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Special Weather Statement, NWS Burlington, VT

August 2, 2014Franklin County, New York

NWS Burlington, VT issued this special weather statement at Aug 2, 2014, 3:19 PM EDT for Franklin County, New York. It was in force for 41 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

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The facts

Issued
Aug 2, 2014, 3:19 PM EDT (19:19 UTC)
Expired
Aug 2, 2014, 4:00 PM EDT
In force
41 min
Issued by
NWS Burlington, VT

County Franklin County, NY

The radar

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this special weather statement 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 special weather statement went out at Aug 2, 3:08 PM EDT, 11 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Aug 2, 3:08 PM EDT, 11 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Aug 2, 4:49 AM EDT, 10 hours 30 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BURLINGTON VT
449 AM EDT SAT AUG 2 2014

NYZ026>031-034-035-087-VTZ001>012-016>019-030900-
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-
449 AM EDT SAT AUG 2 2014

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHERN NEW YORK...CENTRAL
VERMONT...NORTHEAST VERMONT...NORTHWEST VERMONT AND SOUTHERN
VERMONT.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

EXPECT AFTERNOON AND EVENING SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TO DEVELOP
ACROSS THE AREA...ESPECIALLY OVER NORTHERN NEW YORK AND THE
NORTHERN HALF OF VERMONT.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY.

ONCE AGAIN...THERE WILL BE AFTERNOON AND EVENING SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS ON SUNDAY AND MONDAY. ANY STORMS WILL BE SLOW MOVING
AND HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE HEAVY DOWNPOURS.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Aug 2, 1:01 PM EDT, 2 hours 18 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BURLINGTON VT
101 PM EDT SAT AUG 2 2014

NYZ027>031-034-035-087-021800-
EASTERN CLINTON NY-EASTERN ESSEX NY-NORTHERN FRANKLIN NY-
SOUTHEASTERN ST. LAWRENCE NY-SOUTHERN FRANKLIN NY-
SOUTHWESTERN ST. LAWRENCE NY-WESTERN CLINTON NY-WESTERN ESSEX NY-
101 PM EDT SAT AUG 2 2014

...SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS CLINTON...FRANKLIN...NORTHERN
ESSEX AND SOUTHERN ST. LAWRENCE COUNTIES...

AT 1254 PM EDT...SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WERE SCATTERED ACROSS
THE NORTHERN ADIRONDACKS. INDIVIDUAL STORMS WERE MOVING NORTHEAST AT
10 MPH. THE SLOW MOVEMENT OF THE STORMS WILL CREATE TORRENTIAL
DOWNPOURS OVER A SMALL AREA.

BE CAREFUL WHEN DRIVING. PONDING WATER ON ROADWAYS CAN CREATE
DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS...AND HEAVY RAINFALL WILL REDUCE
VISIBILITY.

IF YOU CAN HEAR THUNDER...YOU ARE CLOSE ENOUGH TO BE STRUCK BY
LIGHTNING. STAY IN SAFE SHELTER AT LEAST 30 MINUTES AFTER YOU HEAR
THE LAST CLAP OF THUNDER.

LAT...LON 4501 7338 4412 7344 4409 7428 4412 7431
      4405 7505 4425 7553 4501 7392
Special weather statement, Aug 2, 2:00 PM EDT, 1 hour 19 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Aug 2, 3:11 PM EDT, 8 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BURLINGTON VT
311 PM EDT SAT AUG 2 2014

VTZ004-022015-
ESSEX VT-
311 PM EDT SAT AUG 2 2014

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WITH TORRENTIAL RAIN STATIONARY OVER
CENTRAL ESSEX COUNTY...

AT 306 PM EDT...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS 4 MILES SOUTHEAST OF LEWIS.
THIS STORM WAS NEARLY STATIONARY.

EXPECT DANGEROUS LIGHTNING. TORRENTIAL RAIN WILL CAUSE WATER TO POND
ON ROADS AND IN POOR DRAINAGE AREAS. THERE MAY BE RAPID RISES ON
SMALL STREAMS AND CREEKS.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO...
BLOOMFIELD...BRUNSWICK SPRINGS...

BE CAREFUL WHEN DRIVING. PONDING WATER ON ROADWAYS CAN CREATE
DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS...AND HEAVY RAINFALL WILL REDUCE
VISIBILITY.

LAT...LON 4486 7155 4483 7155 4482 7157 4480 7156
      4475 7162 4473 7162 4471 7176 4488 7178
      4497 7155 4494 7151 4490 7150

NF
Special weather statement, Aug 2, 3:19 PM EDT, 0 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BURLINGTON VT
319 PM EDT SAT AUG 2 2014

NYZ027-030-022000-
NORTHERN FRANKLIN NY-SOUTHERN FRANKLIN NY-
319 PM EDT SAT AUG 2 2014

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL MOVE THROUGH NORTHWESTERN FRANKLIN
COUNTY...

AT 317 PM EDT...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS NEAR BRUSHTON...MOVING
NORTHEAST AT 10 MPH.

WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH AND SMALL HAIL UP TO DIME SIZE ARE POSSIBLE WITH
THIS STORM. VERY HEAVY RAIN WILL CAUSE WATER TO POND ON ROADS AND IN
POOR DRAINAGE AREAS. THERE MAY BE RAPID RISES ON SMALL STREAMS AND
CREEKS.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO...
NORTH BANGOR...WESTVILLE CENTER...FORT COVINGTON CENTER...

BE CAREFUL WHEN DRIVING. PONDING WATER ON ROADWAYS CAN CREATE
DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS...AND HEAVY RAINFALL WILL REDUCE
VISIBILITY.

LAT...LON 4500 7443 4500 7426 4496 7417 4472 7446
      4483 7462 4501 7451 4501 7444

NF

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Aug 2, 3:11 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementBTVEssex64 min
Aug 2, 3:43 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningBTVEssex3 hr
Aug 2, 3:51 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementBTVFranklin54 min
Aug 2, 6:23 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementBTVAddison52 min
Aug 2, 7:04 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementBTVOrleans41 min
Aug 2, 7:14 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementBTVAddison46 min
Aug 2, 7:50 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementBTVOrleans40 min
Aug 2, 7:57 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementBTVAddison63 min
Aug 2, 1:01 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementBTVClinton, Essex, Franklin59 min
Aug 2, 2:00 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementBTVClinton, Essex, Franklin60 min

Nearby

Special Weather Statements in New York, 2014Every special weather statement in 2014

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.