Friday, January 19, 2007

Winter Weather Advisory

We've received 6-8" so far.....

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST SATURDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BURLINGTON HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST SATURDAY FOR ORLEANS...LAMOILLE AND WASHINGTON COUNTIES...SPECIFICALLY FOR COMMUNITIES CLOSE TO THE GREEN MOUNTAINS.

SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY WILL BE 3 TO 7 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. THE HIGHER AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED IN COMMUNITIES NEAR THE SPINE OF THE GREEN MOUNTAINS.

SNOW SHOWERS HAVE BEEN PERSISTENT THIS EVENING AND WILL CONTINUE THROUGH SATURDAY. THE MOST PERSISTENT AND HEAVIEST SNOW SHOWER ACTIVITY WILL BE IN THE HIGHER TERRAIN. IN ADDITION TO THE SNOWFALL...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 15 TO 25 MPH WITH WIND GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH LATE TONIGHT AND SATURDAY FOR CONSIDERABLE BLOWING OF THE SNOW.

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