Special Weather Statement
Issued by NWS Burlington, VT
Issued by NWS Burlington, VT
801 WWUS81 KBTV 201630 SPSBTV Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Burlington VT 1230 PM EDT Thu Jun 20 2024 NYZ034-035-VTZ009-018-201715- Western Essex NY-Eastern Essex NY-Western Addison VT- Eastern Addison VT- 1230 PM EDT Thu Jun 20 2024 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT EAST CENTRAL ESSEX AND NORTHWESTERN ADDISON COUNTIES THROUGH 115 PM EDT... At 1229 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over D A R State Park, moving east at 15 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 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... Middlebury, Vergennes, Moriah, Westport, Ferrisburg, Weybridge, Waltham, New Haven, Panton, Port Henry, Addison, D A R State Park, Bridport, Ferrisburgh, Monkton, Cornwall, Bristol, Owls Head Bay, North West Bay, and Mud Island. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. 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 near Chimney Point, 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 4399 7352 4417 7354 4423 7310 4396 7308 TIME...MOT...LOC 1629Z 266DEG 12KT 4408 7343 MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH $$ Kremer