Alert archive / Vermont / Tornado Warnings in 2011
Tornado Warning 5, NWS Burlington, VT
NWS Burlington, VT issued this tornado warning at May 26, 2011, 8:13 PM EDT for 4 counties in Vermont. It was in force for 47 min. 3 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
- May 26, 2011, 8:13 PM EDT (00:13 UTC)
- Expired
- May 26, 2011, 9:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 47 min
- Issued by
- NWS Burlington, VT
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Caledonia County, VT, Essex County, VT, Orange County, VT, Washington County, VT
The radar
The Burlington radar (KCXX), 92 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:14 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
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 26, 8:15 PM EDT | HAIL 0.88 | Danville, VT | NICKEL SIZE HAIL ON BRAINERD STREET |
| May 26, 8:35 PM EDT | HAIL 1.75 | West Barnet, VT | QUARTER TO GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL REPORTED. |
| May 26, 8:45 PM EDT | HAIL 1 | East Barnet, VT | QUARTER SIZE HAIL REPORTED |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Gray, ME (KGYX), launched 00:00Z, 0.2 hours before the alert went out and 150 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.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 800 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 34 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 269 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 276 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- -0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
960
WFUS51 KBTV 270013
TORBTV
VTC005-009-017-023-270100-
/O.NEW.KBTV.TO.W.0005.110527T0013Z-110527T0100Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BURLINGTON VT
813 PM EDT THU MAY 26 2011
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BURLINGTON HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
SOUTHERN CALEDONIA COUNTY IN NORTHEAST VERMONT...
NORTHEASTERN ORANGE COUNTY IN CENTRAL VERMONT...
EAST CENTRAL WASHINGTON COUNTY IN CENTRAL VERMONT...
SOUTHWESTERN ESSEX COUNTY IN NORTHEAST VERMONT...
* UNTIL 900 PM EDT.
* AT 809 PM EDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THE POSSIBLE
TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR WEST GROTON...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH.
* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO...
GROTON...NEWBURY...PEACHAM...BARNET...DANVILLE...PASSUMPSIC...LOWER
WATERFORD...ST. JOHNSBURY...
THIS TORNADIC STORM IS ALSO CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DAMAGING STRAIGHT
LINE WINDS...LARGE HAIL...AND DEADLY LIGHTNING.
WHEN YOU CAN DO SO SAFELY...PLEASE REPORT TORNADOES...DAMAGING
WINDS...OR HAIL 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...
TAKE COVER NOW. MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF IN A MOBILE HOME...VEHICLE...OR
OUTDOORS...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND PROTECT
YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS. AS A LAST RESORT..LIE DOWN IN A LOW
LYING AREA AND COVER YOUR HEAD.
&&
LAT...LON 4434 7190 4433 7198 4431 7203 4428 7206
4425 7204 4418 7205 4415 7203 4411 7205
4410 7202 4408 7203 4406 7240 4425 7255
4451 7194
TIME...MOT...LOC 0012Z 244DEG 37KT 4421 7228
$$2 follow-up statements
448
WWUS51 KBTV 270032
SVSBTV
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BURLINGTON VT
832 PM EDT THU MAY 26 2011
VTC005-009-017-023-270100-
/O.CON.KBTV.TO.W.0005.000000T0000Z-110527T0100Z/
CALEDONIA VT-ORANGE VT-WASHINGTON VT-ESSEX VT-
832 PM EDT THU MAY 26 2011
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM EDT FOR EAST
CENTRAL WASHINGTON AND NORTHEASTERN ORANGE COUNTIES IN CENTRAL
VERMONT...AND SOUTHWESTERN ESSEX AND SOUTHERN CALEDONIA COUNTIES IN
NORTHEAST VERMONT...
AT 829 PM EDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING TORNADOES. THE
TORNADO WAS NEAR GROTON...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH.
* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO...
BARNET CENTER...EXIT 18 I91...EAST BARNET...WEST WATERFORD...LOWER
WATERFORD...EAST ST. JOHNSBURY...
THIS TORNADO IS ALSO CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DAMAGING STRAIGHT LINE
WINDS...LARGE HAIL...AND DEADLY LIGHTNING.
