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Winter Storm Warning For NEK 12/29/15

Winter Storm Warning

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BURLINGTON VT
336 PM EST MON DEC 28 2015

VTZ003-004-006-007-291000-
/O.UPG.KBTV.WW.Y.0015.151229T0500Z-151230T0000Z/
/O.NEW.KBTV.WS.W.0006.151229T0500Z-151230T0000Z/
ORLEANS-ESSEX-LAMOILLE-CALEDONIA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWPORT...ISLAND POND...JOHNSON...
STOWE...ST. JOHNSBURY
336 PM EST MON DEC 28 2015

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 7 PM
EST TUESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BURLINGTON HAS ISSUED A WINTER
STORM WARNING FOR SNOW AND MIXED PRECIPITATION...WHICH IS IN
EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 7 PM EST TUESDAY. THE WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

* LOCATIONS...NORTHEASTERN VERMONT.

* HAZARD TYPES...MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW EARLY TUESDAY MORNING
  WITH SLEET AND FREEZING DRIZZLE CONTINUING TUESDAY AFTERNOON.

* ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 4 TO 8 INCHES...ALONG WITH
  UP TO A TENTH OF AN INCH OF ICE.

* MAXIMUM SNOWFALL RATE...AROUND 1 INCH PER HOUR...MAINLY EARLY
  TUESDAY MORNING.

* TIMING...SNOW WILL OVERSPREAD THE REGION IN THE PRE-DAWN HOURS
  OF TUESDAY MORNING...AND BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES BETWEEN 4 AM
  AND 10 AM. THE SNOW WILL THEN CHANGE OVER TO A MIX OF SLEET
  AND FREEZING DRIZZLE BY NOON ON TUESDAY.

* IMPACTS...SNOW WILL CAUSE VERY HAZARDOUS TRAVEL FOR THE TUESDAY
  MORNING COMMUTE. ROADS WILL BECOME SNOW-COVERED AND SLIPPERY.

* WINDS...SOUTHEAST 5 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH.

* TEMPERATURES...LOWS AROUND 10 ABOVE. HIGHS IN THE MID 20S.

* VISIBILITIES...A HALF MILE OR LESS IN MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF
SNOW...SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. THIS WILL MAKE
TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS.

PLEASE STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...YOUR LOCAL MEDIA...OR
GO TO WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BURLINGTON FOR FURTHER UPDATES ON THIS
WEATHER SITUATION.

Warm in the NEK

Temperatures have been unseasonably warm around here for the past few months. We have had a few shots of cold air, but temperatures have been above to well above normal. Yesterday, December 11, 2015, we had a high of  51.6°F.

Temperatures in Island Pond, VT 12/6/15- 12/12/15

Temperatures in Island Pond, VT 12/6/15- 12/12/15

Unfortunately for snow lovers these warm temperatures have melted most of the snow that fell at the beginning of the month. There isn’t any snow left here in Island Pond. However as of this morning there was still an inch or two left at elevations above 1500′ in parts of the Northeast Kingdom.

Island Pond Webcam

No snow on the webcam in Island Pond, VT

It’s starting to look like we may be in for a brown Christmas this year if we don’t see a change in our weather pattern over the next week or so.

Purple Finch

Female Purple Finch in Island Pond, VT

As most of you know, our Webcam here in Island Pond points at two bird / squirrel feeders. We also have three other bird feeders that aren’t in the webcam view. Needless to say, we enjoy watching the birds. I also enjoy photographing the birds that visit our yard. I hadn’t been taking many photos over the past year or two. But over the past few weeks I’ve gotten back in to it, and I’ve been having fun again.

Photographing birds takes a ton of patience, and a lot of luck. The wild birds are usually very quick and can get spooked very easy. I’d much rather take photos of birds in their natural environment, but sometimes they land on something man made like the top of a lamp post, and you can’t resist taking the shot.

VT Purple Finch

Female Purple Finch in Island Pond, VT

I hope everyone out there enjoys this type of post because I have a feeling they may become more frequent here on the bog.