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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 8, NWS Burlington, VT

May 27, 2020Orange County, Rutland County, Windsor County, Vermont

NWS Burlington, VT issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 27, 2020, 1:04 PM EDT for Orange County, Rutland County, Windsor County, Vermont. It was in force for 44 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
May 27, 2020, 1:04 PM EDT (17:04 UTC)
Expired
May 27, 2020, 1:48 PM EDT
In force
44 min
Issued by
NWS Burlington, VT
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
0.75 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Orange County, VT, Rutland County, VT, Windsor County, VT

The radar

The Burlington radar (KCXX), 96 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 17:04 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 12:00Z, 5.1 hours before the alert went out and 149 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 2020-05-27Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 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 2020-05-27The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 26 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
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
1073 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
9 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
26 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
23 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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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 May 27, 10:46 AM EDT, 2 hours 18 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 27, 10:46 AM EDT, 2 hours 18 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, May 27, 3:02 AM EDT, 10 hours 2 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Burlington VT
302 AM EDT Wed May 27 2020

NYZ026>031-034-035-087-VTZ001>012-016>019-280715-
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-
302 AM EDT Wed May 27 2020

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

.DAY ONE...Today and tonight.

Very warm temperatures are expected this afternoon with highs in the
upper 80s to lower 90s. Localized heat index values will be near 95
across the urban areas of the Champlain and Saint Lawrence Valleys.

Isolated to scattered showers and thunderstorms are expected across
the northern Adirondacks and parts of the central and northern
mountains in Vermont this afternoon. Any storm that develops will be
capable of localized heavy rainfall, brief gusty winds, and frequent
lightning.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday through Tuesday.

Additional showers and thunderstorms are likely on Friday into Friday
night across the North Country. These storms will have the potential
to produce localized very heavy rainfall in a short period of time
and isolated gusty winds. The threat for flooding is minimal at this
time, given the recent dry spell.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not expected at this time.

In the hours before

Special weather statement, May 27, 12:51 PM EDT, 13 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Burlington VT
1251 PM EDT Wed May 27 2020

VTZ010-012-019-271730-
Eastern Rutland-Windsor-Orange-
1251 PM EDT Wed May 27 2020

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT SOUTHWESTERN ORANGE...
NORTHEASTERN RUTLAND AND NORTHWESTERN WINDSOR COUNTIES...

At 1251 PM EDT, a strong thunderstorm was located over Stockbridge,
moving northeast at 5 mph.

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

Locations impacted include...
Braintree Hill, Barnard, Sharon, Bethel, Randolph, Stockbridge,
Royalton, Braintree, Pittsfield, Pomfret, Tunbridge, Rochester,
Killington, Chittenden, Bridgewater, South Tunbridge, Randolph
Center, East Bethel, West Bethel and South Randolph.

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 4367 7272 4374 7285 4401 7269 4377 7238
TIME...MOT...LOC 1651Z 220DEG 5KT 4374 7274

Clay

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 27, 12:51 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementBTVOrange39 min
May 27, 1:38 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBTVAddison, Orange, Washington, Windsor52 min
May 27, 1:45 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBTVChittenden, Washington45 min
May 27, 2:54 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementBTVOrange66 min
May 27, 4:07 PM EDTAreal Flood WarningBTVAddison, Windsor3 hr
May 27, 2:34 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBTVClinton56 min
May 27, 4:21 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBTVFranklin, St. Lawrence39 min
May 27, 4:48 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBTVSt. Lawrence31 min
May 27, 5:00 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBTVFranklin, St. Lawrence30 min

Nearby

Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Vermont, 2020Every severe thunderstorm warning in 2020

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.