122T0000Z/
/O.NEW.KBTV.WS.W.0003.161120T1200Z-161122T0000Z/
ORLEANS-LAMOILLE-WASHINGTON-EASTERN FRANKLIN-EASTERN CHITTENDEN-
EASTERN ADDISON-EASTERN RUTLAND-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF NEWPORT, JOHNSON, STOWE, MONTPELIER, 
ENOSBURG FALLS, RICHFORD, UNDERHILL, BRISTOL, RIPTON, 
EAST WALLINGFORD, AND KILLINGTON
345 AM EST SAT NOV 19 2016

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM SUNDAY TO 7 PM EST
MONDAY...

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

* LOCATIONS...NORTH CENTRAL VERMONT AND WESTERN SLOPES OF THE 
  GREEN MOUNTAINS.

* HAZARD TYPES...MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOWFALL.

* ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 8 INCHES OF SNOW WITH 8 TO 14 INCHES ACROSS
  THE HIGHEST ELEVATIONS OF THE GREEN MOUNTAINS.

* MAXIMUM SNOWFALL RATE...UP TO 1 INCH PER HOUR...ESPECIALLY
  SUNDAY NIGHT INTO MONDAY.

* TIMING...THIS WILL BE A LONG DURATION EVENT. RAIN WILL CHANGE 
  TO SNOW SUNDAY MORNING, WITH SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ABOVE 1000 
  FEET LIKELY DURING THE DAY SUNDAY. SNOW LEVELS DROP TO THE 
  VALLEY FLOORS BY SUNDAY EVENING, WITH PERIODS OF SNOW 
  CONTINUING SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY.

* IMPACTS...DIFFICULT TRAVEL CONDITIONS, ESPECIALLY ACROSS 
  HIGHER ELEVATION POINTS. A SLOW COMMUTE IS EXPECTED AREAWIDE 
  MONDAY MORNING.

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

* TEMPERATURES...HIGHS IN THE MID 30S. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S.

* VISIBILITIES...BELOW ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

PERSONS ACROSS NORTH CENTRAL VERMONT AND THE WESTERN SLOPES OF THE
GREEN MOUNTAINS SHOULD TAKE THE NECESSARY ACTION AND PREPARE FOR 
HEAVY SNOW THAT WILL IMPACT TRAVEL BEGINNING ON SUNDAY, BUT 
ESPECIALLY SUNDAY NIGHT INTO MONDAY.

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

&&

$$

EVENSON
7 follow-up statements
844 
WWUS41 KBTV 192000
WSWBTV

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BURLINGTON VT
300 PM EST SAT NOV 19 2016

NYZ026-027-029>031-034-087-200900-
/O.CON.KBTV.WS.W.0003.161120T0600Z-161122T0000Z/
NORTHERN ST. LAWRENCE-NORTHERN FRANKLIN-SOUTHEASTERN ST. LAWRENCE-
SOUTHERN FRANKLIN-WESTERN CLINTON-WESTERN ESSEX-
SOUTHWESTERN ST. LAWRENCE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF MASSENA, MALONE, STAR LAKE, SARANAC LAKE,
TUPPER LAKE, DANNEMORA, LAKE PLACID, OGDENSBURG, POTSDAM, 
AND GOUVERNEUR
300 PM EST SAT NOV 19 2016

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM SUNDAY TO
7 PM EST MONDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CONTINUES THE WINTER STORM WARNING 
FOR HEAVY SNOW FROM 1 AM SUNDAY TO 7 PM EST MONDAY.

* LOCATIONS...THE SAINT LAWRENCE VALLEY AND NORTHERN ADIRONDACKS 
  OF NEW YORK.

* HAZARD TYPES...MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW.

* ACCUMULATIONS...7 TO 11 INCHES IN THE ST LAWRENCE VALLEY AND 8
  TO 14 INCHES IN THE NORTHERN ADIRONDACKS.

* MAXIMUM SNOWFALL RATE...UP TO 1 INCH PER HOUR...MAINLY SUNDAY 
  NIGHT INTO MONDAY.

* TIMING...THIS WILL BE A LONG DURATION EVENT. RAIN WILL CHANGE TO
  SNOW DURING THE PRE-DAWN HOURS SUNDAY IN THE NORTHERN
  ADIRONDACKS, WITH PERIODS OF SNOW CONTINUING SUNDAY INTO MONDAY
  AS SNOW LEVELS LOWER TO VALLEY FLOORS. ACCUMULATIONS IN THE 
  SAINT LAWRENCE VALLEY WILL MAINLY OCCUR SUNDAY NIGHT INTO 
  MONDAY.

* IMPACTS...DIFFICULT TRAVEL CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED, EVEN ON THE
  VALLEY FLOORS. SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL ALSO BE
  POSSIBLE WHICH WILL LOWER VISIBILITIES. A SLOW COMMUTE IS 
  EXPECTED AREA WIDE MONDAY MORNING.

* WINDS...WEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH.

* TEMPERATURES...LOWS IN THE 30S TONIGHT, THEN IN THE 20S SUNDAY
  NIGHT. HIGHS IN THE 30S ON SUNDAY, THEN THE UPPER 20S TO LOWER 
  30S ON MONDAY.

