Vermont snowstorm: Crashes reported as winter wallop disrupts schools, travel

Snow! And more snow is on the way for the Champlain Valley and parts of the Northeast Kingdom.

This winter storm warning, which is in effect until 8 a.m. Thursday, coincides with the one-year anniversary of winter storm Stella's wallop, which brought 30.4 inches of snow to Burlington. The Queen City won't see nearly that much this time around, but some communities and ski areas in the Green Mountains might approach that hefty total just one week before the start of spring.

The National Weather Service advised on Wednesday morning the Burlington area should expect 3-6 inches of snow, with 9 inches in some pockets, as part of the continuing impact of a Nor'Easter that buried coastal New England on Tuesday.

An advisory for snow means visibility on the roads may sometimes be limited and roads may be covered, and the weather service advised motorists to allow extra travel time.

Parking ban

A parking ban will be in effect for Burlington on Wednesday evening starting at 10 p.m. The ban will be in effect until 7 a.m. Thursday. The ban in the downtown zone will last from midnight until 6 a.m. Free parking during this time is available in city-owned garages.

Winooski has also declared a parking ban. Street parking will be prohibited throughout the city from 10 p.m. Wednesday until 7 a.m. Thursday. Parking is available at the Winooski Parking Garage on Cascade Way for $2.



Snowfall totals

Snowfall totals, in inches, from this week's storm reported around Vermont to the National Weather Service as of Wednesday morning, unless otherwise noted:

Burlington Intl. Airport: 12.6 (as of 2:30 p.m. Wednesday)

Addison County:

North Ferrisburg: 9.8

Vergennes: 7.7

Middlebury: 6.1

Caledonia County:

Hardwick: 15.0

Sutton: 4.8

Lyndonville: 3.9

Chittenden County:

Underhill: 15.0

Jericho: 13.0

South Burlington: 12.6

Winooski: 11.5

Huntington: 10.9

Milton: 8.5

Essex Junction: 6.5



Essex County:

Averill: 9.2

Lunenburg: 8.0

Island Pond: 5.2

Franklin County:

St. Albans: 9.5

Swanton: 7.2

Lamoille County:

Wolcott: 21.0

Eden: 18.0

Jeffersonville: 14.3

Orange County:

Williamstown: 24.0

Chelsea: 18.0

Strafford: 11.2

Orleans County:

Westfield: 22.0

Greensboro: 12.5

Newport: 10.5

Rutland County:

Pittsford: 10.5

Brandon: 10.0

Pawlet: 9.5

Rutland: 8.5

Washington County:

Graniteville: 29.5

East Barre: 26.6

Barre: 22.0

Plainfield: 17.0

Northfield: 14.5

Waterbury: 11.0

Windsor County:



Pomfret: 19.3

Rochester: 18.0

Hartland: 18.0

Norwich: 13.7

Springfield: 13.0

Crashes

Several crashes slowed the Wednesday morning commute. Williston emergency dispatch reported incidents at:

U.S. 2/Rouses Point Bridge in Alburgh

Interstate 89 North between Exits 14 and 15 that crosses from Burlington to Winooski

Interstate 89 South near mile marker 61 in Waterbury.

South Burlington police also reported at 9:40 a.m. that Hinesburg Road would be temporarily closed in both directions between Kennedy Drive and Williston Road due to a tractor trailer crash. The road was reopened an hour later.

Road conditions are updated continuously at New England 511.

School closures

While Burlington schools remain open and students are going forward with plans to participate in National Walkout Day, after school programs are canceled. Most other schools across Chittenden County have been canceled. Vermont Public Radio has a list of school closures.

Contributing: Elizabeth Murray, Mike Kilian, Free Press Staff. Contact Nicole Higgins DeSmet, ndesmet@freepressmedia.com or 802-660-1845. Follow her on Twitter @NicoleHDeSmet.

Editor"s note: This story has been updated to correct snowfall totals from around Vermont. The original numbers listed snow actually on the ground. The corrected numbers list the amount of snow that has fallen in this week's storm.