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Special Weather Statement, NWS Burlington, VT
NWS Burlington, VT issued this special weather statement at Aug 3, 2017, 5:14 PM EDT for Caledonia County, Vermont. It was in force for 46 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 3, 2017, 5:14 PM EDT (21:14 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 3, 2017, 6:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 46 min
- Issued by
- NWS Burlington, VT
County Caledonia County, VT
The radar
The Burlington radar (KCXX), 67 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:16 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Gray, ME (KGYX), launched 12:00Z, 9.2 hours before the alert went out and 175 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
- 4 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -186 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1323 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 16 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 58 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 36 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
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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 3, 4:50 PM EDT, 24 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Aug 3, 4:50 PM EDT, 24 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Aug 3, 3:31 PM EDT, 1 hour 43 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Burlington VT
331 PM EDT THU AUG 3 2017
NYZ087-032015-
Southwestern St. Lawrence-
331 PM EDT THU AUG 3 2017
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT WEST CENTRAL ST. LAWRENCE
COUNTY...
At 330 PM EDT, a strong thunderstorm was located near Redwood, moving
northeast at 10 mph.
Wind gusts up to 50 mph and dime size hail are possible with this
storm.
Locations impacted include...
Gouverneur, Richville, Edwardsville, Hammond, Morristown, Rossie,
Chippewa Bay, South Hammond, Nelson Corner, North Hammond, Jacques
Cartier State Park, North Gouverneur and Schermerhorn Landing.
LAT...LON 4441 7579 4442 7579 4442 7581 4443 7579
4443 7577 4444 7579 4444 7577 4445 7576
4445 7578 4447 7577 4447 7579 4451 7575
4464 7559 4437 7526 4427 7557 4439 7583
4441 7584
TIME...MOT...LOC 1930Z 238DEG 10KT 4434 7573
RDealSpecial weather statement, Aug 3, 4:19 PM EDT, 55 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Burlington VT
419 PM EDT THU AUG 3 2017
NYZ026-027-029-030-087-032100-
Northern St. Lawrence-Northern Franklin-Southeastern St.
Lawrence-Southern Franklin-Southwestern St. Lawrence-
419 PM EDT THU AUG 3 2017
...A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT CENTRAL FRANKLIN AND
NORTHEASTERN ST. LAWRENCE COUNTIES...
At 418 PM EDT, radar indicated strong thunderstorms were located
along a line extending from near Canton to near Parishville to near
Lake Ozonia to near Madawaska. Movement was northeast at 30 mph.
Winds in excess of 40 mph are possible with these storms.
Locations impacted include...
Potsdam, Canton, Moira, Parishville, Debar Mountain, Bryants Mill,
Norwood, Brasher Falls, Lake Ozonia, Madawaska, Brushton,
Lawrenceville, Dickinson, Hopkinton, Santa Clara, North Stockholm,
West Bangor, Dickinson Center, Duane Center and West Parishville.
Torrential rainfall is also occurring with these storms, and may
cause localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.
LAT...LON 4482 7490 4487 7456 4471 7413 4457 7403
4432 7447 4448 7459 4457 7493 4455 7528
TIME...MOT...LOC 2018Z 235DEG 25KT 4466 7509 4467 7485 4460 7446 4449
7434
RDealSpecial weather statement, Aug 3, 4:22 PM EDT, 52 minutes before
Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Burlington VT 422 PM EDT THU AUG 3 2017 VTZ011-012-019-032045- Western Rutland-Eastern Rutland-Windsor- 422 PM EDT THU AUG 3 2017 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT NORTHEASTERN RUTLAND AND WEST CENTRAL WINDSOR COUNTIES... At 421 PM EDT, a strong thunderstorm was located over Mendon, moving northeast at 15 mph. Winds have already gusted to 40 mph at the RUT airport with this storm and continue to be capable of gusting in excess of 40 mph. Locations impacted include... Rutland, Stockbridge, Chittenden, Mendon, Pittsfield, Killington, Shrewsbury, Rutland City, Bridgewater, Barnard, Clarendon, Plymouth, Pittsford, East Pittsford, North Clarendon, South Sherburne, Giffords Woods State Forest Park, North Sherburne, Center Rutland and Gifford Woods State Park. Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm, and may cause localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways. LAT...LON 4359 7303 4384 7292 4370 7259 4351 7281 TIME...MOT...LOC 2021Z 209DEG 14KT 4362 7288
Special weather statement, Aug 3, 4:27 PM EDT, 47 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Burlington VT
427 PM EDT THU AUG 3 2017
NYZ034-035-VTZ005-032115-
Western Essex-Eastern Essex-Western Chittenden-
427 PM EDT THU AUG 3 2017
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT NORTHEASTERN ESSEX AND WEST
CENTRAL CHITTENDEN COUNTIES...
At 427 PM EDT, a strong thunderstorm was located near Elizabethtown,
moving northeast at 15 mph.
Winds in excess of 30 mph and pea size hail are possible with this
storm.
Locations impacted include...
Essex, Willsboro, Westport, Elizabethtown, Shelburne, Keeseville,
Charlotte, Lewis, Brown Point, Mcneil Cove, Sloop Island, Shelburne
Falls, Wings Point, Meach Island, Hatch Point, Willsboro Point,
Cannon Point, Sled Runner Point, Orchard Point and Queneska Island.
Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm, and may cause
localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.
LAT...LON 4438 7316 4414 7348 4425 7369 4449 7351
4449 7350 4450 7349 4451 7347 4452 7346
4454 7346
TIME...MOT...LOC 2027Z 216DEG 12KT 4426 7353
HansonSpecial weather statement, Aug 3, 4:58 PM EDT, 16 minutes before
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Everything else NWS Burlington, VT issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 2, 9:46 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BTV | Franklin, Grand Isle | 44 min |
| Aug 3, 12:46 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BTV | Orleans | 59 min |
| Aug 3, 4:22 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BTV | Windsor | 23 min |
| Aug 3, 4:27 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BTV | Chittenden | 48 min |
| Aug 3, 6:06 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BTV | Orange | 39 min |
| Aug 3, 12:40 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BTV | Franklin | 65 min |
| Aug 3, 1:23 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BTV | Clinton | 52 min |
| Aug 3, 1:46 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BTV | Clinton | 44 min |
| Aug 3, 1:53 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BTV | Clinton | 37 min |
| Aug 3, 2:20 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BTV | Franklin | 25 min |
| Aug 3, 2:53 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BTV | St. Lawrence | 37 min |
| Aug 3, 3:01 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BTV | Franklin | 59 min |
| Aug 3, 3:31 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BTV | St. Lawrence | 44 min |
| Aug 3, 4:19 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BTV | Franklin | 41 min |
| Aug 3, 4:32 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | BTV | Franklin, St. Lawrence | 4 hr |
| Aug 3, 4:58 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BTV | St. Lawrence | 47 min |
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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.