THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BURLINGTON HAS ISSUED A
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR ... SOUTHWESTERN LAMOILLE COUNTY IN NORTHWEST VERMONT ... NORTHWESTERN WASHINGTON COUNTY IN CENTRAL VERMONT ... SOUTHERN GRAND ISLE COUNTY IN NORTHWEST VERMONT ... NORTHEASTERN ESSEX COUNTY IN NORTHERN NEW YORK ... SOUTHEASTERN CLINTON COUNTY IN NORTHERN NEW YORK ... CHITTENDEN COUNTY IN NORTHWEST VERMONT ... NORTH CENTRAL ADDISON COUNTY IN CENTRAL VERMONT ... SOUTH CENTRAL FRANKLIN COUNTY IN NORTHWEST VERMONT ...
* UNTIL 615 PM EDT.
* AT 512 PM EDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING ONE INCH DIAMETER HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. THE STORM WAS NEAR COLCHESTER POINT ...MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH.
* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO ... ESSEX CENTER ...ESSEX JUNCTION ...WESTFORD ...JERICHO ...CAMBRIDGE ... WEST BOLTON ...UNDERHILL STATE PARK ...
THIS SEVERE THUNDERSTORM IS ALSO PRODUCING DEADLY CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING.
WHEN YOU CAN DO SO SAFELY ...PLEASE REPORT DAMAGING WINDS OR HAIL TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY CALLING TOLL FREE ...1 800 8 6 3 4 2 7 9 ...OR BY SUBMITTING A STORM REPORT AT WEATHER.GOV/BURLINGTON.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS ...
GET TO SAFETY IMMEDIATELY WHEN THREATENING WEATHER APPROACHES. WINDS MAY KNOCK DOWN TREES AND POWER LINES AND DAMAGE BUILDINGS. LARGE HAIL MAY CAUSE INJURY AND DAMAGE PROPERTY.
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM WEDNESDAY EVENING FOR NORTHERN NEW YORK AND VERMONT.
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