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Special Weather Statement, NWS Burlington, VT
NWS Burlington, VT issued this special weather statement at May 29, 2012, 9:47 AM EDT for Essex County, Vermont. It was in force for 28 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
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The facts
- Issued
- May 29, 2012, 9:47 AM EDT (13:47 UTC)
- Expired
- May 29, 2012, 10:15 AM EDT
- In force
- 28 min
- Issued by
- NWS Burlington, VT
County Essex County, VT
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NWS Burlington, VT wrote its last area forecast discussion before this special weather statement went out at May 29, 9:33 AM EDT, 14 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, May 29, 9:33 AM EDT, 14 minutes before
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Special weather statement, May 29, 6:22 AM EDT, 3 hours 25 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BURLINGTON VT 622 AM EDT TUE MAY 29 2012 NYZ026>031-034-035-087-VTZ001>012-016>019-291230- 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 622 AM EDT TUE MAY 29 2012 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS THE NORTH COUNTRY THIS MORNING... WIDESPREAD SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE NORTH COUNTRY THIS MORNING...SOME OF WHICH WILL BE STRONG TO LOCALLY SEVERE. FREQUENT LIGHTNING AND BRIEF HEAVY DOWNPOURS ARE LIKELY ALONG WITH GUSTY WINDS AND POSSIBLY SMALL HAIL. MOTORISTS SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION WHILE TRAVELING TO WORK THIS MORNING. LAHIFF
Special weather statement, May 29, 8:52 AM EDT, 55 minutes before
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Everything else NWS Burlington, VT issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
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| May 29, 12:00 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BTV | Orange, Windsor | 60 min |
| May 29, 12:06 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BTV | Orange, Windsor | 39 min |
| May 29, 1:12 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BTV | Caledonia, Orange, Washington | 63 min |
| May 29, 1:30 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BTV | Caledonia, Essex, Orange, Washington | 60 min |
| May 29, 2:29 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BTV | Addison, Chittenden, Washington | 41 min |
| May 29, 2:48 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BTV | Franklin, Orleans | 57 min |
| May 29, 4:12 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BTV | Chittenden | 63 min |
| May 29, 4:28 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BTV | Addison, Chittenden | 62 min |
| May 29, 4:46 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BTV | Grand Isle | 29 min |
| May 29, 5:05 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BTV | Chittenden, Franklin, Grand Isle, Lamoille, Orleans | 55 min |
| May 29, 6:26 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BTV | Addison | 64 min |
| May 29, 7:07 AM EDT | Flash Flood Watch | BTV | Addison, Caledonia, Chittenden, Essex, Franklin, Grand Isle and 5 more | 15 hr |
| May 29, 8:52 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BTV | Caledonia, Chittenden, Orange, Washington | 53 min |
| May 29, 9:42 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BTV | Caledonia | 63 min |
| May 29, 12:56 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BTV | Franklin, Grand Isle | 34 min |
| May 29, 1:29 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BTV | Franklin, Grand Isle, Orleans | 61 min |
| May 29, 1:48 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BTV | Addison, Rutland, Windsor | 57 min |
| May 29, 1:51 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BTV | Addison, Chittenden, Washington | 84 min |
| May 29, 1:56 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BTV | Addison, Rutland | 64 min |
| May 29, 2:18 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BTV | Chittenden, Franklin, Grand Isle | 57 min |
| May 29, 2:18 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | BTV | Franklin, Lamoille, Orleans | 57 min |
| May 29, 2:31 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BTV | Chittenden, Franklin, Lamoille, Washington | 23 min |
| May 29, 2:46 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BTV | Addison, Chittenden, Orange, Rutland, Washington, Windsor | 59 min |
| May 29, 2:50 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | BTV | Caledonia, Franklin, Lamoille, Orleans | 25 min |
| May 29, 2:59 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | BTV | Addison | 4 hr |
| May 29, 3:09 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BTV | Chittenden, Franklin, Grand Isle, Lamoille | 66 min |
| May 29, 3:12 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | BTV | Caledonia, Essex, Lamoille, Orleans | 42 min |
| May 29, 3:28 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | BTV | Addison, Chittenden, Orange, Rutland, Washington, Windsor | 4 hr |
| May 29, 3:30 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BTV | Franklin, Orleans | 30 min |
| May 29, 3:41 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BTV | Addison, Caledonia, Orange, Rutland, Washington, Windsor | 64 min |
| May 29, 3:43 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BTV | Chittenden, Franklin, Grand Isle, Lamoille, Orleans, Washington | 47 min |
| May 29, 4:02 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | BTV | Addison, Orange, Rutland, Washington, Windsor | 29 min |
| May 29, 4:22 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | BTV | Caledonia, Chittenden, Essex, Franklin, Lamoille, Orleans and 1 more | 4 hr |
| May 29, 4:54 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BTV | Orange, Rutland, Windsor | 66 min |
| May 29, 5:41 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BTV | Rutland, Windsor | 2 hr |
| May 29, 6:06 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BTV | Windsor | 24 min |
| May 28, 11:46 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BTV | Essex | 59 min |
| May 29, 12:57 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BTV | Essex, Franklin, St. Lawrence | 63 min |
| May 29, 2:15 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BTV | Essex | 3 hr |
| May 29, 2:39 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BTV | Essex, Franklin, St. Lawrence | 66 min |
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