Alert archive / Vermont / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2021
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 5, NWS Burlington, VT
NWS Burlington, VT issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 26, 2021, 3:52 PM EDT for 6 counties in Vermont. It was in force for 53 min. 5 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
- May 26, 2021, 3:52 PM EDT (19:52 UTC)
- Expired
- May 26, 2021, 4:45 PM EDT
- In force
- 53 min
- Issued by
- NWS Burlington, VT
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 1.0 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Addison County, VT, Caledonia County, VT, Chittenden County, VT, Lamoille County, VT, Orange County, VT, Washington County, VT
The radar
The Burlington radar (KCXX), 48 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:52 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
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 26, 4:12 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | Waitsfield, VT | SEVERAL 12 INCH DIAMETER BRANCHES DOWNED BY THUNDERSTORM WINDS. |
| May 26, 4:20 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | Barre, VT | NUMEROUS REPORTS OF POWER OUTAGES FROM BARRE THROUGH MARSHFIELD BEGINNING AT 420 PM TO 445 PM. |
| May 26, 4:27 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | 1 Ne Barre, VT | NUMEROUS TREES DOWNED ON ROUTE 14 IN BARRE. |
| May 26, 4:33 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | East Montpelier, VT | TREES AND WIRES DOWN, WITH TREES SNAPPED 15 TO 20 FEET ABOVE THE GROUND. |
| May 26, 4:35 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | Plainfield, VT | TREES AND POWERLINES DOWN ON SCHOOL ST/ROUTE 2 IN PLAINFIELD. |
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.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 26, 12:59 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Albany, NY (KALY), launched 12:00Z, 7.9 hours before the alert went out and 178 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
- 6 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -291 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1196 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 38 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 149 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 137 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
631
WUUS51 KBTV 261952
SVRBTV
VTC001-005-007-015-017-023-262045-
/O.NEW.KBTV.SV.W.0005.210526T1952Z-210526T2045Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Burlington VT
352 PM EDT Wed May 26 2021
The National Weather Service in Burlington has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Southern Lamoille County in northwestern Vermont...
Southwestern Caledonia County in northeastern Vermont...
Northwestern Orange County in central Vermont...
Central Addison County in central Vermont...
Southeastern Chittenden County in northwestern Vermont...
Washington County in central Vermont...
* Until 445 PM EDT.
* At 352 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Bristol,
moving east at 50 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...
Barre, Middlebury, Montpelier, Vergennes, Calais, Plainfield,
Orange, Waltham, Bristol, Waterbury Village, Websterville, Lincoln,
East Montpelier, Waitsfield, Berlin, Fayston, New Haven, Worcester,
Middlesex and Barre Town.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
&&
LAT...LON 4396 7317 4416 7326 4447 7248 4411 7229
TIME...MOT...LOC 1952Z 248DEG 43KT 4410 7307
HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60MPH
$$
Lahiff2 follow-up statements
588 WWUS51 KBTV 262013 SVSBTV Severe Weather Statement National Weather Service Burlington VT 413 PM EDT Wed May 26 2021 VTC001-005-007-015-017-023-262045- /O.CON.KBTV.SV.W.0005.000000T0000Z-210526T2045Z/ Lamoille VT-Caledonia VT-Orange VT-Addison VT-Chittenden VT- Washington VT- 413 PM EDT Wed May 26 2021 ...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 445 PM EDT FOR SOUTHERN LAMOILLE...SOUTHWESTERN CALEDONIA...NORTHWESTERN ORANGE...NORTHEASTERN ADDISON...SOUTHEASTERN CHITTENDEN AND WASHINGTON COUNTIES... At 413 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Waitsfield, moving east at 50 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and penny size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to trees and powerlines. Locations impacted include... Barre, Montpelier, Calais, Plainfield, Orange, Bristol, Waterbury Village, Websterville, Lincoln, East Montpelier, Waitsfield, Berlin, Fayston, Worcester, Middlesex, Barre Town, Northfield Village, Warren, Duxbury and Northfield. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. && LAT...LON 4399 7301 4422 7312 4447 7248 4411 7229 TIME...MOT...LOC 2013Z 248DEG 43KT 4420 7274 HAIL...0.75IN WIND...60MPH $$ Lahiff
863 WWUS51 KBTV 262024 SVSBTV Severe Weather Statement National Weather Service Burlington VT 424 PM EDT Wed May 26 2021 VTC001-005-007-015-017-023-262045- /O.CON.KBTV.SV.W.0005.000000T0000Z-210526T2045Z/ Lamoille VT-Caledonia VT-Orange VT-Addison VT-Chittenden VT- Washington VT- 424 PM EDT Wed May 26 2021 ...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 445 PM EDT FOR SOUTHERN LAMOILLE...SOUTHWESTERN CALEDONIA...NORTHWESTERN ORANGE...EASTERN ADDISON...SOUTHEASTERN CHITTENDEN AND WASHINGTON COUNTIES... At 424 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Montpelier, moving east at 50 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to trees and powerlines. Locations impacted include... Barre, Montpelier, Calais, Plainfield, Orange, Waterbury Village, Websterville, East Montpelier, Waitsfield, Berlin, Fayston, Worcester, Middlesex, Barre Town, Northfield Village, Warren, Duxbury, Northfield, Moretown and Barre City. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... This is a DANGEROUS SITUATION. This storm is producing widespread wind damage across eastern Addison and western Washington Counties. SEEK SHELTER NOW inside a sturdy structure and stay away from windows. && LAT...LON 4402 7283 4429 7294 4447 7248 4411 7229 TIME...MOT...LOC 2024Z 248DEG 43KT 4425 7257 HAIL...<.75IN WIND...60MPH $$ Lahiff
The office that day
Everything else NWS Burlington, VT issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 26, 1:56 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BTV | Addison, Washington | 64 min |
| May 26, 2:46 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BTV | Rutland | 59 min |
| May 26, 3:15 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BTV | Addison | 45 min |
| May 26, 3:46 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BTV | Rutland | 44 min |
| May 26, 4:39 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BTV | Caledonia, Essex, Orange, Washington | 51 min |
| May 26, 4:48 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BTV | Windsor | 42 min |
Nearby
Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Vermont, 2021Every severe thunderstorm warning in 2021
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.