The Peru Gazette

From 1:00pm EST, Tue Feb 12 until 4:00pm EST, Wed Feb 13

Action Recommended: Make preparations per the instructions

Issued by: Burlington – VT, US, National Weather Service,

…WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TUESDAY TO 4 PM EST WEDNESDAY… * WHAT…HEAVY SNOWFALL EXPECTED. SNOW MIXES WITH SLEET ACROSS PORTIONS OF NORTHERN NEW YORK AND SOUTH-CENTRAL VERMONT. TOTAL SNOW AND SLEET ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 12 INCHES EXPECTED WITH LOCALIZED AMOUNTS UP TO 15 INCHES OVER NORTHERN NEW YORK AND SOUTHEAST UPSLOPE SECTIONS OF THE GREEN MOUNTAINS IN VERMONT. * WHERE…NORTHERN, CENTRAL, AND SOUTH-CENTRAL VERMONT, AS WELL AS NORTHERN NEW YORK. * WHEN…FROM 1 PM TUESDAY TO 4 PM EST WEDNESDAY. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS…SNOW WILL OVERSPREAD THE REGION FROM SOUTHWEST TO NORTHEAST BETWEEN 1 PM AND 5 PM ON TUESDAY AND QUICKLY BECOME LOCALLY HEAVY AT TIMES BY TUESDAY EVENING. A MIX WITH SLEET IS EXPECTED TUESDAY NIGHT, MAINLY ACROSS THE NORTHERN ADIRONDACKS AND SOUTH-CENTRAL VERMONT. SNOW WILL GRADUALLY TAPER OFF BY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. SNOW COVERED ROADWAYS AND VISIBILITY REDUCED TO ONE-HALF MILE AT TIMES WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS, ESPECIALLY DURING THE TUESDAY EVENING AND WEDNESDAY MORNING COMMUTES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS… A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL, KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT, FOOD AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. PLEASE ALLOW EXTRA TIME IF TRAVEL IS NECESSARY. &&