Vermont Severe Severe Thunderstorm Warning | Effective 07/15/2026 01:37

Headline: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued July 15 at 4:37AM EDT until July 15 at 5:00AM EDT by NWS Burlington VT
Event: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency: 
Immediate
Effective: 
July 15, 2026 - 1:37am
Expires: 
July 15, 2026 - 2:00am
Description: 
At 437 AM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over North Chester, moving southeast at 80 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to trees and powerlines. Locations impacted include... Chester, Andover, Springfield, Baltimore, Weston, Ludlow, Cavendish, North Chester, North Springfield, Simonsville, West Springfield, and Gassetts. This includes Interstate 91 between mile markers 40 and 43.
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