Special Weather Statement
Issued by NWS Burlington, VT
Issued by NWS Burlington, VT
547 WWUS81 KBTV 081754 SPSBTV Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Burlington VT 154 PM EDT Wed May 8 2024 NYZ028-031-034-035-VTZ001-005-017-081845- Eastern Clinton NY-Western Essex NY-Western Clinton NY- Eastern Essex NY-Grand Isle VT-Eastern Chittenden VT- Western Chittenden VT- 154 PM EDT Wed May 8 2024 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT SOUTHEASTERN CLINTON... NORTHEASTERN ESSEX...SOUTHWESTERN GRAND ISLE AND NORTHWESTERN CHITTENDEN COUNTIES THROUGH 245 PM EDT... At 153 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Au Sable Forks, moving east at 35 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph and pea 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. Small watercraft may capsize. Locations impacted include... Essex Junction, South Burlington, Burlington International Airport, Burlington, Peru, Winooski, Westford, Colchester, Essex Junction Village, Williston, Port Kent, Essex, Keeseville, St. George, Shelburne, Richmond, Jericho, South Hero, Milton, and Mallets Bay State Park. This includes the following highways... Interstate 87 between mile markers 134 and 144. Interstate 89 between mile markers 79 and 98. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. If on or near the broad portion of 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. && LAT...LON 4446 7371 4458 7364 4461 7300 4437 7302 TIME...MOT...LOC 1753Z 267DEG 33KT 4449 7363 MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH $$ Boyd