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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 13, NWS Burlington, VT

June 10, 20089 counties in Vermont

NWS Burlington, VT issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 10, 2008, 3:37 PM EDT for 9 counties in Vermont. It was in force for 53 min. 4 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.

The facts

Issued
Jun 10, 2008, 3:37 PM EDT (19:37 UTC)
Expired
Jun 10, 2008, 4:30 PM EDT
In force
53 min
Issued by
NWS Burlington, VT
Area
Storm-based polygon

Counties Addison County, VT, Caledonia County, VT, Essex County, VT, Lamoille County, VT, Orange County, VT, Orleans County, VT, Rutland County, VT, Washington County, VT, Windsor County, VT

The radar

The Burlington radar (KCXX), 82 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:40 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

Open the radar archive at this moment

The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

What was reported inside it

TimeReportWhereRemark
Jun 10, 3:42 PM EDTTSTM WND DMGBerlin, VTTREES DOWN ON ROUTE 112.
Jun 10, 3:45 PM EDTTSTM WND DMGBarre, VTTREES DOWN BLOCKING INTERSTATE 89 AT EXIT 6 NORTH.
Jun 10, 3:45 PM EDTTSTM WND DMGNorthfield, VTTREES DOWN AT EXIT 5 ON INTERSTATE 89 SOUTHBOUND.
Jun 10, 4:18 PM EDTTSTM WND DMGBarnet, VTWIRES DOWN IN BARNET...RYEGATE...AND LOWER WATERFORD.

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

Did it verify

Verified. The Iowa Environmental Mesonet's Cow matched 4 storm reports to this severe thunderstorm warning; the first came 5 minutes after it went out.

Cow counts a report within 15 km of the polygon while the warning was in force: a tornado for a tornado warning; hail of 1 inch or more, a gust of 58 mph or more or wind damage for a severe thunderstorm warning; a flash flood report for a flash flood warning.

The watch it was issued in

The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Jun 10, 10:02 AM EDTTornado WatchSPC8 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Gray, ME (KGYX), launched 12:00Z, 7.6 hours before the alert went out and 166 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Gray, ME at 12:00Z on 2008-06-10Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 535 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Gray, ME at 12:00Z on 2008-06-10The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 104 square meters per square second.1939Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
535 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-156 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1177 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
23 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
104 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
102 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

000 
WUUS51 KBTV 101939
SVRBTV
VTC001-005-009-015-017-019-021-023-027-102030-
/O.NEW.KBTV.SV.W.0013.080610T1937Z-080610T2030Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BURLINGTON VT
337 PM EDT TUE JUN 10 2008

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BURLINGTON HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
  ADDISON COUNTY IN CENTRAL VERMONT
  ORANGE COUNTY IN CENTRAL VERMONT
  WASHINGTON COUNTY IN CENTRAL VERMONT
  CALEDONIA COUNTY IN NORTHEAST VERMONT
  ESSEX COUNTY IN NORTHEAST VERMONT
  ORLEANS COUNTY IN NORTHEAST VERMONT
  LAMOILLE COUNTY IN NORTHWEST VERMONT
  RUTLAND COUNTY IN SOUTHERN VERMONT
  WINDSOR COUNTY IN SOUTHERN VERMONT

* UNTIL 430 PM EDT.

* AT 335 PM EDT...TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTERS REPORTED A LINE OF SEVERE
  THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING NICKEL SIZE HAIL...AND
  DESTRUCTIVE WINDS IN EXCESS OF 70 MPH.  THESE STORMS WERE LOCATED
  ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 12 MILES NORTHWEST OF WORCESTER TO
  HANCOCK...AND MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH.

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE NEAR...
  BETHEL...BARNARD...SILVER LAKE STATE PARK AND NORTHFIELD FALLS
  AROUND 345 PM EDT.
  POMFRET...RANDOLPH CENTER...WORCESTER AND MONTPELIER AROUND 350 PM
  EDT.
  WOLCOTT AND WEST HARTFORD AROUND 355 PM EDT.

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE WARNED AREA. IF A TORNADO
IS SPOTTED... ACT QUICKLY AND MOVE TO A PLACE OF SAFETY IN A STURDY
STRUCTURE...SUCH AS A BASEMENT OR SMALL INTERIOR ROOM.

IN ADDITION TO LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS...CONTINUOUS CLOUD TO
GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM. 

LAT...LON 4432 7199 4427 7205 4417 7204 4375 7221
      4371 7228 4366 7231 4368 7288 4385 7298
      4416 7270 4466 7250 4467 7185
TIME...MOT...LOC 1937Z 255DEG 38KT 4448 7272 4393 7279

$$

DMD
2 follow-up statements
000 
WWUS51 KBTV 102004
SVSBTV

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BURLINGTON VT
404 PM EDT TUE JUN 10 2008

VTC001-021-102014-
/O.CAN.KBTV.SV.W.0013.000000T0000Z-080610T2030Z/
ADDISON VT-RUTLAND VT-
404 PM EDT TUE JUN 10 2008

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN RUTLAND AND
SOUTHEASTERN ADDISON COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 600 PM EDT TUESDAY EVENING
FOR NORTHERN NEW YORK AND VERMONT.

