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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 41, NWS Gray, ME
NWS Gray, ME issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 20, 2006, 6:01 PM EDT for Kennebec County, Sagadahoc County, Maine. It was in force for 44 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 20, 2006, 6:01 PM EDT (22:01 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 20, 2006, 6:45 PM EDT
- In force
- 44 min
- Issued by
- NWS Gray, ME
- Area
- Counties, with a storm outline in the text
Counties Kennebec County, ME, Sagadahoc County, ME
The radar
The Portland,ME radar (KGYX), 47 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:04 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The watch it was issued in
The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 20, 12:12 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Gray, ME (KGYX), launched 12:00Z, 10.0 hours before the alert went out and 47 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.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 175 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -84 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1018 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 34 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 8 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 53 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
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 20, 2:56 PM EDT, 3 hours 5 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jun 20, 2:56 PM EDT, 3 hours 5 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAY ME 256 PM EDT TUE JUN 20 2006 .SHORT TERM /TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY/...COLD FRONT MOVG E THIS AFTERNOON. EXPECTED TO CROSS THE COAST LATE TONIGHT. THUNDERSTORMS ARE FIRING IN THE VERY UNSTABLE AIR. HAIL AND STRAIGHT LINE WIND DAMAGE ARE POSSIBLE WITH THESE STORMS. WATCH CONTINUES UNTIL 8 PM. EXPECT SHOWER ACTIVITY TO LINGER THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS. ONCE FRONT MOVES THROUGH CLEARING BEGINS. DRIER BUT STILL WARM DAY WED. USED A BLEND OF MAV/MET FOR HIGHS WED. && .LONG TERM /WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY/...NEXT SEVERE WEATHER DAY APPEARS TO BE ON FRIDAY. STRONG COLD FRONT WILL CROSS THE AREA WITH MODERATE WIND FIELD FRIDAY AFTERNOON. NEXT QUESTION IS HOW FAR SOUTH DOES CANADIAN HIGH BUILD INTO NEW ENGLAND. GUIDANCE AT THIS TIME SUGGESTS BAND OF CLOUDS AND PERIODS OF LIGHT RAIN MAY SETTLE JUST SOUTH OF OUR FORECAST AREA OVER THE WEEKEND. NORTHERN AREAS TO HAVE MORE SUN. BY MONDAY...FRONT ATTEMPTS TO LIFT NORTHWARD. WILL KEEP A CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE FORECAST FOR MONDAY INTO TUESDAY PERIOD. && .AVIATION...MVFR TO IFR IN SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH THE EVENING THEN CLEARING AND BECOMING VFR. && .MARINE...QUITE ON THE WATERS AFTER THE THUNDERSTORMS PASS THIS EVENING. THE SCA EXPIRED AT 3 PM. && .GYX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... ME...NONE. NH...NONE. MARINE...NONE. &&
Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 20, 12:44 PM EDT, 5 hours 17 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAY ME 1244 PM EDT TUE JUN 20 2006 ANZ150-MEZ007>009-012>014-018>028-NHZ001>010-013-014-211645- STONINGTON ME TO MERRIMACK RIVER MA OUT TO 25 NM-NORTHERN OXFORD- NORTHERN FRANKLIN-CENTRAL SOMERSET-SOUTHERN OXFORD- SOUTHERN FRANKLIN-SOUTHERN SOMERSET-INTERIOR YORK- INTERIOR CUMBERLAND-ANDROSCOGGIN-KENNEBEC-INTERIOR WALDO- COASTAL YORK-COASTAL CUMBERLAND-SAGADAHOC-LINCOLN-KNOX- COASTAL WALDO-NORTHERN COOS-SOUTHERN COOS-NORTHERN GRAFTON- NORTHERN CARROLL-SOUTHERN GRAFTON-SOUTHERN CARROLL-SULLIVAN- MERRIMACK-BELKNAP-STRAFFORD-INTERIOR ROCKINGHAM- COASTAL ROCKINGHAM- 1244 PM EDT TUE JUN 20 2006 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF WESTERN MAINE... CENTRAL NEW HAMPSHIRE...NORTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE...SOUTHEASTERN NEW HAMPSHIRE AND THE COASTAL WATERS FROM STONINGTON ME TO THE MERRIMACK RIVER MA. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM FOR WESTERN MAINE AND MUCH OF NEW HAMPSHIRE AND THE ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS. DAMAGING WINDS AND LARGE HAIL ARE POSSIBLE IN A FEW STORMS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS REQUESTED. PLEASE PHONE REPORTS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.
