Alert archive / Maine / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2007
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 35, NWS Gray, ME
NWS Gray, ME issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 5, 2007, 4:38 PM EDT for Somerset County, Maine. It was in force for 37 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 5, 2007, 4:38 PM EDT (20:38 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 5, 2007, 5:15 PM EDT
- In force
- 37 min
- Issued by
- NWS Gray, ME
- Area
- Counties, with a storm outline in the text
County Somerset County, ME
The radar
The Caribou radar (KCBW), 177 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:38 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Gray, ME (KGYX), launched 12:00Z, 8.6 hours before the alert went out and 182 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
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 914 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 42 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 30 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 67 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 5, 2:14 PM EDT, 2 hours 24 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jun 5, 2:14 PM EDT, 2 hours 24 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAY ME
214 PM EDT TUE JUN 5 2007
.SYNOPSIS...
A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL CROSS THE AREA LATE TODAY...THEN SWEEP
OFFSHORE OVERNIGHT. HIGH PRESSURE WHICH WILL USHER IN A MUCH
COOLER AIRMASS... FOLLOWS FOR WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY. A WARM
FRONT WILL MOVE EAST INTO THE REGION ON FRIDAY.
&&
.NEAR TERM /UNTIL 7 PM THIS EVENING/...
THUNDERSTORM WATCH IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF NEW HAMPSHIRE AS WELL AS
SOUTHWESTERN MAINE TIL 7 PM WITH SHOWERS/THUNDERSTORMS INTO THIS
EVENING.
&&
.SHORT TERM /7 PM THIS EVENING THROUGH 6 PM WEDNESDAY/...
THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY WILL END DURING THE EVENING HOURS WITH
CLEARING OVERNIGHT...MAYBE SOME RESIDUAL PATCHY FOG. MOSTLY
CLEAR SKIES FOR WEDNESDAY...PERHAPS SOME AFTERNOON CUMULUS
ESPECIALLY OVER ELEVATED TERRAIN.
&&
.LONG TERM /WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY/...
VERY BUSY WITH STRONG/SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON SO THIS
WILL BE BRIEF.
MUCH COOLER AND DRIER AIR ENTERS THE FORECAST AREA WEDNESDAY
NIGHT. ENOUGH GRADIENT AND MIN TEMPS IN THE UPPER 30S TO PREVENT
MOST AREAS FROM RECEIVING FROST. HOWEVER...THIS WILL NEED TO BE
WATCHED AND UPDATED IN FUTURE PRODUCTS.
CYCLOGENESIS OCCURS TO OUR EAST THURSDAY. STILL SOME QUESTION AS
TO WHETHER HEAT ARRIVES TO GYX LATE IN THE WEEK WITH MARITIME FLOW.
&&
.AVIATION /17Z TUESDAY THROUGH SATURDAY/...
SHORT TERM...HIGHLY VARIABLE CONDITIONS THROUGH THIS EVENING WITH
SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS. CLEARING OVERNIGHT WITH PATCHY FOG. BECOMING
VFR WEDNESDAY MORNING.
LONG TERM...BASICALLY VFR...BECOMING LOCALLY IFR/MVFR BY FRIDAY
NIGHT.
&&
.MARINE...
SHORT TERM...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH THROUGH 7 PM OVER THE WATERS.
SCAS FOR SEAS THROUGH WEDNESDAY.
LONG TERM...WINDS/SEAS MAINLY BELOW SCA CRITERIA.
&&
.GYX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
ME...MEZ007-008-012-013-018>020-023-024...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH
TIL 7 PM .
NH...NHZ001>010-013-014...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH TIL 7 PM.
MARINE...ANZ150...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH TIL 7 PM.
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY UNTIL 8 PM EDT WEDNESDAY FOR ANZ150.