LAT...LON 4432 7199 4427 7205 4416 7204 4375 7221
      4372 7227 4390 7269 4415 7258 4465 7249
      4467 7185
TIME...MOT...LOC 2004Z 255DEG 38KT 4459 7219 4415 7233

$$

VTC005-009-015-017-019-023-027-102030-
/O.CON.KBTV.SV.W.0013.000000T0000Z-080610T2030Z/
LAMOILLE VT-CALEDONIA VT-WASHINGTON VT-ORANGE VT-WINDSOR VT-
ORLEANS VT-ESSEX VT-
404 PM EDT TUE JUN 10 2008

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 430 PM EDT
FOR ORANGE AND EASTERN WASHINGTON COUNTIES IN CENTRAL VERMONT...AND
WEST CENTRAL ESSEX...SOUTH CENTRAL ORLEANS AND CALEDONIA COUNTIES IN
NORTHEAST VERMONT...AND SOUTHEASTERN LAMOILLE COUNTY IN NORTHWEST
VERMONT...AND NORTHEASTERN WINDSOR COUNTY IN SOUTHERN VERMONT...

AT 403 PM EDT...THE PUBLIC REPORTED A LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS
CAPABLE OF PRODUCING NICKEL SIZE HAIL...AND DESTRUCTIVE WINDS IN
EXCESS OF 70 MPH.  THESE STORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING
FROM GREENSBORO TO ORANGE..MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH.

SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE NEAR...
  EAST CORINTH...BRADFORD CENTER...EXIT 15 I91 AND WEST GROTON AROUND
  410 PM EDT.
  SUTTON...WEST NEWBURY...BRADFORD AND EXIT 16 I91 AROUND 415 PM EDT.
  WEST BURKE AND MCINDOE FALLS AROUND 420 PM EDT.

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 600 PM EDT TUESDAY EVENING
FOR NORTHERN NEW YORK AND VERMONT.

LAT...LON 4432 7199 4427 7205 4416 7204 4375 7221
      4372 7227 4390 7269 4415 7258 4465 7249
      4467 7185
TIME...MOT...LOC 2004Z 255DEG 38KT 4459 7219 4415 7233

$$

DMD
000 
WWUS51 KBTV 102029
SVSBTV

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BURLINGTON VT
426 PM EDT TUE JUN 10 2008

VTC005-009-015-017-019-023-027-102036-
/O.EXP.KBTV.SV.W.0013.000000T0000Z-080610T2030Z/
LAMOILLE VT-CALEDONIA VT-WASHINGTON VT-ORANGE VT-WINDSOR VT-
ORLEANS VT-ESSEX VT-
426 PM EDT TUE JUN 10 2008

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR ORANGE AND EASTERN WASHINGTON
COUNTIES IN CENTRAL VERMONT...AND WEST CENTRAL ESSEX...SOUTH CENTRAL
ORLEANS AND CALEDONIA COUNTIES IN NORTHEAST VERMONT...AND
SOUTHEASTERN LAMOILLE COUNTY IN NORTHWEST VERMONT...AND NORTHEASTERN
WINDSOR COUNTY IN SOUTHERN VERMONT EXPIRES AT 430 PM EDT...STORMS 
HAVE MOVED OFF TO THE EAST.

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 600 PM EDT TUESDAY EVENING
FOR NORTHERN NEW YORK AND VERMONT.

LAT...LON 4432 7199 4427 7205 4416 7204 4375 7221
      4372 7227 4390 7269 4415 7258 4465 7249
      4467 7185
TIME...MOT...LOC 2026Z 255DEG 38KT 4465 7187 4421 7202

$$

DMD

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this severe thunderstorm warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Burlington, VT wrote its last area forecast discussion before this severe thunderstorm warning went out at Jun 10, 3:21 PM EDT, 16 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 10, 3:21 PM EDT, 16 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BURLINGTON VT
321 PM EDT TUE JUN 10 2008

.SYNOPSIS...
THE HEAT AND HUMIDITY OF THE LAST FEW DAYS WILL COME TO AN END AS
A COLD FRONT MOVES ACROSS THE REGION TONIGHT...ACCOMPANIED BY
STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS. THE WEATHER WILL SETTLE DOWN LATER
TONIGHT AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS INTO THE REGION FOR THE REMAINDER
OF THE WEEK.