* VISIBILITIES...BELOW ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES.

$$

VTZ003-006-008-016>019-200900-
/O.CON.KBTV.WS.W.0003.161120T1200Z-161122T0000Z/
ORLEANS-LAMOILLE-WASHINGTON-EASTERN FRANKLIN-EASTERN CHITTENDEN-
EASTERN ADDISON-EASTERN RUTLAND-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF NEWPORT, JOHNSON, STOWE, MONTPELIER, 
ENOSBURG FALLS, RICHFORD, UNDERHILL, BRISTOL, RIPTON, 
EAST WALLINGFORD, AND KILLINGTON
300 PM EST SAT NOV 19 2016

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM SUNDAY TO
7 PM EST MONDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CONTINUES THE WINTER STORM WARNING 
FOR HEAVY SNOW FROM 7 AM SUNDAY TO 7 PM EST MONDAY.

* LOCATIONS...NORTH CENTRAL VERMONT AND THE WESTERN SLOPES OF THE
  GREEN MOUNTAINS.

* HAZARD TYPES...MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOWFALL.

* ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 8 INCHES OF SNOW WITH 8 TO 14 INCHES ABOVE
  2000 FEET.

* MAXIMUM SNOWFALL RATE...UP TO 1 INCH PER HOUR...ESPECIALLY
  SUNDAY NIGHT INTO MONDAY.

* TIMING...THIS WILL BE A LONG DURATION EVENT. RAIN WILL CHANGE TO
  SNOW THROUGH THE DAY ON SUNDAY WITH SNOW LEVELS GRADUALLY
  LOWERING FROM NEAR SUMMIT LEVEL TO AROUND 1000 FEET BY DAYS 
  END. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE LIKELY ABOVE 1000 FEET DURING 
  THIS TIME. SNOW LEVELS DROP TO THE VALLEY FLOORS BY SUNDAY 
  EVENING, WITH PERIODS OF SNOW CONTINUING SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH 
  MONDAY.

* IMPACTS...DIFFICULT TRAVEL CONDITIONS, ESPECIALLY ACROSS HIGHER
  ELEVATIONS AND PASSES. A SLOW COMMUTE IS EXPECTED AREA WIDE 
  MONDAY MORNING.

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

* TEMPERATURES...HIGHS ON SUNDAY IN THE 30S TO AROUND 40, THEN IN
  THE LOWER TO MID 30S ON MONDAY. LOWS SUNDAY NIGHT IN THE 20S TO
  AROUND 30.

* VISIBILITIES...BELOW ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES.

$$

JMG
824 
WWUS41 KBTV 200753
WSWBTV

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BURLINGTON VT
253 AM EST SUN NOV 20 2016

NYZ026-027-029>031-034-087-202200-
/O.CON.KBTV.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-161122T0000Z/
NORTHERN ST. LAWRENCE-NORTHERN FRANKLIN-SOUTHEASTERN ST. LAWRENCE-
SOUTHERN FRANKLIN-WESTERN CLINTON-WESTERN ESSEX-
SOUTHWESTERN ST. LAWRENCE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF MASSENA, MALONE, STAR LAKE, SARANAC LAKE,
TUPPER LAKE, DANNEMORA, LAKE PLACID, OGDENSBURG, POTSDAM, 
AND GOUVERNEUR
253 AM EST SUN NOV 20 2016

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST MONDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CONTINUES THE WINTER STORM WARNING,
WHICH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST MONDAY.

* LOCATIONS...THE SAINT LAWRENCE VALLEY AND NORTHERN ADIRONDACKS 
  OF NEW YORK.

* HAZARD TYPES...MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW.

* ACCUMULATIONS...7 TO 11 INCHES IN THE ST. LAWRENCE VALLEY AND 8
  TO 14 INCHES IN THE NORTHERN ADIRONDACKS. 

* MAXIMUM SNOWFALL RATE...UP TO 1 INCH PER HOUR...MAINLY THIS
  EVENING INTO MONDAY. 

* TIMING...THIS WILL BE A LONG DURATION EVENT. RAIN WILL CHANGE TO
  SNOW AROUND DAYBREAK SUNDAY IN THE NORTHERN ADIRONDACKS, WITH 
  PERIODS OF SNOW CONTINUING SUNDAY INTO MONDAY AS SNOW LEVELS 
  LOWER TO VALLEY FLOORS. ACCUMULATIONS IN THE SAINT LAWRENCE 
  VALLEY WILL MAINLY OCCUR SUNDAY NIGHT INTO MONDAY.

* IMPACTS...DIFFICULT TRAVEL CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED, EVEN ON THE
  VALLEY FLOORS. SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL ALSO BE
  POSSIBLE WHICH WILL LOWER VISIBILITIES. A SLOW COMMUTE IS
  EXPECTED AREAWIDE MONDAY MORNING.

* WINDS...WEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH.

* TEMPERATURES...FALLING TO NEAR FREEZING TODAY, AND GENERALLY IN
   THE UPPER 20S TO LOWER 30S TONIGHT AND MONDAY. 

* VISIBILITIES...BELOW ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES.

$$

VTZ003-006-008-016>019-202200-
/O.CON.KBTV.WS.W.0003.161120T1200Z-161122T0000Z/
ORLEANS-LAMOILLE-WASHINGTON-EASTERN FRANKLIN-EASTERN CHITTENDEN-
EASTERN ADDISON-EASTERN RUTLAND-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF NEWPORT, JOHNSON, STOWE, MONTPELIER, 
ENOSBURG FALLS, RICHFORD, UNDERHILL, BRISTOL, RIPTON, 
EAST WALLINGFORD, AND KILLINGTON
253 AM EST SUN NOV 20 2016

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING
TO 7 PM EST MONDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CONTINUES THE WINTER STORM WARNING,
WHICH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM EST 
MONDAY.

