SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
Issue Date: 1054 AM EST MON DEC 28 2009
Expiration: 100 PM EST MON DEC 28 2009
...LIGHT SNOWFALL CAUSING TRAVEL PROBLEMS ACROSS THE NORTH COUNTRY...
LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO FALL ACROSS NORTHERN NEW
YORK AND VERMONT THROUGH 1 PM. SNOWFALL RATES ARE AROUND A HALF
AN INCH PER HOUR. VISIBILITIES HAVE BEEN REDUCED TO LESS THAN 1
MILE ACROSS THE ENTIRE REGION...WITH LESS THAN 1/4 MILE IN THE
HEAVIER SNOW. SNOWFALL REPORTS SINCE 9 AM HAVE RANGED FROM A
QUARTER OF AN INCH TO AN INCH. AUTOMOBILE ACCIDENTS HAVE BEEN
REPORTED AS A RESULT OF SLIPPERY ROADWAYS. DRIVERS SHOULD
EXERCISE CAUTION...SLOW DOWN AND EXPECT LOWER VISIBILITIES IN
MODERATE SNOWFALL. ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL TOTALS THROUGH 1 PM WILL
RANGE FROM ONE TO TWO INCHES...WITH ISOLATED AREAS HAVING HIGHER
AMOUNTS.
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 215 AM EST MON DEC 28 2009
Expiration: 215 AM EST TUE DEC 29 2009
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO MIDNIGHT EST
TONIGHT...
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHERN NEW YORK...CENTRAL
VERMONT...NORTHEAST VERMONT...NORTHWEST VERMONT AND SOUTHERN
VERMONT.
.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.
PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY.
AN ARCTIC FRONT WILL BRING SHARPLY COLDER TEMPERATURES ON TUESDAY.
DAYTIME TEMPERATURES TUESDAY IN THE SINGLE DIGITS TO LOW TEENS
COMBINED WITH NORTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH
WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILLS...ESPECIALLY TUESDAY
MORNING. THE ARCTIC BOUNDARY ITSELF WILL ALSO BRING A PERIOD OF
SNOW SQUALLS EARLY TUESDAY MORNING WITH A BRIEF PERIOD OF NEAR
ZERO VISIBILITY AND A QUICK SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 1 TO 2 INCHES.
THESE SNOW SQUALLS MAY ADVERSELY IMPACT THE TUESDAY MORNING
COMMUTE.
LASTLY...A NOR`EASTER IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP AND MOVE UP THE EAST
COAST THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT. THE CURRENT EXPECTED
STORM TRACK WOULD BRING A POSSIBLE MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOWFALL
ACCUMULATION TO THE NORTH COUNTRY ON FRIDAY INTO FRIDAY NIGHT.
CONFIDENCE IN THIS SYSTEM IS MODERATE BASED ON A SERIES OF
COMPUTER MODELS INDICATING A SIMILAR TRACK AND EVOLUTION OF THE
SYSTEM. STAY TUNED FOR FURTHER DETAILS AND UPDATES.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SNOW AND/OR ICE
ACCUMULATIONS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BURLINGTON.
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