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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 19, NWS Gray, ME

June 12, 2005Belknap County, New Hampshire

NWS Gray, ME issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 12, 2005, 4:49 PM EDT for Belknap County, New Hampshire. It was in force for 26 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jun 12, 2005, 4:49 PM EDT (20:49 UTC)
Expired
Jun 12, 2005, 5:15 PM EDT
In force
26 min
Issued by
NWS Gray, ME
Area
Counties, with a storm outline in the text

County Belknap County, NH

The radar

The Portland,ME radar (KGYX), 103 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:49 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

Open the radar archive at this moment

The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

The nearest sounding before it

Albany, NY (KALY), launched 12:00Z, 8.8 hours before the alert went out and 216 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Albany, NY at 12:00Z on 2005-06-12Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1293 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Albany, NY at 12:00Z on 2005-06-12The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 43 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
1293 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-29 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
579 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
21 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
43 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
51 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.2
Supercell composite
1.2

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this severe thunderstorm warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Gray, ME wrote its last area forecast discussion before this severe thunderstorm warning went out at Jun 12, 2:51 PM EDT, 1 hour 58 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 12, 2:51 PM EDT, 1 hour 58 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAY ME
251 PM EDT SUN JUN 12 2005

.SHORT TERM (TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY)...SAME SCENARIO AS HAZY
WARM HUMID AIR MASS CONTINUES THROUGH THE DAY MONDAY WITH
CHANCE OF SHOWERS THUNDERSTORMS.  SOME DEGREE OF FOG AGAIN
TONIGHT WHICH WILL AGAIN THIN TO A HAZE ON MONDAY. TEMPS/POPS
A BLEND OF GUIDANCE SUITES.
&&

.LONG TERM (MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY)...LOW PRESSURE SLIDES SOUTH
FROM CANADA MONDAY NIGHT...ALLOWING COOLER NORTHEAST FLOW TO ARRIVE
BY TUESDAY.  THIS BACKDOOR SYSTEM COLLIDES WITH REMAINS OF TROPICAL
SYSTEM HEADING TOWARDS NEW ENGLAND.  EXPECT SHRA/TSRA TUESDAY
MORNING BEFORE COOLER AIR TAKES HOLD LATER IN THE DAY.

THEREAFTER...COOL...MOIST NORTHEAST FLOW TO CONTINUE AS SYSTEM
BECOMES CUTOFF ALOFT.  SHOWERS CONDITIONS AND BELOW NORMAL TEMPS
EXPECT INTO FRIDAY.  DRIER NW FLOW POSSIBLE FOR THE WEEKEND WITH
PARTLY SUNNY CONDITIONS.
&&

.AVIATION...VFR CONDITIONS WITH LIMITED VISIBILY DUE TO HAZE LATE
THIS AFTERNOON WILL DROP TO MVFR OR LOWER DEPENDING ON DEGREE OF
FOG.
&&

.MARINE...NO FLAGS.
&&

.GYX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
ME...NONE.
NH...NONE.
MARINE...NONE.
&&
Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 12, 5:18 AM EDT, 11 hours 31 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAY ME
518 AM EDT SUN JUN 12 2005

MEZ007>009-012>014-018>028-NHZ001>010-013-014-130916-
ANDROSCOGGIN ME-BELKNAP NH-CENTRAL SOMERSET ME-COASTAL CUMBERLAND ME-
COASTAL ROCKINGHAM NH-COASTAL WALDO ME-COASTAL YORK ME-
INTERIOR CUMBERLAND ME-INTERIOR ROCKINGHAM NH-INTERIOR WALDO ME-
INTERIOR YORK ME-KENNEBEC ME-KNOX ME-LINCOLN ME-MERRIMACK NH-
NORTHERN CARROLL NH-NORTHERN COOS NH-NORTHERN FRANKLIN ME-
NORTHERN GRAFTON NH-NORTHERN OXFORD ME-SAGADAHOC ME-
SOUTHERN CARROLL NH-SOUTHERN COOS NH-SOUTHERN FRANKLIN ME-
SOUTHERN GRAFTON NH-SOUTHERN OXFORD ME-SOUTHERN SOMERSET ME-
STRAFFORD NH-SULLIVAN NH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALFRED...AUBURN...AUGUSTA...BATH...
BELFAST...BERLIN...BETHEL...BETHLEHEM...BIDDEFORD...
BOOTHBAY HARBOR...BRIDGTON...BRUNSWICK...CAMDEN...CLAREMONT...
COBURN GORE...COLEBROOK...CONCORD...CONWAY...DAMARISCOTTA...DERRY...
DOVER...DURHAM...EUSTIS...EXETER...FAIRFIELD...FARMINGTON...
FRANKLIN...FRYEBURG...GARDINER...HAMPTON...HENNIKER...JACKMAN...
KITTERY...LACONIA...LANCASTER...LEBANON...LEWISTON...LINCOLN...
LINCOLNVILLE...LITTLETON...MECHANIC FALLS...MEREDITH...
MOULTONBOROUGH...NAPLES...NEW LONDON...NORTH WINDHAM...NORTHWOOD...
OAKLAND...OSSIPEE...PITTSFIELD...PLYMOUTH...PORTLAND...PORTSMOUTH...
RANGELEY...ROCHESTER...ROCKLAND...RUMFORD...SALEM...SANFORD...
SEARSPORT...SKOWHEGAN...SOUTH PARIS...SOUTH PORTLAND...THORNDIKE...
TOPSHAM...TURNER...WATERVILLE...WESTBROOK...WISCASSET AND WOODSVILLE
518 AM EDT SUN JUN 12 2005

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR WESTERN AND SOUTHERN MAINE
AND NORTHERN...CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST NEW HAMPSHIRE

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED.

