Local Severe Weather Alert for Stowe, VT
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST FRIDAY... ...WIND CHILL WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM FRIDAY TO 7 AM EST SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BURLINGTON CONTINUES THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR 3 TO 6 INCHES OF SNOW ACROSS THE NORTHERN GREEN MOUNTAINS OF VERMONT...UNTIL 1 AM EST FRIDAY. IN ADDITION... A WIND CHILL WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED FROM 1 AM FRIDAY TO 7 AM SATURDAY FOR WIND CHILL VALUES APPROACHING -35 DEGREES BELOW ZERO. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BY LATER THIS EVENING...ESPECIALLY NEAR JAY PEAK. * SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS AND SNOW SQUALLS WILL CONTINUE INTO THIS EVENING...BEFORE TAPERING OFF TO SCATTERED FLURRIES AFTER MIDNIGHT. AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW WILL BE POSSIBLE. * THE COMBINATION OF WEST WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH AND TEMPERATURES FALLING BELOW ZERO BY DAYBREAK FRIDAY...WILL CREATE WIND CHILL VALUES NEAR -35 DEGREES BELOW ZERO. THESE VERY COLD VALUES WILL CONTINUE INTO SATURDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.
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