Winter Weather Advisory/O.NEW.KALY.WW.Y.0008.070415T1000Z- 070416T2200Z/ SOUTHERN BERKSHIRE- EASTERN RENSSELAER-EASTERN COLUMBIA- SOUTHERN WASHINGTON-EASTERN WINDHAM- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GREAT BARRINGTON...LEE...LENOX... HOUSATONIC...HOOSICK FALLS...CHATHAM... HUDSON FALLS... FORT EDWARD... CAMBRIDGE...GREENWICH...BRATTLEBORO... WEST BRATTLEBORO...BELLOWS FALLS 410 AM EDT SUN APR 15 2007
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM EDT MONDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBANY HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY... WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM EDT MONDAY FOR SOUTHERN VERMONT...THE BERKSHIRES AND THE TACONICS.
A SIGNIFICANT WINTER STORM IS EXPECTED TO IMPACT PORTIONS OF EASTERN NEW YORK AND WESTERN NEW ENGLAND FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY WITH 4 TO 8 INCHES OR MORE OF SNOWFALL ACCUMULATION POSSIBLE IN THE ADVISORY AREA. THE HEAVIEST SNOW IS EXPECTED TO OCCUR AT ELEVATIONS ABOVE 1500 FEET. THE PRECIPITATION WILL MIX WITH RAIN IN THE VALLEYS WHICH WILL LIMIT SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS.
IN ADDITION TO THE POTENTIAL FOR HEAVY SNOW...STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS MAY DOWN TREE LIMBS AND POWER LINES. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE HIGHER TERRAIN WITH THE WIND DIRECTION SHIFTING FROM SOUTHEAST SUNDAY MORNING TO EAST SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND THEN NORTHERLY SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 40 MPH ARE POSSIBLE. EAST AND NORTHEAST FACING SLOPES OF MOUNTAINS WILL BE ESPECIALLY VULNERABLE.
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.
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