Alert archive / Maine / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2009
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 39, NWS Gray, ME
NWS Gray, ME issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 26, 2009, 3:00 PM EDT for York County, Maine. It was in force for 38 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 26, 2009, 3:00 PM EDT (19:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 26, 2009, 3:38 PM EDT
- In force
- 38 min
- Issued by
- NWS Gray, ME
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
County York County, ME
The radar
The Portland,ME radar (KGYX), 61 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:02 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
The nearest sounding before it
Gray, ME (KGYX), launched 12:00Z, 7.0 hours before the alert went out and 61 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
- 457 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -90 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 505 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 38 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 70 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 94 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 1.2
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 26, 9:15 AM EDT, 5 hours 45 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jun 26, 9:15 AM EDT, 5 hours 45 minutes before
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</html>Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 26, 12:37 PM EDT, 2 hours 23 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAY ME 1237 PM EDT FRI JUN 26 2009 MEZ007>009-012>014-020>022-028-NHZ001>009-271645- 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-SOUTHERN GRAFTON-SOUTHERN CARROLL- SULLIVAN-MERRIMACK-BELKNAP- 1237 PM EDT FRI JUN 26 2009 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 515 IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EDT THIS EVENING... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR WESTERN MAINE...CENTRAL NEW HAMPSHIRE AND NORTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE. .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. SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH LARGE HAIL AND AREAS OF TORRENTIAL DOWNPOURS CAUSING SOME LOCALIZED FLOODING PROBLEMS ALONG WITH DAMAGING WINDS ARE POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON ACROSS THE AREA. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS COULD PRODUCE LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN SATURDAY AND SUNDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO CALL OR RADIO IN SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES. MEZ018-019-023>027-NHZ010-013-014-271645- INTERIOR YORK-INTERIOR CUMBERLAND-COASTAL YORK-COASTAL CUMBERLAND- SAGADAHOC-LINCOLN-KNOX-STRAFFORD-INTERIOR ROCKINGHAM- COASTAL ROCKINGHAM- 1237 PM EDT FRI JUN 26 2009 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR WESTERN MAINE...CENTRAL NEW HAMPSHIRE AND SOUTHEASTERN NEW HAMPSHIRE. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT STRONG TO POSSIBLY SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH LARGE HAIL AND AREAS OF TORRENTIAL DOWNPOURS CAUSING SOME LOCALIZED FLOODING PROBLEMS ALONG WITH DAMAGING WINDS ARE POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON ACROSS THE AREA. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS COULD PRODUCE LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN SATURDAY AND SUNDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO CALL OR RADIO IN SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES. ANZ150>154-271645- 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- 1237 PM EDT FRI JUN 26 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...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT STRONG TO POSSIBLY SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS ARE POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON ACROSS THE AREA. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS COULD PRODUCE LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN SATURDAY AND SUNDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO CALL OR RADIO IN SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES. MARINE
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Jun 26, 10:56 AM EDT, 4 hours 4 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAY ME 1056 AM EDT FRI JUN 26 2009 MEZ012>014-018>028-NHZ003>010-013-014-262100- SOUTHERN OXFORD-SOUTHERN FRANKLIN-SOUTHERN SOMERSET-INTERIOR YORK- INTERIOR CUMBERLAND-ANDROSCOGGIN-KENNEBEC-INTERIOR WALDO- COASTAL YORK-COASTAL CUMBERLAND-SAGADAHOC-LINCOLN-KNOX- COASTAL WALDO-NORTHERN GRAFTON-NORTHERN CARROLL-SOUTHERN GRAFTON- SOUTHERN CARROLL-SULLIVAN-MERRIMACK-BELKNAP-STRAFFORD- INTERIOR ROCKINGHAM-COASTAL ROCKINGHAM- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RUMFORD...NORWAY...FRYEBURG...OXFORD... FARMINGTON...WILTON...MADISON...SKOWHEGAN...PITTSFIELD... SANFORD...BERWICK...NORTH WINDHAM...GORHAM...BRIDGTON... LEWISTON-AUBURN...LIVERMORE FALLS...AUGUSTA...WATERVILLE... WINTERPORT...UNITY...BIDDEFORD...SACO...OLD ORCHARD BEACH... KITTERY...PORTLAND...SOUTH PORTLAND...WESTBROOK...BATH... TOPSHAM...BOOTHBAY HARBOR...WISCASSET...WALDOBORO...CAMDEN... ROCKLAND...THOMASTON...BELFAST...LINCOLNVILLE...LITTLETON... NORTH CONWAY...LEBANON...HANOVER...PLYMOUTH...WOLFEBORO... OSSIPEE...CLAREMONT...NEWPORT...CHARLESTOWN...CONCORD... HOOKSETT...LACONIA...MEREDITH...ROCHESTER...DOVER...SALEM... DERRY...EXETER...PORTSMOUTH...HAMPTON 1056 AM EDT FRI JUN 26 2009 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON... ALL OUTDOOR INTERESTS SHOULD BE BE PREPARED AND ON THE LOOKOUT FOR RAPIDLY CHANGING CONDITIONS THIS AFTERNOON AS STRONG THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOP AND MOVE ACROSS THE AREA. THESE