427  
WWUS41 KBTV 150545  
WSWBTV  
 
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BURLINGTON VT  
1245 AM EST THU JAN 15 2026  
 
NYZ026-027-087-152000-  
/O.CON.KBTV.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-260116T0000Z/  
NORTHERN ST. LAWRENCE-NORTHERN FRANKLIN-SOUTHWESTERN ST. LAWRENCE-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF NORFOLK, GOUVERNEUR, OGDENSBURG, MASSENA,  
FORT COVINGTON, MALONE, AND POTSDAM  
1245 AM EST THU JAN 15 2026  
 
...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS  
EVENING...  
 
* WHAT...HEAVY SNOW. ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 5 AND 7  
INCHES FOR A STORM TOTAL OF 5 TO 8 INCHES.  
 
* WHERE...NORTHERN FRANKLIN, NORTHERN ST. LAWRENCE, AND SOUTHWESTERN  
ST. LAWRENCE COUNTIES.  
 
* WHEN...UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING.  
 
* IMPACTS...ROADS, AND ESPECIALLY BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES, WILL  
LIKELY BECOME SLICK AND HAZARDOUS. TRAVEL COULD BE VERY DIFFICULT.  
THE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS COULD IMPACT THE THURSDAY MORNING AND  
EVENING COMMUTES.  
 
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...RAIN HAS BEGUN TO TRANSITION TO SNOW, WHICH  
WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES. SNOW WILL TAPER OFF TO SNOW SHOWERS LATER  
THIS EVENING. BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILLS NEAR 10 BELOW ZERO ARE  
EXPECTED BY THIS AFTERNOON.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
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 VERMONT, VISIT HTTPS://NEWENGLAND511.ORG AND FOR NEW  
YORK, VISIT HTTPS://511NY.ORG.  
 

 
 

 
 
NYZ029>031-034-152000-  
/O.CON.KBTV.WW.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-260116T0000Z/  
SOUTHEASTERN ST. LAWRENCE-SOUTHERN FRANKLIN-WESTERN CLINTON-  
WESTERN ESSEX-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF LAKE PLACID, SARANAC LAKE, ELLENBURG,  
STAR LAKE, SOUTH COLTON, TUPPER LAKE, NEWCOMB, AND DANNEMORA  
1245 AM EST THU JAN 15 2026  
 
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS  
EVENING...  
 
* WHAT...SNOW. ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 3 AND 5 INCHES  
FOR A STORM TOTAL OF 2 TO 7 INCHES.  
 
* WHERE...SOUTHEASTERN ST. LAWRENCE, SOUTHERN FRANKLIN, WESTERN  
CLINTON, AND WESTERN ESSEX COUNTIES.  
 
* WHEN...UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING.  
 
* IMPACTS...TRAVEL COULD BE VERY DIFFICULT. THE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS  
COULD IMPACT THE THURSDAY MORNING AND EVENING COMMUTES.  
 
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...RAIN WILL CONTINUE TO TRANSITION TO SNOW THIS  
MORNING DUE TO SHARPLY FALLING TEMPERATURES. ANY STANDING WATER  
MAY FREEZE, ESPECIALLY ON UNTREATED ROADS AND ELEVATED SURFACES.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
SLOW DOWN AND USE CAUTION WHILE TRAVELING. FOR THE LATEST ON ROAD  
CONDITIONS IN VERMONT, VISIT HTTPS://NEWENGLAND511.ORG AND FOR NEW  
YORK, VISIT HTTPS://511NY.ORG.  
 
BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS. SLOW DOWN AND USE CAUTION WHILE  
DRIVING. IF YOU ARE GOING OUTSIDE, WATCH YOUR FIRST FEW STEPS TAKEN  
ON STAIRS, SIDEWALKS, AND DRIVEWAYS. THESE SURFACES COULD BE ICY AND  
SLIPPERY, INCREASING YOUR RISK OF A FALL AND INJURY.  
 

 
 

 
 
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