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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 24, NWS Burlington, VT

June 16, 20086 counties in Vermont

NWS Burlington, VT issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 16, 2008, 2:28 PM EDT for 6 counties in Vermont. It was in force for 62 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Jun 16, 2008, 2:28 PM EDT (18:28 UTC)
Expired: Jun 16, 2008, 3:30 PM EDT
In force: 62 min
Issued by: NWS Burlington, VT
Area: Storm-based polygon

Counties Caledonia County, VT, Chittenden County, VT, Franklin County, VT, Lamoille County, VT, Orleans County, VT, Washington County, VT

The radar

The Burlington radar (KCXX), 46 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:30 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The watch it was issued in

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

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
Jun 16, 11:28 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	10 hr

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 16, 1:43 PM EDT, 45 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 16, 1:43 PM EDT, 45 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 16, 1:07 PM EDT, 1 hour 21 minutes before

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In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jun 16, 11:50 AM EDT, 2 hours 38 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Jun 16, 1:55 PM EDT, 33 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BURLINGTON VT
155 PM EDT MON JUN 16 2008

VTZ001-002-005-006-008-016-017-161900-
LAMOILLE-WASHINGTON-EASTERN CHITTENDEN-WESTERN CHITTENDEN-GRAND
ISLE-WESTERN FRANKLIN-EASTERN FRANKLIN-
INCLUDING...BURLINGTON...ESSEX JUNCTION...MORRISVILLE...SOUTH
BURLINGTON AND WINOOSKI
155 PM EDT MON JUN 16 2008

AT 148 PM EDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
THUNDERSTORM OVER BURLINGTON...MOVING EAST AT 14 MPH.

THIS STORM HAS A HISTORY OF PRODUCING PEA SIZE HAIL IN THE NORTH
END OF BURLINGTON AT 150 PM.

THE THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR ESSEX JUNCTION BY 210 PM...NEAR ESSEX
CENTER...5 MILES NORTH OF WILLISTON BY 220 PM...NEAR JERICHO BY 240
PM...5 MILES NORTH OF WEST BOLTON BY 250 PM AND NEAR UNDERHILL STATE
PARK BY 300 PM.

THIS THUNDERSTORM IS PRODUCING FREQUENT DEADLY LIGHTNING. SEEK SAFE
SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING OR VEHICLE.

SMALL HAIL AND WIND GUSTS OF 35 MPH OR HIGHER MAY ACCOMPANY THE
THUNDERSTORMS.

TABER

Local storm report, Jun 16, 1:58 PM EDT, 30 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BURLINGTON VT
158 PM EDT MON JUN 16 2008

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

0150 PM     HAIL             1 N BURLINGTON          44.50N 73.23W
06/16/2008  E0.25 INCH       CHITTENDEN         VT   TRAINED SPOTTER

            5 MINUTES OF PEA SIZE HAIL IN THE NORTH END OF
            BURLINGTON.

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jun 16, 3:44 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BTV	Addison, Rutland	61 min
Jun 16, 3:50 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BTV	Addison, Rutland	55 min
Jun 16, 4:30 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BTV	Caledonia, Essex, Orleans	60 min
Jun 16, 4:45 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BTV	Addison, Orange, Rutland, Washington, Windsor	60 min
Jun 16, 4:56 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BTV	Chittenden, Franklin, Lamoille, Orleans, Washington	64 min

Nearby

Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Vermont, 2008 Every severe thunderstorm warning in 2008

Sources

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