Wednesday, December 17, 2008

JRWeather & National Weather Service Winter Storm Alerts

Local Update...
   JRWeather Winter Storm Warning In Effect Until 2PM Wednesday Afternoon, JRWeather Winter Weather Advisory In Effect Until 2PM Wednesday Afternoon, National Weather Service Winter Weather Advisories In Effect Until 4PM Wednesday Afternoon...

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JRWeather WINTER STORM WARNING
     JRWeather has issued a Winter Storm Warning for Lamoille, Washington, Orange, Windsor, Bennington, Eastern Chittenden, Eastern Addison, Eastern Rutland, and Western Windham Counties in Vermont, and Southeastern St. Lawrence, Southern Franklin, and Western Essex Counties in New York.

     A developing low pressure system moving from the Midwestern states, and forecasted to race across the Northeastern Unites states and out to sea by Wednesday night is going to bring moderate to heavy snowfall for portions of the region. Significant enhanced banding of the snowfall across the the higher elevations of Northern New York, and Central and Southern Vermont will lead to snowfall accumulations of 5-9 inches in the Warning area. Conditions across even valley locations, as well as Western Rutland County Vermont are being monitored for the potential upgrade to a Winter Storm Warning as enhanced banding will produce heavy snowfall at times.

     Snow will continue to spread across the region and be effecting all of Vermont, and Northern New York by 3AM. Snow will become moderate to occasionally heavy across the entire region between 6AM and 12PM today. Snow will begin to taper off rapidly, and end across the region by 2 or 3PM. Travel will likely be treacherous across the Warning area during the morning commute time. Stay tuned to JRWeather and your local media outlets for updates on this Winter Storm.

JRWeather WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY
     JRWeather has issued a Winter Weather Advisory for Franklin, Orleans, Caledonia, Essex, Grand Isle, Western Chittenden, Western Addison, Western Rutland, and Eastern Windham Counties in Vermont, and Clinton, Southwestern St. Lawrence, Northern St. Lawrence, Northern Franklin, and Eastern Essex Counties in New York.

     A developing low pressure system moving from the Midwestern states, and forecasted to race across the Northeastern Unites states and out to sea by Wednesday night is going to bring light to moderate with occasional heavy bursts of snowfall for portions of the region. Snowfall accumulations of 3-5 inches in the Advisory area is likely by this afternoon.

     Snow will continue to spread across the region and be effecting all of Vermont, and Northern New York by 3AM. Snow will become moderate to occasionally heavy across the entire region between 6AM and 12PM today. Snow will begin to taper off rapidly, and end across the region by 2 or 3PM. Travel will likely be hazardous across the Advisory area during the morning commute time. Stay tuned to JRWeather and your local media outlets for updates on this Winter Storm.

National Weather Service WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES
Burlington, VT Office:
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BURLINGTON VT
842 PM EST TUE DEC 16 2008

...A SNOWY MORNING COMMUTE EXPECTED WEDNESDAY...

.AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE DEVELOPING ACROSS THE OHIO RIVER VALLEY
AREA THIS EVENING WILL TRACK EAST NORTHEASTWARD REACHING THE
THE GULF OF MAINE WATERS OFF THE NEW ENGLAND COAST BY EARLY
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. SUFFICIENT MOISTURE ASSOCIATED WITH THIS
SYSTEM WILL RESULT IN A GENERAL 3 TO 6 INCH SNOWFALL ACROSS THE
NORTH COUNTRY. THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL LIKELY OCCUR DURING THE
MORNING COMMUTE INTO THE MID MORNING HOURS ON WEDNESDAY BEFORE
TAPERING OFF BY NOON ACROSS NORTHERN NEW YOUR AND DURING WEDNESDAY
AFTERNOON ACROSS VERMONT. MOUNTAINOUS AREAS OF THE ADIRONDACKS AND
CENTRAL VERMONT WILL SEE LOCALIZED SNOWFALL AMOUNTS UP TO 7 INCHES.

