The Official 2/14 Valentine's Day Storm Discussion Thread

Marc said:

Yikes.

I hope the Mrs. owns a gas mask.

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thetrailboss said:

Latest forecast from WCAX is 8-14 inches for VT. Some sleet maybe in S VT.

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ajl50 said:

Ahhh....here we go...let the warm air mix in.
nice.

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awf170 said:

NECN's forecast is 25 inches for basically all of Vermont, most of NH, and a good chunk of Maine. I really think somewhere is going to end up with 3 ft.

http://weather.boston.com/

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Winter Storm Watch

/O.CON.KBTV.WS.A.0002.070214T0600Z- 070215T1200Z/ ORANGE-WESTERN RUTLAND- WINDSOR-EASTERN RUTLAND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRADFORD...RANDOLPH... RUTLAND... SPRINGFIELD...WHITE RIVER JUNCTION...EAST WALLINGFORD... KILLINGTON 827 PM EST MON FEB 12 2007

...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING...

A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING FOR ORANGE...RUTLAND AND WINDSOR COUNTIES IN SOUTH CENTRAL VERMONT.

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BURLINGTON VERMONT CONTINUES THE WINTER STORM WATCH FOR THE POTENTIAL FOR HEAVY SNOW WHICH WILL OVERSPREAD THE AREA LATE TUESDAY NIGHT...AND CONTINUE INTO EARLY THURSDAY MORNING. A DEVELOPING AREA OF LOW PRESSURE OVER THE SOUTHERN PLAINS WILL MOVE EAST INTO THE TENNESSEE VALLEY TUESDAY AFTERNOON...AND THEN A SECONDARY LOW PRESSURE AREA WILL DEVELOP ALONG THE CAROLINA COAST TUESDAY NIGHT. THIS SECONDARY LOW PRESSURE AREA WILL THEN MOVE NORTHEAST AND INTENSIFY RAPIDLY DURING THE DAY ON WEDNESDAY...AND BE NEAR CAPE COD EARLY WEDNESDAY NIGHT.

AS IS USUALLY THE CASE...EXACT SNOWFALL AMOUNTS WILL DEPEND ON THE OVERALL TRACK AND EVOLUTION OF THIS STORM SYSTEM. THE SNOW MAY MIX WITH OR CHANGE TO SLEET AT TIMES DURING THE DAY ON WEDNESDAY. HOWEVER...THIS STORM SYSTEM HAS THE POTENTIAL TO BRING THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL THIS WINTER TO VERMONT AND NORTHERN NEW YORK...WITH THE POSSIBILITY OF MORE THAN 1 FOOT OF SNOWFALL BY EARLY THURSDAY MORNING.

THE POTENTIAL ALSO EXISTS FOR BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...AS WELL AS PERIODS OF SLEET DURING WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. TRAVEL WILL LIKELY BE VERY DIFFICULT DURING WEDNESDAY AND CONTINUING INTO THURSDAY MORNING.

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thetrailboss said:

Man, I hope so....but the Boston weather forecasts are terrible when it comes to NNE. Then again, maybe this can be the time to prove me wrong. :wink:

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awf170 said:

NECN is usually really good. It is more of a New England forecast then a Boston one.

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ckofer said:

there is no reason to work thursday

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/O.UPG.KBTV.WS.A.0002.070214T0600Z- 070215T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KBTV.HS.W. 0001.070214T0600Z-070215T1200Z/ EASTERN CLINTON-EASTERN ESSEX-GRAND ISLE-WESTERN FRANKLIN-ORLEANS- ESSEX- WESTERN CHITTENDEN-LAMOILLE-CALEDONIA- WASHINGTON- WESTERN ADDISON-ORANGE- WESTERN RUTLAND-WINDSOR-EASTERN FRANKLIN- EASTERN CHITTENDEN-EASTERN ADDISON-EASTERN RUTLAND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PLATTSBURGH...PORT HENRY... TICONDEROGA...ALBURGH...SOUTH HERO...ST. ALBANS...NEWPORT... ISLAND POND...BURLINGTON...JOHNSON...STOWE... ST. JOHNSBURY... MONTPELIER... MIDDLEBURY...VERGENNES...BRADFORD... RANDOLPH... RUTLAND...SPRINGFIELD... WHITE RIVER JUNCTION...ENOSBURG FALLS... RICHFORD...UNDERHILL... BRISTOL...RIPTON...EAST WALLINGFORD... KILLINGTON 343 AM EST TUE FEB 13 2007

...HEAVY SNOW WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM WEDNESDAY TO 7 AM EST THURSDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BURLINGTON HAS ISSUED A HEAVY SNOW WARNING FOR VERMONT AND THE CHAMPLAIN VALLEY OF NEW YORK...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM WEDNESDAY TO 7 AM EST THURSDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

A MAJOR WINTER STORM IS TAKING SHAPE ACROSS THE LOWER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY REGION THIS MORNING AND WILL SPREAD SNOW ACROSS VERMONT AND THE CHAMPLAIN VALLEY OF NEW YORK BY EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. SNOW WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES DURING THE DAY WEDNESDAY. BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL INCREASE WEDNESDAY NIGHT INTO EARLY THURSDAY MORNING AS WIND GUSTS INCREASE TO NEAR 35 MPH. SNOW WILL GRADUALLY TAPER OFF TO SNOW SHOWERS BY EARLY THURSDAY MORNING. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 12 TO 20 INCHES ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE CHAMPLAIN VALLEY...AND 1 TO 2 FEET ACROSS CENTRAL AND NORTHERN VERMONT. ISOLATED HIGHER AMOUNTS ARE POSSIBLE... ESPECIALLY ALONG THE SPINE OF THE GREEN MOUNTAINS.

WITH NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS EXPECTED AT TIMES...TRAVEL WILL BE EXTREMELY DIFFICULT THROUGH MUCH OF WEDNESDAY INTO THURSDAY MORNING. IF POSSIBLE... TRAVEL SHOULD BE AVOIDED DURING THIS TIME.

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