Late-Season New England Snowstorm Continues
Snow whitens Tunbridge, Vt. (Photo submitted on Tuesday, April 27, 2010, by AccuWeather.com Facebook Fan Bob Dunkle)
The late-season snowstorm that got underway across northern New England on Tuesday will continue into today, leading to more slick travel and potential power outages.
Before ending by this evening, snow will continue to accumulate from the Adirondack Mountains of northern New York to the higher terrain of Maine.
A fresh 3 to 6 inches of snow will add to what fell prior to daybreak in the highest terrain. Even the valley cities of Plattsburgh, N.Y., and Burlington, Vt., will receive an additional coating to an inch this morning.
Substantial snow amounts have already been measured across northern New England. Through mid-morning today, North Underhill, Vt., topped the storm's snowfall totals list with 20.5 inches.
Below are other snowfall totals, as of mid-morning today:
--Jeffersonville, Vt.: 19.0 inches
--Chasm Falls, N.Y.: 18.3 inches
--Dannemora, N.Y.: 15.5 inches
--Lyon Mountain, N.Y.: 15.5 inches
--Jericho, Vt.: 17.0 inches
--Sheldon Springs, N.Y.: 16.5 inches
--Malone, N.Y.: 14.0 inches
Burlington, Vt., picked up 2.8 inches of snow on Tuesday. That exceeded the day's previous snowfall record of 1.3 inches from 1946.
As today's snow piles onto the snow that fell on Tuesday, its weight may prove to be too much for tree limbs and power lines in the higher terrain. With temperatures close to freezing, the snow is heavy and wet in nature.
Residents should prepare for possible power outages. Additional damage or bodily harm could result from the falling tree limbs.
Motorists will encounter difficult travel on mountain roadways. Some untreated roads could even be slushy and slippery for this morning's commute in the lower elevations, but the heaviest snow totals here will be measured on grassy and elevated surfaces.
Road conditions will improve this afternoon as temperatures in the lower elevations creep above freezing and the snow mixes with or changes to rain showers.
Evidence of this late-season snowstorm will quickly get erased on Thursday as temperatures rise into the 40s in the mountains and the 50s elsewhere. Much of northern New England will then enjoy highs in the 60s on Friday.
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