996  
WWUS71 KBTV 190558  
NPWBTV  
 
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BURLINGTON VT  
1258 AM EST FRI DEC 19 2025  
 
NYZ027-030-VTZ006-016>019-191800-  
/O.UPG.KBTV.WI.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-251219T1800Z/  
/O.NEW.KBTV.HW.W.0004.251219T0600Z-251219T1800Z/  
NORTHERN FRANKLIN-SOUTHERN FRANKLIN-LAMOILLE-EASTERN FRANKLIN-  
EASTERN CHITTENDEN-EASTERN ADDISON-EASTERN RUTLAND-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF JOHNSON, BRISTOL, RIPTON, MALONE, TUPPER  
LAKE, RICHMOND, ENOSBURG FALLS, KILLINGTON, RICHFORD, FORT  
COVINGTON, SARANAC LAKE, STOWE, EAST WALLINGFORD, AND UNDERHILL  
1258 AM EST FRI DEC 19 2025  
   
..HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON  
 
* WHAT...SOUTH WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH EXPECTED.  
 
* WHERE...IN NEW YORK, NORTHERN FRANKLIN AND SOUTHERN FRANKLIN  
COUNTIES. IN VERMONT, EASTERN ADDISON, EASTERN CHITTENDEN, EASTERN  
FRANKLIN, LAMOILLE, AND EASTERN RUTLAND COUNTIES.  
 
* WHEN...UNTIL 1 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON.  
 
* IMPACTS...DAMAGING WINDS WILL BLOW DOWN TREES AND POWER LINES.  
SCATTERED TO WIDESPREAD POWER OUTAGES ARE EXPECTED. TRAVEL WILL BE  
DIFFICULT, ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES.  
 
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR BETWEEN 8 AM  
AND 1 PM, PARTICULARLY AROUND MALONE, NY AND IN THE WESTERN FACING  
SLOPES OF THE GREENS.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
REMAIN IN THE LOWER LEVELS OF YOUR HOME DURING THE WINDSTORM, AND  
AVOID WINDOWS. WATCH FOR FALLING DEBRIS AND TREE LIMBS. USE CAUTION  
IF YOU MUST DRIVE.  
 
PEOPLE ARE URGED TO SECURE LOOSE OBJECTS THAT COULD BE BLOWN AROUND  
OR DAMAGED BY THE WIND.  
 
 
 
 
 
NYZ026-028-029-031-034-035-087-VTZ001>005-007>011-020-021-191800-  
/O.CON.KBTV.WI.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-251219T1800Z/  
NORTHERN ST. LAWRENCE-EASTERN CLINTON-SOUTHEASTERN ST. LAWRENCE-  
WESTERN CLINTON-WESTERN ESSEX-EASTERN ESSEX-SOUTHWESTERN ST.  
LAWRENCE-GRAND ISLE-WESTERN FRANKLIN-ORLEANS-ESSEX-WESTERN  
CHITTENDEN-CALEDONIA-WASHINGTON-WESTERN ADDISON-ORANGE-WESTERN  
RUTLAND-WESTERN WINDSOR-EASTERN WINDSOR-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF BETHEL, NORFOLK, MASSENA, RUTLAND,  
MIDDLEBURY, ST. ALBANS, CHAMPLAIN, LAKE PLACID, ISLAND POND,  
OGDENSBURG, WHITE RIVER JUNCTION, POTSDAM, SHELBURNE, ST.  
JOHNSBURY, PLATTSBURGH, RANDOLPH, FAIR HAVEN, ALBURGH, DANNEMORA,  
BRADFORD, VERGENNES, WAITSFIELD, LUDLOW, NEWCOMB, TICONDEROGA,  
SPRINGFIELD, LUNENBURG, DERBY, BURLINGTON, HARDWICK, NEWPORT,  
GOUVERNEUR, ELLENBURG, MONTPELIER, SOUTH HERO, PORT HENRY, SOUTH  
COLTON, STAR LAKE, AND SWANTON  
1258 AM EST FRI DEC 19 2025  
   
..WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON  
 
* WHAT...SOUTH WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS 45 TO 55 MPH EXPECTED.  
 
* WHERE...PORTIONS OF NORTHERN NEW YORK AND CENTRAL, NORTHEAST,  
NORTHWEST, AND SOUTHERN VERMONT.  
 
* WHEN...UNTIL 1 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON.  
 
* IMPACTS...GUSTY WINDS WILL BLOW AROUND UNSECURED OBJECTS. TREE  
LIMBS COULD BE BLOWN DOWN AND A FEW POWER OUTAGES MAY RESULT.  
 
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR BETWEEN 8 AM  
AND 1 PM.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT, ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH  
PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.  
 
SECURE OUTDOOR OBJECTS.  
 
 
 
 
 
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