NWS Burlington VTSV.W 0062August 13, 2026
Severe Thunderstorm Warning: Rutland, VT
The National Weather Service office in Burlington issued a severe thunderstorm warning for Rutland in Vermont, which was in force until 3:45 p.m. local time on August 13. It was the 62nd severe thunderstorm warning the NWS office in Burlington issued in 2026. Vermont had 10 severe thunderstorm warnings in August 2026, against 10 in an average August of 2008-2025 (Vermont's severe thunderstorm warnings by year).
ExpiredWarning
In force for 58 minutes; it has expired. The agency may have replaced it with a new notice.
The notice
- Issued by
- National Weather Service, Burlington VT
- Area
- Rutland
- State
- Vermont
- Level
- Warning
- Issued
- 2:47 p.m. EDT, August 13, 2026
- Expires
- 3:45 p.m. EDT, August 13, 2026
- CAP severity, certainty, urgency
- Severe, Observed, Immediate
- VTEC event
- KBTV SV.W 0062
- 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... Southwestern Rutland County in southern Vermont... * Until 345 PM EDT. * At 247 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Poultney, or 12 miles southwest of Rutland, moving southeast at 30 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees. * Locations impacted include... Tinmouth, Middletown Springs, Wells, Danby, Ira, Lake St. Catherine, Poultney, Pawlet, Clarendon, Mt. Tabor, Wallingford, Poultney Village, West Rutland, Mount Tabor, Castleton, Fair Haven, West Tinmouth, East Wells and Chippenhook.
What the agency told people to do
Seek shelter inside a well-built structure and stay away from windows. This storm is capable of producing damaging winds and large hail.
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