Hazardous Weather Outlook
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BURLINGTON VT 439 AM EDT SAT OCT 27 2012 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHERN NEW YORK...CENTRAL VERMONT...NORTHEAST VERMONT...NORTHWEST VERMONT AND SOUTHERN VERMONT. DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY. STRONG WINDS WILL BE THE MAIN IMPACT FROM SANDY. BASED ON ITS CURRENT TRACK AND EVENTUAL LANDFALL NEAR SOUTHERN NEW JERSEY...WINDY TO VERY WINDY CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP OVER THE NORTH COUNTRY BEGINNING MONDAY AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. THE STRONGEST WINDS...50 TO 70 MPH...WILL BE MOST CONCENTRATED ALONG THE WEST SLOPES OF THE GREEN MOUNTAINS AND PORTIONS OF THE NORTHEAST KINGDOM. WINDS OF THIS MAGNITUDE WILL DOWN TREES AND POWER LINES...THUS POWER OUTAGES CAN BE EXPECTED. OVER THE REMAINDER OF THE NORTH COUNTRY... EXPECT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH. IT IS IMPORTANT TO NOTE THAT ANY NORTHWARD SHIFT IN WHERE SANDY MAKES LANDFALL WOULD RESULT IN A GREATER THREAT OF EVEN STRONGER WINDS...AND THOSE WINDS WOULD IMPACT A MUCH LARGER AREA OF THE NORTH COUNTRY. THIS SITUATION WILL BE CLOSELY MONITORED. RAIN ASSOCIATED WITH SANDY WILL BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR 1 TO 3 INCHES OF RAIN. THIS WOULD RESULT IN RISES ON AREA WATERWAYS AND INCREASE THE POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING...ESPECIALLY ON SMALLER RIVERS AND STREAMS. TAKE THE TIME THIS WEEKEND TO EXAMINE YOUR PROPERTY AND DETERMINE IF ANY ACTION SHOULD BE TAKEN TO PREPARE FOR STRONG WINDS AFFECTING YOUR SPECIFIC LOCATION. FOLLOW THIS WEATHER SITUATION CLOSELY! VISIT US AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BURLINGTON OR LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO. YOUR LOCAL MEDIA IS ALSO A GOOD SOURCE FOR WEATHER INFORMATION.
Julia Carlisle
Woodstock Early Bird 