* LOCATIONS...NORTH CENTRAL VERMONT AND THE WESTERN SLOPES OF 
  THE GREEN MOUNTAINS.

* HAZARD TYPES...MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOWFALL.

* ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 8 INCHES OF SNOW, WITH 8 TO 14 INCHES 
  ABOVE 2000 FEET. 

* MAXIMUM SNOWFALL RATE...UP TO ONE INCH PER HOUR...ESPECIALLY
  SUNDAY NIGHT INTO MONDAY. 

* TIMING...THIS WILL BE A LONG DURATION EVENT. RAIN WILL CHANGE TO
  SNOW DURING THE DAY TODAY WITH SNOW LEVELS GRADUALLY LOWERING 
  FROM NEAR SUMMIT LEVEL TO AROUND 1000 FEET BY DAYS END. SNOW 
  ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE LIKELY ABOVE 1000 FEET DURING THIS TIME. 
  SNOW LEVELS DROP TO THE VALLEY FLOORS BY SUNDAY EVENING, WITH 
  PERIODS OF SNOW CONTINUING SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY.

* IMPACTS...DIFFICULT TRAVEL CONDITIONS, ESPECIALLY ACROSS HIGHER
  ELEVATIONS AND PASSES. A SLOW COMMUTE IS EXPECTED AREAWIDE 
  MONDAY MORNING.

* WINDS...WEST 5 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH.

* TEMPERATURES...FALLING THROUGH THE 30S ON SUNDAY, AND GENERALLY
  IN THE UPPER 20S TO LOWER 30S SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY. 

* VISIBILITIES...BELOW ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES.

$$

BANACOS
832 
WWUS41 KBTV 202025
WSWBTV

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BURLINGTON VT
325 PM EST SUN NOV 20 2016

NYZ026-027-029>031-034-087-211100-
/O.CON.KBTV.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-161122T0000Z/
NORTHERN ST. LAWRENCE-NORTHERN FRANKLIN-SOUTHEASTERN ST. LAWRENCE-
SOUTHERN FRANKLIN-WESTERN CLINTON-WESTERN ESSEX-
SOUTHWESTERN ST. LAWRENCE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF MASSENA, MALONE, STAR LAKE, SARANAC LAKE,
TUPPER LAKE, DANNEMORA, LAKE PLACID, OGDENSBURG, POTSDAM, 
AND GOUVERNEUR
325 PM EST SUN NOV 20 2016

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST MONDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CONTINUES THE WINTER STORM WARNING,
WHICH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST MONDAY.

* LOCATIONS...THE SAINT LAWRENCE VALLEY AND NORTHERN ADIRONDACKS 
  OF NEW YORK.

* HAZARD TYPES...MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW.

* ACCUMULATIONS...10 TO 14 INCHES OF SNOW.

* MAXIMUM SNOWFALL RATE...UP TO 1 INCH PER HOUR...MAINLY THIS 
  EVENING THROUGH MIDNIGHT.

* TIMING...THIS WILL BE A LONG DURATION EVENT. PERIODS OF SNOW
  WILL CONTINUE THIS EVENING INTO MONDAY AS ACCUMULATING SNOW 
  LEVELS LOWER TO VALLEY FLOORS. THE HIGHEST ACCUMULATIONS IN THE 
  SAINT LAWRENCE VALLEY WILL MAINLY OCCUR SUNDAY NIGHT INTO 
  MONDAY.

* IMPACTS...DIFFICULT TRAVEL CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED, EVEN ON 
  THE VALLEY FLOORS. SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL ALSO BE 
  POSSIBLE WHICH WILL LOWER VISIBILITIES. A SLOW COMMUTE IS 
  EXPECTED AREAWIDE MONDAY MORNING.

* WINDS...WEST 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH.

* TEMPERATURES...HIGHS IN THE LOWER 30S. LOWS IN THE MID 20S.

* VISIBILITIES...BELOW ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES.

$$

VTZ003-006-008-016>019-211100-
/O.CON.KBTV.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-161122T0000Z/
ORLEANS-LAMOILLE-WASHINGTON-EASTERN FRANKLIN-EASTERN CHITTENDEN-
EASTERN ADDISON-EASTERN RUTLAND-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF NEWPORT, JOHNSON, STOWE, MONTPELIER, 
ENOSBURG FALLS, RICHFORD, UNDERHILL, BRISTOL, RIPTON, 
EAST WALLINGFORD, AND KILLINGTON
325 PM EST SUN NOV 20 2016

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST MONDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CONTINUES THE WINTER STORM WARNING,
WHICH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST MONDAY.

* LOCATIONS...NORTH CENTRAL VERMONT AND THE WESTERN SLOPES OF 
  THE GREEN MOUNTAINS.

* HAZARD TYPES...MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOWFALL.

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

* MAXIMUM SNOWFALL RATE...UP TO AN INCH PER HOUR...MAINLY EARLY 
  MONDAY MORNING.

* TIMING...PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING AND
  INTO MONDAY AFTERNOON. BY LATE MONDAY MOST OF THE SNOW FALL WILL
  BE CONFINED TO THE WESTERN SLOPES OF THE GREEN MOUNTAINS.

* IMPACTS...DIFFICULT TRAVEL CONDITIONS, ESPECIALLY ACROSS HIGHER
  ELEVATIONS AND PASSES WHERE GUSTY WINDS WILL CREATE BLOWING AND
  DRIFTING SNOW. A SLOW COMMUTE IS EXPECTED AREAWIDE MONDAY 
  MORNING.

