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Special Weather Statement, NWS Burlington, VT

December 4, 2021Chittenden County, Lamoille County, Washington County, Vermont

NWS Burlington, VT issued this special weather statement at Dec 4, 2021, 4:04 PM EST for Chittenden County, Lamoille County, Washington County, Vermont. It was in force for 41 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

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The facts

Issued: Dec 4, 2021, 4:04 PM EST (21:04 UTC)
Expired: Dec 4, 2021, 4:45 PM EST
In force: 41 min
Issued by: NWS Burlington, VT

Counties Chittenden County, VT, Lamoille County, VT, Washington County, VT

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What forecasters said that day

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NWS Burlington, VT wrote its last area forecast discussion before this special weather statement went out at Dec 4, 3:36 PM EST, 28 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Dec 4, 3:36 PM EST, 28 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Dec 4, 3:28 AM EST, 12 hours 36 minutes before

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In the hours before

Special weather statement, Dec 4, 2:48 PM EST, 1 hour 16 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Burlington VT
248 PM EST Sat Dec 4 2021

NYZ029>031-034-035-VTZ005-009-011-018-042030-
Southeastern St. Lawrence-Southern Franklin-Western Essex-Western
Clinton-Eastern Essex-Western Rutland-Western Chittenden-Western
Addison-Eastern Addison-
248 PM EST Sat Dec 4 2021

...AN AREA OF SNOW SHOWERS WILL AFFECT SOUTHERN CLINTON...SOUTHERN
FRANKLIN...SOUTHEASTERN ST. LAWRENCE...ESSEX...WESTERN ADDISON...
NORTHWESTERN RUTLAND AND SOUTHWESTERN CHITTENDEN COUNTIES...

At 247 PM EST...an area of snow showers was along a line extending
from near Keene to near Lake Eaton Campground...and moving east at
30 mph. A stream lake effect snow showers will result in rapidly
fluctuating conditions periodically across the area.

Locations impacted include...
Saranac Lake, Vergennes, Tupper Lake, Adirondack Regional Airport,
Lake Placid, Middlebury, Moriah, Crown Point, Westport, Wilmington,
Elizabethtown, Keene, Minerva, Newcomb, Piercefield, Cornwall,
Weybridge, Wawbeek, Schroon Lake and New Haven.

  * winds in excess of 25 mph are possible with these snow showers.

  * visibilities will drop quickly to less than a quarter mile in
  these snow showers.

Conditions can deteriorate rapidly in winter weather situations. Be
prepared for snow or ice covered roads. Slow down and allow extra
time when traveling.

LAT...LON 4373 7337 4377 7335 4378 7336 4381 7340
      4374 7406 4380 7405 4383 7415 4381 7421
      4392 7434 4397 7426 4412 7428 4405 7504
      4407 7510 4427 7472 4451 7411 4418 7299
      4367 7341
TIME...MOT...LOC 1947Z 279DEG 24KT 4429 7378 4396 7449

Haynes

Special weather statement, Dec 4, 2:56 PM EST, 1 hour 8 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Burlington VT
256 PM EST Sat Dec 4 2021

NYZ026-027-029-030-087-042030-
Northern St. Lawrence-Northern Franklin-Southeastern St.
Lawrence-Southern Franklin-Southwestern St. Lawrence-
256 PM EST Sat Dec 4 2021

...AN AREA OF HEAVY SNOW WILL AFFECT CENTRAL FRANKLIN AND
SOUTHEASTERN ST. LAWRENCE COUNTIES...

At 256 PM EST...an area of heavy snow was along a line extending from
near Parishville to near Carry Falls Reservoir to near Oswegatchie...
and moving east at 35 mph.

Locations impacted include...
Potsdam, Oswegatchie, Moira, Bangor, Fowler, Parishville, Colton,
Bryants Mill, Degrasse, Burke, Carry Falls Reservoir, Cranberry Lake,
Brushton, Lawrenceville, Malone, Debar Mountain, Brasher Falls, Lake
Ozonia, Star Lake and Madawaska.

  * winds in excess of 25 mph are possible with this area of heavy
  snow.

  * visibilities will drop quickly to less than a half mile in this
  area of heavy snow.