&&

.NEAR TERM /UNTIL 6 AM WEDNESDAY MORNING/...
AS OF 259 PM EDT TUESDAY...AS EXPECTED PRETTY SIGNIFICANT SEVERE
WX EVENT UNDERWAY. FIRST STORMS THAT ROLLED INTO WRN NY EARLY THIS
AFTERNOON PRODUCED SIGNIFICANT WIND DAMAGE. ONE OF THOSE STORMS
CONTINUED INTO CANADA AND BROUGHT 60KT WIND GUST TO DORVAL APRT IN
MONTREAL. HOW ABOUT THAT. ADDITIONAL STORMS FIRED IN THE CHAMPLAIN
VALLEY ABOUT 2PM AS THEY HIT THE JUICY AIRMASS. MESOANALYSIS
SHOWED CAPES IN THE 2500-3500 J/KG2 RANGE ACROSS THE VALLEY AND
THAT HELPED THE STORMS EXPLODE. NUMEROUS REPORTS OF LARGE HAIL AND
WIND DAMAGE SO FAR. STILL LOTS OF ENERGY ACROSS THE REST OF
VERMONT SO NO CHANCE THAT THESE STORMS WILL BE WEAKENING ANYTIME
SOON. HAVE ADDED IN PRE-1ST PERIOD WORDING FOR THE LATE AFTN/EVG
SVR TSTM THREAT.

LOOKING WEST...ITS NOT OVER WITH YET. MAIN COLD FRONT JUST MOVING
ACROSS ONTARIO AND RADAR TRENDS STARTING TO FILL IN. BIG QUESTION
IS HOW MUCH RECOVERY THE ATMOSPHERE WILL HAVE IN ORDER TO BRING
MORE SEVERE WX TO THE REGION. FEELING HERE IS THAT THERE SHOULD BE
ENOUGH SUN TO RE-ENERGIZE THE ATMOSPHERE ACROSS NRN NY THE NEXT
FEW HOURS...SO CONTINUE WITH THREAT FOR SVR WX AS THE FRONT MOVES
INTO THE REGION. ALTHOUGH IT WONT BE AS UNSTABLE AS IT WAS
EARLIER...THE FRONT WILL HAVE THE BENEFIT OF STRONGER DYNAMICS SO
AT THIS TIME SEE NO REASON TO BACK OFF OF IDEA OF THE EVG ROUND OF
SEVERE WX.

SHWRS/TSTMS WILL END ABOUT 00Z IN THE WEST AND 06Z IN THE EAST
THEN MUCH CALMER WEATHER STARTS BUILDING IN.

&&

.SHORT TERM /6 AM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY/...
AS OF 259 PM EDT TUESDAY...NOT A HUGE AMOUNT OF COLD AIR BEHIND
THE FRONT...BUT 850 TEMPS DROP TO THE 8-10C RANGE. GOOD ENOUGH TO
SUPPORT TEMPS IN THE 70S. PRETTY GOOD MIXING DURING THE
AFTERNOON...SO IT MAY BE A LITTLE BREEZY. HAVE PAINTED IN SMALL
CHC OF AFTN SHWRS UP ALONG THE BORDER. MODELS SHOWING SOME MINOR
INSTABILITY AS A WEAK SHORTWAVE MOVES BY. NOT A LOT OF MOISTURE TO
WORK WITH...SO ANY SHOWERS THAT DO HAPPEN WILL BE ISOLATED. POPS
ARE LOW ENOUGH NOT TO SHOW UP IN THE ZFP WORDS...BUT THEYLL BE IN
THE GRIDS FOR THE GRAPHICAL AND POINT AND CLICK FANS. TOMORROW
NIGHT WILL BE MOSTLY CLEAR AND CHILLY...AT LEAST FROM WHAT WEVE
ENDURED. THURSDAY LOOKS TO BE ANOTHER DRY DAY WITH SEASONABLE TEMPS.

&&

.LONG TERM /THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY/...
AS OF 259 PM EDT TUESDAY...LATEST MEDIUM RANGE OPERATIONAL SOLNS
REMAIN IN OVERALL DECENT AGREEMENT SHOWING TWO DISTINCT FRONTAL
SYSTEMS AFFECTING THE REGION DURING THE DAY 4-7 TIME FRAME. FIRST
AND POTENTIALLY MORE DYNAMIC OF THE TWO TO APPROACH AND CROSS NEW
ENGLAND SATURDAY INTO SATURDAY NIGHT. AMPLE MOISTURE RETURN ALONG
WITH ROBUST LIFT AND CHANNELED MOISTURE CONVERGENCE ALONG SFC
BNDRY SHOULD LEAD TO SCT/NUMEROUS SHOWERS/STORMS. OVERALL SYNOPTIC
WIND FIELDS APPEAR RATHER WEAK ...SO THREAT OF SVR APPEARS
MARGINAL ATTM. IT SHOULD BE NOTED THAT LAST NIGHT/S EURO SOLN DID
OFFER SLOWER TIMING WITH THIS FEATURE...AND WERE IT TO VERIFY
FROPA WOULD BE 08-16HRS SLOWER THAN CURRENTLY INDICATED. SFC HIGH
PRESSURE THEN RETURNS SEASONABLY WARM AND DRY CONDS BY LATER
SUNDAY INTO MONDAY UNDER AMPLE SUNSHINE. THEREAFTER...SECOND
FRONTAL SYSTEM PUSHES INTO AREA BY DAY 7(TUESDAY) WITH INCREASING
CLOUD COVER AND CHCS OF PCPN.

