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Frost Advisory 3, NWS Burlington, VT

May 12, 20217 counties in Vermont; Franklin County, St. Lawrence County, New York

NWS Burlington, VT issued this frost advisory at May 12, 2021, 3:14 AM EDT for 7 counties in Vermont; Franklin County, St. Lawrence County, New York. It took effect at May 13, 2021, 2:00 AM EDT. It was in force for 5 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
May 12, 2021, 3:14 AM EDT (07:14 UTC)
In effect from
May 13, 2021, 2:00 AM EDT
Expired
May 13, 2021, 7:11 AM EDT
In force
5 hr
Issued by
NWS Burlington, VT

Counties Franklin County, NY, St. Lawrence County, NY, Addison County, VT, Chittenden County, VT, Franklin County, VT, Lamoille County, VT, Orange County, VT, Rutland County, VT, Washington County, VT

The radar

The Burlington radar (KCXX), 22 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 07:15 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, 7.2 hours before the alert went out and 188 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 2021-05-12Temperature 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°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Albany, NY at 00:00Z on 2021-05-12The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 34 square meters per square second.1939587897Sfc1 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
2092 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
50 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
34 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
41 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

222 
WWUS71 KBTV 120714
NPWBTV

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Burlington VT
314 AM EDT Wed May 12 2021

NYZ026-027-087-VTZ006-008>012-016>019-122100-
/O.NEW.KBTV.FR.Y.0003.210513T0600Z-210513T1200Z/
Northern St. Lawrence-Northern Franklin-Southwestern St. Lawrence-
Lamoille-Washington-Western Addison-Orange-Western Rutland-
Windsor-Eastern Franklin-Eastern Chittenden-Eastern Addison-
Eastern Rutland-
Including the cities of Massena, Malone, Ogdensburg, Potsdam, 
Gouverneur, Johnson, Stowe, Montpelier, Middlebury, Vergennes, 
Bradford, Randolph, Rutland, Springfield, White River Junction, 
Enosburg Falls, Richford, Underhill, Bristol, Ripton, 
East Wallingford, and Killington
314 AM EDT Wed May 12 2021

...FROST ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 8 AM EDT THURSDAY...

* WHAT...Temperatures in the 32 to 36 degree range will result in
  frost formation.

* WHERE...Portions of central, northwest and southern Vermont 
  and the Saint Lawrence Valley in northern New York.

* WHEN...From 2 AM to 8 AM EDT Thursday.

* IMPACTS...Frost could kill sensitive outdoor vegetation if 
  left uncovered.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Take steps now to protect tender plants from the cold.

&&

$$
3 follow-up statements
820 
WWUS71 KBTV 121909
NPWBTV

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Burlington VT
309 PM EDT Wed May 12 2021

NYZ026-027-087-VTZ006-008>012-016>019-130915-
/O.CON.KBTV.FR.Y.0003.210513T0600Z-210513T1200Z/
Northern St. Lawrence-Northern Franklin-Southwestern St. Lawrence-
Lamoille-Washington-Western Addison-Orange-Western Rutland-
Windsor-Eastern Franklin-Eastern Chittenden-Eastern Addison-
Eastern Rutland-
Including the cities of Massena, Malone, Ogdensburg, Potsdam, 
Gouverneur, Johnson, Stowe, Montpelier, Middlebury, Vergennes, 
Bradford, Randolph, Rutland, Springfield, White River Junction, 
Enosburg Falls, Richford, Underhill, Bristol, Ripton, 
East Wallingford, and Killington
309 PM EDT Wed May 12 2021

...FROST ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 8 AM EDT
THURSDAY...

* WHAT...Temperatures in the 32 to 36 degree range will result 
  in frost formation.

* WHERE...Portions of central, northwest and southern Vermont 
  and the Saint Lawrence Valley in northern New York.

* WHEN...From 2 AM to 8 AM EDT Thursday.

* IMPACTS...Frost could kill sensitive outdoor vegetation if 
  left uncovered.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Take steps now to protect tender plants from the cold.

&&

$$
864 
WWUS71 KBTV 130719
NPWBTV

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Burlington VT
319 AM EDT Thu May 13 2021

NYZ026-027-087-VTZ006-008>012-016>019-131200-
/O.CON.KBTV.FR.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-210513T1200Z/
Northern St. Lawrence-Northern Franklin-Southwestern St. Lawrence-
Lamoille-Washington-Western Addison-Orange-Western Rutland-
Windsor-Eastern Franklin-Eastern Chittenden-Eastern Addison-
Eastern Rutland-
Including the cities of Massena, Malone, Ogdensburg, Potsdam, 
Gouverneur, Johnson, Stowe, Montpelier, Middlebury, Vergennes, 
Bradford, Randolph, Rutland, Springfield, White River Junction, 
Enosburg Falls, Richford, Underhill, Bristol, Ripton, 
East Wallingford, and Killington
319 AM EDT Thu May 13 2021

...FROST ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EDT THIS MORNING...

* WHAT...Temperatures in the 32 to 36 degree range will result 
  in frost formation.

* WHERE...Portions of central, northwest and southern Vermont 
  and the Saint Lawrence Valley in northern New York.

* WHEN...From 2 AM to 8 AM EDT Thursday.

* IMPACTS...Frost could kill sensitive outdoor vegetation if left
  uncovered.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Take steps now to protect tender plants from the cold.

&&

$$
653 
WWUS71 KBTV 131111
NPWBTV

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Burlington VT
711 AM EDT Thu May 13 2021

NYZ026-027-087-VTZ006-008>012-016>019-131215-
/O.CAN.KBTV.FR.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-210513T1200Z/
Northern St. Lawrence-Northern Franklin-Southwestern St. Lawrence-
Lamoille-Washington-Western Addison-Orange-Western Rutland-
Windsor-Eastern Franklin-Eastern Chittenden-Eastern Addison-
Eastern Rutland-
Including the cities of Massena, Malone, Ogdensburg, Potsdam, 
Gouverneur, Johnson, Stowe, Montpelier, Middlebury, Vergennes, 
Bradford, Randolph, Rutland, Springfield, White River Junction, 
Enosburg Falls, Richford, Underhill, Bristol, Ripton, 
East Wallingford, and Killington
711 AM EDT Thu May 13 2021

...FROST ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

Temperatures are starting to quickly warm into the upper 30s to
lower 40s following the sunrise. Thus, the frost advisory has 
been cancelled.

$$

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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.