In the hours before
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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAY ME 515 PM EDT TUE JUN 20 2006 NHZ002-003-202200- NORTHERN GRAFTON-SOUTHERN COOS- 515 PM EDT TUE JUN 20 2006 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT GRAFTON COUNTY AND COOS COUNTY THROUGH 600 PM EDT... AT 515 PM EDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A CLUSTER OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS CENTERED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 12 MILES NORTH OF LITTLETON TO 7 MILES WEST OF BENTON...MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH. THIS CLUSTER OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT AREAS IN AND AROUND LANDAFF CENTER...BENTON...SUGAR HILL... LITTLETON... EASTON...WOODSTOCK...LANCASTER...FRANCONIA...BETHLEHEM AND GUILDHALL THROUGH 600 PM EDT. HAIL UP TO ONE HALF INCH IN DIAMETER...EXCESSIVE CLOUD-TO-GROUND LIGHTNING AND GUSTY WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED. MOVE INSIDE IF STORMS APPROACH YOUR LOCATION. HAYES
Special weather statement, Jun 20, 5:49 PM EDT, 12 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAY ME 549 PM EDT TUE JUN 20 2006 NHZ002-003-005-007>009-202230- BELKNAP-MERRIMACK-NORTHERN GRAFTON-SOUTHERN COOS-SOUTHERN GRAFTON-SULLIVAN- 549 PM EDT TUE JUN 20 2006 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT BELKNAP COUNTY...SULLIVAN COUNTY...MERRIMACK COUNTY...GRAFTON COUNTY AND COOS COUNTY THROUGH 630 PM EDT... AT 549 PM EDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A CLUSTER OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS CENTERED 3 MILES WEST OF WENTWORTH... OR ABOUT 16 MILES NORTHWEST OF PLYMOUTH...MOVING EAST AT 20 MPH. THIS CLUSTER OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT AREAS IN AND AROUND PIERMONT...ORANGE...LYME...HAVERHILL...DORCHESTER...WENTWORTH... HEBRON...GROTON...WARREN AND RUMNEY THROUGH 630 PM EDT. HAIL UP TO ONE HALF INCH IN DIAMETER...EXCESSIVE CLOUD-TO-GROUND LIGHTNING AND GUSTY WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED. MOVE INSIDE IF STORMS APPROACH YOUR LOCATION. HAYES
The office that day
Everything else NWS Gray, ME issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 20, 2:30 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GYX | Somerset | 60 min |
| Jun 20, 3:00 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GYX | Franklin, Oxford | 60 min |
| Jun 20, 3:41 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GYX | Somerset | 64 min |
| Jun 20, 3:50 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GYX | Franklin, Oxford | 55 min |
| Jun 20, 4:29 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GYX | Cumberland | 61 min |
| Jun 20, 4:39 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GYX | Oxford | 66 min |
| Jun 20, 4:52 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GYX | York | 53 min |
| Jun 20, 5:13 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GYX | Androscoggin | 62 min |
| Jun 20, 5:32 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GYX | Cumberland | 58 min |
| Jun 20, 5:45 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | GYX | 60 min | |
| Jun 20, 7:33 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GYX | York | 57 min |
| Jun 20, 1:10 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GYX | Coos, Grafton | 80 min |
| Jun 20, 2:23 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GYX | Coos, Grafton | 67 min |
| Jun 20, 3:20 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GYX | Grafton | 40 min |
| Jun 20, 3:34 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GYX | Carroll | 41 min |
| Jun 20, 4:04 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GYX | Belknap, Carroll | 56 min |
| Jun 20, 6:06 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GYX | Grafton | 54 min |
| Jun 20, 6:54 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GYX | Belknap | 51 min |
| Jun 20, 7:18 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GYX | Carroll | 42 min |
| Jun 20, 7:27 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GYX | Strafford | 63 min |
Nearby
Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Maine, 2006Every severe thunderstorm warning in 2006
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.