Severe Thunderstorm Warning 1, NWS Burlington, VT

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WWUS51 KBTV 111046
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SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BURLINGTON VT
646 AM EDT MON APR 11 2011

NYC089-111054-
/O.CAN.KBTV.SV.W.0001.000000T0000Z-110411T1115Z/
ST. LAWRENCE NY-
646 AM EDT MON APR 11 2011

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN ST. LAWRENCE
COUNTY IS CANCELLED...

THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM HAS MOVED EASTWARD INTO FRANKLIN AND CLINTON 
COUNTIES. THE SEVERE WEATHER THREAT HAS ENDED ACROSS NORTHEASTERN ST.
LAWRENCE COUNTY. 

WHEN YOU CAN DO SO SAFELY...PLEASE REPORT HAIL...OR DAMAGING WINDS TO
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY CALLING TOLL FREE...1 800 8 6 3 4 2 7
9...OR BY SUBMITTING A STORM REPORT AT WEATHER.GOV/BURLINGTON.

LAT...LON 4500 7375 4456 7350 4475 7447 4489 7434
      4500 7428 4501 7396
TIME...MOT...LOC 1044Z 286DEG 41KT 4430 7450

$$

NYC019-033-111115-
/O.CON.KBTV.SV.W.0001.000000T0000Z-110411T1115Z/
CLINTON NY-FRANKLIN NY-
646 AM EDT MON APR 11 2011

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 715 AM EDT
FOR NORTHERN FRANKLIN AND WESTERN CLINTON COUNTIES IN NORTHERN NEW
YORK...

AT 645 AM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING ONE INCH DIAMETER
HAIL...AND DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH.  THIS STORM WAS
LOCATED 34 MILES SOUTHWEST OF BRYANTS MILL...MOVING EAST AT 45 MPH.

* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO...
  CHASM FALLS...BRYANTS MILL...BRAINARDSVILLE...STANDISH...
  STANDISH...CHAZY LAKE...

WHEN YOU CAN DO SO SAFELY...PLEASE REPORT HAIL...OR DAMAGING WINDS TO
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY CALLING TOLL FREE...1 800 8 6 3 4 2 7
9...OR BY SUBMITTING A STORM REPORT AT WEATHER.GOV/BURLINGTON.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

IN ADDITION TO LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS...CONTINUOUS CLOUD TO
GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM. MOVE INDOORS
IMMEDIATELY! LIGHTNING IS ONE OF NATURES NUMBER ONE KILLERS.
REMEMBER...IF YOU CAN HEAR THUNDER...YOU ARE CLOSE ENOUGH TO BE
STRUCK BY LIGHTNING.

&&

LAT...LON 4500 7375 4456 7350 4475 7447 4489 7434
      4500 7428 4501 7396
TIME...MOT...LOC 1044Z 286DEG 41KT 4430 7450

$$

BANACOS

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WWUS51 KBTV 111112
SVSBTV

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BURLINGTON VT
712 AM EDT MON APR 11 2011

NYC019-033-111119-
/O.EXP.KBTV.SV.W.0001.000000T0000Z-110411T1115Z/
CLINTON NY-FRANKLIN NY-
712 AM EDT MON APR 11 2011

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHERN FRANKLIN AND WESTERN
CLINTON COUNTIES IN NORTHERN NEW YORK WILL EXPIRE AT 715 AM EDT...

THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE.

* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO...
  CHAZY LAKE...

THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL CONTINUE DOWNSTREAM ACROSS EASTERN 
CLINTON COUNTY AND ACROSS LAKE CHAMPLAIN INTO VERMONT. THE SEVERE 
THUNDERSTORM THREAT HAS ENDED ACROSS NORTHERN FRANKLIN COUNTY AND 
FAR WESTERN CLINTON COUNTY...BUT SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS 
WILL PERSIST ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH MID MORNING. 

WHEN YOU CAN DO SO SAFELY...PLEASE REPORT HAIL...OR DAMAGING WINDS TO
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY CALLING TOLL FREE...1 800 8 6 3 4 2 7
9...OR BY SUBMITTING A STORM REPORT AT WEATHER.GOV/BURLINGTON.