WHEN YOU CAN DO SO SAFELY...PLEASE REPORT TORNADOES...DAMAGING
WINDS...OR HAIL TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY CALLING TOLL
FREE...1 800 8 6 3 4 2 7 9...OR BY SUBMITTING A STORM REPORT AT
WEATHER.GOV/BURLINGTON.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW. MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF IN A MOBILE HOME...VEHICLE...OR
OUTDOORS...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND PROTECT
YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS. AS A LAST RESORT..LIE DOWN IN A LOW
LYING AREA AND COVER YOUR HEAD.
&&
LAT...LON 4434 7190 4433 7198 4431 7203 4428 7206
4425 7204 4418 7205 4415 7203 4411 7205
4410 7202 4408 7203 4406 7240 4425 7255
4451 7194
TIME...MOT...LOC 0032Z 235DEG 26KT 4427 7215
$$387
WWUS51 KBTV 270056
SVSBTV
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BURLINGTON VT
856 PM EDT THU MAY 26 2011
VTC005-009-017-023-270106-
/O.EXP.KBTV.TO.W.0005.000000T0000Z-110527T0100Z/
CALEDONIA VT-ORANGE VT-WASHINGTON VT-ESSEX VT-
856 PM EDT THU MAY 26 2011
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR EAST CENTRAL WASHINGTON AND NORTHEASTERN
ORANGE COUNTIES IN CENTRAL VERMONT...AND SOUTHWESTERN ESSEX AND
SOUTHERN CALEDONIA COUNTIES IN NORTHEAST VERMONT WILL EXPIRE AT 900
PM EDT...
THE TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM HAS MOVED OUT OF THE AREA. THEREFORE THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ALLOWED THE TORNADO WARNING TO EXPIRE.
WHEN YOU CAN DO SO SAFELY...PLEASE REPORT TORNADOES...DAMAGING
WINDS...OR HAIL 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 4434 7190 4433 7198 4431 7203 4428 7206
4425 7204 4418 7205 4415 7203 4411 7205
4410 7202 4408 7203 4406 7240 4425 7255
4451 7194
TIME...MOT...LOC 0056Z 235DEG 26KT 4437 7195
$$The office that day
Everything else NWS Burlington, VT issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 26, 8:19 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | BTV | Addison, Chittenden | 3 hr |
| May 26, 8:23 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BTV | Orange, Washington | 36 min |
| May 26, 8:29 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | BTV | Addison, Caledonia, Chittenden, Essex, Lamoille, Orange and 4 more | 3 hr |
| May 26, 8:44 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | BTV | Addison, Rutland | 6 hr |
| May 26, 9:03 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BTV | Caledonia | 42 min |
| May 26, 10:15 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BTV | Essex | 30 min |
| May 26, 10:28 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | BTV | Addison, Caledonia, Chittenden, Essex, Franklin, Grand Isle and 6 more | 6 hr |
| May 26, 11:59 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | BTV | Washington | 13 hr |
| May 26, 11:59 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | BTV | Chittenden | 39 hr |
| May 27, 12:16 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BTV | Rutland, Windsor | 43 min |
| May 27, 1:01 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | BTV | Caledonia | 42 hr |
| May 27, 4:07 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | BTV | Caledonia, Essex, Lamoille, Orange, Orleans, Washington | 3 hr |
| May 27, 5:02 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BTV | Addison | 58 min |
| May 27, 5:11 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BTV | Orange, Rutland, Windsor | 64 min |
| May 27, 5:38 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BTV | Caledonia | 37 min |
| May 27, 5:47 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BTV | Addison | 58 min |
| May 27, 6:32 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BTV | Caledonia, Essex | 28 min |
| May 27, 6:35 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | BTV | Addison, Chittenden, Lamoille, Washington | 4 hr |
| May 27, 6:35 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BTV | Washington | 25 min |
| May 27, 6:42 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BTV | Caledonia, Lamoille, Orange, Orleans, Washington | 63 min |
| May 27, 6:46 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BTV | Caledonia, Essex, Lamoille, Orleans, Washington | 59 min |
| May 27, 6:49 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BTV | Addison | 26 min |
| May 27, 6:52 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BTV | Windsor | 40 min |
| May 27, 7:05 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | BTV | Caledonia, Essex, Franklin, Lamoille, Orange, Orleans and 1 more | 3 hr |
| May 27, 7:27 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BTV | Caledonia, Essex, Orange, Washington | 63 min |
| May 27, 7:30 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BTV | Addison | 30 min |
| May 27, 7:31 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BTV | Caledonia, Essex | 34 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.