Another Winter Weather Advisory for the NEK 12/5/14 – 12/6/14

The NWS in Burlington, VT has issued the following Advisory for Island Pond
 and the rest of the Northeast Kingdom of Vermont.


...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS
EVENING TO MIDNIGHT EST SATURDAY NIGHT...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BURLINGTON CONTINUES THE WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR WINTRY MIXED PRECIPITATION...FROM 7 PM THIS
EVENING TO MIDNIGHT EST SATURDAY NIGHT.

* LOCATIONS...THE CENTRAL AND NORTHERN GREEN MOUNTAINS AND THE
  NORTHEAST KINGDOM OF VERMONT.

* HAZARD TYPES...SNOW AND SLEET.

* ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 2 TO 4 INCHES OF WET SNOW
  WITH UP TO A TRACE OF ICE ACCUMULATION.

* MAXIMUM SNOWFALL RATE...UP TO A HALF INCH PER HOUR...MAINLY
  TONIGHT.

* TIMING...LIGHT SNOW WILL BEGIN EARLY TONIGHT TRANSITIONING TO A
  WINTRY MIX OF SLEET AND SNOW OVERNIGHT INTO SATURDAY MORNING.
  PERIODS OF LIGHT RAIN SATURDAY AFTERNOON WILL CHANGE BACK TO
  LIGHT SNOW SATURDAY EVENING BEFORE ENDING.

* IMPACTS...UNTREATED ROADS AND SIDEWALKS WILL BECOME SLIPPERY
  PRODUCING DIFFICULT TRAVEL CONDITIONS.

* WINDS...SOUTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH.

* TEMPERATURES...EARLY LOWS IN THE LOWER TO MID 20S TONIGHT. HIGHS
  SATURDAY IN THE 30S.

* VISIBILITIES...AT OR BELOW ONE MILE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR
FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR
SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.

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