Vermont Severe Severe Thunderstorm Warning | Effective 07/15/2026 01:11

Headline: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued July 15 at 4:11AM EDT until July 15 at 4:45AM EDT by NWS Burlington VT
Event: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency: 
Immediate
Effective: 
July 15, 2026 - 1:11am
Expires: 
July 15, 2026 - 1:45am
Description: 
At 411 AM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Ira, moving southeast at 50 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... Rutland, Pawlet, Poultney Village, Mount Tabor, Tinmouth, Weston, Rutland City, Middletown Springs, Wallingford, Mt. Tabor, Danby, Lake St. Catherine, Rutland - Southern Vermont Airport, Poultney, Clarendon, West Rutland, Ira, Wells, Mount Holly, and Shrewsbury.
Instruction: 
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. Continuous cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm. Move indoors immediately. Lightning is one of nature's leading killers. Remember, if you can hear thunder, you are close enough to be struck by lightning. Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.
Area Description: 
Rutland, VT; Windsor, VT
Forcast Office: 
NWS Burlington VT