New York, Vermont Moderate Special Weather Statement | Effective 07/28/2026 13:28

Headline: 
Special Weather Statement issued July 28 at 4:28PM EDT by NWS Burlington VT
Event: 
Special Weather Statement
Urgency: 
Expected
Effective: 
July 28, 2026 - 1:28pm
Expires: 
July 28, 2026 - 2:30pm
Description: 
At 428 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Georgia Center, moving north at 30 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph and half inch 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... Rouses Point, Alburgh Village, St. Albans City, Fairfax, Georgia, Swanton, St. Albans Town, South Alburgh, Alburgh, Alburgh Dunes State Park, North Hero, Swanton Village, Highgate Falls, Highgate, Georgia Center, Isle La Motte, Grand Isle, Fairfield, Milton, and Champlain.
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.
Area Description: 
Eastern Clinton; Grand Isle; Western Franklin; Western Chittenden; Eastern Franklin
Forcast Office: 
NWS Burlington VT
Sender: 
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov