Alert archive / Maine / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2006
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 64, NWS Gray, ME
NWS Gray, ME issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 30, 2006, 2:47 PM EDT for Kennebec County, Waldo County, Maine. It was in force for 43 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 30, 2006, 2:47 PM EDT (18:47 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 30, 2006, 3:30 PM EDT
- In force
- 43 min
- Issued by
- NWS Gray, ME
- Area
- Counties, with a storm outline in the text
Counties Kennebec County, ME, Waldo County, ME
The radar
The Portland,ME radar (KGYX), 90 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:48 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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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 30, 2:35 PM EDT, 12 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jun 30, 2:35 PM EDT, 12 minutes before
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</html>Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 30, 3:28 AM EDT, 11 hours 19 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAY ME 328 AM EDT FRI JUN 30 2006 ANZ150-MEZ007>009-012>014-018>028-NHZ001>010-013-014-010730- 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- 328 AM EDT FRI JUN 30 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...TODAY AND TONIGHT SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL PRODUCE HEAVY RAINFALL AND GUSTY WINDS THIS MORNING ALONG THE IMMEDIATE COAST AND OVER THE COASTAL WATERS OF MAINE. LATER TODAY...THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO REDEVELOP OVER MAINE AND NEW HAMPSHIRE. SOME OF THESE STORMS MAY PRODUCE HEAVY RAINFALL AND SMALL HAIL. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY FAST MOVING SYSTEMS WILL PRODUCE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS OVER MAINE AND NEW HAMPSHIRE ABOUT EVERY 36 HOURS OR SO FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS. THESE SYSTEMS ARE NOT EXPECTED TO PRODUCE SEVERE WEATHER. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO PHONE IN REPORTS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. POHL
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Jun 30, 11:21 AM EDT, 3 hours 26 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAY ME 1121 AM EDT FRI JUN 30 2006 NHZ001>003-301715- NORTHERN COOS-SOUTHERN COOS-NORTHERN GRAFTON- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...LITTLETON 1121 AM EDT FRI JUN 30 2006 ...SCATTERED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL MOVE ACROSS COOS AND NORTHERN GRAFTON COUNTIES THROUGH 1 PM... AT 1115 AM DOPPLER WEATHER RADAR SHOWED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOPING IN VERMONT AND MOVING ACROSS THE CONNECTICUT RIVER INTO NORTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE. SOME OF THESE STORMS MAY HAVE HEAVY RAIN ...FREQUENT LIGHTNING...WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH AND SMALL HAIL AS THEY MOVE TO THE EAST AT 20 MPH. SEEK SAFE SHELTER IF THREATENING WEATHER APPROACHES. BOATERS AND CAMPERS SHOULD PLAN ON SEEKING SAFE SHELTER WELL BEFORE THUNDERSTORMS ARRIVE. MEZ022-026>028-301715- INTERIOR WALDO-LINCOLN-KNOX-COASTAL WALDO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...UNITY...WALDOBORO...BOOTHBAY HARBOR... WISCASSET...ROCKLAND...CAMDEN...THOMASTON...BELFAST 1121 AM EDT FRI JUN 30 2006 ...SCATTERED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL MOVE ACROSS THE MID COAST REGION OF MAINE THROUGH 1 PM... AT 1115 AM DOPPLER WEATHER RADAR SHOWED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS MOVING ACROSS KNOX...LINCOLN AND WALDO COUNTIES ALONG THE MID COAST OF MAINE. SOME OF THESE STORMS MAY HAVE HEAVY RAIN...FREQUENT LIGHTNING...WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH AND SMALL HAIL AS THEY MOVE TO THE NORTHEAST AT 20 MPH. SEEK SAFE SHELTER IF THREATENING WEATHER APPROACHES. BOATERS AND CAMPERS SHOULD PLAN ON SEEKING SAFE SHELTER WELL BEFORE THUNDERSTORMS ARRIVE. SJC
Special weather statement, Jun 30, 12:43 PM EDT, 2 hours 4 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAY ME 1243 PM EDT FRI JUN 30 2006 MEZ007>009-012>014-020>022-028-NHZ001>004-301900- NORTHERN OXFORD-NORTHERN FRANKLIN-CENTRAL SOMERSET- SOUTHERN OXFORD-SOUTHERN FRANKLIN-SOUTHERN SOMERSET-ANDROSCOGGIN- KENNEBEC-INTERIOR WALDO-COASTAL WALDO-NORTHERN COOS-SOUTHERN COOS- NORTHERN GRAFTON-NORTHERN CARROLL- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ANDOVER...BYRON...MIDDLE DAM... ROXBURY...SOUTH ARM...UPTON...WILSONS MILLS...AVON... CARRABASSETT VALLEY...COBURN GORE...DALLAS...DAVIS...EUSTIS... KINGFIELD...BINGHAM...RUMFORD...NORWAY...SOUTH PARIS...MEXICO... FRYEBURG...OXFORD...FARMINGTON...WILTON...SKOWHEGAN... PITTSFIELD...MADISON...FAIRFIELD...LEWISTON...AUBURN...AUGUSTA... WATERVILLE...WINSLOW...GARDINER...UNITY...BELFAST...LITTLETON... NORTH CONWAY...CONWAY 1243 PM EDT FRI JUN 30 2006 ...SCATTERED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL MOVE ACROSS NORTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE AND MUCH OF INTERIOR WESTERN MAINE THROUGH 1 PM... AT 1230 PM DOPPLER WEATHER RADAR SHOWED SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS MOVING ACROSS NORTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE AND THE MOUNTAINS OF WESTERN MAINE. A FEW ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WERE MOVING ACROSS THE FOOTHILLS OF WESTERN MAINE AS WELL AS THE CAPITAL REGION TO THE MID COAST. THESE STORMS MAY BECOME MORE NUMEROUS DURING THE AFTERNOON. SOME OF THESE THUNDERSTORMS MAY BE QUITE STRONG WITH HEAVY RAIN... FREQUENT LIGHTNING...WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH AND SMALL HAIL AS THEY MOVE TO THE EAST AT 20 MPH THROUGH 3 PM. SEEK SAFE SHELTER IF THREATENING WEATHER APPROACHES. BOATERS AND CAMPERS SHOULD PLAN ON SEEKING SAFE SHELTER WELL BEFORE THUNDERSTORMS ARRIVE. SJC
Local storm report, Jun 30, 1:56 PM EDT, 51 minutes before
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</html>The office that day
Everything else NWS Gray, ME issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 30, 1:02 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | GYX | 88 min | |
| Jun 30, 2:50 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | GYX | 115 min | |
| Jun 30, 1:25 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GYX | Oxford | 35 min |
| Jun 30, 1:54 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GYX | Androscoggin | 36 min |
| Jun 30, 2:03 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GYX | Kennebec | 42 min |
| Jun 30, 2:42 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GYX | Somerset | 48 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.