closegps_fixed
Elev 955 ft, 43.93 °N, 72.69 °W

Braintree, VT Severe Weather Alertstar_ratehome

icon66 Â°F Haven Street Station|Report|Change
Current Station
Personal Weather Station
Location: Braintree, VT
Elevation: 955ft
Nearby Weather Stations

Active Weather Alerts

Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Issued: 8:46 PM May. 17, 2025 – National Weather Service
The National Weather Service in Burlington has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Southeastern Lamoille County in northwestern Vermont...
Northern Orange County in central Vermont...
Southwestern Caledonia County in northeastern Vermont...
Eastern Washington County in central Vermont...

* Until 545 PM EDT.

* At 446 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from Adamant to near Barre Town to Braintree, moving east
at 15 mph.

HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Minor hail damage to vehicles is possible. Expect wind
damage to trees and powerlines.

* Locations impacted include...
Calais, Bradford, South Ryegate, Orange, West Danville, Upper
Graniteville, Maple Corner, Stillwater State Park, South Cabot,
Websterville, East Barnet, Wells River, South Corinth, Allis State
Park, Marshfield, Cabot Village, Greenbank Hollow, East Barre,
Kents Corners, and Newbury Center.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.

&&


HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED;
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN;
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED;
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH

Special Weather Statement
Issued: 8:28 PM May. 17, 2025 – National Weather Service
...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT WESTERN ORANGE...SOUTHWESTERN
CALEDONIA...SOUTHEASTERN ADDISON...NORTHEASTERN RUTLAND...
NORTHWESTERN WINDSOR AND CENTRAL WASHINGTON COUNTIES THROUGH 515 PM
EDT...

At 427 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from near Middlesex to near Berlin to near
Northfield to near Rochester. Movement was east at 20 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 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...
Braintree Hill, Calais, East Randolph, Plainfield, Randolph Center,
East Bethel, Orange, East Braintree, West Berlin, Chelsea, Upper
Graniteville, Maple Corner, Stillwater State Park, South Cabot,
Websterville, East Montpelier, Marshfield Village, Randolph, East
Calais, and Rochester.

This includes Interstate 89 between mile markers 26 and 58.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 800 PM EDT for
central, southern and northeastern Vermont.

&&


MAX HAIL SIZE...0.88 IN;
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH

Severe Thunderstorm Watch
Issued: 5:36 PM May. 17, 2025 – National Weather Service
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH
277 IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS

IN NEW YORK THIS WATCH INCLUDES 4 COUNTIES

IN NORTHERN NEW YORK

CLINTON               ESSEX                 FRANKLIN
ST. LAWRENCE

IN VERMONT THIS WATCH INCLUDES 12 COUNTIES

IN CENTRAL VERMONT

ADDISON               ORANGE                WASHINGTON

IN NORTHEAST VERMONT

CALEDONIA             ESSEX                 ORLEANS

IN NORTHWEST VERMONT

CHITTENDEN            FRANKLIN              GRAND ISLE
LAMOILLE

IN SOUTHERN VERMONT

RUTLAND               WINDSOR

THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF ALBURGH, BEEKMANTOWN, BLOOMINGDALE,
BRADFORD, BURLINGTON, CANTON, CHASM FALLS, CONSTABLE,
CROWN POINT CENTER, DUANE CENTER, GOUVERNEUR, ISLAND POND,
JOHNSON, LOON LAKE, MALONE, MASSENA, MIDDLEBURY, MINERVA,
MONTPELIER, NEWCOMB, NEWPORT, OGDENSBURG, PARADOX, PARISHVILLE,
PAUL SMITHS, PLATTSBURGH, POTSDAM, RANDOLPH, RAY BROOK, RUTLAND,
SCHROON LAKE, SOUTH COLTON, SOUTH HERO, SPRINGFIELD, ST. ALBANS,
ST. JOHNSBURY, STOWE, TICONDEROGA, VERGENNES,
AND WHITE RIVER JUNCTION.

Local Radar
Local Radar ImageLocal Severe Image