FLOOD WATCHES HAVE BEEN POSTED FOR THE ENTIRE REGION (E.NY, N.CT, S.VT, SW.NH, WMASS AND CMASS)… 1-3″ OF RAIN ON THE WAY THURSDAY NIGHT INTO FRIDAY NIGHT…
(6:10pm Wednesday)

Good evening everybody, just a quick note to let you know that Flood Watches have been posted. Of particular concern for me is southern VT given the large snow pack that will undergo some measure of melt, along with heavy rain.

If you live up there and have a flat roof with substantial snow on it, you might want to consider raking it off before the rain arrives Thursday night.

Patchy dense fog will also be expected Thursday night into Friday as high temps soar into the 50s with gusty southerly winds blowing 30-40mph in the low terrain and up to 50mph or so in the high terrain. Sporadic outages will be possible.

Get the rain gear ready…
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A PAIR OF FAIR DAYS LEADS TO AN ANOMALOUS WINDY RAINSTORM FOR FRIDAY THAT MAY CAUSE FLOODING IN SOUTHERN VT DUE TO RAPID SNOW MELT AND HEAVY RAINFALL… HOLIDAY TRAVEL NEXT WEEK LIKELY PROCEEDS UNIMPEDED…
(6:30pm Wed)

Good morning everybody, let’s jump, no, let’s LEAP into the Bulletization Mobile (TM) like Fred Flintstone used to leap into his car. Wilmmmaaa!!!! #ImOld

–For today and tomorrow, we’re going to enjoy increasingly mild temps and mostly sunny skies with light winds
–Highs today run 35-40, and lows tonight drop into the teens with ideal radiational cooling conditions
–Highs tomorrow rise into the 40s across the region, and lows will drop into the low to mid 30s with increasing clouds
–A highly-amplified storm system is going to be aided and abetted by a screaming upper level jet that will hurl copious moisture northward into New England on Friday
–This storm will track up the spine of the Appalachian Mountains and track to our west
–This will put us on the warm side of the storm, and a strong moisture and warm pump will siphon milder, humid air into the region
–For Friday, expect highs well into the 50s, southerly wind gusts blowing over 40mph at times, and rainfall amounts generally 1-3″, with some higher amounts possible
–I am concerned that folks in southern Vermont will remain substantially above freezing for over 24 hours
–There is a large snow pack up that way, and the mild temps plus heavy rain could create snow melt and resultant runoff along with the rain to cause street and stream flooding
–The heavy rainfall on Friday should begin to lighten by evening and lows will sit in the 40s
–Saturday starts mild, but then cools off as cold air comes in behind the storm, turning the wind northwest and causing it to gust 20-30mph as highs in the 40s drop into the 20s at night
–Sunday through Christmas Day look partly to mostly sunny with highs in the 30s, lows in the 20s, and a chance for a few snow showers Christmas Eve

Have a great day!