NWS Burlington VTSV.W 0053August 8, 2026
Severe Thunderstorm Warning: Clinton, Chittenden, Franklin and 1 more, NY and VT
The National Weather Service office in Burlington issued a severe thunderstorm warning for Clinton, Chittenden, Franklin and 1 more in New York, Vermont, which was in force until 5:00 p.m. local time on August 8. It was the 53rd severe thunderstorm warning the NWS office in Burlington issued in 2026. New York had 85 severe thunderstorm warnings in August 2026, against 86 in an average August of 2008-2025 (New York's severe thunderstorm warnings by year).
ExpiredWarning
In force for 50 minutes; it has expired. The agency may have replaced it with a new notice.
The notice
- Issued by
- National Weather Service, Burlington VT
- Area
- Clinton, Chittenden, Franklin and 1 more
- State
- New York
- Level
- Warning
- Issued
- 4:10 p.m. EDT, August 8, 2026
- Expires
- 5:00 p.m. EDT, August 8, 2026
- CAP severity, certainty, urgency
- Severe, Observed, Immediate
- VTEC event
- KBTV SV.W 0053
- Official source
- National Weather Service: the notice at its source
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The notice as issued
SVRBTV The National Weather Service in Burlington has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... East central Clinton County in northern New York... Southern Grand Isle County in northwestern Vermont... Northwestern Chittenden County in northwestern Vermont... Southwestern Franklin County in northwestern Vermont... * Until 500 PM EDT. * At 409 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Plattsburgh International Airport, moving northeast at 20 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... Plattsburgh International Airport, Georgia, Grand Isle, St. Albans Town, Milton, South Hero, Plattsburgh, Georgia Center, North Hero, Fairfax, Schuyler Falls, Beekmantown, Peru, Young Island, Wilcox Point, Hazen Point, Hen Island, Conner Bay, Kellogg Island, and Grand Isle State Park.
What the agency told people to do
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.
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