&&

.AVIATION /19Z TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY/...
THROUGH 12Z WEDNESDAY...ACTIVE 18HRS AHEAD AS TWO DISTINCT LINES
OF STRONG TO SEVERE CONVECTION AFFECT AREA. FIRST LINE TO CROSS
NRN NY INTO VT FROM 17-21Z...THEN SECOND LINE FROM 22-03Z AS SFC
COLD FRONT CROSSES REGION. ENHANCED LL SHEAR AND TURBULENCE...WITH
WIND GUSTS TO 70MPH POSSIBLE WITH STRONGEST STORMS. CIGS GENERALLY
VFR...THOUGH LOWERING TO IFR IN ENHANCED CONVECTION. AS FRONT
CLEARS AREA OVERNIGHT...SVR THREAT TO END AS WINDS VEER TO WEST-
SOUTHWESTERLY AND WIDESPREAD VFR CONDS EXPECTED.

12Z WEDNESDAY THROUGH SATURDAY...A SECONDARY COLD FRONT WILL MOVE
INTO THE REGION ON WEDNESDAY WITH SOME SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS...BUT
MAINLY VFR CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL
BUILD INTO THE REGION WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND REMAIN THROUGH FRIDAY
WITH VFR CONDITIONS EXPECTED. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE SLOWLY EAST
TOWARD THE REGION ON SATURDAY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS...WITH SOME AREAS OF MVFR POSSIBLE ON SATURDAY.

&&

.BTV WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
VT...NONE.
NY...NONE.

&&

SYNOPSIS...NASH
NEAR TERM...NASH
SHORT TERM...NASH
LONG TERM...JMG
AVIATION...JMG
Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 10, 10:18 AM EDT, 5 hours 19 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BURLINGTON VT
1018 AM EDT TUE JUN 10 2008

NYZ026>031-034-035-087-VTZ001>012-016>019-111430-
NORTHERN ST. LAWRENCE-NORTHERN FRANKLIN-EASTERN CLINTON-
SOUTHEASTERN ST. LAWRENCE-SOUTHERN FRANKLIN-WESTERN CLINTON-
WESTERN ESSEX-EASTERN ESSEX-SOUTHWESTERN ST. LAWRENCE-GRAND ISLE-
WESTERN FRANKLIN-ORLEANS-ESSEX-WESTERN CHITTENDEN-LAMOILLE-CALEDONIA-
WASHINGTON-WESTERN ADDISON-ORANGE-WESTERN RUTLAND-WINDSOR-
EASTERN FRANKLIN-EASTERN CHITTENDEN-EASTERN ADDISON-EASTERN RUTLAND-
1018 AM EDT TUE JUN 10 2008

...TORNADO WATCH 499 IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHERN NEW YORK...CENTRAL
VERMONT...NORTHEAST VERMONT...NORTHWEST VERMONT AND SOUTHERN
VERMONT.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   TORNADO WATCH.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SKYWARN HAS BEEN ACTIVATED FOR VERMONT AND NORTHERN NEW YORK FOR
TODAY. WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER
REPORTS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES.

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jun 10, 10:31 AM EDT, 5 hours 6 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BURLINGTON VT
1031 AM EDT TUE JUN 10 2008

NYZ026>031-034-035-087-VTZ001>012-016>019-102200-
NORTHERN ST. LAWRENCE-NORTHERN FRANKLIN-EASTERN CLINTON-
SOUTHEASTERN ST. LAWRENCE-SOUTHERN FRANKLIN-WESTERN CLINTON-
WESTERN ESSEX-EASTERN ESSEX-SOUTHWESTERN ST. LAWRENCE-GRAND ISLE-
WESTERN FRANKLIN-ORLEANS-ESSEX-WESTERN CHITTENDEN-LAMOILLE-
CALEDONIA-WASHINGTON-WESTERN ADDISON-ORANGE-WESTERN RUTLAND-
WINDSOR-EASTERN FRANKLIN-EASTERN CHITTENDEN-EASTERN ADDISON-
EASTERN RUTLAND-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MASSENA...MALONE...PLATTSBURGH...
STAR LAKE...SARANAC LAKE...TUPPER LAKE...DANNEMORA...
LAKE PLACID...PORT HENRY...TICONDEROGA...OGDENSBURG...POTSDAM...
GOUVERNEUR...ALBURGH...SOUTH HERO...ST. ALBANS...NEWPORT...
ISLAND POND...BURLINGTON...JOHNSON...STOWE...ST. JOHNSBURY...
MONTPELIER...MIDDLEBURY...VERGENNES...BRADFORD...RANDOLPH...
RUTLAND...SPRINGFIELD...WHITE RIVER JUNCTION...ENOSBURG FALLS...
RICHFORD...UNDERHILL...BRISTOL...RIPTON...EAST WALLINGFORD...
KILLINGTON
1031 AM EDT TUE JUN 10 2008

...SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A TORNADO WATCH FOR ALL OF
VERMONT AND NORTHERN NEW YORK...UNTIL 6PM THIS EVENING. A STRONG
COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH AND CROSS THE REGION THIS AFTERNOON INTO
EARLY THIS EVENING WITH WIDESPREAD THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY.
WITH HOT AND UNSTABLE AIR ACROSS THE REGION...CONDITIONS ARE RIPE
FOR MANY OF THESE STORMS TO BECOME SEVERE...ALONG WITH DAMAGING
WINDS...LARGE HAIL...AND POSSIBLY A FEW TORNADOES IN AND CLOSE TO
THE WATCH AREA. PERSONS ACROSS NORTHERN NEW YORK AND VERMONT
SHOULD BE ALERT FOR RAPIDLY CHANGING WEATHER CONDITIONS, AND SEEK
SAFE SHELTER SHOULD THREATENING WEATHER APPROACHES. STAY TUNED TO
NOAA WEATHER RADIO, COMMERCIAL RADIO OR TELEVISION OUTLETS FOR THE
LATEST SEVERE WEATHER INFORMATION.

JMG
Special weather statement, Jun 10, 10:46 AM EDT, 4 hours 51 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BURLINGTON VT
1046 AM EDT TUE JUN 10 2008

NYZ026>031-034-035-087-101645-
NORTHERN FRANKLIN-NORTHERN ST. LAWRENCE-SOUTHWESTERN ST.
LAWRENCE-SOUTHEASTERN ST. LAWRENCE-EASTERN ESSEX-WESTERN
ESSEX-EASTERN CLINTON-WESTERN CLINTON-SOUTHERN FRANKLIN-
INCLUDING...CANTON...MALONE...MASSENA...NEWCOMB...OGDENSBURG...
PLATTSBURGH...POTSDAM AND SARANAC LAKE
1046 AM EDT TUE JUN 10 2008

...A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM FOR NORTHERN NEW YORK AND
VERMONT...

AT 1042 AM EDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED AN
LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS IN WESTERN NEW YORK MOVING NORTHEAST AT
48 MPH. THESE STORMS WILL BE REACHING SOUTHWESTERN SAINT LAWRENCE
COUNTY BY SHORTLY AFTER NOON.

THESE THUNDERSTORMS ARE PRODUCING DAMAGING WINDS WHICH ARE DOWNING
TREES AND POWER LINES. SEEK SAFE SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING OR
VEHICLE IF THREATENING WEATHER APPROACHES. SMALL HAIL AND WIND GUSTS
OF 35 MPH OR HIGHER MAY ACCOMPANY ANY THUNDERSTORMS TODAY.

JAN
Local storm report, Jun 10, 1:21 PM EDT, 2 hours 16 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BURLINGTON VT
121 PM EDT TUE JUN 10 2008

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

1235 PM     TSTM WND DMG     RUSSELL                 44.43N 75.15W
06/10/2008                   ST. LAWRENCE       NY   PUBLIC

            WINDSPREAD TREES DOWN.

1250 PM     TSTM WND DMG     COLTON                  44.55N 74.94W
06/10/2008                   ST. LAWRENCE       NY   EMERGENCY MNGR

            NUMEROUS TREES DOWN.

1259 PM     TSTM WND GST     POTSDAM                 44.67N 74.99W
06/10/2008  M58.00 MPH       ST. LAWRENCE       NY   AWOS

0115 PM     TSTM WND DMG     SARANAC LAKE            44.33N 74.13W
06/10/2008                   FRANKLIN           NY   AMATEUR RADIO

            30 INCH TREE BROKEN OFF

&&

GERALDM
Local storm report, Jun 10, 2:04 PM EDT, 1 hour 33 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BURLINGTON VT
204 PM EDT TUE JUN 10 2008

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

1235 PM     TSTM WND DMG     RUSSELL                 44.43N 75.15W
06/10/2008                   ST. LAWRENCE       NY   PUBLIC

            WINDSPREAD TREES DOWN.

1250 PM     TSTM WND DMG     COLTON                  44.55N 74.94W
06/10/2008                   ST. LAWRENCE       NY   EMERGENCY MNGR

            NUMEROUS TREES DOWN.

1259 PM     TSTM WND GST     POTSDAM                 44.67N 74.99W
06/10/2008  M58.00 MPH       ST. LAWRENCE       NY   AWOS

0110 PM     TSTM WND DMG     MOIRA                   44.82N 74.56W
06/10/2008                   FRANKLIN           NY   PUBLIC

            NUMEROUS TREES DOWN.

