Severe Thunderstorm Warning

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This covers roughly the area of Berlin West of I-89

 

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BURLINGTON VT

246 PM EDT TUE MAY 29 2012

 

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BURLINGTON HAS ISSUED A

 

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...

  NORTHERN WINDSOR COUNTY IN SOUTHERN VERMONT...

  WESTERN ORANGE COUNTY IN CENTRAL VERMONT...

  SOUTHWESTERN WASHINGTON COUNTY IN CENTRAL VERMONT...

  SOUTHEASTERN ESSEX COUNTY IN NORTHERN NEW YORK...

  SOUTHEASTERN CHITTENDEN COUNTY IN NORTHWEST VERMONT...

  ADDISON COUNTY IN CENTRAL VERMONT...

  NORTHERN RUTLAND COUNTY IN SOUTHERN VERMONT...

 

* UNTIL 345 PM EDT.

 

* AT 242 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 CORNWALL...

  MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH.

 

* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO...

  RIPTON...BRISTOL...SOUTH LINCOLN...LINCOLN...GRANVILLE...WARREN...

  ROXBURY...WEST BROOKFIELD...BROOKFIELD...NORTHFIELD...

 

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 TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM TUESDAY EVENING FOR

NORTHERN NEW YORK AND VERMONT.