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Weather updates from the WCAX First Alert Weather Team | Covering Vermont, New York's North Country & New Hampshire's Upper Valley for 70 Years
Burlington, Vermont
Joined October 2007
A Snow Squall Warning has been issued for the shaded area until Dec 20 12:15AM. Prepare for an intense, short-lived burst of heavy snow and a sudden drop to near zero visibility. Avoid or delay travel within the warning area.
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A Snow Squall Warning has been issued for the shaded area until Dec 19 11:30PM. Prepare for an intense, short-lived burst of heavy snow and a sudden drop to near zero visibility. Avoid or delay travel within the warning area.
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There are still more than 22,000 customers without power across our region as of 2 PM Friday, BUT nearly 10,000 customers have come back online in the last 2 hours!
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Wow! Outages continue to climb. Now up to 32,000 people are without power as of noon. That’s an increase of over 12,000 in just the last hour.
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Spot the cold front! It’s 34° right now in Tupper Lake, while Burlington sits at 62°.
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Here is a look at wind gusts so far. North Elba, New York reported a gust of 76 mph. Winds are expected to begin calming down later this afternoon.
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Just about 17,000 people without power as of 10:30 this morning. That number has jumped by more than 7,000 in the last hour.
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OVER 9,000 OUTAGES AS OF 9:30AM Franklin County, NY has just under 2,500 outages, Rutland County, VT has nearly 2,000 outages, and Sullivan County, NH has 1000. As wind gusts continue through this morning, we're expecting this number to continue to rise.
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WIND DAMAGE REPORTS We have quite a few wind damage reports in northern New York already. Wind gusts have reached 60+ mph! Reports of downed trees and powerlines have been coming in through the morning, and we will likely continue to see wind damage through early afternoon.
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Back to under 5,000 outages in our region! Northern New York has reported multiple areas with wind damage. Please remember to NEVER drive over downed powerlines, even if you don't think they're live. ALWAYS treat downed powerlines as live wires and keep your distance.
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MORE THAN 7,000 OUTAGES As of 7:35am, 7,127 outages are being reported across our region. Just under 10% of Essex County, NY is without power and there are more than 1,500 outages in both Franklin and Clinton Counties. We're also seeing outages in VT and NH increasing.
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POWER OUTAGES CONTINUE TO CLIMB! As of 6:45am, we're up to over 6,000 outages in our region. Most of those outages are in northern New York, especially Essex County, NY. More power outages are likely through this morning with wind gusts up to 60 mph.
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STRONG WINDS CAUSING POWER OUTAGES FRIDAY MORNING We're already seeing over 4,000 outages this morning with wind gusts of 50-60 mph being reported in northern New York. Make sure your phone is charged so you can stay informed if the power goes out.
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Conditions tomorrow will start wet and warm before temps drop and conditions slowly transition to snow. Here's a quick update before you wind down for the night.
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