LAT...LON 4500 7375 4456 7350 4475 7447 4489 7434
      4500 7428 4501 7396
TIME...MOT...LOC 1109Z 286DEG 41KT 4422 7412

$$

BANACOS

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BURLINGTON VT
402 AM EDT MON APR 11 2011

.SYNOPSIS...
WITH HIGH PRESSURE OFF THE EAST COAST...A FRONTAL BOUNDARY AND ITS
ASSOCIATED LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE ACROSS THE NORTH COUNTRY
THROUGH TONIGHT. A SECOND LOW AFFECTS THE REGION LATE TUESDAY
THROUGH WEDNESDAY. HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS INTO THE AREA FOR THURSDAY
RIGHT INTO THE UPCOMING WEEKEND WHEN ANOTHER LOW AFFECTS THE NORTH
COUNTRY.

&&

.NEAR TERM /THROUGH TONIGHT/...
AS OF 402 AM EDT MONDAY...SHOWERS/T-STORMS ACROSS THE CWA THIS
MORNING ASSOCIATED W/ WARM FRNT/MCS OUT AHEAD OF SFC LOW...WHICH
IS CURRENTLY MVG THRU THE NORTHERN GREAT LKS INTO CENTRAL CANADA.
THUNDER IS LIMTED IN SPOTS BUT DO EXPECT ACTIVITY TO DIMINISH AS
MORNING PROGRESSES TO -RW. QUESTON FOR TDY WILL BE IF FRNT/CLDS
LIFT/CLR CWA THIS MORNING ALLOWING FOR STRONG WAA TO SURGE INTO
THE AREA. TEMPS THIS MORNING OVE RTHE NORTH COUNTRY RANGE FROM THE
MID 40S TO L/M 50S. IN TURN...TEMPS CURRENTLY NEAR
BUFFALO/ROCHESTER NY ARE IN THE 70F RANGE. IT IS THIS AIRMASS THA
THAS POTENTIAL TO AFFECT THE CWA...EPSECIALLY IF WE SEE CLRING
LATER TDY. STRONG SSW WINDS(GUSTS TO 40 MPH POSSIBLE ESPECIALLY IN
VCNTY OF ANY TSTORMS) WILL ALSO AID IN KEEPING TEMPS UP. THIS
COULD PUSH TEMPS WELL INTO THE 70S W/ AN OUTSIDE CHANCE FOR A SPOT
80F. BY CHANCE IF WE PUSH INTO THE 80F- RANGE...HERE ARE THE
RECORD HIGHS FOR TODAY:

BTV   84F 1945
MMNV1 51F 1987
MPV   67F 1987
1V4   84F 1945
MSS   75F 1977

ONE OF THE MAIN CONCERNS THRU TNGT DUE TO RAINFALL AND WARM TEMPS
IS THE POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING ON AREA RIVERS AND STREAMS. PLEASE
SEE HYDRO SECTION BLW.

&&

.SHORT TERM /TUESDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY/...
AS OF 402 AM EDT MONDAY...FRNT S AND E OF THE CWA BY TUESDAY
MORNING W/ SOME LINGERING PRECIP ALONG SOUTHERN ZONES AS MDLS HINT
THAT FRNT WILL MEANDER ALONG SOUTHERN NEW ENG COAST. A SECONDARY
WAVE DOES FORM ALONG FRMTL REMNANTS AND SLOWLY PUSHES N TUESDAY
NGT. THERE ARE MDL DISCREP AS TO PLACEMENT OF LOW THAT DEVELOPS
ALONG BOUNDARY BFR MVG INTO THE CWA ON WEDNESDAY. BASED ON
EXPECTED TRACK...BULK OF PRECIP WILL BE FOCUSED FROM THE CVLY
EASTWARD W/ QPF NEARING 0.50" TO NEARLY AN INCH. SFC HIGH PRESSURE
OVER SOUTHERN ONTARIO/QUEBEC IS REASON FOR QPF FOCUS CVLY EAST. W/
EXPECTED CLDS AND RAINFALL...WILL BE KEEPING TEMPS NEAR CLIMO
NORMS.

ALSO AREA RIVERS WILL HAVE TO BE MONITORED TUESDAY AS FLOOD WATCH
IN EFFECT INTO TUESDAY MORNING.

