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Special Weather Statement, NWS Burlington, VT

August 2, 2017Franklin County, New York

NWS Burlington, VT issued this special weather statement at Aug 2, 2017, 2:00 PM EDT for Franklin County, New York. It was in force for 60 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
Aug 2, 2017, 2:00 PM EDT (18:00 UTC)
Expired
Aug 2, 2017, 3:00 PM EDT
In force
60 min
Issued by
NWS Burlington, VT

County Franklin County, NY

The radar

The Burlington radar (KCXX), 82 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:01 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Albany, NY (KALY), launched 12:00Z, 6.0 hours before the alert went out and 197 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 2017-08-02Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 312 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 2017-08-02The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 23 square meters per square second.1939Sfc1 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
312 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-124 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1098 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
18 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
23 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
36 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

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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, 1:36 PM EDT, 24 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Aug 2, 1:36 PM EDT, 24 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Aug 2, 12:30 PM EDT, 1 hour 30 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Aug 2, 12:47 PM EDT, 1 hour 13 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Aug 2, 1:53 PM EDT, 7 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Burlington VT
153 PM EDT WED AUG 2 2017

VTZ012-019-021900-
Eastern Rutland-Windsor-
153 PM EDT WED AUG 2 2017

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT SOUTHWESTERN WINDSOR COUNTY...

At 153 PM EDT, a strong thunderstorm was located over Weston. the
storm is nearly stationary.

Winds in excess of 30 mph and pea size hail are possible with this
storm and heavy rainfall.

Locations impacted include...
Chester, Ludlow, Cavendish, Andover, Weston, Ludlow Village,
Perkinsville Village, Baltimore, Springfield, Weathersfield, Mount
Tabor, West Windsor, Mount Holly, Perkinsville, Russellville, North
Chester, North Springfield Lake Recreation Area, Proctorsville,
Whitesville and Cavendish Center.

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 4325 7282 4330 7282 4330 7288 4338 7290
      4346 7251 4323 7247 4324 7255 4322 7269
TIME...MOT...LOC 1753Z 259DEG 4KT 4331 7279

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Special weather statement, Aug 2, 2:00 PM EDT, 0 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Burlington VT
200 PM EDT WED AUG 2 2017

NYZ030-021900-
Southern Franklin-
200 PM EDT WED AUG 2 2017

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT CENTRAL FRANKLIN COUNTY...

At 200 PM EDT, a strong thunderstorm was located 8 miles west of
Adirondack Regional Airport, moving east at 5 mph.

Winds in excess of 30 mph and pea size hail are possible with this
storm.

Locations impacted include...
Saranac Lake, Adirondack Regional Airport, Debar Mountain, Madawaska,
Harrietstown, Paul Smiths, Saranac Inn, Lake Colby, Rainbow Lake,
Gabriels, Lake Clear, Upper Saint Regis, Onchiota, St. Regis Mountain
and Upper St. Regis.

LAT...LON 4441 7408 4441 7414 4430 7412 4432 7442
      4459 7439 4464 7412
TIME...MOT...LOC 1800Z 262DEG 6KT 4438 7439

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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Aug 2, 12:30 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementBTVWindsor30 min
Aug 2, 1:53 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementBTVWindsor67 min
Aug 2, 12:47 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementBTVEssex58 min
Aug 2, 4:30 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementBTVFranklin30 min
Aug 2, 7:04 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementBTVClinton26 min
Aug 2, 7:37 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementBTVClinton38 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.