STORMS WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE HAIL...STRONG DAMAGING WINDS AND TORRENTIAL DOWNPOURS. RECREATIONAL BOATERS ON THE LAKES SHOULD BE PREPARED TO SEEK SAFE HARBOR. ALL INTERESTS SHOULD MONITOR NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION...FORECASTS...AND WARNINGS. MEZ007>009-NHZ001-002-262100- NORTHERN OXFORD-NORTHERN FRANKLIN-CENTRAL SOMERSET-NORTHERN COOS- SOUTHERN COOS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ANDOVER...ROXBURY...UPTON... WILSONS MILLS...COBURN GORE...RANGELEY...KINGFIELD...BINGHAM... JACKMAN...COLEBROOK...BERLIN...LANCASTER 1056 AM EDT FRI JUN 26 2009 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON... ALL OUTDOOR INTERESTS SHOULD BE BE PREPARED AND ON THE LOOKOUT FOR RAPIDLY CHANGING CONDITIONS THIS AFTERNOON AS STRONG THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOP AND MOVE ACROSS THE AREA. THESE STORMS WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE HAIL...STRONG DAMAGING WINDS AND TORRENTIAL DOWNPOURS. RECREATIONAL BOATERS ON THE LAKES SHOULD BE PREPARED TO SEEK SAFE HARBOR AND TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTIONS WHEN THREATENING STORMS APPROACH. ALL INTERESTS SHOULD MONITOR NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION...FORECASTS...AND WARNINGS. MARINE
Special weather statement, Jun 26, 11:42 AM EDT, 3 hours 18 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAY ME 1142 AM EDT FRI JUN 26 2009 MEZ007-008-NHZ001-261645- NORTHERN COOS-NORTHERN FRANKLIN-NORTHERN OXFORD- 1142 AM EDT FRI JUN 26 2009 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT OXFORD COUNTY...FRANKLIN COUNTY AND COOS COUNTY THROUGH 1245 PM EDT... AT 1142 AM EDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM CENTERED 4 MILES NORTH OF LINCOLN PLANTATION...OR ABOUT 17 MILES WEST OF RANGELEY...MOVING EAST AT 10 MPH. THIS STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT AREAS IN AND AROUND LINCOLN PLANTATION... WILSONS MILLS...DAVIS AND OQUOSSOC THROUGH 1245 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. MARINE
The office that day
Everything else NWS Gray, ME issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 26, 12:34 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GYX | Franklin, Oxford | 41 min |
| Jun 26, 6:22 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GYX | York | 23 min |
| Jun 26, 6:34 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | GYX | 56 min | |
| Jun 26, 7:10 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GYX | Cumberland, York | 25 min |
| Jun 26, 12:05 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GYX | Somerset | 55 min |
| Jun 26, 12:12 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GYX | Franklin, Oxford | 33 min |
| Jun 26, 12:41 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GYX | Franklin, Oxford | 49 min |
| Jun 26, 12:54 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GYX | Somerset | 51 min |
| Jun 26, 1:03 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GYX | Oxford | 42 min |
| Jun 26, 1:34 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GYX | Somerset | 41 min |
| Jun 26, 1:41 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GYX | Oxford | 49 min |
| Jun 26, 1:54 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GYX | Oxford | 51 min |
| Jun 26, 2:14 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GYX | Franklin, Somerset | 46 min |
| Jun 26, 2:18 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | GYX | Somerset | 3 hr |
| Jun 26, 2:27 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GYX | Oxford | 48 min |
| Jun 26, 2:39 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GYX | York | 41 min |
| Jun 26, 2:40 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GYX | Franklin | 50 min |
| Jun 26, 2:44 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GYX | Oxford | 46 min |
| Jun 26, 2:48 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GYX | Oxford | 42 min |
| Jun 26, 3:07 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | GYX | Franklin | 3 hr |
| Jun 26, 3:26 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GYX | Franklin, Oxford, Somerset | 64 min |
| Jun 26, 3:27 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | GYX | Franklin | 3 hr |
| Jun 26, 3:28 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GYX | Oxford | 47 min |
| Jun 26, 3:30 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GYX | Oxford | 45 min |
| Jun 26, 3:44 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GYX | Franklin, Oxford | 46 min |
| Jun 26, 4:06 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GYX | Franklin, Kennebec, Somerset | 39 min |
| Jun 26, 4:44 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GYX | Androscoggin, Franklin, Kennebec | 46 min |
| Jun 26, 4:50 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GYX | Somerset | 30 min |
| Jun 26, 1:21 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GYX | Carroll, Coos | 39 min |
| Jun 26, 1:49 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GYX | Coos | 56 min |
| Jun 26, 1:55 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GYX | Coos, Grafton | 40 min |
| Jun 26, 1:57 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GYX | Carroll, Coos | 63 min |
| Jun 26, 2:09 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GYX | Belknap, Merrimack, Rockingham, Strafford | 36 min |
| Jun 26, 2:27 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GYX | Belknap, Carroll, Strafford | 49 min |
| Jun 26, 4:08 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GYX | Coos | 52 min |
| Jun 26, 4:45 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GYX | Coos | 45 min |
Nearby
Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Maine, 2009Every severe thunderstorm warning 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.