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Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Burlington VT
848 PM EDT Thu Apr 16 2026

NYZ034-035-VTZ003-004-006>011-017>021-170145-
Western Essex NY-Eastern Essex NY-Western Rutland VT-
Western Windsor VT-Washington VT-Western Addison VT-Lamoille VT-
Essex VT-Caledonia VT-Eastern Rutland VT-Eastern Chittenden VT-
Eastern Windsor VT-Orleans VT-Eastern Addison VT-Orange VT-
848 PM EDT Thu Apr 16 2026

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT SOUTHEASTERN ESSEX... SOUTHEASTERN
LAMOILLE...ORANGE...CALEDONIA...SOUTHERN ORLEANS...ADDISON... SOUTHERN
ESSEX...SOUTHEASTERN CHITTENDEN...RUTLAND... WINDSOR AND WASHINGTON
COUNTIES THROUGH 945 PM EDT...

At 848 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of strong
thunderstorms along a line extending from near Danville to near
Groton to near Starksboro to near Hague. Movement was east at 45 mph.

HAZARD...Outflow driven wind gusts up to 50 mph and embedded hail up
         to a 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...
Barre, Rutland, Montpelier, Port Henry, Lyndon, St. Johnsbury,
Woodstock, Middlebury, Vergennes, Braintree Hill, Killington,
Waterbury Village, Websterville, Orwell, Worcester, Middlesex,
Marshfield, Ira, Cabot Village, and Mount Holly.

This includes the following highways...
 Interstate 87 between mile markers 82 and 85, and near mile marker
95.
 Interstate 89 between mile markers 3 and 64.
 Interstate 91 between mile markers 76 and 78, between mile markers
82 and 91, between mile markers 97 and 121, and between mile markers
123 and 139.
 Interstate 93 between mile markers 1 and 11.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

Torrential rainfall is also occurring with these storms and may lead
to localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.

Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with these storms.
Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe
shelter inside a building or vehicle.

&&

LAT...LON 4435 7182 4432 7203 4427 7206 4408 7203
      4399 7212 4381 7218 4340 7268 4345 7325
      4362 7330 4362 7337 4357 7340 4359 7343
      4377 7335 4381 7338 4377 7381 4409 7362
      4435 7276 4456 7249 4454 7157
TIME...MOT... LOC 0048Z 268DEG 40KT 4447 7215 4426 7233 4417 7301 4374
7360

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.50 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH

$$

Haynes