The weather is terrible outside! All the area schools are closed. If you are out and about, which is really, we think a bad idea, due to icy conditions, be aware there are little ones running around and sledding.
Issued by The National Weather Service
Burlington, VT
Fri, Jan 27, 2012, 3:28 AM EST
WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING…
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BURLINGTON CONTINUES THE WINTER STORM WARNING… UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING.
* LOCATIONS… EASTERN VERMONT
* HAZARD TYPES… SNOW… SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN.
* ACCUMULATIONS… SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 2 TO 5 INCHES… ALONG WITH A TENTH TO ONE QUARTER OF AN INCH OF ICE.
* TIMING… SNOW… SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN WILL TRANSITION TO A MIXTURE OF RAIN AND FREEZING RAIN THIS MORNING BEFORE CHANGING TO ALL RAIN LATER THIS AFTERNOON.
* IMPACTS… HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS EXPECTED WITH SIGNIFICANT ICING POSSIBLE. THIS MAY LEAD TO TREE AND POWERLINE DAMAGE RESULTING IN SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES.
* WINDS… SOUTHEAST 5 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH.
* TEMPERATURES… IN THE LOWER TO MID 30S.
* VISIBILITIES… LOCALLY BELOW 1 MILE THROUGH SUNRISE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW… SLEET… AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS WITH NON-ESSENTIAL TRAVEL DISCOURAGED.
Julia Carlisle
Woodstock Early Bird 