&&

.LONG TERM /WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY/...
AS OF 402 AM EDT MONDAY...SOME CHANGES TO THE EXTENDED FORECAST THIS
CYCLE AS PAST TWO RUNS OF ECMWF/GFS HAVE AGREED ON POTENTIAL
COASTAL LOW IMPACTING THE REGION WEDNESDAY INTO WEDNESDAY NIGHT.
LINGERING EFFECTS WILL BE FELT WEDNESDAY NIGHT AS CLOSED 700/500MB
LOW LIFTS AWAY THRU NH/ME WITH RAIN GENERALLY ENDING BETWEEN
00-06Z THU BASED ON PRESENT TRENDS. AS THIS SYSTEM DEPARTS...A
COLD FRONT WILL DROP SOUTHWARD THURSDAY. DESPITE LIMITED
MOISTURE...MAY BE ENOUGH FRONTAL CONVERGENCE TO RESULT IN
ISOLD/SCT RAIN SHOWER ACTIVITY THU AFTN...ESPECIALLY NRN MTNS.
HIGHS ON THURSDAY SHOULD GENERALLY REACH THE LOW TO MID 50S. COLD
FRONT WILL BRING A COOL NIGHT THU NIGHT...AND IF SKIES CAN CLEAR
AS CURRENTLY EXPECTED...SHOULD SEE MORNING LOWS IN THE UPR 20S TO
LOWER 30S. A NICE DAY FRIDAY AS RIDGE ALOFT BUILDS IN ADVANCE OF
SLOW-MOVING CLOSED UPR LOW ACROSS THE UPR MIDWEST. HIGHS FRIDAY
SHOULD GENERALLY REACH THE LOW-MID 50S...WITH A FEW UPR 40S ACROSS
FAR NERN VT. TIMING OF CLOSED UPR LOW AFFECTING THE NORTH COUNTRY
SOMEWHAT UNCERTAIN AT THIS POINT...BUT BASED ON 00Z ECMWF/00Z GFS
CHANCES FOR RAIN SHOULD BE INCREASING DURING THE DAY SATURDAY
LINGERING THRU SATURDAY NIGHT. SLOW-MOVING NATURE OF THIS CLOSED
SYNOPTIC SYSTEM AND STRONG QG FORCING COULD RESULT IN HALF TO ONE
INCH RAINFALL AMTS BEFORE PRECIPITATION WINDS DOWN DURING SUNDAY.
A FEW MTN SNOW SHOWERS POSSIBLE SUNDAY AS LOW DEPARTS TO THE NORTH
AND EAST.

&&

.AVIATION /08Z MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY/...
THROUGH 12Z TUESDAY...ACTIVE PERIOD OF AVIATION WX NEXT 24 HRS
WITH TWO ROUNDS OF THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY AT MOST OF THE TAF SITES.
MESOSCALE CONVECTIVE COMPLEX NORTH OF LAKE ONTARIO IS EXPECTED TO
MOVE ACROSS NRN NY 06-08Z AND THEN ACROSS CENTRAL/NRN VT BETWEEN
07-10Z. NUMEROUS CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING STRIKES EVIDENT IN NLDN
DATA AND 850MB WARM FRONTAL SFC SHOULD SUSTAIN NUMEROUS SHOWERS
AND EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS THE REGION EARLY THIS MORNING AT
ALL SITES EXCEPT PERHAPS KRUT. HAVE INCLUDED THUNDERSTORMS EARLY
THIS MORNING WITH PERIODS OF MVFR CONDITIONS AND POSSIBLY BRIEF
IFR. LOOK FOR CLOUD-TO-GROUND LIGHTNING AND PERIOD OF HEAVY
RAINFALL. A FEW LINGERING SHOWERS AROUND DAYBREAK AS MCS MOVES
EWD...FOLLOWED BY PARTIAL CLEARING AND SW WINDS INCREASING TO
15-25 KTS FOR THE BALANCE OF THE DAY. FEW GUSTS TO 30 KTS POSSIBLE
WITH AFTERNOON MIXING. CIGS/VSBY SHOULD IMPROVE TO VFR FOR A
TIME. COLD FRONT THEN MOVES IN BETWEEN 21-00Z WITH AN ADDITIONAL
ROUND OF SHOWERS AND EMBEDDED TSTM ACTIVITY. BRIEF HEAVY
RAINFALL...CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING...AND GUSTY WINDS CAN BE
EXPECTED WITH ACTIVITY LATE THIS AFTN/EARLY THIS EVENING. WINDS
WILL SHIFT INTO THE WEST WITH FRONTAL PASSAGE MONDAY NIGHT WITH
BULK OF SHOWER ACTIVITY ENDING BY 06Z.

OUTLOOK 12Z TUESDAY THROUGH FRIDAY...
TUESDAY...VFR WITH NARROW RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE NORTH
COUNTRY. LIGHT WINDS.

TUESDAY NIGHT/WEDNESDAY/WED EVENING...COASTAL LOW BRINGS PERIOD OF
STRATIFORM RAIN...ESPECIALLY FROM THE CHAMPLAIN VALLEY EASTWARD.
PERIODS OF MVFR CONDITIONS EXPECTED.

