Henry Raymond
Fairfax News => Current News & Events => Topic started by: Judi on December 28, 2013, 04:46:15 PM
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...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
MONDAY AFTERNOON...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BURLINGTON HAS ISSUED A WINTER
STORM WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
MONDAY AFTERNOON.
* LOCATIONS...THE HIGHER TERRAIN OF EASTERN...CENTRAL...AND
SOUTHERN VERMONT.
* HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY WET SNOW.
* ACCUMULATIONS...6 OR MORE INCHES OF HEAVY WET SNOW.
* MAXIMUM SNOWFALL RATE...1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR...MAINLY BETWEEN 5 PM
SUNDAY AND 1 AM MONDAY.
* TIMING...A MIXTURE OF RAIN AND SNOW WILL DEVELOP LATE SUNDAY
AFTERNOON AND QUICKLY CHANGE TO ALL SNOW BY SUNDAY EVENING. THE
SNOW WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES BETWEEN 5 PM SUNDAY AND 1 AM
MONDAY...BEFORE TAPERING OFF TO SNOW SHOWERS ON MONDAY MORNING.
* IMPACTS...THE HEAVY WET SNOW WILL CAUSE ADDITIONAL POWER OUTAGES
AND VERY HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS SUNDAY NIGHT INTO
MONDAY...ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS.
* WINDS...SOUTHEAST 5 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH.
* TEMPERATURES...HIGHS IN THE LOWER TO MID 30S SUNDAY AND LOWS IN
THE MID 20S MONDAY MORNING.
* VISIBILITIES...BELOW ONE HALF OF A MILE AT TIMES.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT
SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL.
CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS.
PLEASE STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...YOUR LOCAL MEDIA...OR
GO TO WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BURLINGTON FOR FURTHER UPDATES ON THIS
WEATHER SITUATION.
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Yippie!