Special Weather Statement
Issued by NWS Burlington, VT
Issued by NWS Burlington, VT
389 WWUS81 KBTV 191346 SPSBTV Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Burlington VT 946 AM EDT Wed Jun 19 2024 NYZ034-035-VTZ005-009-191430- Western Essex NY-Eastern Essex NY-Western Chittenden VT- Western Addison VT- 946 AM EDT Wed Jun 19 2024 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT NORTHEASTERN ESSEX... NORTHWESTERN ADDISON AND SOUTHWESTERN CHITTENDEN COUNTIES THROUGH 1030 AM EDT... At 945 AM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Keene Valley, moving east at 20 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 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... Essex, Moriah, Willsboro, Westport, Elizabethtown, Keene, Keene Valley, Panton, Port Henry, Addison, D A R State Park, Bridport, Ferrisburgh, Lewis, Owls Head Bay, North West Bay, Mud Island, Plumies Point, Hatch Point, and Willsboro Point. This includes Interstate 87 between mile markers 99 and 133. 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 4402 7389 4430 7392 4447 7334 4396 7331 TIME...MOT...LOC 1345Z 258DEG 19KT 4418 7374 MAX HAIL SIZE...0.50 IN MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH $$ Chai