0115 PM     TSTM WND DMG     SARANAC LAKE            44.33N 74.13W
06/10/2008                   FRANKLIN           NY   AMATEUR RADIO

            30 INCH TREE BROKEN OFF

0119 PM     TSTM WND GST     MALONE                  44.85N 74.29W
06/10/2008  M59.00 MPH       FRANKLIN           NY   CO-OP OBSERVER

0140 PM     TSTM WND DMG     WHIPPLEVILLE            44.81N 74.26W
06/10/2008                   FRANKLIN           NY   CO-OP OBSERVER

            WIDESPREAD TREES DOWN MALONE TO WESTVILLE. RT 8 AND 5
            CLOSED.

0150 PM     TSTM WND DMG     5 SW ALTONA             44.84N 73.73W
06/10/2008                   CLINTON            NY   AMATEUR RADIO

            30 INCH TREE SNAPPED OFF 8 FEET ABOVE GROUND. 10 INCH
            TREE LIMBS DOWN. ROADS CLOSED.

0200 PM     TSTM WND DMG     2 S KEESEVILLE          44.48N 73.48W
06/10/2008                   ESSEX              NY   AMATEUR RADIO

            10 INCH TREES DOWN

&&

GERALDM
Local storm report, Jun 10, 2:44 PM EDT, 53 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BURLINGTON VT
244 PM EDT TUE JUN 10 2008

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

1235 PM     TSTM WND DMG     RUSSELL                 44.43N 75.15W
06/10/2008                   ST. LAWRENCE       NY   PUBLIC

            WINDSPREAD TREES DOWN.

1250 PM     TSTM WND DMG     COLTON                  44.55N 74.94W
06/10/2008                   ST. LAWRENCE       NY   EMERGENCY MNGR

            NUMEROUS TREES DOWN.

1259 PM     TSTM WND GST     POTSDAM                 44.67N 74.99W
06/10/2008  M58.00 MPH       ST. LAWRENCE       NY   AWOS

0110 PM     TSTM WND DMG     MOIRA                   44.82N 74.56W
06/10/2008                   FRANKLIN           NY   PUBLIC

            NUMEROUS TREES DOWN.

0115 PM     TSTM WND DMG     SARANAC LAKE            44.33N 74.13W
06/10/2008                   FRANKLIN           NY   AMATEUR RADIO

            30 INCH TREE BROKEN OFF

0119 PM     TSTM WND GST     MALONE                  44.85N 74.29W
06/10/2008  M59.00 MPH       FRANKLIN           NY   CO-OP OBSERVER

0140 PM     TSTM WND DMG     WHIPPLEVILLE            44.81N 74.26W
06/10/2008                   FRANKLIN           NY   CO-OP OBSERVER

            WIDESPREAD TREES DOWN MALONE TO WESTVILLE. RT 8 AND 5
            CLOSED.

0145 PM     TSTM WND DMG     SARANAC LAKE            44.33N 74.13W
06/10/2008                   FRANKLIN           NY   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            NUMEROUS TREES DOWN PER STATE POLICE.

0149 PM     TSTM WND DMG     BEEKMANTOWN             44.77N 73.48W
06/10/2008                   CLINTON            NY   BROADCAST MEDIA

            NUMEROUS TREES DOWN.

0150 PM     TSTM WND DMG     5 SW ALTONA             44.84N 73.73W
06/10/2008                   CLINTON            NY   AMATEUR RADIO

            30 INCH TREE SNAPPED OFF 8 FEET ABOVE GROUND. 10 INCH
            TREE LIMBS DOWN. ROADS CLOSED.

0152 PM     TSTM WND DMG     ALTONA                  44.89N 73.66W
06/10/2008                   CLINTON            NY   BROADCAST MEDIA

            TREES DOWN

0200 PM     TSTM WND DMG     PLATTSBURGH             44.70N 73.46W
06/10/2008                   CLINTON            NY   BROADCAST MEDIA

            TREE DOWN

0200 PM     TSTM WND DMG     2 S KEESEVILLE          44.48N 73.48W
06/10/2008                   ESSEX              NY   AMATEUR RADIO

            10 INCH TREES DOWN

0205 PM     TSTM WND DMG     PLATTSBURGH             44.70N 73.46W
06/10/2008                   CLINTON            NY   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            NUMEROUS TREES DOWN PER STATE POLICE.

0215 PM     TSTM WND DMG     SOUTH BURLINGTON        44.45N 73.22W
06/10/2008                   CHITTENDEN         VT   NWS EMPLOYEE

            TREE DOWN BLOCKING BANSICKLEN RD. BARN ROOF DAMAGED.
            SCATTERED TREES DOWN ALONG HINESBURG RD.

