Noon Monday Update: Snow Over-Performed Central Vermont, Power Outages, Storm Starting To Fade Now

Roads were improving in northern Vermont as snow 
tapered off there, but southern Vermont is still tricky,
as this noon time screen grab from a Vermont
Agency of transportation web cam 
grab along Route 103 in Mount Holly suggests.

 As of shortly after 12 noon the snow band that had set up shop over a swath of central and southern Vermont was sinking southward, as expected. 

Snow was still coming down pretty heavily in far southern Vermont, but that should taper off during the early afternoon.

The wet nature of the snow in parts of southern Vermont has caused yet another power outage issue.  Though not as bad as the two big storms and power outages in December, this one is substantial enough.

As of 12:15 p.m. close to 8,500 homes and businesses were without power, mostly in southeastern Vermont 

Snowfall totals were impressive in central Vermont. Latest reports include 11.5 inches in Braintree, 10 inches in Chittenden and Shrewsbury, and several reports of eight inches or so. 

Main roads were improving in central and northern Vermont as of noon, but there were still issues in southern Vermont where snow was continuing. Things should continue to slowly get better as the afternoon goes on.

Slightly colder air was being pulled down into Vermont this afternoon behind the storm, so temperatures should stay steady or slowly fall. 

It was still cloudy everywhere, and I don't see any prospects of a lot of sunshine. Still, it looks like some breaks of sun might appear this afternoon in northwestern Vermont. 

I'll have more updates later today on snow totals and more importantly, the next storm due to hit us midweek.