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WWUS81 KBTV 082038
SPSBTV
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BURLINGTON VT
438 PM EDT SAT AUG 8 2026
NYZ028-035-VTZ001-005-017-082130-
EASTERN CLINTON NY-EASTERN ESSEX NY-GRAND ISLE VT-
EASTERN CHITTENDEN VT-WESTERN CHITTENDEN VT-
438 PM EDT SAT AUG 8 2026
..A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT EASTERN CLINTON
NORTHEASTERN
ESSEX...SOUTH CENTRAL GRAND ISLE...NORTHERN CHITTENDEN AND
SOUTHWESTERN FRANKLIN COUNTIES THROUGH 530 PM EDT...
AT 437 PM EDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER
COLCHESTER, MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH.
HAZARD...WIND GUSTS OF 50 TO 55 MPH AND NICKEL SIZE HAIL.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...GUSTY WINDS COULD KNOCK DOWN TREE LIMBS AND BLOW AROUND
UNSECURED OBJECTS. MINOR HAIL DAMAGE TO VEGETATION IS
POSSIBLE.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
ESSEX JUNCTION, BURLINGTON INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, BURLINGTON, SOUTH
BURLINGTON, WINOOSKI, WESTFORD, COLCHESTER, ESSEX JUNCTION VILLAGE,
SOUTH HERO, UNDERHILL, JERICHO, ESSEX, JERICHO VILLAGE, MILTON,
WILLISTON, RICHMOND, CHESTERFIELD, AUSABLE, MALLETS BAY STATE PARK,
AND SUNSET ISLAND.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
IF OUTDOORS, CONSIDER SEEKING SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING.
IF ON OR NEAR LAKE CHAMPLAIN, GET OUT OF THE WATER AND MOVE INDOORS
OR INSIDE A VEHICLE. REMEMBER, LIGHTNING CAN STRIKE OUT TO 10 MILES
FROM THE PARENT THUNDERSTORM. IF YOU CAN HEAR THUNDER, YOU ARE CLOSE
ENOUGH TO BE STRUCK BY LIGHTNING. MOVE TO SAFE SHELTER NOW! DO NOT
BE CAUGHT ON THE WATER IN A THUNDERSTORM.
LAT...LON 4463 7292 4463 7291 4459 7287 4457 7286
4440 7294 4452 7339 4464 7332 4465 7302
TIME...MOT...LOC 2037Z 286DEG 22KT 4459 7326
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.88 IN
MAX WIND GUST...55 MPH
TD
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