0218 PM     HAIL             3 S SOUTH BURLINGTON    44.40N 73.22W
06/10/2008  E0.88 INCH       CHITTENDEN         VT   TRAINED SPOTTER

0225 PM     HAIL             SOUTH BURLINGTON        44.45N 73.22W
06/10/2008  E0.50 INCH       CHITTENDEN         VT   PUBLIC

0225 PM     TSTM WND GST     NORTH HERO              44.82N 73.28W
06/10/2008  E70.00 MPH       GRAND ISLE         VT   TRAINED SPOTTER

0225 PM     TSTM WND DMG     NORTH HERO              44.82N 73.28W
06/10/2008                   GRAND ISLE         VT   TRAINED SPOTTER

            4 FOOT DIAMETER TREE DOWN.

0230 PM     TSTM WND DMG     SWANTON                 44.92N 73.12W
06/10/2008                   FRANKLIN           VT   PUBLIC

            TREE DOWN ON GRAND AVE.

0232 PM     TSTM WND GST     WILLISTON               44.43N 73.07W
06/10/2008  E45.00 MPH       CHITTENDEN         VT   TRAINED SPOTTER

0232 PM     HAIL             WILLISTON               44.43N 73.07W
06/10/2008  E0.25 INCH       CHITTENDEN         VT   TRAINED SPOTTER

0232 PM     TSTM WND DMG     ST. ALBANS              44.81N 73.08W
06/10/2008                   FRANKLIN           VT   PUBLIC

            TREE LIMBS DOWN ON MAIN STREET.

0239 PM     HAIL             ESSEX                   44.31N 73.35W
06/10/2008  E0.25 INCH       ESSEX              NY   PUBLIC

0239 PM     HAIL             WILLISTON               44.43N 73.07W
06/10/2008  E0.88 INCH       CHITTENDEN         VT   NWS EMPLOYEE

            WINDS ALSO ESTIMATED 50 MPH.

0243 PM     HAIL             WILLISTON               44.43N 73.07W
06/10/2008  E1.00 INCH       CHITTENDEN         VT   NWS EMPLOYEE

&&

GERALDM
Local storm report, Jun 10, 3:24 PM EDT, 13 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BURLINGTON VT
324 PM EDT TUE JUN 10 2008

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

1235 PM     TSTM WND DMG     RUSSELL                 44.43N 75.15W
06/10/2008                   ST. LAWRENCE       NY   PUBLIC

            WINDSPREAD TREES DOWN.

1250 PM     TSTM WND DMG     COLTON                  44.55N 74.94W
06/10/2008                   ST. LAWRENCE       NY   EMERGENCY MNGR

            NUMEROUS TREES DOWN.

1259 PM     TSTM WND GST     POTSDAM                 44.67N 74.99W
06/10/2008  M58.00 MPH       ST. LAWRENCE       NY   AWOS

0110 PM     TSTM WND DMG     MOIRA                   44.82N 74.56W
06/10/2008                   FRANKLIN           NY   PUBLIC

            NUMEROUS TREES DOWN.

0115 PM     TSTM WND DMG     SARANAC LAKE            44.33N 74.13W
06/10/2008                   FRANKLIN           NY   AMATEUR RADIO

            30 INCH TREE BROKEN OFF

0119 PM     TSTM WND GST     MALONE                  44.85N 74.29W
06/10/2008  M59.00 MPH       FRANKLIN           NY   CO-OP OBSERVER

0140 PM     TSTM WND DMG     WHIPPLEVILLE            44.81N 74.26W
06/10/2008                   FRANKLIN           NY   CO-OP OBSERVER

            WIDESPREAD TREES DOWN MALONE TO WESTVILLE. RT 8 AND 5
            CLOSED.

0145 PM     TSTM WND DMG     SARANAC LAKE            44.33N 74.13W
06/10/2008                   FRANKLIN           NY   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            NUMEROUS TREES DOWN PER STATE POLICE.

0149 PM     TSTM WND DMG     BEEKMANTOWN             44.77N 73.48W
06/10/2008                   CLINTON            NY   BROADCAST MEDIA

            NUMEROUS TREES DOWN.

0150 PM     TSTM WND DMG     5 SW ALTONA             44.84N 73.73W
06/10/2008                   CLINTON            NY   AMATEUR RADIO

            30 INCH TREE SNAPPED OFF 8 FEET ABOVE GROUND. 10 INCH
            TREE LIMBS DOWN. ROADS CLOSED.

0152 PM     TSTM WND DMG     ALTONA                  44.89N 73.66W
06/10/2008                   CLINTON            NY   BROADCAST MEDIA

            TREES DOWN

0200 PM     TSTM WND DMG     2 S KEESEVILLE          44.48N 73.48W
06/10/2008                   ESSEX              NY   AMATEUR RADIO

            10 INCH TREES DOWN

0200 PM     TSTM WND DMG     PLATTSBURGH             44.70N 73.46W
06/10/2008                   CLINTON            NY   BROADCAST MEDIA

            TREE DOWN

0205 PM     TSTM WND DMG     PLATTSBURGH             44.70N 73.46W
06/10/2008                   CLINTON            NY   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            NUMEROUS TREES DOWN PER STATE POLICE.

