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Tornado Warning 4, NWS Burlington, VT
NWS Burlington, VT issued this tornado warning at May 29, 2012, 4:02 PM EDT for 5 counties in Vermont. It was in force for 29 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued.
The facts
- Issued
- May 29, 2012, 4:02 PM EDT (20:02 UTC)
- Expired
- May 29, 2012, 4:31 PM EDT
- In force
- 29 min
- Issued by
- NWS Burlington, VT
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Addison County, VT, Orange County, VT, Rutland County, VT, Washington County, VT, Windsor County, VT
The radar
The Burlington radar (KCXX), 68 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:02 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 29, 12:26 PM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Albany, NY (KALY), launched 12:00Z, 8.0 hours before the alert went out and 161 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
- 1908 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -96 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1026 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 42 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 123 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 141 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.1
- Supercell composite
- 0.7
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
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WFUS51 KBTV 292002
TORBTV
VTC001-017-021-023-027-292045-
/O.NEW.KBTV.TO.W.0004.120529T2002Z-120529T2045Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BURLINGTON VT
402 PM EDT TUE MAY 29 2012
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BURLINGTON HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
NORTHWESTERN WINDSOR COUNTY IN SOUTHERN VERMONT...
WEST CENTRAL ORANGE COUNTY IN CENTRAL VERMONT...
SOUTH CENTRAL WASHINGTON COUNTY IN CENTRAL VERMONT...
SOUTHEASTERN ADDISON COUNTY IN CENTRAL VERMONT...
NORTHEASTERN RUTLAND COUNTY IN SOUTHERN VERMONT...
* UNTIL 445 PM EDT.
* AT 358 PM EDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THE POSSIBLE
TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR FOREST DALE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH.
* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO...
RIPTON...PITTSFIELD...ROCHESTER...HANCOCK...RANDOLPH...BRAINTREE...
WEST BROOKFIELD...
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.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM TUESDAY EVENING FOR
NORTHERN NEW YORK AND VERMONT.
&&
LAT...LON 4412 7271 4401 7263 4379 7271 4373 7311
4393 7318
TIME...MOT...LOC 2002Z 245DEG 25KT 4382 7300
$$2 follow-up statements
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WWUS51 KBTV 292016
SVSBTV
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BURLINGTON VT
416 PM EDT TUE MAY 29 2012
VTC001-017-021-023-027-292045-
/O.CON.KBTV.TO.W.0004.000000T0000Z-120529T2045Z/
WINDSOR VT-ORANGE VT-WASHINGTON VT-ADDISON VT-RUTLAND VT-
416 PM EDT TUE MAY 29 2012
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 445 PM EDT FOR
NORTHEASTERN RUTLAND...EAST CENTRAL ADDISON...SOUTH CENTRAL
WASHINGTON...WEST CENTRAL ORANGE AND NORTHWESTERN WINDSOR COUNTIES...
AT 411 PM EDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THE
POSSIBLE TORNADO WAS NEAR ROBINSON...MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH.
* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO...
ROCHESTER...HANCOCK...RANDOLPH...BRAINTREE...EAST BRAINTREE...WEST
BROOKFIELD...
THIS POSSIBLE TORNADO IS ALSO CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DAMAGING STRAIGHT
LINE WINDS...LARGE HAIL...AND DEADLY LIGHTNING.
WHEN YOU CAN DO SO SAFELY...PLEASE REPORT TORNADOES...DAMAGING
WINDS...OR HAIL TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY CALLING TOLL
FREE...1 800 8 6 3 4 2 7 9...OR BY SUBMITTING A STORM REPORT AT
WEATHER.GOV/BURLINGTON.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW. MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF IN A MOBILE HOME...VEHICLE...OR
OUTDOORS...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND PROTECT
YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS. AS A LAST RESORT..LIE DOWN IN A LOW
LYING AREA AND COVER YOUR HEAD.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM TUESDAY EVENING FOR
NORTHERN NEW YORK AND VERMONT.
&&
LAT...LON 4377 7293 4394 7301 4412 7271 4401 7263
4379 7271
TIME...MOT...LOC 2015Z 249DEG 30KT 4386 7284
$$423
WWUS51 KBTV 292031
SVSBTV
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BURLINGTON VT
431 PM EDT TUE MAY 29 2012
VTC001-017-021-023-027-292041-
/O.CAN.KBTV.TO.W.0004.000000T0000Z-120529T2045Z/
WINDSOR VT-ORANGE VT-WASHINGTON VT-ADDISON VT-RUTLAND VT-
431 PM EDT TUE MAY 29 2012
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN RUTLAND...EAST CENTRAL
ADDISON...SOUTH CENTRAL WASHINGTON...WEST CENTRAL ORANGE AND
NORTHWESTERN WINDSOR COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
THE THREAT OF TORNADOES HAS DIMINISHED. THEREFORE THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE HAS CANCELLED THE TORNADO WARNING.
HOWEVER...THUNDERSTORMS WITH SMALL HAIL...BRIEF GUSTY WIND...HEAVY
DOWNPOURS...AND DEADLY LIGHTNING REMAIN POSSIBLE.
STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS AND DOORS DURING THUNDERSTORMS. REMAIN IN SAFE
SHELTER AT LEAST 30 MINUTES AFTER YOU HEAR THE LAST CLAP OF THUNDER.
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.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM EDT TUESDAY EVENING
FOR NORTHERN NEW YORK AND VERMONT.
LAT...LON 4377 7293 4394 7301 4412 7271 4401 7263
4379 7271
TIME...MOT...LOC 2031Z 249DEG 30KT 4391 7267
$$The office that day
Everything else NWS Burlington, VT issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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, 9:47 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BTV | Essex | 28 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, 4:22 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 |
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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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.