Alert archive / Maine / Frost Advisories in 2009
Frost Advisory 3, NWS Gray, ME
NWS Gray, ME issued this frost advisory at May 31, 2009, 2:17 PM EDT for 5 counties in Maine; 5 counties in New Hampshire. It took effect at Jun 1, 2009, 12:00 AM EDT. It was in force for 7 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- May 31, 2009, 2:17 PM EDT (18:17 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jun 1, 2009, 12:00 AM EDT
- Expired
- Jun 1, 2009, 7:00 AM EDT
- In force
- 7 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Gray, ME
Counties Cumberland County, ME, Franklin County, ME, Oxford County, ME, Somerset County, ME, York County, ME, Belknap County, NH, Carroll County, NH, Grafton County, NH, Merrimack County, NH, Sullivan County, NH
The radar
The Portland,ME radar (KGYX), 65 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:19 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this frost advisory 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 frost advisory went out at May 31, 9:19 AM EDT, 4 hours 58 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, May 31, 9:19 AM EDT, 4 hours 58 minutes before
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</html>Hazardous weather outlook, May 31, 9:28 AM EDT, 4 hours 49 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAY ME 928 AM EDT SUN MAY 31 2009 MEZ007>009-012>014-018>028-NHZ001>010-013-014-011330- 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- 928 AM EDT SUN MAY 31 2009 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR WESTERN MAINE...CENTRAL NEW HAMPSHIRE...NORTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE AND SOUTHEASTERN NEW HAMPSHIRE. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT THE STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS PLACE MUCH OF NEW HAMPSHIRE AND MAINE IN A SLIGHT RISK FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON. PERSONS WITH OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES TODAY SHOULD BE ON THE LOOKOUT FOR THREATENING WEATHER AND PLAN ACCORDINGLY. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED. ANZ150>154-011330- STONINGTON ME TO PORT CLYDE ME OUT TO 25 NM-PENOBSCOT BAY- PORT CLYDE ME TO CAPE ELIZABETH ME OUT TO 25 NM-CASCO BAY- CAPE ELIZABETH ME TO MERRIMACK RIVER MA OUT TO 25 NM- 928 AM EDT SUN MAY 31 2009 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CASCO BAY...PENOBSCOT BAY...THE COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE ELIZABETH ME TO MERRIMACK RIVER MA...THE COASTAL WATERS FROM PORT CLYDE ME TO CAPE ELIZABETH ME AND THE COASTAL WATERS FROM STONINGTON ME TO PORT CLYDE ME. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
In the hours before
Special weather statement, May 31, 12:41 PM EDT, 1 hour 36 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAY ME 1241 PM EDT SUN MAY 31 2009 MEZ008-009-013-014-311730- CENTRAL SOMERSET-NORTHERN FRANKLIN-SOUTHERN FRANKLIN-SOUTHERN SOMERSET- 1241 PM EDT SUN MAY 31 2009 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT SOMERSET COUNTY AND FRANKLIN COUNTY THROUGH 130 PM EDT... AT 1240 PM EDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A CLUSTER OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS CENTERED OVER TEMPLE...OR ABOUT 3 MILES WEST OF FARMINGTON...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH. THIS CLUSTER OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT AREAS IN AND AROUND EAST WILTON...WILTON...PHILLIPS...FARMINGTON...AVON...TEMPLE...STRONG... SALEM...NEW VINEYARD AND NEW SHARON THROUGH 130 PM EDT. HAIL UP TO ONE HALF INCH IN DIAMETER...HEAVY DOWNPOURS...EXCESSIVE CLOUD-TO-GROUND LIGHTNING AND GUSTY WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED. 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. RAM
Special weather statement, May 31, 1:11 PM EDT, 1 hour 6 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAY ME 111 PM EDT SUN MAY 31 2009 MEZ007-008-NHZ001-002-311815- NORTHERN COOS-NORTHERN FRANKLIN-NORTHERN OXFORD-SOUTHERN COOS- 111 PM EDT SUN MAY 31 2009 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT OXFORD COUNTY...FRANKLIN COUNTY AND COOS COUNTY THROUGH 215 PM EDT... AT 111 PM EDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A CLUSTER OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS CENTERED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 13 MILES NORTHWEST OF PITTSBURG TO 14 MILES WEST OF NORTH STRATFORD...OR ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 14 MILES NORTH OF CANAAN TO 21 MILES SOUTHEAST OF NEWPORT...MOVING EAST AT 45 MPH. THIS CLUSTER OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT AREAS IN AND AROUND STEWARTSTOWN...PITTSBURG...NORTH STRATFORD...COLEBROOK...LEMINGTON... LAKE FRANCIS STATE PARK...CLARKSVILLE...COLEMAN STATE PARK...DIXVILLE NOTCH STATE PARK AND DIXVILLE NOTCH THROUGH 215 PM EDT. HAIL UP TO ONE HALF INCH IN DIAMETER...HEAVY DOWNPOURS...EXCESSIVE CLOUD-TO-GROUND LIGHTNING AND GUSTY WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED. 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. RAM
Special weather statement, May 31, 1:59 PM EDT, 18 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAY ME 159 PM EDT SUN MAY 31 2009 MEZ012-NHZ004-311845- NORTHERN CARROLL-SOUTHERN OXFORD- 159 PM EDT SUN MAY 31 2009 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT OXFORD COUNTY AND CARROLL COUNTY THROUGH 245 PM EDT... AT 159 PM EDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A CLUSTER OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS CENTERED OVER CONWAY...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH. THIS CLUSTER OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT AREAS IN AND AROUND INTERVALE...GLEN...ECHO LAKE STATE PARK... BARTLETT...NORTH CONWAY...JACKSON...CONWAY...ALBANY...FRYEBURG AND CHATHAM THROUGH 245 PM EDT. HAIL UP TO ONE HALF INCH IN DIAMETER...HEAVY DOWNPOURS...EXCESSIVE CLOUD-TO-GROUND LIGHTNING AND GUSTY WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED. MC
The office that day
Everything else NWS Gray, ME issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 31, 2:10 PM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | GYX | 22 hr | |
| May 31, 2:17 PM EDT | Freeze Warning | GYX | Oxford | 17 hr |
| May 31, 2:22 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GYX | Oxford | 23 min |
| May 31, 2:52 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GYX | Somerset | 32 min |
| May 31, 5:35 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GYX | Franklin, Somerset | 40 min |
| May 31, 2:48 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GYX | Coos | 27 min |
Nearby
Frost Advisories in Maine, 2009Frost Advisories in New Hampshire, 2009Every frost advisory in 2009
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.