Headline:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued July 16 at 1:57PM EDT until July 16 at 2:15PM EDT by NWS Burlington VT
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
July 16, 2026 - 10:57am
Expires:
July 16, 2026 - 11:15am
Description:
At 157 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from Moretown to North Ferrisburgh, moving southeast at 40
mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE...Public.
IMPACT...Expect damage to trees and powerlines.
Locations impacted include...
Barre, Montpelier, Vergennes, Middlebury, Ferrisburg, Weybridge,
Waltham, Bristol, Monkton Ridge, Waterbury Village, Websterville,
Lincoln, Monkton, Waitsfield, Monkton Boro, Berlin, Fayston, New
Haven, Middlesex, and Panton.
This includes Interstate 89 between mile markers 40 and 65.
Instruction:
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.
If on or near Lake Champlain, get away from the water and move
indoors or inside a vehicle. Remember, lightning can strike out to
15 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.
Area Description:
Addison, VT; Chittenden, VT; Orange, VT; Washington, VT
Forcast Office:
NWS Burlington VT
Sender: