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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BURLINGTON VT
302 AM EDT MON MAY 25 2026
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NORTHERN ST. LAWRENCE-NORTHERN FRANKLIN-EASTERN CLINTON-
SOUTHEASTERN ST. LAWRENCE-SOUTHERN FRANKLIN-WESTERN CLINTON-
WESTERN ESSEX-EASTERN ESSEX-SOUTHWESTERN ST. LAWRENCE-GRAND ISLE-
WESTERN FRANKLIN-ORLEANS-ESSEX-WESTERN
CHITTENDEN-LAMOILLE-CALEDONIA-
WASHINGTON-WESTERN ADDISON-ORANGE-WESTERN RUTLAND-EASTERN FRANKLIN-
EASTERN CHITTENDEN-EASTERN ADDISON-EASTERN RUTLAND-WESTERN WINDSOR-
EASTERN WINDSOR-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF MASSENA, NORFOLK, FORT COVINGTON, MALONE,
CHAMPLAIN, PLATTSBURGH, SOUTH COLTON, STAR LAKE, SARANAC LAKE,
TUPPER LAKE, DANNEMORA, ELLENBURG, LAKE PLACID, NEWCOMB, PORT HENRY,
TICONDEROGA, OGDENSBURG, POTSDAM, GOUVERNEUR, ALBURGH, SOUTH HERO,
ST. ALBANS, SWANTON, DERBY, NEWPORT, ISLAND POND, LUNENBURG,
BURLINGTON, SHELBURNE, JOHNSON, STOWE, HARDWICK, ST. JOHNSBURY,
MONTPELIER, WAITSFIELD, MIDDLEBURY, VERGENNES, BRADFORD, RANDOLPH,
FAIR HAVEN, RUTLAND, ENOSBURG FALLS, RICHFORD, RICHMOND, UNDERHILL,
BRISTOL, RIPTON, EAST WALLINGFORD, KILLINGTON, BETHEL, LUDLOW,
SPRINGFIELD, AND WHITE RIVER JUNCTION
302 AM EDT MON MAY 25 2026
..NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLD WATER SAFETY MESSAGE
* THE WARMER AIR TEMPERATURES EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON MAY CAUSE
PEOPLE TO UNDERESTIMATE THE DANGERS OF THE COLD WATER TEMPERATURES
WHICH ARE CURRENTLY ONLY IN THE LOWER TO MID 50S ACROSS LAKE
CHAMPLAIN, AND IN THE UPPER 40S TO MID 50S IN THE REGION'S SMALLER
LAKES AND RIVERS.
* THE COLD WATER TEMPERATURES CAN QUICKLY CAUSE HYPOTHERMIA TO ANYONE
IMMERSED IN THE WATER. WHEN THE WATER TEMPERATURE IS BELOW 60
DEGREES, THE AVERAGE SUBMERGED PERSON COULD LOSE DEXTERITY WITHIN
MINUTES AND BE UNABLE TO ACCOMPLISH SIMPLE TASKS. ANYONE ON SMALL
BOATS, CANOES OR KAYAKS SHOULD PLAN ACCORDINGLY IF RECREATING TODAY
AND USE EXTREME CAUTION TO AVOID THIS THREAT. PADDLE SMART FROM THE
START AND ALWAYS WEAR YOUR LIFE JACKET!
* DUE TO RECENT RAIN, AREA RIVERS CONTINUE TO RUN FAST WITH SWIFT
WATER CURRENTS. THE SWIFT WATER CAN EASILY OVERTURN A KAYAK OR
CANOE INTO THE FRIGID RIVER WATERS. ONCE IN THE COLD WATER, THE
STRONG CURRENTS WILL MAKE IT DIFFICULT TO REACH SAFETY.
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