Special Weather Statement issued July 30 at 5:27PM EDT by NWS

…A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT SOUTHERN CALEDONIA… NORTHEASTERN ORANGE…SOUTHWESTERN ESSEX AND NORTHEASTERN WASHINGTON COUNTIES… At 527 PM EDT, radar indicated strong thunderstorms were located along a line extending from Calais to Williamstown. Movement was east at 30 mph.

Source: National Weather Service Alerts for Vermont