NYZ026>031-034-035-087-VTZ001>012-016>019-171200-
/O.CON.KBTV.WW.Y.0022.081217T0500Z-081217T2100Z/
NORTHERN ST. LAWRENCE-NORTHERN FRANKLIN-EASTERN CLINTON-
SOUTHEASTERN ST. LAWRENCE-SOUTHERN FRANKLIN-WESTERN CLINTON-
WESTERN ESSEX-EASTERN ESSEX-SOUTHWESTERN ST. LAWRENCE-GRAND ISLE-
WESTERN FRANKLIN-ORLEANS-ESSEX-WESTERN CHITTENDEN-LAMOILLE-
CALEDONIA-WASHINGTON-WESTERN ADDISON-ORANGE-WESTERN RUTLAND-
WINDSOR-EASTERN FRANKLIN-EASTERN CHITTENDEN-EASTERN ADDISON-
EASTERN RUTLAND-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MASSENA...MALONE...PLATTSBURGH...
STAR LAKE...SARANAC LAKE...TUPPER LAKE...DANNEMORA...
LAKE PLACID...PORT HENRY...TICONDEROGA...OGDENSBURG...POTSDAM...
GOUVERNEUR...ALBURGH...SOUTH HERO...ST. ALBANS...NEWPORT...
ISLAND POND...BURLINGTON...JOHNSON...STOWE...ST. JOHNSBURY...
MONTPELIER...MIDDLEBURY...VERGENNES...BRADFORD...RANDOLPH...
RUTLAND...SPRINGFIELD...WHITE RIVER JUNCTION...ENOSBURG FALLS...
RICHFORD...UNDERHILL...BRISTOL...RIPTON...EAST WALLINGFORD...
KILLINGTON
842 PM EST TUE DEC 16 2008

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT
TONIGHT TO 4 PM EST WEDNESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BURLINGTON CONTINUES THE WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW ACROSS ALL OF CENTRAL AND NORTHERN
VERMONT...FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 4 PM EST WEDNESDAY.

SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. THE SNOW WILL
OVERSPREAD THE REGION AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT FROM SOUTHWEST TO
NORTHEAST. SNOWY CONDITIONS CAN BE EXPECTED FOR THE WEDNESDAY
MORNING COMMUTE ACROSS ALL OF NORTHERN NEW YORK AND VERMONT.
TRAVEL CONDITIONS MAY BE DIFFICULT WITH A PERIOD OF HEAVY SNOW
AND LOW VISIBILITY POSSIBLE BETWEEN 6 AND 11 AM...WHEN THE BULK OF
SNOW ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED. THE SNOW WILL TAPER OFF TO SNOW
SHOWERS FROM WEST TO EAST DURING THE EARLY TO MID AFTERNOON HOURS
ON WEDNESDAY.

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.

Albany, NY Office:
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY
937 PM EST TUE DEC 16 2008

NYZ038>041-082-084-VTZ013>015-171000-
/O.CON.KALY.WW.Y.0019.000000T0000Z-081217T1800Z/
SOUTHERN HERKIMER-SOUTHERN FULTON-MONTGOMERY-NORTHERN SARATOGA-
NORTHERN FULTON-SOUTHERN WASHINGTON-BENNINGTON-WESTERN WINDHAM-
EASTERN WINDHAM-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ILION...HERKIMER...LITTLE FALLS...
MOHAWK...FRANKFORT...DOLGEVILLE...GLOVERSVILLE...JOHNSTOWN...
AMSTERDAM...WELLSVILLE...SARATOGA SPRINGS...NORTHVILLE...
MAYFIELD...HUDSON FALLS...FORT EDWARD...CAMBRIDGE...GREENWICH...
BENNINGTON...JACKSONVILLE...NEWFANE...BRATTLEBORO...
WEST BRATTLEBORO...BELLOWS FALLS
937 PM EST TUE DEC 16 2008

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST
WEDNESDAY...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST
WEDNESDAY.

A MODERATE SNOWFALL WILL AFFECT THE MOHAWK VALLEY...SARATOGA
REGION AND SOUTHERN VERMONT. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO
7 INCHES ARE EXPECTED FROM THE WESTERN MOHAWK VALLEY AND
SOUTHEAST ADIRONDACKS EASTWARD ACROSS THE SARATOGA REGION AND
INTO SOUTHERN VERMONT...WITH 3 TO 6 INCHES IN THE CENTRAL MOHAWK
VALLEY.

SNOW WILL BEGIN AROUND MIDNIGHT...BECOMING MODERATE AT TIMES
INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING. SNOW WILL MIX WITH SLEET FOR A SHORT TIME
WEDNESDAY MORNING...BEFORE TAPERING OFF BY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.

THE SNOW AND SLEET WILL RESULT FROM A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WHICH
IS EXPECTED TO LIFT NORTHEAST FROM THE TENNESSEE VALLEY LATE
TONIGHT TO LAKE ONTARIO WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...AS A SECOND LOW
PRESSURE SYSTEM FORMS OFF THE DELMARVA PENINSULA AND QUICKLY
MOVES NORTHEAST PASSING EAST OF CAPE COD LATE WEDNESDAY.

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW OR SLEET
WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS
AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.

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