&&Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 5, 3:22 PM EDT, 1 hour 16 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAY ME 322 PM EDT TUE JUN 5 2007 ANZ150-MEZ007-008-012-013-018>020-023-024-NHZ001>010-013-014-061930- STONINGTON ME TO MERRIMACK RIVER MA OUT TO 25 NM-NORTHERN OXFORD- NORTHERN FRANKLIN-SOUTHERN OXFORD-SOUTHERN FRANKLIN-INTERIOR YORK- INTERIOR CUMBERLAND-ANDROSCOGGIN-COASTAL YORK-COASTAL CUMBERLAND- NORTHERN COOS-SOUTHERN COOS-NORTHERN GRAFTON-NORTHERN CARROLL- SOUTHERN GRAFTON-SOUTHERN CARROLL-SULLIVAN-MERRIMACK-BELKNAP- STRAFFORD-INTERIOR ROCKINGHAM-COASTAL ROCKINGHAM- 322 PM EDT TUE JUN 5 2007 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 347 IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EDT THIS EVENING... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR 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 PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH. THERE WILL BE THUNDERSTORMS TODAY THROUGHOUT NEW HAMPSHIRE AND WESTERN MAINE AS A COLD FRONT SLOWLY APPROACHES THE REGION FROM THE WEST. THE MAIN THREAT WITH THESE STORMS WILL BE LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY | .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL BE NEEDED. MEZ009-014-021-022-025>028-061930- CENTRAL SOMERSET-SOUTHERN SOMERSET-KENNEBEC-INTERIOR WALDO-SAGADAHOC- LINCOLN-KNOX-COASTAL WALDO- 322 PM EDT TUE JUN 5 2007 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 2 IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EDT THIS EVENING... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR WESTERN MAINE. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH. THERE WILL BE A CHANCE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS TODAY THROUGHOUT NEW HAMPSHIRE AND WESTERN MAINE AS WELL AS OVER THE COASTAL WATERS. A COLD FRONT SLOWLY APPROACHES THE REGION FROM THE WEST. THE MAIN THREAT WITH THESE STORMS WILL BE LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL LIKELY BE NEEDED. ANZ170-061930- WATERS FROM STONINGTON (DEER ISLE) ME TO MERRIMACK RIVER MA FROM 25 TO 40 NM- 322 PM EDT TUE JUN 5 2007 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT THERE WILL BE A CHANCE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS TODAY THROUGHOUT NEW HAMPSHIRE AND WESTERN MAINE AS WELL AS OVER THE COASTAL WATERS. A COLD FRONT SLOWLY APPROACHES THE REGION FROM THE WEST. THE MAIN THREAT WITH THESE STORMS WILL BE LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL LIKELY BE NEEDED.
In the hours before
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Everything else NWS Gray, ME issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 5, 2:32 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GYX | Franklin | 43 min |
| Jun 5, 2:42 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GYX | York | 63 min |
| Jun 5, 3:20 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GYX | Oxford | 55 min |
| Jun 5, 3:48 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GYX | York | 57 min |
| Jun 5, 4:09 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | GYX | 66 min | |
| Jun 5, 5:34 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GYX | York | 36 min |
| Jun 5, 7:30 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GYX | York | 45 min |
| Jun 5, 7:55 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | GYX | 65 min | |
| Jun 5, 12:57 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GYX | Rockingham | 33 min |
| Jun 5, 1:59 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GYX | Rockingham | 31 min |
| Jun 5, 2:08 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GYX | Belknap, Strafford | 52 min |
| Jun 5, 2:21 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GYX | Carroll | 39 min |
| Jun 5, 2:24 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | GYX | Strafford | 36 min |
| Jun 5, 2:34 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GYX | Merrimack | 41 min |
| Jun 5, 2:54 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GYX | Carroll | 51 min |
| Jun 5, 2:59 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GYX | Strafford | 16 min |
| Jun 5, 3:00 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GYX | Sullivan | 45 min |
| Jun 5, 3:10 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GYX | Rockingham | 65 min |
| Jun 5, 3:33 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GYX | Strafford | 42 min |
| Jun 5, 3:38 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GYX | Coos | 40 min |
| Jun 5, 3:42 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GYX | Grafton | 33 min |
| Jun 5, 5:06 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GYX | Rockingham | 39 min |
| Jun 5, 6:18 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GYX | Merrimack | 42 min |
| Jun 5, 6:40 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GYX | Rockingham | 50 min |
| Jun 5, 7:01 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GYX | Strafford | 44 min |
| Jun 5, 7:43 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GYX | Rockingham | 32 min |
Nearby
Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Maine, 2007Every severe thunderstorm warning in 2007
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.