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Special Weather Statement

National Weather Service Burlington VT

428 PM EDT Sat May 17 2025

 

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Caledonia VT-Eastern Rutland VT-Western Windsor VT-Washington VT-

Eastern Addison VT-Orange VT-

428 PM EDT Sat May 17 2025



...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT WESTERN ORANGE...SOUTHWESTERN

CALEDONIA...SOUTHEASTERN ADDISON...NORTHEASTERN RUTLAND...

NORTHWESTERN WINDSOR AND CENTRAL WASHINGTON COUNTIES THROUGH 515 PM

EDT...



At 427 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along

a line extending from near Middlesex to near Berlin to near

Northfield to near Rochester. Movement was east at 20 mph.



HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 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...

Braintree Hill, Calais, East Randolph, Plainfield, Randolph Center,

East Bethel, Orange, East Braintree, West Berlin, Chelsea, Upper

Graniteville, Maple Corner, Stillwater State Park, South Cabot,

Websterville, East Montpelier, Marshfield Village, Randolph, East

Calais, and Rochester.



This includes Interstate 89 between mile markers 26 and 58.

 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...



If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. 



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

central, southern and northeastern Vermont.



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LAT...LON 4445 7229 4431 7223 4413 7228 4387 7251

      4384 7297 4409 7276 4421 7270 4439 7265

TIME...MOT...LOC 2027Z 253DEG 16KT 4437 7262 4424 7262 4412 7268 4393

7284



MAX HAIL SIZE...0.88 IN

MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH



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