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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 24, NWS Burlington, VT

June 30, 2018Franklin County, Grand Isle County, Vermont; Clinton County, New York

NWS Burlington, VT issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 30, 2018, 10:44 PM EDT for Franklin County, Grand Isle County, Vermont; Clinton County, New York. It was in force for 61 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jun 30, 2018, 10:44 PM EDT (02:44 UTC)
Expired
Jun 30, 2018, 11:45 PM EDT
In force
61 min
Issued by
NWS Burlington, VT
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.0 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Clinton County, NY, Franklin County, VT, Grand Isle County, VT

The radar

The Burlington radar (KCXX), 34 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:47 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.

The nearest sounding before it

Albany, NY (KALY), launched 00:00Z, 2.7 hours before the alert went out and 239 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 00:00Z on 2018-07-01Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 729 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 00:00Z on 2018-07-01The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 106 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
729 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-151 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1929 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
33 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
106 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
243 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
2.5

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this severe thunderstorm warning 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 severe thunderstorm warning went out at Jun 30, 7:33 PM EDT, 3 hours 11 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 30, 7:33 PM EDT, 3 hours 11 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 30, 2:50 AM EDT, 19 hours 54 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Burlington VT
250 AM EDT Sat Jun 30 2018

NYZ029>031-034-VTZ003-004-006>008-010-012-016>019-010700-
Southeastern St. Lawrence-Southern Franklin-Western Clinton-
Western Essex-Orleans-Essex-Lamoille-Caledonia-Washington-Orange-
Windsor-Eastern Franklin-Eastern Chittenden-Eastern Addison-
Eastern Rutland-
250 AM EDT Sat Jun 30 2018

...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON SUNDAY TO 10 PM EDT MONDAY...

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

.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight.

There is a chance for thunderstorms today, mainly late this afternoon
into the first half of tonight. Some thunderstorms may be severe,
with the potential for damaging winds. Small hail, dangerous cloud to
ground lightning, and brief downpours can also be expected.

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

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

   Heat Advisory.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not expected at this time.

NYZ026>028-035-087-VTZ001-002-005-009-011-010700-
Northern St. Lawrence-Northern Franklin-Eastern Clinton-
Eastern Essex-Southwestern St. Lawrence-Grand Isle-Western Franklin-
Western Chittenden-Western Addison-Western Rutland-
250 AM EDT Sat Jun 30 2018

...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 10 PM EDT MONDAY...

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

.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight.

There is a chance for thunderstorms today, mainly late this afternoon
into the first half of tonight. Some thunderstorms may be severe,
with the potential for damaging winds. Small hail, dangerous cloud to
ground lightning, and brief downpours can also be expected.

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

   Heat Advisory.

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

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

   Heat Advisory.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not expected at this time.

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 30, 11:44 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementBTVFranklin46 min
Jun 30, 11:51 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBTVFranklin, Grand Isle, Lamoille54 min
Jul 1, 12:45 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementBTVCaledonia, Franklin, Grand Isle, Lamoille, Orleans60 min
Jul 1, 1:42 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBTVCaledonia, Washington18 min
Jul 1, 1:50 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementBTVFranklin, Grand Isle55 min
Jul 1, 3:16 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementBTVCaledonia59 min
Jul 1, 3:54 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementBTVEssex, Orleans66 min
Jul 1, 6:53 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementBTVClinton22 min

Nearby

Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Vermont, 2018Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in New York, 2018Every severe thunderstorm warning in 2018

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.