SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 227 REMAINS VALID UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS
EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS

IN VERMONT THIS WATCH INCLUDES 7 COUNTIES

IN CENTRAL VERMONT

ORANGE                WASHINGTON

IN NORTHEAST VERMONT

CALEDONIA             ESSEX                 ORLEANS

IN NORTHWEST VERMONT

FRANKLIN              LAMOILLE

THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF BRADFORD, ISLAND POND, JOHNSON,
MONTPELIER, NEWPORT, RANDOLPH, ST. ALBANS, ST. JOHNSBURY,
AND STOWE.

The National Weather Service in Burlington has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Northeastern Lamoille County in northwestern Vermont...
Northern Caledonia County in northeastern Vermont...
Western Orleans County in northeastern Vermont...
East central Franklin County in northwestern Vermont...

* Until 800 PM EDT.

* At 730 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Eden Mills,
moving northeast at 30 mph.

HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Expect damage to trees and powerlines.

* Locations impacted include...
Irasburg, Eden, Westfield, Glover, Albany, Barton, Barton Village,
Albany Village, Lowell, Craftsbury, Wolcott, Jay, Troy, Belvidere,
Hyde Park, Montgomery, Greensboro, Newport Town, West Glover and
South Albany.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

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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TORNADO...POSSIBLE;
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED;
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN;
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED;
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH