Finally, for those who have been waiting for it:SNOW but the National Weather Service is also forecasting ice for some locations:
WiNTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 7 PM EST THURSDAY…
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BURLINGTON CONTINUES THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY…FROM 4 AM TO 7 PM EST THURSDAY.
* LOCATIONS…THE ENTIRE NORTH COUNTRY.
* HAZARD TYPES…SNOW AND MIXED PRECIPITATION.
* ACCUMULATIONS…SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 3 TO 6 INCHES.
SLIGHTLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE ALONG THE EASTERN SLOPES OF THE GREEN MOUNTAINS AND EASTERN SLOPES OF THE ADIRONDACKS.
ADDITIONALLY…UP TO A TENTH OF AN INCH OF ICE IS EXPECTED ACROSS ST. LAWRENCE COUNTY NEW YORK AND THE VALLEYS OF SOUTH-CENTRAL VERMONT.
* TIMING…SNOW DEVELOPS ACROSS SOUTH-CENTRAL VERMONT AND THE
NORTHERN ADIRONDACKS DURING THE PRE-DAWN HOURS THURSDAY…THEN
SPREADS NORTH INTO NORTHERN NEW YORK AND THE REST OF VERMONT
BY MID MORNING THURSDAY. THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL FALL BETWEEN 8AM AND NOON ON THURSDAY…WITH 1 INCH PER HOUR SNOWFALL RATES
POSSIBLE. PRECIPITATION TRANSITIONS TO A PERIOD OF LIGHT MIXED WINTRY PRECIPITATION THURSDAY AFTERNOON INTO THURSDAY NIGHT.
* IMPACTS…DEVELOPING MODERATE SNOW WITH PERIODS OF BRIEFLY
HEAVY SNOW WILL RESULT IN HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS DURING
THE THURSDAY MORNING COMMUTE.
* WINDS…EAST 5 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. HIGHER WINDS
15 TO 25 MPG WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH POSSIBLE ALONG THE IMMEDIATE
WESTERN SLOPES OF THE GREEN MOUNTAINS OF RUTLAND AND ADDISON COUNTIES DURING THURSDAY MORNING INTO EARLY AFTERNOON.
* TEMPERATURES…25 TO 35 DEGREES.
* VISIBILITIES…BELOW ONE-HALF MILE AT TIMES.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW…SLEET…OR
FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR
SLIPPERY 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.
Julia Carlisle
Woodstock Early Bird 