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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 47, NWS Gray, ME

June 17, 2007Waldo County, Maine

NWS Gray, ME issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 17, 2007, 2:33 PM EDT for Waldo County, Maine. It was in force for 42 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 17, 2007, 2:33 PM EDT (18:33 UTC)
Expired
Jun 17, 2007, 3:15 PM EDT
In force
42 min
Issued by
NWS Gray, ME
Area
Counties, with a storm outline in the text

County Waldo County, ME

The radar

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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 17, 1:59 PM EDT, 34 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 17, 1:59 PM EDT, 34 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 17, 3:20 AM EDT, 11 hours 13 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAY ME
320 AM EDT SUN JUN 17 2007

ANZ150-170-MEZ007>009-012>014-018>028-NHZ001>010-013-014-180730-
STONINGTON ME TO MERRIMACK RIVER MA OUT TO 25 NM-
WATERS FROM STONINGTON (DEER ISLE) ME TO MERRIMACK RIVER MA FROM
25 TO 40 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-
320 AM EDT SUN JUN 17 2007

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...TODAY AND TONIGHT

A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS NORTHERN NEW ENGLAND THIS
AFTERNOON. THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP AHEAD OF THE
FRONT. SOME STORMS MAY BE SEVERE WITH LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING
WINDS. THE FRONT WILL QUICKLY PUSH OFFSHORE DURING THE LATE
AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS.

PERSONS ACROSS NEW HAMPSHIRE AND WESTERN MAINE...SHOULD TAKE THE
NECESSARY ACTION AND PREPARE FOR THIS UPCOMING WEATHER EVENT. STAY
TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR ANY MEDIA OUTLET...THAT PROVIDES
YOU WITH THE LATEST PRODUCTS FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE...WHICH ARE SPECIFICALLY DESIGNED TO KEEP YOU INFORMED
DURING HAZARDOUS WEATHER EVENTS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY

ANOTHER COLD FRONT WILL SWEEP ACROSS THE REGION TUESDAY NIGHT AND
WEDNESDAY. THIS SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO BRING ANOTHER SHOT OF
PRECIPITATION TO THE AREA BEFORE MOVING OFFSHORE WEDNESDAY
AFTERNOON.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL LIKELY BE NEEDED THIS AFTERNOON.

POHL

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jun 17, 1:04 PM EDT, 1 hour 29 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Jun 17, 1:11 PM EDT, 1 hour 22 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Jun 17, 1:24 PM EDT, 1 hour 9 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAY ME
124 PM EDT SUN JUN 17 2007

MEZ014-171815-
SOUTHERN SOMERSET-
124 PM EDT SUN JUN 17 2007

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT SOMERSET COUNTY THROUGH 215 PM
EDT...

AT 124 PM EDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM CENTERED 6 MILES WEST OF HARTLAND...OR ABOUT 10
MILES NORTHEAST OF SKOWHEGAN...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 20 MPH. THIS
STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT AREAS IN AND AROUND CANAAN...
HARTLAND...PALMYRA AND PITTSFIELD THROUGH 215 PM EDT.

MOVE INSIDE IF STORMS APPROACH YOUR LOCATION.
Special weather statement, Jun 17, 1:40 PM EDT, 53 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAY ME
140 PM EDT SUN JUN 17 2007

MEZ022-171830-
INTERIOR WALDO-
140 PM EDT SUN JUN 17 2007

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT WALDO COUNTY THROUGH 230 PM
EDT...

AT 140 PM EDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM CENTERED 6 MILES NORTHWEST OF UNITY...OR ABOUT 7
MILES SOUTH OF PITTSFIELD...MOVING EAST AT 20 MPH. THIS STRONG
THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT AREAS IN AND AROUND UNITY...THORNDIKE AND
TROY THROUGH 230 PM EDT.

MOVE INSIDE IF STORMS APPROACH YOUR LOCATION.

PLEASE REPORT HAIL OR STRONG WINDS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY
CALLING TOLL FREE...1-877-633-6772...WHEN YOU CAN DO SO SAFELY.
Special weather statement, Jun 17, 2:19 PM EDT, 14 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAY ME
219 PM EDT SUN JUN 17 2007

MEZ024-171900-
COASTAL CUMBERLAND-
219 PM EDT SUN JUN 17 2007

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT CUMBERLAND COUNTY THROUGH 300 PM
EDT...

AT 219 PM EDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
CLUSTER OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS CENTERED 2 MILES NORTHWEST OF
HARPSWELL...OR ABOUT 7 MILES SOUTH OF BRUNSWICK...MOVING EAST AT 10
MPH. THIS CLUSTER OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT AREAS IN AND
AROUND FREEPORT...BRUNSWICK NAVAL AIR STATION AND HARPSWELL THROUGH
300 PM EDT.

PLEASE REPORT HAIL OR STRONG WINDS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY
CALLING TOLL FREE...1-877-633-6772...WHEN YOU CAN DO SO SAFELY.

HAIL UP TO ONE HALF INCH IN DIAMETER...EXCESSIVE CLOUD-TO-GROUND
LIGHTNING AND GUSTY WINDS OF 45 TO 55 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED.
Local storm report, Jun 17, 2:29 PM EDT, 4 minutes before
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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 17, 1:31 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGYXCumberland44 min
Jun 17, 1:49 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGYXWaldo41 min
Jun 17, 1:52 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGYXKennebec, Waldo38 min
Jun 17, 2:13 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningGYX92 min
Jun 17, 2:15 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGYXKnox, Lincoln45 min
Jun 17, 2:38 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGYXCumberland, Lincoln, Sagadahoc37 min
Jun 17, 7:02 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGYXGrafton, Sullivan43 min

Nearby

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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.