Headline:
Special Weather Statement issued May 29 at 5:58PM EDT by NWS Burlington VT
Event:
Special Weather Statement
Urgency:
Expected
Effective:
May 29, 2026 - 2:58pm
Expires:
May 29, 2026 - 3:45pm
Description:
At 556 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from near Clinton to near Bellmont to near
Stockholm. Movement was southeast at 40 mph.
HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph.
SOURCE...Localized wind gusts of 40 to 50 mph have been observed, as
well as cloud to ground lightning.
IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects.
Locations impacted include...
Mooers Village, Malone Village, Dannemora, Rouses Point, Champlain
Village, Chateaugay Village, Plattsburgh International Airport, Burke
Village, Brushton, Keeseville, Franklin, Champlain, Bangor, Burke,
Black Brook, Saranac, Santa Clara, Grand Isle, St. Albans Town, and
South Alburgh.
This includes Interstate 87 between mile markers 136 and 175.
Instruction:
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.
Persons in campgrounds should consider seeking sturdy shelter until
these storms pass.
Area Description:
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; Western Chittenden
Forcast Office:
NWS Burlington VT
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov