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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 43, NWS Burlington, VT

September 15, 2021Rutland County, Windsor County, Vermont

NWS Burlington, VT issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Sep 15, 2021, 2:07 PM EDT for Rutland County, Windsor County, Vermont. It was in force for 53 min. 2 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.

The facts

Issued
Sep 15, 2021, 2:07 PM EDT (18:07 UTC)
Expired
Sep 15, 2021, 3:00 PM EDT
In force
53 min
Issued by
NWS Burlington, VT
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.0 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Rutland County, VT, Windsor County, VT

The radar

The Burlington radar (KCXX), 114 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:09 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.

What was reported inside it

TimeReportWhereRemark
Sep 15, 2:09 PM EDTTSTM WND DMGBridgewater, VTTREES AND POWERLINES DOWN IN BRIDGEWATER.
Sep 15, 2:20 PM EDTTSTM WND DMGWoodstock, VTTREES AND POWERLINES DOWN IN WOODSTOCK.

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

The watch it was issued in

The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Sep 15, 11:55 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC8 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Albany, NY (KALY), launched 12:00Z, 6.1 hours before the alert went out and 155 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 2021-09-15Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 856 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 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 12:00Z on 2021-09-15The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 214 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 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
856 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-92 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
766 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
51 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
214 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
248 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.7
Supercell composite
6.3

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

987 
WUUS51 KBTV 151807
SVRBTV
VTC021-027-151900-
/O.NEW.KBTV.SV.W.0043.210915T1807Z-210915T1900Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Burlington VT
207 PM EDT Wed Sep 15 2021

The National Weather Service in Burlington has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Eastern Rutland County in southern Vermont...
  Central Windsor County in southern Vermont...

* Until 300 PM EDT.

* At 207 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Bridgewater
  Corners, moving east at 25 mph.

  HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

  IMPACT...Minor hail damage to vehicles is possible. Expect wind 
           damage to trees and powerlines.

* Locations impacted include...
  White River Junction, Woodstock, Hartland Four Corners, Woodstock
  Village, Quechee, Plymouth, Hartland, Bridgewater, Hartford,
  Pomfret, Norwich, Reading, Killington, West Windsor, Plymouth
  Union, Queechee State Park, South Sherburne, North Hartland Dam
  Recreation Area, West Woodstock and South Woodstock.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.

Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to
flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.

&&

LAT...LON 4361 7279 4376 7221 4375 7222 4374 7225
      4370 7231 4367 7231 4362 7233 4360 7234
      4358 7238 4354 7238 4353 7239 4352 7275
TIME...MOT...LOC 1807Z 253DEG 22KT 4359 7267 

HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH

$$

Hammond
2 follow-up statements
743 
WWUS51 KBTV 151825
SVSBTV

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Burlington VT
225 PM EDT Wed Sep 15 2021

VTC021-151834-
/O.CAN.KBTV.SV.W.0043.000000T0000Z-210915T1900Z/
Rutland VT-
225 PM EDT Wed Sep 15 2021

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR EASTERN RUTLAND COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
    
The severe thunderstorm which prompted the warning has moved out of 
the warned area. Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 800 PM EDT for
southern Vermont.

LAT...LON 4376 7221 4375 7222 4374 7225 4370 7231
      4367 7231 4362 7233 4360 7234 4358 7238
      4354 7238 4353 7239 4356 7259 4367 7257
TIME...MOT...LOC 1824Z 254DEG 28KT 4364 7244 

$$

VTC027-151900-
/O.CON.KBTV.SV.W.0043.000000T0000Z-210915T1900Z/
Windsor VT-
225 PM EDT Wed Sep 15 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 300 PM EDT
FOR EAST CENTRAL WINDSOR COUNTY...

At 224 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Quechee, moving
east at 30 mph.

HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Minor hail damage to vehicles is possible. Expect wind 
         damage to trees and powerlines.

Locations impacted include...
White River Junction, Woodstock, Hartland Four Corners, Woodstock
Village, Hartland, Hartford, Quechee, Pomfret, Norwich, Queechee
State Park, Taftsville, North Hartland Dam Recreation Area, West
Woodstock, South Pomfret, South Woodstock, Pompanoosuc and North
Hartland.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.

Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to
flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.

&&

LAT...LON 4376 7221 4375 7222 4374 7225 4370 7231
      4367 7231 4362 7233 4360 7234 4358 7238
      4354 7238 4353 7239 4356 7259 4367 7257
TIME...MOT...LOC 1824Z 254DEG 28KT 4364 7244 

HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH

$$

Hammond
908 
WWUS51 KBTV 151852
SVSBTV

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Burlington VT
252 PM EDT Wed Sep 15 2021

VTC027-151902-
/O.EXP.KBTV.SV.W.0043.000000T0000Z-210915T1900Z/
Windsor VT-
252 PM EDT Wed Sep 15 2021

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR EAST CENTRAL WINDSOR COUNTY
WILL EXPIRE AT 300 PM EDT...
        
The storm which prompted the warning has moved out of the area.
Therefore, the warning will be allowed to expire.

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 800 PM EDT for
southern Vermont.

LAT...LON 4376 7221 4375 7222 4374 7225 4370 7231
      4367 7231 4362 7233 4360 7234 4358 7238
      4354 7238 4353 7239 4356 7259 4367 7257
TIME...MOT...LOC 1852Z 253DEG 22KT 4369 7223 

$$

Hammond

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Sep 15, 4:22 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementBTVGrand Isle23 min
Sep 15, 4:50 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementBTVGrand Isle40 min
Sep 15, 5:33 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementBTVChittenden, Franklin, Lamoille42 min
Sep 15, 7:20 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementBTVOrleans25 min
Sep 15, 7:54 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementBTVEssex36 min
Sep 15, 1:08 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementBTVRutland52 min
Sep 15, 1:15 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBTVRutland, Windsor60 min
Sep 15, 1:54 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementBTVWashington66 min
Sep 15, 2:03 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementBTVOrange27 min
Sep 15, 2:23 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementBTVLamoille37 min
Sep 15, 2:32 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBTVOrange34 min
Sep 15, 3:02 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBTVWindsor28 min
Sep 15, 3:16 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementBTVEssex29 min
Sep 15, 3:30 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementBTVWindsor30 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.