Special Weather Statement
Issued by NWS Burlington, VT

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Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Burlington VT
555 PM EDT Sat May 17 2025

VTZ011-019>021-172230-
Eastern Rutland VT-Western Rutland VT-Western Windsor VT-
Eastern Windsor VT-
555 PM EDT Sat May 17 2025

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT SOUTHEASTERN RUTLAND AND SOUTHERN
WINDSOR COUNTIES THROUGH 630 PM EDT...

At 554 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from near Sharon to near Woodstock to near Mount
Tabor. Movement was east at 15 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...
Queechee State Park, Hartland Four Corners, Belmont, Brownsville,
Cavendish, North Hartland Dam Recreation Area, Woodstock, North
Chester, Ascutney State Park, Hammondsville, Ludlow Village, Tyson,
Proctorsville, Perkinsville Village, South Woodstock, Cavendish
Center, Weathersfield Bow, Pomfret, South Reading, and Amsden.

This includes the following highways...
 Interstate 89 between mile markers 1 and 7.
 Interstate 91 between mile markers 39 and 49, between mile markers
51 and 61, and between mile markers 63 and 76.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

Torrential rainfall is also occurring with these storms and may lead
to localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 800 PM EDT for
southern Vermont.

&&

LAT...LON 4325 7282 4330 7282 4330 7297 4329 7299
      4330 7298 4331 7301 4355 7261 4371 7256
      4373 7226 4369 7231 4360 7234 4357 7238
      4351 7240 4348 7238 4338 7242 4336 7239
      4333 7241 4331 7240 4323 7243 4322 7269
TIME...MOT...LOC 2154Z 248DEG 15KT 4376 7247 4358 7251 4335 7287

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.50 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH

$$

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