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Lexington, Massachusetts, USA

35°F
2/16/2025 7:17pm 
  • Lexington Conditions: Clear
  • Temperature: 35.1°F / 1.7°CColder 0.1°F than last hour.
  • Dew Point: 32.4°FDecreased 0.1°Fsince last hour.
  • Relative Humidity: 90% 
  • Wind: Calm, 10-min avg: Calm, gust: None
  • Barometer: 29.00 inFalling 0.05 inHg/hr Falling Slowly
  • Visibility: 10 miles
  • Rain Today: 0.01 in
  • UV Index: $VPuv None
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Watches, Warnings, and Advisories

Issued by the National Weather Service - Burlington, VT

    LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING  

Southeastern St. Lawrence, NY

Lake Effect Snow Warning issued November 27 at 12:59AM EST until November 28 at 7:00PM EST by NWS Burlington VT

LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST FRIDAY

Areas Affected: Southeastern St. Lawrence

Urgency: Expected

Severity: Extreme

Certainty: Likely

Alert Sent: Thursday 12:59am EST

Alert Effective: Thursday 12:59am EST

Alert Expires: Thursday 3:00pm EST (expect updated alert by this time)

Event Onset: Thursday 1:00am EST

Event Ends: Friday 7:00pm EST

Issued by: NWS Burlington VT

Details: 
...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST FRIDAY...

* WHAT...Heavy lake effect snow expected. Total snow accumulations
between 5 and 11 inches. Winds gusting as high as 30 to 40 mph.

* WHERE...Southeastern St. Lawrence County.

* WHEN...Until 7 PM EST Friday.

* IMPACTS...Visibilities may drop below 1/4 mile due to falling and
blowing snow. The strong winds and weight of snow on tree limbs
may down power lines and could cause sporadic power outages.
Whiteout conditions are expected and will make travel treacherous
and potentially life-threatening. Travel could be very difficult.
The hazardous conditions could impact holiday travel.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Locally higher amounts reaching or exceeding
1 foot of snow is possible near Star Lake.

Information: 
If you must travel, keep an extra flashlight, food, and water in
your vehicle in case of an emergency. For the latest on road
conditions in  New York, visit https://511ny.org.

If travel is absolutely necessary, drive with extreme caution.
Consider taking a winter storm kit along with you, including such
items as tire chains, booster cables, flashlight, shovel, blankets
and extra clothing. Also take water, a first aid kit, and anything
else that would help you survive in case you become stranded.

During lake effect snow, the weather can vary from bands of locally
heavy snow to dry weather just a few miles away. Visibilities can
also vary greatly. Be prepared for rapid changes in weather,
visibility, and road conditions.

Meta data: 
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Codes: NYZ029
Link: https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.77f1c00818f83f31fe26672b32646fef63387fd5.001.1