* WINDS...WEST 5 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH.

* TEMPERATURES...HIGHS IN THE MID 30S. LOWS IN THE MID 20S.

* VISIBILITIES...BELOW ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES.

$$
RDEAL
611 
WWUS41 KBTV 210245
WSWBTV

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BURLINGTON VT
945 PM EST SUN NOV 20 2016

NYZ026-027-029>031-034-087-210900-
/O.CON.KBTV.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-161122T0000Z/
NORTHERN ST. LAWRENCE-NORTHERN FRANKLIN-SOUTHEASTERN ST. LAWRENCE-
SOUTHERN FRANKLIN-WESTERN CLINTON-WESTERN ESSEX-
SOUTHWESTERN ST. LAWRENCE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF MASSENA, MALONE, STAR LAKE, SARANAC LAKE,
TUPPER LAKE, DANNEMORA, LAKE PLACID, OGDENSBURG, POTSDAM, 
AND GOUVERNEUR
945 PM EST SUN NOV 20 2016

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST MONDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CONTINUES THE WINTER STORM WARNING, 
WHICH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST MONDAY.

* LOCATIONS...THE SAINT LAWRENCE VALLEY AND NORTHERN ADIRONDACKS 
  OF NEW YORK.

* HAZARD TYPES...MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW.

* ACCUMULATIONS...10 TO 14 INCHES OF SNOW.

* MAXIMUM SNOWFALL RATE...UP TO 1 INCH PER HOUR...MAINLY OVERNIGHT
  INTO MID-MORNING ON MONDAY.

* TIMING...THIS WILL BE A LONG DURATION EVENT. PERIODS OF SNOW
  WILL CONTINUE THIS EVENING INTO MONDAY.

* IMPACTS...DIFFICULT TRAVEL CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED, EVEN ON 
  THE VALLEY FLOORS. SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL ALSO BE 
  POSSIBLE WHICH WILL LOWER VISIBILITIES. A SLOW COMMUTE IS 
  EXPECTED AREAWIDE MONDAY MORNING.

* WINDS...WEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH.

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

* VISIBILITIES...BELOW ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES.

$$

VTZ003-006-008-016>019-210900-
/O.CON.KBTV.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-161122T0000Z/
ORLEANS-LAMOILLE-WASHINGTON-EASTERN FRANKLIN-EASTERN CHITTENDEN-
EASTERN ADDISON-EASTERN RUTLAND-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF NEWPORT, JOHNSON, STOWE, MONTPELIER, 
ENOSBURG FALLS, RICHFORD, UNDERHILL, BRISTOL, RIPTON, 
EAST WALLINGFORD, AND KILLINGTON
945 PM EST SUN NOV 20 2016

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST MONDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CONTINUES THE WINTER STORM WARNING, 
WHICH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST MONDAY.

* LOCATIONS...NORTH CENTRAL VERMONT AND THE WESTERN SLOPES OF 
  THE GREEN MOUNTAINS.

* HAZARD TYPES...MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOWFALL.

* ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 8 INCHES OF SNOW WITH LOCALLY HIGHER TOTALS
  ABOVE 1500 FEET.

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

* TIMING...PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CONTINUE TONIGHT INTO MONDAY
  AFTERNOON. BY LATE MONDAY MOST OF THE SNOW FALL WILL BE CONFINED
  TO THE WESTERN SLOPES OF THE GREEN MOUNTAINS.

* IMPACTS...DIFFICULT TRAVEL CONDITIONS, ESPECIALLY ACROSS 
  HIGHER ELEVATIONS AND PASSES WHERE GUSTY WINDS WILL CREATE 
  BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. A SLOW COMMUTE IS EXPECTED AREAWIDE 
  MONDAY MORNING.

* WINDS...WEST 5 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH.

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

* VISIBILITIES...BELOW ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES.

$$

VTZ002-005-009-011-210900-
/O.NEW.KBTV.WW.Y.0013.161121T0245Z-161122T0000Z/
WESTERN FRANKLIN-WESTERN CHITTENDEN-WESTERN ADDISON-
WESTERN RUTLAND-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF ST. ALBANS, BURLINGTON, MIDDLEBURY, 
VERGENNES, AND RUTLAND
945 PM EST SUN NOV 20 2016

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST MONDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BURLINGTON HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST MONDAY.

* LOCATIONS...WESTERN RUTLAND COUNTY AND THE CHAMPLAIN VALLEY OF
  VERMONT, EXCLUDING GRAND ISLE COUNTY.

* HAZARD TYPES...LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW.

* ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 7 INCHES OF SNOW WITH LOCALLY HIGHER
  AMOUNTS. HEAVIEST TOTALS WILL BE AT ELEVATIONS ABOVE 500 FEET.

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

* TIMING...PERIODS OF LIGHT TO OCCASIONALLY MODERATE SNOW WILL
  CONTINUE TONIGHT INTO MONDAY AFTERNOON. BY LATER MONDAY MOST OF
  OF THE SNOWFALL WILL BE CONFINED TO THE WESTERN SLOPES OF THE 
  GREEN MOUNTAINS.

* IMPACTS...LOCALLY SLICK TRAVEL, MAINLY TONIGHT THROUGH MID-
  MORNING ON MONDAY.

