Thousands of Vermonters without power as snow continues to fall on the state

Updated at 5:01 p.m.

Some 25,000 customers remained without power headed into Thursday evening as a late-season snow storm pelted the state, according to the power tracking website VTOutages. 

The most outages were reported in Rutland and Windsor counties, according to the website, which aggregates reports from Vermont utilities to give point-in-time updates. Simultaneous outages peaked mid-afternoon around 33,000, it showed.

Snow was continuing to fall across much of the state. The National Weather Service said a winter storm warning would remain in effect until 6 a.m. Friday. As of noon on Thursday, it forecasted another 3 to 10 inches would fall in the region, for totals ranging from 10 to 20 inches. 

Snow totals are expected to be highest in southern Vermont, particularly in the mountains.

The weather service lifted a warning for high winds, but warned that travel may be slower than normal and advised that travelers bring emergency supplies with them like extra food, water and flashlights.

The heaviest period of snowfall tapered off Thursday morning, the weather service said. But Thursday afternoon was still expected to see a rate of 1 inch per hour of snowfall at certain points. Snowfall accumulations later in the afternoon were expected to concentrate in grassy areas.