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Special Weather Statement
Issued: 8:38 PM Aug. 8, 2026 – National Weather Service
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT EASTERN CLINTON...NORTHEASTERN ESSEX...SOUTH CENTRAL GRAND ISLE...NORTHERN CHITTENDEN AND SOUTHWESTERN FRANKLIN COUNTIES THROUGH 530 PM EDT... At 437 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Colchester, moving east at 25 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph and nickel size 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... Essex Junction, Burlington International Airport, Burlington, South Burlington, Winooski, Westford, Colchester, Essex Junction Village, South Hero, Underhill, Jericho, Essex, Jericho Village, Milton, Williston, Richmond, Chesterfield, AuSable, Mallets Bay State Park, and Sunset Island. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. && MAX HAIL SIZE...0.88 IN; MAX WIND GUST...55 MPH
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Issued: 8:31 PM Aug. 8, 2026 – National Weather Service
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 500 PM EDT FOR SOUTHEASTERN CLINTON...SOUTHERN GRAND ISLE...NORTHWESTERN CHITTENDEN AND SOUTHWESTERN FRANKLIN COUNTIES... At 430 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Sawyer Bay, moving east at 20 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail. SOURCE...Emergency management. At At 415 PM EDT, quarter sized hail was observed at Bluff Point Golf Course. IMPACT...Minor hail damage to vehicles is possible. Expect wind damage to trees and powerlines. Locations impacted include... South Hero, Milton, Georgia, Grand Isle, Fairfax, Plattsburgh, Peru, Wilcox Point, Fish Bladder Island, Keeler Bay, Cooper Bay, Spoon Bay, Providence Island, Hoyt Bay, Sand Bar State Park, Smuggler Harbor, Sawyer Island, East Georgia, Wilcox Bay, and Kellogg Island. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. Boaters on Lake Champlain should seek safe harbor now! Strong winds will cause higher waves and sudden wind shifts may overturn boats. Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways. && HAIL THREAT...OBSERVED; MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN; WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED; MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH
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