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

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

* VISIBILITIES...AS LOW AS ONE HALF 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
844 
WWUS41 KBTV 210817
WSWBTV

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BURLINGTON VT
317 AM EST MON NOV 21 2016

NYZ026-027-029>031-034-087-212100-
/O.CON.KBTV.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-161122T0000Z/
NORTHERN ST. LAWRENCE-NORTHERN FRANKLIN-SOUTHEASTERN ST. LAWRENCE-
SOUTHERN FRANKLIN-WESTERN CLINTON-WESTERN ESSEX-
SOUTHWESTERN ST. LAWRENCE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF MASSENA, MALONE, STAR LAKE, SARANAC LAKE,
TUPPER LAKE, DANNEMORA, LAKE PLACID, OGDENSBURG, POTSDAM, 
AND GOUVERNEUR
317 AM EST MON NOV 21 2016

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

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

* LOCATIONS...THE SAINT LAWRENCE VALLEY AND NORTHERN ADIRONDACKS 
  OF NEW YORK.

* HAZARD TYPES...MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW.

* ACCUMULATIONS...ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS TODAY 1 TO 3 INCHES,
  WITH 4 INCHES LOCALLY ALONG THE NORTHERN SLOPES OF THE
  ADIRONDACKS. STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS 10 TO 14 INCHES OF SNOW. 

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

* TIMING...PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CONTINUE TODAY, BUT GRADUALLY
  DECREASE IN INTENSITY TOWARD THIS EVENING. 

* IMPACTS...DIFFICULT TRAVEL CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED, SOME BLOWING
  AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE WHICH WILL LOWER
  VISIBILITIES. A SLOW COMMUTE IS EXPECTED AREAWIDE THIS MORNING.

* WINDS...WEST 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH.

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

* VISIBILITIES...BELOW ONE MILE AT TIMES.

$$

VTZ003-006-008-016>019-212100-
/O.CON.KBTV.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-161122T0000Z/
ORLEANS-LAMOILLE-WASHINGTON-EASTERN FRANKLIN-EASTERN CHITTENDEN-
EASTERN ADDISON-EASTERN RUTLAND-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF NEWPORT, JOHNSON, STOWE, MONTPELIER, 
ENOSBURG FALLS, RICHFORD, UNDERHILL, BRISTOL, RIPTON, 
EAST WALLINGFORD, AND KILLINGTON
317 AM EST MON NOV 21 2016

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

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

* LOCATIONS...NORTH CENTRAL VERMONT AND THE WESTERN SLOPES OF 
  THE GREEN MOUNTAINS.

* HAZARD TYPES...MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOWFALL.

* ACCUMULATIONS...ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS GENERALLY 1 TO 3
  INCHES TODAY, FOR STORM TOTAL AMOUNTS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES, AND
  LOCALLY AROUND 12 INCHES ACROSS THE HIGHER SUMMITS. 

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

* TIMING...PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CONTINUE TODAY, BUT GRADUALLY
  LESSEN IN INTENSITY TOWARD THIS EVENING. PERIODIC SNOW SHOWERS
  WILL CONTINUE TONIGHT, ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE GREEN MOUNTAINS. 

* IMPACTS...DIFFICULT TRAVEL CONDITIONS, ESPECIALLY ACROSS HIGHER
  ELEVATIONS AND PASSES WHERE GUSTY WINDS WILL CREATE BLOWING AND
  DRIFTING SNOW. A SLOW COMMUTE IS EXPECTED AREAWIDE THIS 
  MORNING.

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

* TEMPERATURES...LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS AROUND 30.

* VISIBILITIES...BELOW ONE MILE AT TIMES.

$$

VTZ004-007-010-212100-
/O.EXA.KBTV.WW.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-161122T0000Z/
ESSEX-CALEDONIA-ORANGE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF ISLAND POND, ST. JOHNSBURY, BRADFORD, 
AND RANDOLPH
317 AM EST MON NOV 21 2016

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

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BURLINGTON HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST 
THIS EVENING.

* LOCATIONS...EAST-CENTRAL AND NORTHEASTERN VERMONT. 

* HAZARD TYPES...LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW AND LOCALLY ICY ROAD 
  CONDITIONS.
 
* ACCUMULATIONS...AN ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL OF 1 TO 3 INCHES IS
  EXPECTED TODAY, WITH STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES
   OF HEAVY DENSE SNOW.

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

* TIMING...PERIODS OF LIGHT TO OCCASIONALLY MODERATE SNOW WILL
  CONTINUE THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. UNTREATED PAVED SURFACES WILL
  BE SLICK AND POTENTIALLY ICY TODAY, ESPECIALLY DURING THE
  MORNING COMMUTE. 

* IMPACTS...LOCALLY SLICK TRAVEL, ESPECIALLY THIS MORNING. 

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

* TEMPERATURES...LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS AROUND 30.

* VISIBILITIES...BELOW ONE MILE AT TIMES. 

$$

VTZ002-005-009-011-212100-
/O.CON.KBTV.WW.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-161122T0000Z/
WESTERN FRANKLIN-WESTERN CHITTENDEN-WESTERN ADDISON-
WESTERN RUTLAND-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF ST. ALBANS, BURLINGTON, MIDDLEBURY, 
VERGENNES, AND RUTLAND
317 AM EST MON NOV 21 2016

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

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

* LOCATIONS...WESTERN RUTLAND COUNTY AND THE CHAMPLAIN VALLEY OF 
  VERMONT, EXCLUDING GRAND ISLE COUNTY.

* HAZARD TYPES...LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW.

* ACCUMULATIONS...ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF A DUSTING TO 2
   INCHES, WITH STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES OF 
  HEAVY DENSE SNOW.

