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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 49, NWS Burlington, VT

October 16, 20215 counties in Vermont

NWS Burlington, VT issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Oct 16, 2021, 2:55 PM EDT for 5 counties in Vermont. It was in force for 65 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
Oct 16, 2021, 2:55 PM EDT (18:55 UTC)
Expired
Oct 16, 2021, 4:00 PM EDT
In force
65 min
Issued by
NWS Burlington, VT
Area
Storm-based polygon
Tornado
Possible
Hail
0.75 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Chittenden County, VT, Franklin County, VT, Grand Isle County, VT, Lamoille County, VT, Orleans County, VT

The radar

The Burlington radar (KCXX), 48 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:58 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
Oct 16, 2:55 PM EDTTSTM WND DMG1 Nnw Swanton Junction, VTTREE DOWN ON BEEBEE ROAD.
Oct 16, 3:01 PM EDTTSTM WND DMG1 Ese St. Albans, VTTREES AND POWERLINES DOWN ON FAIRFIELD RD.

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
Oct 16, 12:35 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC6 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Gray, ME (KGYX), launched 12:00Z, 6.9 hours before the alert went out and 226 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, Gray, ME at 12:00Z on 2021-10-16Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1 joules per kilogram.LCLEL10008507005003002001001 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, Gray, ME at 12:00Z on 2021-10-16The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 175 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
1 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
466 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
29 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
175 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
171 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

851 
WUUS51 KBTV 161855
SVRBTV
VTC007-011-013-015-019-162000-
/O.NEW.KBTV.SV.W.0049.211016T1855Z-211016T2000Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Burlington VT
255 PM EDT Sat Oct 16 2021

The National Weather Service in Burlington has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Northern Lamoille County in northwestern Vermont...
  Western Orleans County in northeastern Vermont...
  Northeastern Grand Isle County in northwestern Vermont...
  Northeastern Chittenden County in northwestern Vermont...
  Franklin County in northwestern Vermont...

* Until 400 PM EDT.

* At 255 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
  extending from Province Point to St. Albans City to West Milton,
  moving northeast at 55 mph.

  HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

  IMPACT...Expect damage to trees and powerlines.

* Locations impacted include...
  Enosburg Falls, Franklin, Johnson Village, Jay, Jay In Franklin
  County, Cambridge, Montgomery Center, Hyde Park, Montgomery, St.
  Albans City, Fairfax, Troy, Sheldon, Belvidere Center, Georgia,
  Enosburg, Swanton, Waterville, St. Albans Town and Johnson.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

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

&&

LAT...LON 4500 7229 4460 7243 4462 7324 4479 7316
      4501 7323
TIME...MOT...LOC 1855Z 225DEG 50KT 4502 7318 4483 7311 4465 7318 

TORNADO...POSSIBLE
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH

$$

Haynes
2 follow-up statements
650 
WWUS51 KBTV 161921
SVSBTV

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Burlington VT
321 PM EDT Sat Oct 16 2021

VTC013-161930-
/O.CAN.KBTV.SV.W.0049.000000T0000Z-211016T2000Z/
Grand Isle VT-
321 PM EDT Sat Oct 16 2021

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN GRAND ISLE COUNTY
IS CANCELLED...

The storms which prompted the warning have moved out of the warned 
area. Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 700 PM EDT for
northwestern Vermont.

LAT...LON 4500 7229 4460 7243 4463 7296 4501 7293
TIME...MOT...LOC 1920Z 225DEG 50KT 4524 7286 4505 7279 4487 7287 

$$

VTC007-011-015-019-162000-
/O.CON.KBTV.SV.W.0049.000000T0000Z-211016T2000Z/
Lamoille VT-Orleans VT-Chittenden VT-Franklin VT-
321 PM EDT Sat Oct 16 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 400 PM EDT
FOR NORTHERN LAMOILLE...WESTERN ORLEANS...NORTHEASTERN CHITTENDEN AND
EASTERN FRANKLIN COUNTIES...

At 320 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from 16 miles north of Morses Line to near East Franklin to
East Sheldon, moving northeast at 60 mph.

HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Expect damage to trees and powerlines.

Locations impacted include...
Enosburg Falls, Franklin, Johnson Village, Jay, Jay In Franklin
County, Eden, Cambridge, Bakersfield, Cambridge Village, Berkshire,
Montgomery Center, Jeffersonville Village, Hyde Park, Montgomery,
Troy, Sheldon, Belvidere Center, Lake Carmi State Park, Enosburg and
Belvidere.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

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

&&

LAT...LON 4500 7229 4460 7243 4463 7296 4501 7293
TIME...MOT...LOC 1920Z 225DEG 50KT 4524 7286 4505 7279 4487 7287 

HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH

$$

Haynes
792 
WWUS51 KBTV 161956
SVSBTV

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Burlington VT
356 PM EDT Sat Oct 16 2021

VTC007-011-015-019-162006-
/O.EXP.KBTV.SV.W.0049.000000T0000Z-211016T2000Z/
Lamoille VT-Orleans VT-Chittenden VT-Franklin VT-
356 PM EDT Sat Oct 16 2021

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHERN LAMOILLE...WESTERN
ORLEANS...NORTHEASTERN CHITTENDEN AND EASTERN FRANKLIN COUNTIES WILL
EXPIRE AT 400 PM EDT...
            
The storms which prompted the warning have weakened below severe
limits, and no longer pose an immediate threat to life or property.
Therefore, the warning will be allowed to expire.  However gusty
winds are still possible with these thunderstorms.

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 700 PM EDT for
northwestern Vermont.

LAT...LON 4500 7229 4460 7243 4463 7296 4501 7293
TIME...MOT...LOC 1956Z 225DEG 50KT 4559 7237 4540 7230 4522 7238 

$$

Haynes

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Oct 16, 2:21 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBTVFranklin, Grand Isle39 min
Oct 16, 2:40 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBTVAddison, Chittenden, Franklin, Grand Isle, Lamoille, Orange and 3 more65 min
Oct 16, 3:08 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementBTVRutland52 min
Oct 16, 3:43 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementBTVCaledonia, Orange, Washington62 min
Oct 16, 3:55 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementBTVOrleans50 min
Oct 16, 4:47 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementBTVCaledonia, Essex, Orange, Windsor58 min
Oct 16, 5:24 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementBTVWindsor51 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.