Special Weather Statement
Issued by NWS Burlington, VT
Issued by NWS Burlington, VT
651 WWUS81 KBTV 191635 SPSBTV Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Burlington VT 1235 PM EDT Wed Jun 19 2024 NYZ028-VTZ001-002-005-191715- Eastern Clinton NY-Western Franklin VT-Grand Isle VT- Western Chittenden VT- 1235 PM EDT Wed Jun 19 2024 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT NORTHEASTERN CLINTON...GRAND ISLE...NORTH CENTRAL CHITTENDEN AND WESTERN FRANKLIN COUNTIES THROUGH 115 PM EDT... At 1234 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Chazy, moving east at 20 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. Locations impacted include... Plattsburgh, Beekmantown, Chazy, Alburgh Village, Georgia, Swanton, Grand Isle, St. Albans Town, South Alburgh, Alburgh, Alburgh Dunes State Park, North Hero, Swanton Village, Isle La Motte, Rouses Point, Georgia Center, St. Albans City, Champlain, Highgate, and Milton. This includes the following highways... Interstate 87 between mile markers 154 and 174. Interstate 89 between mile markers 105 and 107, and between mile markers 122 and 128. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm and may lead to localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways. Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm. Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe shelter inside a building or vehicle. 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. && LAT...LON 4467 7309 4471 7352 4497 7353 4501 7326 4501 7309 TIME...MOT...LOC 1634Z 261DEG 19KT 4484 7343 MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH $$ Chai