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Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Burlington VT
519 PM EDT Tue May 21 2024

NYZ028-VTZ001-002-005-016-212215-
Eastern Clinton NY-Western Franklin VT-Grand Isle VT-
Western Chittenden VT-Eastern Franklin VT-
519 PM EDT Tue May 21 2024

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT EAST CENTRAL CLINTON...CENTRAL
GRAND ISLE...NORTHWESTERN CHITTENDEN AND NORTHWESTERN FRANKLIN
COUNTIES THROUGH 615 PM EDT...

At 518 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Isle La Motte, moving east at 15 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph and penny size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
         unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is
         possible.

Locations impacted include...
Plattsburgh, Chazy, St. Albans City, Swanton, Grand Isle, St. Albans
Town, South Alburgh, Alburgh Dunes State Park, North Hero, Swanton
Village, Highgate Falls, Isle La Motte, Highgate, Fairfield, Georgia,
Alburgh, Sheldon, Fairfax, Wagner Point, and Young Island.

This includes the following highways...
 Interstate 87 between mile markers 157 and 167.
 Interstate 89 between mile markers 111 and 128.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

If on or near Lake Champlain, get out of the water and move indoors
or inside a vehicle. Remember, lightning can strike out to 10 miles
from the parent thunderstorm. If you can hear thunder, you are close
enough to be struck by lightning. Move to safe shelter now! Do not
be caught on the water in a thunderstorm.

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LAT...LON 4469 7342 4487 7351 4501 7302 4477 7293
TIME...MOT...LOC 2118Z 253DEG 15KT 4482 7334

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH

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Kremer