Expires:202405230800;Remove:202405230800;704362 WWUS81 KBTV 230659 SPSBTV Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Burlington VT 259 AM EDT Thu May 23 2024 NYZ026-027-029-030-087-230800- Northern St. Lawrence NY-Northern Franklin NY- Southeastern St. Lawrence NY-Southern Franklin NY- Southwestern St. Lawrence NY- 259 AM EDT Thu May 23 2024 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT NORTHWESTERN FRANKLIN AND NORTHEASTERN ST. LAWRENCE COUNTIES THROUGH 400 AM EDT... At 258 AM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Colton, moving northeast at 30 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph and penny size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include... Potsdam, Canton, Norfolk, Moira, Parishville, Fort Covington, Colton, Bombay, Morley, Helena, Madrid, Brushton, Lawrenceville, Norwood, Hermon, Brasher Falls, St. Regis, Lake Ozonia, Dickinson, and Pierrepont. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm. Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe shelter inside a building or vehicle. && LAT...LON 4500 7447 4454 7436 4443 7530 4469 7529 4500 7467 TIME...MOT...LOC 0658Z 247DEG 25KT 4459 7499 MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH $$ Boyd