Special Weather Statement
Issued by NWS Burlington, VT
Issued by NWS Burlington, VT
178 WWUS81 KBTV 081847 SPSBTV Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Burlington VT 247 PM EDT Wed May 8 2024 VTZ003-006>008-017-081915- Caledonia VT-Eastern Chittenden VT-Washington VT-Orleans VT- Lamoille VT- 247 PM EDT Wed May 8 2024 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT LAMOILLE...NORTHWESTERN CALEDONIA...SOUTHWESTERN ORLEANS...EAST CENTRAL CHITTENDEN AND NORTHEASTERN WASHINGTON COUNTIES THROUGH 315 PM EDT... At 245 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Morristown, moving east at 50 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph and half inch 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... Morrisville, Orleans, Greensboro, Johnson Village, Eden, Cambridge, Stannard, Stowe, Glover, Hardwick, Albany, Hyde Park, Wolcott, Greensboro Bend, Underhill, Morrisville Village, Johnson, Underhill State Park, Albany Village, and Craftsbury. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. Persons in campgrounds should consider seeking sturdy shelter until this storm passes. && LAT...LON 4446 7296 4466 7280 4482 7223 4451 7214 TIME...MOT...LOC 1845Z 260DEG 43KT 4457 7272 MAX HAIL SIZE...0.50 IN MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH $$ Boyd