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jun 12, 12:57 PM EDT, 3 hours 52 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAY ME
1257 PM EDT SUN JUN 12 2005

MEZ007>009-012>014-NHZ001>004-121956-
CENTRAL SOMERSET ME-NORTHERN CARROLL NH-NORTHERN COOS NH-
NORTHERN FRANKLIN ME-NORTHERN GRAFTON NH-NORTHERN OXFORD ME-
SOUTHERN COOS NH-SOUTHERN FRANKLIN ME-SOUTHERN OXFORD ME-
SOUTHERN SOMERSET ME-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BERLIN...BETHEL...BETHLEHEM...
COBURN GORE...COLEBROOK...CONWAY...EUSTIS...FAIRFIELD...FARMINGTON...
FRYEBURG...JACKMAN...LANCASTER...LINCOLN...LITTLETON...PITTSFIELD...
RANGELEY...RUMFORD...SKOWHEGAN...SOUTH PARIS AND WOODSVILLE
1257 PM EDT SUN JUN 12 2005

...SHOWERS AND STORMS WILL QUICKLY DEVELOP THROUGH THE MID AFTERNOON
HOURS...
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO ROLL ACROSS THE NORTHERN
HALF OF NEW HAMPSHIRE AS WELL AS THE MOUNTAINS AND FOOTHILLS OF MAINE
THROUGH 330 PM.  A FEW OF THESE STORMS WILL CONTAIN TORRENTIAL
DOWNPOURS...VIVID LIGHTNING AND WIND GUSTS OVER 30 MPH.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER LOCAL MEDIA FOR FURTHER
DETAILS OR UPDATES.
Special weather statement, Jun 12, 2:39 PM EDT, 2 hours 10 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAY ME
239 PM EDT SUN JUN 12 2005

MEZ013-014-021-122038-
KENNEBEC ME-SOUTHERN FRANKLIN ME-SOUTHERN SOMERSET ME-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...AUGUSTA...FAIRFIELD...FARMINGTON...
GARDINER...OAKLAND...PITTSFIELD...SKOWHEGAN AND WATERVILLE
239 PM EDT SUN JUN 12 2005

A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT FARMINGTON  IN SOUTHERN FRANKLIN
COUNTY WITH BRIEF WIND GUSTS TO 45 MPH...PEA SIZED HAIL AND FREQUENT
CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING BETWEEN 240 PM AND 300 PM. IN ADDITION...
THIS STORM MAY ALSO PRODUCE UP TO ONE AND ONE-HALF INCHES OF RAIN IN
LESS THAN 40 MINUTES. THIS MUCH RAIN MAY RESULT IN LOCALIZED STREET
FLOODING.

HAYES
Special weather statement, Jun 12, 3:34 PM EDT, 1 hour 15 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Jun 12, 3:58 PM EDT, 51 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAY ME
358 PM EDT SUN JUN 12 2005

MEZ020-021-122257-
ANDROSCOGGIN ME-KENNEBEC ME-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...AUBURN...AUGUSTA...GARDINER...LEWISTON...
MECHANIC FALLS...OAKLAND...TURNER AND WATERVILLE
358 PM EDT SUN JUN 12 2005

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL CROSS ANDROSCOGGIN AND KENNEBEC
COUNTIES DURING THE MID AFTERNOON HOURS...
A STRONG THUNDERSTORM FROM WINTHROP TO LIVERMORE WILL CONTINUE TO
HEAD SOUTHEAST AT 25 MPH.  THIS STORM WILL REACH MONMOUTH TO TURNER
BY 430 PM.  WIND GUSTS OVER 40 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER LOCAL MEDIA FOR FURTHER
DETAILS OR UPDATES.
Special weather statement, Jun 12, 4:35 PM EDT, 14 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAY ME
435 PM EDT SUN JUN 12 2005

NHZ009-122335-
BELKNAP NH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MEREDITH
435 PM EDT SUN JUN 12 2005

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL MOVE THROUGH CENTRAL AND NORTHERN
PORTIONS OF BELKNAP COUNTY...
A CLUSTER OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS OVER MEREDITH AT 430 PM WILL
CONTINUE TO MOVE SOUTHEAST AT 25 MPH.  IT WILL REACH THE GILFORD AREA
BY 445 PM AND ALTON BY 500 PM.  WIND GUSTS OVER 40 MPH CAN BE
EXPECTED WITH THESE STORMS.

The office that day

Everything else NWS Gray, ME issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 11, 8:47 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGYXCarroll28 min

Nearby

Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in New Hampshire, 2005Every severe thunderstorm warning in 2005

Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.