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Northern St. Lawrence-Northern Franklin-Eastern Clinton-
Southeastern St. Lawrence-Southern Franklin-Western Clinton-
Western Essex-Eastern Essex-Southwestern St. Lawrence-Washington-
Orange-Windsor-Eastern Chittenden-Eastern Addison-Eastern Rutland-
Including the cities of Massena, Malone, Plattsburgh, Star Lake, 
Saranac Lake, Tupper Lake, Dannemora, Lake Placid, Port Henry, 
Ticonderoga, Ogdensburg, Potsdam, Gouverneur, Montpelier, 
Bradford, Randolph, Springfield, White River Junction, Underhill,
Bristol, Ripton, East Wallingford, and Killington
324 AM EST Mon Jan 17 2022

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST
TUESDAY...

* WHAT...Heavy snow. Additional snow accumulations of 4 to 9
  inches for a storm total of 5 to 11 inches. Southeast winds
  gusting as high as 55 mph along the western slopes of the
  southern and central Green Mountains.

* WHERE...Portions of central and southern Vermont and northern 
  New York.

* WHEN...Until 1 AM EST Tuesday.

* IMPACTS...Travel will be very difficult to impossible. The
  hazardous conditions will impact the morning commute today. In 
  combination with gusty winds, isolated to scattered power 
  outages are possible, especially across southern Vermont where 
  heavy, wet snow is expected.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...The heaviest snow will occur this morning 
  between now and 10 AM when snowfall rates of 1 to 2 inches per 
  hour are expected. A brief period of sleet and rain is expected 
  across the Adirondacks, the Champlain Valley, and much of 
  Vermont during the afternoon.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

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