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

* TIMING...PERIODS OF LIGHT TO OCCASIONALLY MODERATE SNOW WILL
  CONTINUE INTO THIS AFTERNOON. BY LATER MONDAY MOST OF OF THE 
  SNOWFALL WILL BE CONFINED TO THE WESTERN SLOPES OF THE GREEN 
  MOUNTAINS.

* IMPACTS...LOCALLY SLICK TRAVEL, ESPECIALLY THROUGH THE MID-
  MORNING HOURS. 

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

* TEMPERATURES...LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 30S.

* VISIBILITIES...BELOW ONE MILE AT TIMES. 

$$
846 
WWUS41 KBTV 212058
WSWBTV

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BURLINGTON VT
358 PM EST MON NOV 21 2016

NYZ026-027-029>031-034-087-220000-
/O.CON.KBTV.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-161122T0000Z/
NORTHERN ST. LAWRENCE-NORTHERN FRANKLIN-SOUTHEASTERN ST. LAWRENCE-
SOUTHERN FRANKLIN-WESTERN CLINTON-WESTERN ESSEX-
SOUTHWESTERN ST. LAWRENCE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF MASSENA, MALONE, STAR LAKE, SARANAC LAKE,
TUPPER LAKE, DANNEMORA, LAKE PLACID, OGDENSBURG, POTSDAM, 
AND GOUVERNEUR
358 PM EST MON NOV 21 2016

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

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CONTINUES THE WINTER STORM WARNING,
WHICH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING.

* LOCATIONS...THE SAINT LAWRENCE VALLEY AND NORTHERN ADIRONDACKS 
  OF NEW YORK.

* HAZARD TYPES...MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW.

* ACCUMULATIONS...8 TO 12 INCHES OF SNOW.

* MAXIMUM SNOWFALL RATE...UP TO 1 INCH PER HOUR, TAPERING OFF THIS
  EVENIGN.

* TIMING...SNOW WILL GRADUALLY DECREASE IN INTENSITY THIS 
  EVENING.

* IMPACTS...THE AFTERNOON COMMUTE WILL BE DIFFICULT WITH BLOWING
  AND DRIFTING SNOW PRODUCING LOWER VISIBILITIES.

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

* TEMPERATURES...FALLING INTO THE UPPER 20S.

* VISIBILITIES...BELOW ONE MILE AT TIMES.

$$

VTZ003-006-008-016>019-220000-
/O.CON.KBTV.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-161122T0000Z/
ORLEANS-LAMOILLE-WASHINGTON-EASTERN FRANKLIN-EASTERN CHITTENDEN-
EASTERN ADDISON-EASTERN RUTLAND-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF NEWPORT, JOHNSON, STOWE, MONTPELIER, 
ENOSBURG FALLS, RICHFORD, UNDERHILL, BRISTOL, RIPTON, 
EAST WALLINGFORD, AND KILLINGTON
358 PM EST MON NOV 21 2016

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

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CONTINUES THE WINTER STORM WARNING, 
WHICH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING.

* LOCATIONS...NORTH CENTRAL VERMONT AND THE WESTERN SLOPES OF 
  THE GREEN MOUNTAINS.

* HAZARD TYPES...MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOWFALL.

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

* MAXIMUM SNOWFALL RATE...UP TO A HALF INCH PER HOUR, TAPERING OFF
  THIS EVENING.

* TIMING...PERIODS OF SNOW WILL LESSEN IN INTENSITY THIS EVENING. PERIODIC
   SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE TONIGHT, ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE GREEN
   MOUNTAINS.

* IMPACTS...DIFFICULT TRAVEL CONDITIONS, ESPECIALLY ACROSS HIGHER
  ELEVATIONS AND PASSES WHERE GUSTY WINDS WILL CREATE BLOWING AND
  DRIFTING SNOW. A SLOW COMMUTE IS EXPECTED AREAWIDE THIS
  AFTERNOON.

* WINDS...WEST 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH.

* TEMPERATURES...HIGHS AROUND 30.

* VISIBILITIES...BELOW ONE MILE AT TIMES.

$$

VTZ002-004-005-007-009>011-220000-
/O.CON.KBTV.WW.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-161122T0000Z/
WESTERN FRANKLIN-ESSEX-WESTERN CHITTENDEN-CALEDONIA-
WESTERN ADDISON-ORANGE-WESTERN RUTLAND-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF ST. ALBANS, ISLAND POND, BURLINGTON, 
ST. JOHNSBURY, MIDDLEBURY, VERGENNES, BRADFORD, RANDOLPH, 
AND RUTLAND
358 PM EST MON NOV 21 2016

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

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

* LOCATIONS...EAST-CENTRAL AND NORTHEASTERN VERMONT.

* HAZARD TYPES...LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW AND LOCALLY ICY ROAD 
  CONDITIONS.

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

* MAXIMUM SNOWFALL RATE...UP TO A HALF INCH PER HOUR...TAPERING
  OFF THIS EVENING.

* TIMING...PERIODS OF LIGHT TO OCCASIONALLY MODERATE SNOW WILL
  TAPER OFF THIS EVENING. UNTREATED PAVED SURFACES WILL BE SLICK
  AND POTENTIALLY ICY TODAY, ESPECIALLY DURING THE AFTERNOON 
  COMMUTE.

* IMPACTS...LOCALLY SLICK TRAVEL, ESPECIALLY THIS MORNING.

* WINDS...WEST 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH.

* TEMPERATURES...HIGHS AROUND 30.

