**** The information in this email pertains to the following areas only:**** *- In Connecticut: Litchfield County* *- In Massachusetts: Berkshire County* *- In Vermont: Bennington & Windham Counties* *- In New York: Albany, Columbia, Dutchess, Fulton, Hamilton, Herkimer, Montgomery, Greene, Rensselaer, Saratoga, Schenectady, Schoharie, Ulster, Warren and Washington Counties* Dear Emergency Managers and other partners, The Winter Storm Warning has been expended into southern Berkshire County MA. The Winter Weather Advisory has been expanded into southern Vermont and eastern Rensselaer County NY. Accumulating snow will begin over the next few hours across eastern New York and western New England and continue into early Monday morning. This is expected to be a light to moderate snow, with periods of heavy snow where the Winter Storm Warning is in place. The heaviest snow for the Albany Forecast Area is forecast to fall over Litchfield County CT and southern Berkshire County MA. Snowfall rates are expected to be around a half inch per hour at times over east-central New York and southern Vermont, and up to an inch per hour at times over Litchfield and southern Berkshire Counties. Please see the attached briefing for more details. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact us via: 1. Email: alb.stormreport@noaa.gov 2. NWSChat at https://nwschat.weather.gov/live/ 3. Social Media: Facebook <https://www.facebook.com/NWSAlbany> and Twitter <https://twitter.com/NWSAlbany> 4. Telephone: (518) 435-9575 <518-435-9575> Sincerely, NWS Albany www.weather.gov/albany