THURSDAY AND FRIDAY...MAINLY VFR...BUT A WEAK COLD FRONT COULD
BRING ISOLD/SCT -SHRA DURING THURSDAY AFTN.

&&

.HYDROLOGY...
FLOODING IS POSSIBLE OVER THE ENTIRE CWA THRU TUESDAY MORNING AS
RAINFALL WITH FRNTL BOUNDARIES COMBINED WITH SNOWMELT FROM HIR
ELEV...WILL PROVIDE CWA WILL INGREDIENTS FOR HYDRO ISSUES. AS A
RESULT...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT.

&&

.BTV WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
VT...FLOOD WATCH THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING FOR VTZ001>012-016>019.
NY...FLOOD WATCH THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING FOR NYZ026>031-034-035-087.

&&

SYNOPSIS...JN
NEAR TERM...JN
SHORT TERM...JN
LONG TERM...BANACOS
AVIATION...BANACOS
HYDROLOGY...JN

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BURLINGTON VT
308 AM EDT MON APR 11 2011

NYZ026>031-034-035-087-VTZ001>012-016>019-120715-
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-
308 AM EDT MON APR 11 2011

...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING...

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.

   FLOOD WATCH.

ADDITIONAL SHOWERS AND EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED
AS A CONVECTIVE CLUSTER MOVES EASTWARD FROM SOUTHEASTERN ONTARIO
ACROSS NORTHERN NEW YORK AND CENTRAL AND NORTHERN VERMONT. THE
ADDITIONAL RAINFALL COUPLED WITH HIGHER ELEVATION SNOW MELT AND
RAINFALL EARLIER LAST NIGHT WILL RESULT IN SMALL STREAM FLOODING
THIS MORNING. THE MAIN STEM RIVERS ARE ALSO BEING MONITORED
THROUGH THE DAY MONDAY. IT APPEARS THE LAMOILLE RIVER MAY APPROACH
BANKFULL TOWARD DAYBREAK.

A COLD FRONT WILL BRING AN ADDITIONAL ROUND OF SHOWERS AND
POSSIBLE THUNDERSTORMS DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON AND EVENING
HOURS. A FEW OF THE STRONGER STORMS MAY CONTAIN GUSTY WINDS...AS
WELL AS CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY.

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

   FLOOD WATCH.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BURLINGTON VT
1255 AM EDT MON APR 11 2011

NYZ026-029-087-110615-
NORTHERN ST. LAWRENCE-SOUTHEASTERN ST. LAWRENCE-
SOUTHWESTERN ST. LAWRENCE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MASSENA...STAR LAKE...OGDENSBURG...
POTSDAM...GOUVERNEUR
1255 AM EDT MON APR 11 2011

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS TO AFFECT SAINT LAWRENCE COUNTY...

AT 1250 AM...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED AN
AREA OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS MOVING EAST NORTHEAST TOWARDS
SAINT LAWRENCE COUNTY IN NEW YORK. THE AREA OF PRECIPITATION AND
CONVECTION WILL MOVE INTO WESTERN PORTIONS OF THE COUNTY BY 130
AM...AND OVERSPREAD THE REST OF THE COUNTY BY 200 AM. YOU CAN
EXPECT BRIEF HEAVY DOWNPOURS...GUSTY WINDS UP TO 45 MPH AND
NUMEROUS CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING STRIKES.

JN

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BURLINGTON VT
157 AM EDT MON APR 11 2011

NYZ026>031-034-035-087-VTZ001-002-005-110730-
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-WESTERN CHITTENDEN-
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...BURLINGTON
157 AM EDT MON APR 11 2011

...SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EXPECTED EARLY THIS MORNING...

AT 155 AM...A LARGE CLUSTER OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EXTENDED
FROM SOUTHERN FRANKLIN COUNTY NEW YORK WESTWARD TO NORTH OF LAKE
ONTARIO...AND WAS MOVING EASTWARD AT 30 TO 35 MPH. THESE SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS WILL OVERSPREAD THE NORTHERN ADIRONDACKS AND
CHAMPLAIN VALLEY BETWEEN 2 AND 4 AM. MODERATE TO BRIEFLY HEAVY
RAINFALL CAN BE EXPECTED WITH THIS ACTIVITY...ALONG WITH CLOUD TO
GROUND LIGHTNING STRIKES.

IF YOU ARE TRAVELING ACROSS THE AREA EARLY THIS MORNING...ALLOW
EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION. BE PREPARED FOR PONDING OF
WATER ON ROADWAYS...WHICH CAN LEAD TO HYDROPLANING.