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Special Weather Statement, NWS Burlington, VT
NWS Burlington, VT issued this special weather statement at Aug 7, 2018, 1:29 PM EDT for Addison County, Vermont. 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 outline as issued.
The facts
- Issued
- Aug 7, 2018, 1:29 PM EDT (17:29 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 7, 2018, 2:30 PM EDT
- In force
- 61 min
- Issued by
- NWS Burlington, VT
County Addison County, VT
The radar
The Burlington radar (KCXX), 76 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 17:32 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Albany, NY (KALY), launched 12:00Z, 5.5 hours before the alert went out and 134 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
- 793 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -80 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1142 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 25 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 72 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 90 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.1
- Supercell composite
- 0.4
The text
As transmitted.
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</html>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 7, 10:24 AM EDT, 3 hours 5 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Aug 7, 10:24 AM EDT, 3 hours 5 minutes before
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</html>Hazardous weather outlook, Aug 7, 3:29 AM EDT, 10 hours before
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Burlington VT 329 AM EDT Tue Aug 7 2018 NYZ026>031-034-035-087-VTZ001>012-016>019-080730- 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-Western Rutland-Windsor- Eastern Franklin-Eastern Chittenden-Eastern Addison-Eastern Rutland- 329 AM EDT Tue Aug 7 2018 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for northern New York, central Vermont, northeast Vermont, northwest Vermont and southern Vermont. .DAY ONE...Today and tonight. Scattered showers and thunderstorms are expected this afternoon. Some of the storms may be strong to severe, with gusty winds and heavy rainfall. Areas from the Champlain Valley eastward have the best chances to see stronger storms. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Wednesday through Monday. No hazardous weather is expected at this time. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not expected at this time.
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Aug 7, 1:29 PM EDT, 0 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Burlington VT
129 PM EDT TUE AUG 7 2018
NYZ035-VTZ009-011-018-071830-
Eastern Essex-Western Rutland-Western Addison-Eastern Addison-
129 PM EDT TUE AUG 7 2018
...AN AREA OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT SOUTHWESTERN ADDISON
AND NORTHWESTERN RUTLAND COUNTIES...
At 127 PM EDT, strong thunderstorms were clustered over Rogers Rock
Campground, moving northeast at 15 mph.
Locations impacted include...
Middlebury, Crown Point, Cornwall, Sudbury, Weybridge, Salisbury,
Orwell, Whiting, Goshen, Shoreham, Crown Point Center, Leicester,
Bridport, Brandon, New Haven, Benson, Addison, Ripton, Hancock and
Benson Bay.
Torrential rainfall and frequent cloud to ground lightning are
occurring with this storm. Localized flooding is possible. Do not
drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.
If you are on or near Lake Champlain, get out of the water and move
indoors or inside a vehicle. Remember, lightning can strike out to
10 miles from the parent thunderstorm. If you can hear thunder, you
are close enough to be struck by lightning. Move to safe shelter
now! Do not be caught on the water in a thunderstorm.
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 4374 7337 4377 7335 4380 7338 4381 7340
4380 7347 4381 7347 4393 7349 4412 7320
4388 7296 4387 7297 4384 7297 4372 7337
TIME...MOT...LOC 1727Z 237DEG 11KT 4381 7347
LahiffThe office that day
Everything else NWS Burlington, VT issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 6, 8:16 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BTV | Essex, Orleans | 29 min |
| Aug 7, 2:29 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BTV | Rutland | 61 min |
| Aug 7, 3:30 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BTV | Rutland, Windsor | 60 min |
| Aug 7, 3:32 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BTV | Windsor | 58 min |
| Aug 7, 5:37 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BTV | St. Lawrence | 53 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.