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URGENT – WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE

National Weather Service Burlington VT 324 AM EST Fri Jan 1 2021   Northern St. Lawrence-Northern Franklin-Eastern Clinton-Western Clinton-Southwestern St. Lawrence-Grand Isle- Western Franklin-Orleans-Essex-Lamoille-Caledonia-Washington-Orange-Eastern Franklin-Eastern Chittenden-Eastern Addison-Including the cities of Massena, Malone, Plattsburgh, Dannemora, Ogdensburg, Potsdam, Gouverneur, Alburgh, South Hero, St. Albans, Newport, Island Pond, Johnson, Stowe, St. Johnsbury, Montpelier, Bradford, Randolph, Enosburg Falls, Richford, […]

It’s going to be chilly this afternoon

Christmas brings high water, closed roads; high winds expected | Sun Community News JAY | 

Source: Christmas brings high water, closed roads; high winds expected | Sun Community News JAY | While the floods were not expected to be as damaging as they were in the fall of 2019, Christmas morning still brought fast water and closed roads and predictions tha

This is an important message from NY Weather Alert

HEADLINE: Wind Advisory issued December 24 at 3:43PM EST until December 25 at 10:00AM EST by NWS Burlington DESCRIPTION: …WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 10 AM EST FRIDAY… * WHAT…Southeast winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 60 mph expected. * WHERE…In Vermont, Orleans, Lamoille, Eastern Franklin, Eastern Chittenden, Eastern […]

Potent storm to sweep through New York, Vermont over holiday

Source: Potent storm to sweep through New York, Vermont over holiday

Photos: Here’s what the winter storm looked like in the North Country | NCPR News

Source: Photos: Here’s what the winter storm looked like in the North Country | NCPR News

Upstate NY counties declare states of emergency as snowfall continues | NCPR News

Source: Upstate NY counties declare states of emergency as snowfall continues | NCPR News

Vermont was — briefly — the warmest place in the contiguous US to start December

Source: Vermont was — briefly — the warmest place in the contiguous US to start December

Recent DEC Forest Ranger Highlights

Colorado Fighting Wildfires: On Nov. 3, DEC welcomed back the State’s fourth team of volunteer wildland firefighters from the Divisions of Forest Protection, Lands and Forests, and Fish and Wildlife that were deployed to help battle and contain wildfires raging in western states. The crew flew to Denver, Colorado, on Oct. 17 for deployment from […]

Accumulating snow, high winds expected in areas of Vermont, New York

Source: Accumulating snow, high winds expected in areas of Vermont, New York

URGENT – WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Burlington VT

Northern St. Lawrence-Northern Franklin-Eastern Clinton- Southern Franklin-Western Clinton-Southwestern St. Lawrence- Grand Isle- Including the cities of Massena, Malone, Plattsburgh, Saranac Lake, Tupper Lake, Dannemora, Ogdensburg, Potsdam, Gouverneur, Alburgh, and South Hero   …WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO 8 PM EDT THURSDAY…   * WHAT…Southwest winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts […]

Power’s still out and dry ice a no-show at Crossgates National Grid giveaway

Source: Power’s still out and dry ice a no-show at Crossgates National Grid giveaway

More than 135,000 in Capital Region still without power on Thursday

Source: More than 135,000 in Capital Region still without power on Thursday

UVM, SUNY-Pburgh receive additional funding for Sea Grant Institute | Sun Community News 

Source: UVM, SUNY-Pburgh receive additional funding for Sea Grant Institute | Sun Community News BURLINGTON | The Lake Champlain Sea Grant (LCSG) Institute attracted additional federal funding from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) for res

Burlington records more rainfall in a single day than in previous 50 combined

Source: Burlington records more rainfall in a single day than in previous 50 combined

Decent rainfall in Peru, but we need more

Current Drought Conditions – NYS Dept. of Environmental Conservation

Source: Current Drought Conditions – NYS Dept. of Environmental Conservation

Rain expected to ease worsening drought conditions in New York, Vermont

  Source: Another day of full sunshine!

Weekend weather: Hard freeze possible in Vermont, northern New York

Source: Weekend weather: Hard freeze possible in Vermont, northern New York

Almost 3″ of rainfall in last 72 hours including 2.4″ in the last 24 hours.

At 9:51 p.m. last night Peru meteorologist John Hart reported from the Jabez Allen Rd. “Still some light rain and N wind @25 gusting near 40. That was another inch just between 7 and 9:30!!! Still doesn’t beat that 8.5-inches back in April ’98, though!!! Peak wind was 7:58 PM, NNW @57mph!!” Peru Gazette Editor […]

Flash Flood Watch from TUE 2:00 PM EDT until WED 11:00 AM EDT

U.S. National Weather Service Affected Area – Eastern Clinton County   …FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING…   The National Weather Service in Burlington has expanded the   Flash Flood Watch to include portions of northern New York and northwest Vermont, including the following areas, in northern New York, Eastern […]

Every single July day temperature was above normal

US National Weather Service Burlington VTLike Page 1d · So, we did something crazy here in Burlington during the month of July. Every single day was above normal! Our average high temperature was 87.3 degrees for the month with our average low being 66.3 degrees. #vtwx

Tornado Watch Until 10 PM

National Weather Service – TORNADO WATCH 410 IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM EDT FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS NY . NEW YORK COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE ALBANY CHENANGO CLINTON COLUMBIA DELAWARE DUTCHESS ESSEX FRANKLIN FULTON GREENE HAMILTON HERKIMER JEFFERSON LEWIS MADISON MONTGOMERY ONEIDA ORANGE OTSEGO PUTNAM RENSSELAER ROCKLAND SARATOGA SCHENECTADY SCHOHARIE ST. LAWRENCE SULLIVAN ULSTER WARREN […]

Possible strong to severe thunderstorms late Sunday afternoon/early evening.

Source: Possible strong to severe thunderstorms late Sunday afternoon/early evening.

Another day in the 90’s