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NWS Burlington VTSV.W 0051July 28, 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 4:00 p.m. local time on July 28. It was the 51st severe thunderstorm warning the NWS office in Burlington issued in 2026. New York had 153 severe thunderstorm warnings in July 2026, against 135 in an average July of 2008-2025 (New York's severe thunderstorm warnings by year).

ExpiredWarning

Issued2:59 p.m. EDT, July 28, 2026
In force2:59 p.m. EDT, July 28, 2026
Expired4:00 p.m. EDT, July 28, 2026

In force for 1 hour; 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
2:59 p.m. EDT, July 28, 2026
Expires
4:00 p.m. EDT, July 28, 2026
CAP severity, certainty, urgency
Severe, Observed, Immediate
VTEC event
KBTV SV.W 0051
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... Northeastern Clinton County in northern New York... Northeastern Grand Isle County in northwestern Vermont... North central Chittenden County in northwestern Vermont... Western Franklin County in northwestern Vermont... * Until 400 PM EDT. * At 258 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Georgia Center, moving north at 25 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... Rouses Point, Alburgh Village, St. Albans City, Fairfax, Georgia, Swanton, St. Albans Town, South Alburgh, Alburgh, Alburgh Dunes State Park, North Hero, Swanton Village, Highgate Falls, Highgate, Georgia Center, Fairfield, Milton, Sheldon, Franklin, and Grand Isle.

What the agency told people to do

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

Source: National Weather Service: the notice at its source. The text is the agency's, unedited. A U.S. Government work, in the public domain.