NWS in Burlington,  VT has issued a Winter storm warning for part of the NEK and winter weather advisory for other areas of the Northeast Kingdom.  Here in Island Pond we fall under the advisory.  Looks like we will have a white Thanksgiving after all. Below are the two NWS statements.

 Winter Weather Advisory

URGENT – WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BURLINGTON VT 217 PM EST TUE NOV 25 2014

VTZ004-261000- /O.UPG.KBTV.WS.A.0006.141126T1500Z-141127T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KBTV.WW.Y.0017.141126T1400Z-141127T1200Z/ ESSEX- INCLUDING THE CITY OF…ISLAND POND 217 PM EST TUE NOV 25 2014

…WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM WEDNESDAY TO 7 AM EST THURSDAY…

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BURLINGTON HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR ESSEX COUNTY VERMONT…WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM WEDNESDAY TO 7 AM EST THURSDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

* LOCATIONS…ESSEX COUNTY VERMONT. * HAZARD TYPES…SNOW.

*ACCUMULATIONS…4 TO 6 INCHES OF SNOW.

*MAXIMUM SNOWFALL RATE…UP TO A HALF INCH PER HOUR…MAINLY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING.

*TIMING…SNOW WILL OVERSPREAD ESSEX COUNTY VERMONT EARLY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON…AND WILL BE MODERATE AT TIMES DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE EVENING. SNOW WILL TAPER OFF TOWARD DAYBREAK ON THANKSGIVING.

* IMPACTS…TRAVEL WILL BE SLOW DUE TO SLICK…SNOW COVERED ROADWAYS AND LOW VISIBILITY IN FALLING SNOW. ALLOW PLENTY OF EXTRA TIME TO TRAVEL.

* WINDS…NORTH 5 TO 10 MPH. * TEMPERATURES…HIGHS AROUND 30. LOWS AROUND 20.

* VISIBILITIES…DOWN TO ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS… PLEASE STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO…YOUR LOCAL MEDIA…OR GO TO WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BURLINGTON FOR FURTHER UPDATES ON THIS WEATHER SITUATION.

 Winter Storm Warning

URGENT – WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BURLINGTON VT 217 PM EST TUE NOV 25 2014

VTZ007-008-010>012-018-019-261000- /O.UPG.KBTV.WS.A.0006.141126T1500Z-141127T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KBTV.WS.W.0006.141126T1400Z-141127T1200Z/ CALEDONIA-WASHINGTON-ORANGE-WESTERN RUTLAND-WINDSOR- EASTERN ADDISON-EASTERN RUTLAND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF…ST. JOHNSBURY…MONTPELIER…BRADFORD… RANDOLPH…RUTLAND…SPRINGFIELD…WHITE RIVER JUNCTION… BRISTOL…RIPTON…EAST WALLINGFORD…KILLINGTON 217 PM EST TUE NOV 25 2014

…WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM WEDNESDAY TO 7 AM EST THURSDAY

… THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BURLINGTON HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SOUTH-CENTRAL AND EAST-CENTRAL VERMONT…WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM WEDNESDAY TO 7 AM EST THURSDAY. THIS REPLACES THE WINTER STORM WATCH WHICH WAS PREVIOUSLY IN EFFECT.

* LOCATIONS…SOUTH-CENTRAL VERMONT AND EAST-CENTRAL VERMONT. * HAZARD TYPES…SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS…5 TO 10 INCHES OF SNOW.

* MAXIMUM SNOWFALL RATE…UP TO 1 INCH PER HOUR…MAINLY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY EVENING.

* TIMING…SNOW WILL OVERSPREAD THE REGION FROM SOUTH TO NORTH DURING THE MID MORNING THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON HOURS ON WEDNESDAY. PERIODS OF MODERATE TO BRIEFLY HEAVY SNOW ARE EXPECTED LATE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY EVENING. SNOW WILL END TOWARD DAYBREAK ON THANKSGIVING.

* IMPACTS…TRAVEL WILL BE SLOW WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT DUE TO SLICK…SNOW COVERED ROADWAYS AND LOW VISIBILITY IN FALLING SNOW. ALLOW PLENTY OF EXTRA TIME TO TRAVEL.

* WINDS…NORTH 5 TO 10 MPH. * TEMPERATURES…HIGHS IN THE LOWER 30S. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. * VISIBILITIES…DOWN TO ONE QUARTER MILE AT TIMES WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS… PLEASE STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO…YOUR LOCAL MEDIA…OR GO TO WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BURLINGTON FOR FURTHER UPDATES ON THIS WEATHER SITUATION.