* VISIBILITIES...BELOW ONE MILE AT TIMES.

$$

HANSON
025 
WWUS41 KBTV 212355
WSWBTV

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BURLINGTON VT
655 PM EST MON NOV 21 2016

NYZ026-027-029>031-034-087-VTZ003-006-008-016>019-220100-
/O.CAN.KBTV.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-161122T0000Z/
NORTHERN ST. LAWRENCE-NORTHERN FRANKLIN-SOUTHEASTERN ST. LAWRENCE-
SOUTHERN FRANKLIN-WESTERN CLINTON-WESTERN ESSEX-
SOUTHWESTERN ST. LAWRENCE-ORLEANS-LAMOILLE-WASHINGTON-
EASTERN FRANKLIN-EASTERN CHITTENDEN-EASTERN ADDISON-
EASTERN RUTLAND-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF MASSENA, MALONE, STAR LAKE, SARANAC LAKE,
TUPPER LAKE, DANNEMORA, LAKE PLACID, OGDENSBURG, POTSDAM, 
GOUVERNEUR, NEWPORT, JOHNSON, STOWE, MONTPELIER, ENOSBURG FALLS, 
RICHFORD, UNDERHILL, BRISTOL, RIPTON, EAST WALLINGFORD, 
AND KILLINGTON
655 PM EST MON NOV 21 2016

...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BURLINGTON HAS CANCELLED THE
WINTER STORM WARNING FOR THE SAINT LAWRENCE VALLEY, ADIRONDACKS,
AND GREEN MOUNTAINS.

SOME LIGHT SNOW CONTINUES ACROSS THE AREA BUT BULK OF ACCUMULATING
SNOWFALL HAS ENDED. 

$$

VTZ002-004-005-007-009>011-220100-
/O.CAN.KBTV.WW.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-161122T0000Z/
WESTERN FRANKLIN-ESSEX-WESTERN CHITTENDEN-CALEDONIA-
WESTERN ADDISON-ORANGE-WESTERN RUTLAND-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF ST. ALBANS, ISLAND POND, BURLINGTON, 
ST. JOHNSBURY, MIDDLEBURY, VERGENNES, BRADFORD, RANDOLPH, 
AND RUTLAND
655 PM EST MON NOV 21 2016

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BURLINGTON HAS CANCELLED THE
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR EAST CENTRAL AND NORTHEASTERN 
VERMONT.

SOME LIGHT SNOW CONTINUES ACROSS THE AREA BUT BULK OF ACCUMULATING
SNOWFALL HAS ENDED.

$$

NEILES

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 Nov 19, 3:09 AM EST, 36 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Nov 19, 3:09 AM EST, 36 minutes before
Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Burlington VT
309 AM EST Sat Nov 19 2016

.SYNOPSIS...
Ridge of high pressure will crest overhead today keeping the
North Country dry with above normal temperatures through
Saturday. Late on Saturday a deep trough with an associated
cold front will bring rain and terrain driven snow showers
Saturday night and Sunday. The chance for precipitation will
continue through Monday night, with persistent cold air
advection seeing the rain transition to snow late in the weekend
and into Monday morning.

&&

.NEAR TERM /UNTIL 6 PM THIS EVENING/...
As of 944 PM EST Friday...Just some additional minor tweaks to
sky/weather across the northern tier of NY into far northwestern
VT through the overnight hours per latest hi-res modeled cloud
cover and visibility progs. Patchy dense fog has bled down into
portions of the northern Champlain Valley as of 900 pm and per
HRRR output this could hang on a few hours longer before
developing southerly flow on back side of departing ridge leads
to dissipation. Stubborn low stratus still making a run at
northern SLV as well, though outside this immediate area mainly
clear skies are expected with some customary mist/fog developing
 across eastern VT counties later tonight. Current forecast has
this well covered. Low temperatures a bit trick per radiational
effects and building warm thermal advection aloft. Case in point
 is Mt. Mansfield summit which current sits at 57F while
Whiteface summit near 4900 feet sits at 54F. Meanwhile lower
elevations dropping into the 30s to around 40 in most spots.

The fog should lift quickly tomorrow as we mix during day break
and tomorrow afternoon should be another pleasant day through
the afternoon with clouds increasing from the west during the
late afternoon. High temperatures again running quite mild from
the upper 50s to around 60 in eastern VT, and in the lower to
mid 60s from the Champlain Valley west. Get out and enjoy it.
This will be the last mild weather for quite some time.

&&

.SHORT TERM /6 PM THIS EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT/...
As of 304 PM EST Friday...Winter storm watches have been posted
for late in the weekend across portions of the North Country,
including the Northern Adirondacks, St. Lawrence Valley, and
central VT, including the western slopes of the Green Mountains.
Snow levels expected to drop during the day Sunday, with
potential moderate snow accumulations areawide during Sunday
night.

Active period of weather as large upper level low shifts from
Southeastern Ontario and the ern Great Lakes early Saturday
night, and then slowly across northern New York and northern New
England through 12Z Monday. Widespread precipitation will
develop from west to east across the area during Saturday night
and continue into Sunday before slowly becoming more terrain
driven Sunday night. Precipitation will initially fall as rain
given very mild air mass in advance of the upper trough.
However, associated surface frontal zone shifts east of the
Adirondacks by midnight Saturday night, and gradually allows
colder air to filter in across nrn NY, and eventually across VT
during the daylight hrs Sunday. This will allow snow levels to
gradually fall across the region.

