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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 13, NWS Burlington, VT

May 31, 2017Essex County, New York; Chittenden County, Grand Isle County, Vermont

NWS Burlington, VT issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 31, 2017, 2:30 PM EDT for Essex County, New York; Chittenden County, Grand Isle County, Vermont. It was in force for 45 min. 6 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 31, 2017, 2:30 PM EDT (18:30 UTC)
Expired
May 31, 2017, 3:15 PM EDT
In force
45 min
Issued by
NWS Burlington, VT
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
0.75 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Essex County, NY, Chittenden County, VT, Grand Isle County, VT

The radar

The Burlington radar (KCXX), 13 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:32 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

TimeReportWhereRemark
May 31, 2:50 PM EDTTSTM WND DMGColchester, VTTREED DOWN NEXT TO HOUSE ON E RD. TIME ESTIMATED
May 31, 2:50 PM EDTHAIL 0.25Malletts Bay, VTREPORT RELAYED BY MEDIA
May 31, 2:50 PM EDTHAIL 11 Ese Malletts Bay, VTREPORTED AT COLCHESTER PD
May 31, 2:59 PM EDTHAIL 0.252 Ene Appletree Point, VT
May 31, 2:59 PM EDTHAIL 0.25Burlington, VTPEA SIZE AT UNIV VERMONT
May 31, 3:00 PM EDTHAIL 0.75Colchester, VTMOSTLY DIME TO NICKLE SIZE. COUPLE OF QUARTER SIZE HAIL STONES. ON BLAKELY RD

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

The watch it was issued in

The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
May 31, 1:22 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC8 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Albany, NY (KALY), launched 12:00Z, 6.5 hours before the alert went out and 212 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Albany, NY at 12:00Z on 2017-05-31Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Albany, NY at 12:00Z on 2017-05-31The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 21 square meters per square second.1939587897117Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
1 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-131 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
690 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
54 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
21 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
115 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

549 
WUUS51 KBTV 311830
SVRBTV
NYC031-VTC007-013-311915-
/O.NEW.KBTV.SV.W.0013.170531T1830Z-170531T1915Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Burlington VT
230 PM EDT WED MAY 31 2017

The National Weather Service in Burlington has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Northeastern Essex County in northern New York...
  Southwestern Grand Isle County in northwestern Vermont...
  Chittenden County in northwestern Vermont...

* Until 315 PM EDT

* At 230 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Ferris Rock,
  moving east at 35 mph.

  HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and penny size hail. 

  SOURCE...Radar indicated. 

  IMPACT...Expect damage to trees and powerlines. 

* Locations impacted include...
  Essex Junction, South Burlington, Burlington International Airport,
  Burlington, Winooski, Westford, Colchester, Essex Junction Village,
  Williston, Bolton, Port Kent, Richmond, Underhill, Jericho, St.
  George, Essex, Jericho Village, Underhill State Park, Shelburne and
  South Hero.

Boaters on Lake Champlain should seek safe harbor now! Strong winds
will cause higher waves and sudden wind shifts may overturn boats.

LAT...LON 4455 7283 4455 7281 4452 7283 4450 7280
      4446 7284 4445 7280 4441 7284 4439 7281
      4436 7283 4437 7344 4454 7343 4455 7334
      4458 7338 4462 7339 4463 7290
TIME...MOT...LOC 1830Z 273DEG 27KT 4453 7335 

HAIL...0.75IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

JMG
1 follow-up statement
719 
WWUS51 KBTV 311855
SVSBTV

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Burlington VT
255 PM EDT WED MAY 31 2017

NYC031-311904-
/O.CAN.KBTV.SV.W.0013.000000T0000Z-170531T1915Z/
Essex NY-
255 PM EDT WED MAY 31 2017

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN ESSEX COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
    
The severe thunderstorm which prompted the warning has moved out of 
the area. Therefore the warning has been cancelled.

A severe thunderstorm watch remains in effect until 900 PM EDT for
northern New York...and central and northwestern Vermont.

LAT...LON 4455 7283 4455 7281 4452 7283 4450 7281
      4446 7284 4445 7280 4441 7284 4440 7284
      4439 7281 4436 7283 4437 7333 4444 7329
      4450 7331 4455 7334 4462 7332 4463 7291
TIME...MOT...LOC 1854Z 273DEG 27KT 4452 7320 

$$

VTC007-013-311915-
/O.CON.KBTV.SV.W.0013.000000T0000Z-170531T1915Z/
Grand Isle VT-Chittenden VT-
255 PM EDT WED MAY 31 2017

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 315 PM EDT
FOR SOUTH CENTRAL GRAND ISLE AND CHITTENDEN COUNTIES...

At 254 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Colchester,
moving east at 30 mph.

HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and penny size hail. 

SOURCE...Radar indicated. 

IMPACT...Expect damage to trees and powerlines. 

Locations impacted include...
Essex Junction, South Burlington, Burlington International Airport,
Burlington, Winooski, Westford, Colchester, Essex Junction Village,
Williston, Bolton, Richmond, Underhill, Jericho, St. George, Essex,
Jericho Village, Underhill State Park, Shelburne, South Hero and
Milton.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.

&&

LAT...LON 4455 7283 4455 7281 4452 7283 4450 7281
      4446 7284 4445 7280 4441 7284 4440 7284
      4439 7281 4436 7283 4437 7333 4444 7329
      4450 7331 4455 7334 4462 7332 4463 7291
TIME...MOT...LOC 1854Z 273DEG 27KT 4452 7320 

HAIL...0.75IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

JMG

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 30, 8:43 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementBTVSt. Lawrence62 min
May 31, 6:32 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementBTVEssex58 min
May 31, 2:05 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementBTVFranklin40 min
May 31, 3:14 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBTVAddison, Chittenden, Franklin, Lamoille, Washington46 min
May 31, 3:35 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementBTVRutland40 min
May 31, 3:46 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBTVAddison, Rutland44 min
May 31, 4:05 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBTVCaledonia, Essex, Orleans, Washington40 min
May 31, 4:48 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBTVCaledonia, Essex27 min
May 31, 5:12 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBTVOrange, Windsor33 min

Nearby

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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.