Snow Pushing Further North Then Expected; New Warnings/ Advisories Issued

Local Update...
   JRWeather Winter Storm Warning In Effect Until 11AM This Morning; JRWeather Winter Weather Advisory In Effect Until 11AM This Morning...


JRWeather WINTER STORM WARNING
     JRWeather Has Issued A Winter Storm Warning For Addison, Washington, Orange, Rutland, Windsor, Bennington, Windham, and Eastern Chittenden Counties in Vermont and Essex County in New York Until 11AM This Morning.

     Snow has expanded much further north then models have depicted, and with bands of heavy snow setting up across Central/ Northern New York, with snowfall rates of 1-2 inches per hour, a Winter Storm Warning has been expanded further north.

     Moderate to heavy snow will continue through early morning before tapering off to light snow showers, and flurries by late morning. Snow will fall heavy at times across the Warning area over the next few hours before starting to decrease in intensity. Total snow accumulations will range from 5-9 inches across the Warning area, with locally higher amounts, especially along the spine of the Green Mountains in Central, and Southern Vermont.

     A Winter Storm Warning is issued when severe winter weather is likely. In this case the Winter Storm Warning is for moderate to heavy amounts of snow. Travel will remain hazardous into this morning. If you must travel, use extreme caution. If possible postpone your plans until later this afternoon. Stay tuned for further updates.


JRWeather WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY
     JRWeather Has Issued a Winter Weather Advisory For Orleans, Lamoille, Essex, Caledonia, Eastern Franklin, and Western Chittenden Counties in Vermont and For Southeastern St. Lawrence, Southwestern St. Lawrence, Southern Franklin, and Western Clinton Counties in New York Until 11AM This Morning.

     Snow has expanded much further north then models have depicted, so a Winter Weather Advisory has been expanded further north.

     Light to Moderate snow with an occasional heavy burst will continue through early morning before tapering off to light snow showers, and flurries by late morning. Total snow accumulations will range from 3-6 inches across the Advisory area.

     A Winter Weather Advisory is issued when significant but not severe winter weather is imminent or occurring. In this case the the Winter Weather Advisory is for moderate amounts of snow. Travel will remain hazardous through late morning. Use extreme caution if you have to travel. Stay tuned for further updates.


DISCUSSION
     This will be short, as I am tired, and want to go to bed. Overall situation is the same as the past several clippers we have had, that resulted in Warning/ Advisory Criteria. The system has tracked further north then models are showing, and even the latest model runs refuse to show it. Eitherway the result is snow further north. Warnings, and Advisories have been issued further north. Right now a band of heavy snow extends from Essex County New York across Chittenden, Addison, Lamoille, Washington, Caledonia, and Orange Counties. This band is producing snowfall rates of 1-2 inches per hour. This band will help push snow totals to Warning criteria across Addison, Washington, and Orange Counties, and help push other areas further north into Advisory criteria snow. The only areas where advisory criteria snow will not be met (4-6 inches in 12 hours or less) will be the Northern Champlain Valley of Vermont, and New York, the Northern St. Lawrence Valley of Northern New York, and along the international border communities from New York Through Vermont, although some places will be close to advisory amounts of snow. Travel will continue to be hazardous through early morning, then slowly improve throughout the day. Stay tuned for any further updates!


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