Conditions can deteriorate rapidly in winter weather situations. Be
prepared for snow or ice covered roads. Slow down and allow extra
time when traveling.

LAT...LON 4451 7411 4428 7469 4407 7510 4426 7554
      4442 7501 4475 7497 4499 7417 4499 7412
TIME...MOT...LOC 1956Z 264DEG 28KT 4470 7476 4442 7479 4423 7515

Haynes

Special weather statement, Dec 4, 3:01 PM EST, 1 hour 3 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Burlington VT
301 PM EST Sat Dec 4 2021

NYZ028-VTZ001>003-005>008-010-016-017-042045-
Eastern Clinton-Western Franklin-Caledonia-Grand Isle-Eastern
Chittenden-Western Chittenden-Washington-Eastern
Franklin-Orleans-Lamoille-Orange-
301 PM EST Sat Dec 4 2021

...AN AREA OF HEAVY SNOW WILL AFFECT EAST CENTRAL CLINTON...
LAMOILLE...SOUTHWESTERN CALEDONIA...NORTHERN ORANGE...SOUTHWESTERN
ORLEANS...CENTRAL GRAND ISLE...NORTHEASTERN CHITTENDEN...WASHINGTON
AND CENTRAL FRANKLIN COUNTIES...

At 300 PM EST...an area of heavy snow was along a line extending from
Milton to near Waterbury to near Braintree Hill...and moving east at
45 mph.

Locations impacted include...
Barre, Montpelier, Morrisville, Cambridge, Waterbury Village,
Montgomery Center, Websterville, Westford, Worcester, Middlesex,
Marshfield, Cabot Village, Georgia, Waterville, Washington,
Morrisville Village, Woodbury, Grand Isle, St. Albans Town and
Newbury.

This includes the following highways...
 Interstate 89 between mile markers 38 and 65, and between mile
markers 100 and 119.
 Interstate 91 between mile markers 104 and 121.

  * winds in excess of 25 mph are possible with this area of heavy
  snow.

  * visibilities will drop quickly to less than a half mile in this
  area of heavy snow.

Conditions can deteriorate rapidly in winter weather situations. Be
prepared for snow or ice covered roads. Slow down and allow extra
time when traveling.

LAT...LON 4491 7262 4455 7212 4430 7204 4429 7206
      4427 7207 4427 7206 4423 7205 4419 7207
      4413 7203 4411 7206 4410 7205 4410 7203
      4409 7205 4408 7203 4407 7206 4403 7270
      4433 7275 4484 7351
TIME...MOT...LOC 2000Z 252DEG 41KT 4465 7318 4439 7280 4401 7265

Haynes

Special weather statement, Dec 4, 3:15 PM EST, 49 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Dec 4, 3:32 PM EST, 32 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Dec 4, 4:04 PM EST, 0 minutes before

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The office that day

Everything else NWS Burlington, VT issued on the same UTC day.

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Dec 4, 2:07 PM EST	Special Weather Statement	BTV	Chittenden	23 min
Dec 4, 2:25 PM EST	Special Weather Statement	BTV	Chittenden	50 min
Dec 4, 2:48 PM EST	Special Weather Statement	BTV	Addison	42 min
Dec 4, 3:01 PM EST	Special Weather Statement	BTV	Caledonia, Franklin, Grand Isle, Lamoille, Washington	44 min
Dec 4, 3:15 PM EST	Special Weather Statement	BTV	Chittenden	30 min
Dec 4, 3:23 PM EST	Wind Advisory	BTV	Addison, Caledonia, Chittenden, Essex, Franklin, Grand Isle and 5 more	59 hr
Dec 4, 3:32 PM EST	Special Weather Statement	BTV	Grand Isle	28 min
Dec 4, 4:07 PM EST	Special Weather Statement	BTV	Franklin, Grand Isle	38 min
Dec 4, 4:44 PM EST	Special Weather Statement	BTV	Franklin, Grand Isle, Lamoille	46 min
Dec 4, 2:21 PM EST	Special Weather Statement	BTV	St. Lawrence	39 min
Dec 4, 2:56 PM EST	Special Weather Statement	BTV	Franklin	34 min

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