By 06Z Sunday, snow levels should drop to around 1500-2000ft,
which allows for a change over to snow across nearly all of the
nrn Adirondack Region. Should see at least a couple of inches of
snow accumulation by mid-morning Sunday in the Adirondacks.
Elsewhere in nrn NY, will see some wet snow mixing in Sunday
morning, and snow levels falling to the valley floors by
early Sunday afternoon. A bit slower transition in VT with
slower arrival of colder air, but should see accumulating snow
above 1000' Sunday in VT. As the upper level low moves east-
northeast Sunday night that will put the area in a more
favorable northwest flow pattern and orographic snows should
really develop at that point and increase snowfall rates. At
the same time...colder air will finally make it down to the
lower elevations in VT, and just about everyone will have the
potential to see accumulating snowfall during Sunday night. This
will be the first snowfall of the season on some valley
roadways, and absence of antecedent road treatment will leave
most paved surfaces quite prone to becoming snow covered/icy.
Thus, the Monday morning commute could be very slow across the
region, including in the Champlain Valley.

&&

.LONG TERM /MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY/...
As of 304 AM EST Saturday...Vertically stacked low pressure over
Northern Maine Monday night will move very slowly east-
norhteastward into New Brunswick with continual moist NW flow
over much of Northern NY and Vermont through Wednesday.
Lingering snow showers will continue across the region into
Tuesday early morning mainly along the Northern Greens and
Adirondacks due to upslope forcing with about 1-3" but the
lower valleys will still see some smaller amounts around a trace
to 2 inches.

Late Tuesday into Wednesday, high pressure will bring short
reprieve of quieter weather for the day. Progressive mid-upr
level flow pattern brings in the next frontal system from the
Great Lakes region late Wednesday night into Thanksgiving day.
Major differences contiune in low track between 00z GFS and
ECMWF as seen in earlier model runs, with ECMWF suggesting
minimal impacts to the North Country and not until late on
Thanksgiving Day, while the GFS suggests widespread mixed wintry
precipitation is possible with possible travel impacts later
Wednesday night and into Thanksgiving Day. Have stuck with the
superblend PoPs of 40s- 50s during the period. Will continue to
monitor this system for the possible effects to the holiday
travel period.

&&

.AVIATION /08Z Saturday THROUGH Wednesday/...
Through 06Z Sunday...Mix of flight categories is expected over
the next 24 hours with primarily VFR at KBTV/KPBG/KRUT/KSLK. At
KMPV, like last night expect VLIFR radiational fog to develop
around 06Z give or take an hour, and continue through 12-14z. At
KMSS, IFR cigs have settled into the northern St. Lawrence
Valley as expected, and should last until 12-14Z accompanied by
some MVFR vsby. After 14z, all sites trend back to VFR before
trending back to MVFR after 00z as a cold front approaches.

Outlook 06Z Sunday through Wednesday...

06Z Sun - 12Z Tue: MVFR/IFR as a strong cold front brings
rain/snow showers to the region. Gusty winds and LLWS possible.

12Z Tue - 00Z Wed: MVFR trending to VFR with high pressure
returning.

&&

.BTV WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
VT...Winter Storm Watch from Sunday morning through Monday evening
     for VTZ003-006-008-016>019.
NY...Winter Storm Watch from late tonight through Monday evening
     for NYZ026-027-029>031-034-087.

&&

SYNOPSIS...Deal
NEAR TERM...JMG/Deal
SHORT TERM...Banacos
LONG TERM...MV
AVIATION...Lahiff/MV
Hazardous weather outlook, Nov 18, 2:25 PM EST, 13 hours 20 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BURLINGTON VT
225 PM EST FRI NOV 18 2016

NYZ026-027-029>031-034-087-191930-
NORTHERN ST. LAWRENCE-NORTHERN FRANKLIN-SOUTHEASTERN ST. LAWRENCE-
SOUTHERN FRANKLIN-WESTERN CLINTON-WESTERN ESSEX-
SOUTHWESTERN ST. LAWRENCE-
225 PM EST FRI NOV 18 2016

...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH
MONDAY EVENING...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHERN NEW YORK.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

QUIET WEATHER IS EXPECTED WITH HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE REGION.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY.

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.

NYZ028-035-VTZ001-002-004-005-007-009>012-191930-
EASTERN CLINTON-EASTERN ESSEX-GRAND ISLE-WESTERN FRANKLIN-ESSEX-
WESTERN CHITTENDEN-CALEDONIA-WESTERN ADDISON-ORANGE-WESTERN RUTLAND-
WINDSOR-
225 PM EST FRI NOV 18 2016

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

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

QUIET WEATHER IS EXPECTED WITH HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE REGION.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY.

AN ACTIVE PERIOD OF WEATHER IS EXPECTED SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH
MONDAY NIGHT AS AN UPPER LEVEL LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL SLOWLY MOVE
INTO THE REGION. COLDER AIR WILL ALSO BE MOVING INTO THE
REGION SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT. A NORTHWEST FLOW PATTERN
MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT WILL BECOME ESTABLISHED OVER THE AREA AND
THIS COULD LEAD TO HEAVY SNOW IN THE MOUNTAINS DURING THIS TIME
PERIOD.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

VTZ003-006-008-016>019-191930-
ORLEANS-LAMOILLE-WASHINGTON-EASTERN FRANKLIN-EASTERN CHITTENDEN-
EASTERN ADDISON-EASTERN RUTLAND-
225 PM EST FRI NOV 18 2016

...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY
EVENING...

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

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

QUIET WEATHER IS EXPECTED WITH HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE REGION.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY.

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.

Nearby

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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.