0215 PM     TSTM WND DMG     SOUTH BURLINGTON        44.45N 73.22W
06/10/2008                   CHITTENDEN         VT   NWS EMPLOYEE

            TREE DOWN BLOCKING BANSICKLEN RD. BARN ROOF DAMAGED.
            SCATTERED TREES DOWN ALONG HINESBURG RD.

0218 PM     HAIL             3 S SOUTH BURLINGTON    44.40N 73.22W
06/10/2008  E0.88 INCH       CHITTENDEN         VT   TRAINED SPOTTER

0225 PM     HAIL             SHELBURNE               44.38N 73.23W
06/10/2008  E1.00 INCH       CHITTENDEN         VT   PUBLIC

0225 PM     TSTM WND DMG     NORTH HERO              44.82N 73.28W
06/10/2008                   GRAND ISLE         VT   TRAINED SPOTTER

            4 FOOT DIAMETER TREE DOWN.

0225 PM     TSTM WND GST     NORTH HERO              44.82N 73.28W
06/10/2008  E70.00 MPH       GRAND ISLE         VT   TRAINED SPOTTER

0225 PM     HAIL             SOUTH BURLINGTON        44.45N 73.22W
06/10/2008  E0.50 INCH       CHITTENDEN         VT   PUBLIC

0230 PM     TSTM WND DMG     SWANTON                 44.92N 73.12W
06/10/2008                   FRANKLIN           VT   PUBLIC

            TREE DOWN ON GRAND AVE.

0232 PM     TSTM WND DMG     ST. ALBANS              44.81N 73.08W
06/10/2008                   FRANKLIN           VT   PUBLIC

            TREE LIMBS DOWN ON MAIN STREET.

0232 PM     HAIL             WILLISTON               44.43N 73.07W
06/10/2008  E0.25 INCH       CHITTENDEN         VT   TRAINED SPOTTER

0232 PM     TSTM WND GST     WILLISTON               44.43N 73.07W
06/10/2008  E45.00 MPH       CHITTENDEN         VT   TRAINED SPOTTER

0236 PM     TSTM WND DMG     WESTPORT                44.18N 73.44W
06/10/2008                   ESSEX              NY   DEPT OF HIGHWAYS

            TREES DOWN.

0239 PM     HAIL             WILLISTON               44.43N 73.07W
06/10/2008  E0.88 INCH       CHITTENDEN         VT   NWS EMPLOYEE

            WINDS ALSO ESTIMATED 50 MPH.

0239 PM     HAIL             ESSEX                   44.31N 73.35W
06/10/2008  E0.25 INCH       ESSEX              NY   PUBLIC

0240 PM     TSTM WND DMG     WILLISTON               44.43N 73.07W
06/10/2008                   CHITTENDEN         VT   STORM CHASER

            TREES DOWN BLOCKING N. WILLISTON RD AND MOUNTAIN RD.

0243 PM     HAIL             WILLISTON               44.43N 73.07W
06/10/2008  E1.00 INCH       CHITTENDEN         VT   NWS EMPLOYEE

0301 PM     TSTM WND DMG     BRISTOL                 44.14N 73.08W
06/10/2008                   ADDISON            VT   AMATEUR RADIO

            TREES SNAPPING IN WOODS.

0303 PM     TSTM WND DMG     2 S BRISTOL             44.11N 73.08W
06/10/2008                   ADDISON            VT   AMATEUR RADIO

            3.5 INCH TREE LIMB DOWN

0309 PM     TSTM WND GST     BRIDPORT                43.98N 73.32W
06/10/2008  M55.00 MPH       ADDISON            VT   TRAINED SPOTTER

&&

GERALDM

The office that day

Everything else NWS Burlington, VT issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 10, 1:25 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBTVGrand Isle65 min
Jun 10, 1:29 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBTVAddison, Chittenden, Grand Isle46 min
Jun 10, 2:05 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBTVChittenden, Franklin, Grand Isle, Lamoille, Washington55 min
Jun 10, 2:34 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryBTVChittenden2 hr
Jun 10, 2:55 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBTVAddison, Chittenden, Lamoille, Orange, Rutland, Washington65 min
Jun 10, 3:05 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBTVCaledonia, Essex, Franklin, Lamoille, Orleans55 min
Jun 10, 4:16 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBTVCaledonia, Essex, Orange24 min
Jun 10, 6:27 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBTVRutland, Windsor48 min
Jun 10, 7:12 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBTVRutland, Windsor63 min
Jun 10, 7:17 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBTVChittenden, Franklin, Grand Isle, Lamoille, Washington58 min
Jun 10, 7:57 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBTVCaledonia, Essex, Franklin, Lamoille, Orleans, Washington63 min
Jun 10, 7:57 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBTVAddison, Caledonia, Orange, Washington, Windsor48 min

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Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.