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Special Weather Statement, NWS Burlington, VT

July 1, 2017Rutland County, Vermont

NWS Burlington, VT issued this special weather statement at Jul 1, 2017, 10:21 AM EDT for Rutland County, Vermont. It was in force for 24 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
Jul 1, 2017, 10:21 AM EDT (14:21 UTC)
Expired
Jul 1, 2017, 10:45 AM EDT
In force
24 min
Issued by
NWS Burlington, VT

County Rutland County, VT

The radar

The Albany radar (KENX), 123 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 14:23 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Albany, NY (KALY), launched 12:00Z, 2.4 hours before the alert went out and 102 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 2017-07-01Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 285 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Albany, NY at 12:00Z on 2017-07-01The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 53 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 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
285 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-68 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
657 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
43 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
53 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
126 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.1
Supercell composite
0.5

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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 Jul 1, 7:31 AM EDT, 2 hours 50 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 1, 7:31 AM EDT, 2 hours 50 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 1, 3:12 AM EDT, 7 hours 9 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Burlington VT
312 AM EDT Sat Jul 1 2017

NYZ026>031-034-035-087-VTZ001>010-016>018-020900-
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-Eastern Franklin-
Eastern Chittenden-Eastern Addison-
312 AM EDT Sat Jul 1 2017

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for northern New York, central
Vermont, northeast Vermont and northwest Vermont.

.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight.

Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the
Internet for more information about the following hazards.

   Flash Flood Watch.

There is a slight risk of severe thunderstorms today across all of
Vermont and northern New York. Damaging winds will be the primary
risk from any severe thunderstorms.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Friday.

Hazardous weather is not expected at this time.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotters are encouraged to submit reports of flooding or storm
damage to the National Weather Service in Burlington.

VTZ011-012-019-020900-
Western Rutland-Windsor-Eastern Rutland-
312 AM EDT Sat Jul 1 2017

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for southern Vermont.

.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight.

There is a slight risk of severe thunderstorms Saturday across all of
Vermont and northern New York. Damaging winds will be the primary
risk from any severe thunderstorms.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Friday.

Hazardous weather is not expected at this time.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotters are encouraged to submit reports of flooding or storm
damage to the National Weather Service in Burlington.

JMG

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jul 1, 9:43 AM EDT, 38 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Burlington VT
943 AM EDT SAT JUL 1 2017

VTZ011-012-019-011430-
Western Rutland-Eastern Rutland-Windsor-
943 AM EDT SAT JUL 1 2017

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT RUTLAND AND SOUTHWESTERN WINDSOR
COUNTIES...

At 942 AM EDT, a strong thunderstorm was located near Fort Edward,
moving northeast at 40 mph.

Winds in excess of 40 mph and pea size hail are possible with this
storm.

Locations impacted include...
Rutland, Rutland City, Middletown Springs, Wallingford, Mt. Holly,
Mt. Tabor, Rutland - Southern Vermont Airport, Poultney, Clarendon,
West Rutland, Ira, Wells, Pawlet, Mount Holly, Poultney Village,
Mount Tabor, Weston, Tinmouth, Shrewsbury and Danby.

Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm, and may cause
localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.

This storm may intensify, so be certain to monitor local radio
stations and available television stations for additional information
and possible warnings from the National Weather Service.

LAT...LON 4326 7282 4330 7282 4330 7297 4329 7299
      4330 7298 4331 7302 4331 7325 4350 7325
      4353 7324 4357 7325 4378 7284 4323 7273
TIME...MOT...LOC 1342Z 232DEG 37KT 4328 7351
Special weather statement, Jul 1, 10:21 AM EDT, 0 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Burlington VT
1021 AM EDT SAT JUL 1 2017

VTZ011-012-019-011445-
Western Rutland-Eastern Rutland-Windsor-
1021 AM EDT SAT JUL 1 2017

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT SOUTHEASTERN RUTLAND AND
SOUTHWESTERN WINDSOR COUNTIES...

At 1021 AM EDT, a strong thunderstorm was located over Danby, moving
east at 25 mph.

Winds in excess of 40 mph and pea size hail are possible with this
storm.

Locations impacted include...
Chester, Mount Holly, Ludlow, Mount Tabor, Weston, Tinmouth,
Shrewsbury, Ludlow Village, Wallingford, Mt. Holly, Mt. Tabor, Danby,
Plymouth, Wells, Middletown Springs, Clarendon, Andover, Pawlet,
Plymouth Union and Belmont.

Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm, and may cause
localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.

This storm may intensify, so be certain to monitor local radio
stations and available television stations for additional information
and possible warnings from the National Weather Service.

LAT...LON 4330 7298 4331 7302 4331 7312 4345 7318
      4358 7275 4332 7265 4330 7288 4330 7297
      4329 7298 4329 7299
TIME...MOT...LOC 1421Z 254DEG 19KT 4339 7305

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 1, 9:43 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementBTVRutland47 min
Jul 1, 11:08 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementBTVWindsor52 min
Jul 1, 2:26 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementBTVAddison, Rutland, Windsor49 min
Jul 1, 2:47 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementBTVOrange28 min
Jul 1, 2:49 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningBTVAddison, Orange, Rutland, Washington, Windsor6 hr
Jul 1, 2:58 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBTVRutland, Windsor47 min
Jul 1, 2:59 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBTVOrange31 min
Jul 1, 3:14 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBTVOrange, Windsor31 min
Jul 1, 3:15 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningBTVCaledonia, Orange, Washington, Windsor3 hr
Jul 1, 3:30 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBTVCaledonia, Orange30 min
Jul 1, 3:44 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBTVOrange, Windsor61 min
Jul 1, 3:47 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBTVRutland, Windsor28 min
Jul 1, 3:58 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementBTVRutland32 min
Jul 1, 4:00 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningBTVRutland, Windsor4 hr
Jul 1, 4:13 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBTVRutland, Windsor62 min
Jul 1, 5:04 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementBTVWindsor11 min
Jul 1, 5:56 PM EDTRiver Flood WarningBTVWashington21 hr
Jul 1, 5:56 PM EDTRiver Flood WarningBTVChittenden32 hr
Jul 1, 6:09 PM EDTAreal Flood WarningBTVCaledonia, Orange, Washington, Windsor9 hr
Jul 1, 6:19 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementBTVRutland, Windsor56 min
Jul 1, 7:03 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementBTVWindsor57 min
Jul 1, 7:52 PM EDTAreal Flood WarningBTVRutland, Windsor3 hr

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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.