Alert archive / Maine / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2009
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 71, NWS Gray, ME
NWS Gray, ME issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 26, 2009, 5:52 PM EDT for Kennebec County, Somerset 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
- Jul 26, 2009, 5:52 PM EDT (21:52 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 26, 2009, 6:30 PM EDT
- In force
- 38 min
- Issued by
- NWS Gray, ME
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Kennebec County, ME, Somerset County, ME
The radar
The Portland,ME radar (KGYX), 123 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:53 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Gray, ME (KGYX), launched 12:00Z, 9.9 hours before the alert went out and 123 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
- 16 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -117 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 606 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 39 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 110 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 113 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 Jul 26, 5:31 PM EDT, 21 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jul 26, 5:31 PM EDT, 21 minutes before
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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAY ME 404 PM EDT SUN JUL 26 2009 MEZ007>009-012>014-019>022-024>028-NHZ001>006-272015- NORTHERN OXFORD-NORTHERN FRANKLIN-CENTRAL SOMERSET-SOUTHERN OXFORD- SOUTHERN FRANKLIN-SOUTHERN SOMERSET-INTERIOR CUMBERLAND-ANDROSCOGGIN- KENNEBEC-INTERIOR WALDO-COASTAL CUMBERLAND-SAGADAHOC-LINCOLN-KNOX- COASTAL WALDO-NORTHERN COOS-SOUTHERN COOS-NORTHERN GRAFTON- NORTHERN CARROLL-SOUTHERN GRAFTON-SOUTHERN CARROLL- 404 PM EDT SUN JUL 26 2009 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR WESTERN MAINE AND NORTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH TONIGHT MAY PRODUCE TORRENTIAL RAINFALL. WHERE STORMS REDEVELOP OVER THE SAME AREA...THE HEAVY RAINFALL WILL LEAD TO LOCALIZED DRAINAGE FLOODING AND PONDING OF WATER. A FEW THUNDERSTORMS COULD PRODUCE GUSTY WINDS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY THUNDERSTORMS ON MONDAY COULD PRODUCE ANOTHER ROUND OF HEAVY RAINFALL...AND WILL HAVE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE SOME STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED THROUGH TONIGHT. SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO CALL IN SIGNIFICANT RAINFALL REPORTS. THE GENERAL PUBLIC CAN REPORT SEVERE WEATHER OR FLOODING TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY CALLING TOLL FREE...1-877-633-6772...WHEN YOU CAN DO SO SAFELY. THE EMAIL ADDRESS FOR SEVERE WEATHER AND FLOODING REPORTS IS GYX.SKYWARN@NOAA.GOV. MEZ018-023-NHZ007>010-013-014-272015- INTERIOR YORK-COASTAL YORK-SULLIVAN-MERRIMACK-BELKNAP-STRAFFORD- INTERIOR ROCKINGHAM-COASTAL ROCKINGHAM- 404 PM EDT SUN JUL 26 2009 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR WESTERN MAINE...CENTRAL NEW HAMPSHIRE AND SOUTHEASTERN 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. FLASH FLOOD WATCH. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH TONIGHT MAY PRODUCE TORRENTIAL RAINFALL. WHERE STORMS REDEVELOP OR LINGER OVER A GIVEN AREA...THE PERSISTENT HEAVY RAINFALL MAY LEAD TO LOCALIZED FLASH FLOODING. A FEW THUNDERSTORMS COULD ALSO PRODUCE GUSTY WINDS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY THUNDERSTORMS ON MONDAY COULD PRODUCE ANOTHER ROUND OF HEAVY RAINFALL...AND WILL HAVE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE SOME STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED THROUGH TONIGHT. SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO CALL IN SIGNIFICANT RAINFALL REPORTS. THE GENERAL PUBLIC CAN REPORT SEVERE WEATHER OR FLOODING TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY CALLING TOLL FREE...1-877-633-6772...WHEN YOU CAN DO SO SAFELY. THE EMAIL ADDRESS FOR SEVERE WEATHER AND FLOODING REPORTS IS GYX.SKYWARN@NOAA.GOV. ANZ150>154-272015- 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- 404 PM EDT SUN JUL 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 A FEW THUNDERSTORMS CONTAINING TORRENTIAL RAIN AND SHARPLY REDUCED VISIBILITY...STRONG GUSTY WINDS...AND FREQUENT LIGHTNING ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH EARLY TONIGHT OVER THE COASTAL WATERS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED. ES
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Jul 26, 3:11 PM EDT, 2 hours 41 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAY ME 311 PM EDT SUN JUL 26 2009 MEZ012-019-262000- INTERIOR CUMBERLAND-SOUTHERN OXFORD- 311 PM EDT SUN JUL 26 2009 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT OXFORD COUNTY AND CUMBERLAND COUNTY THROUGH 400 PM EDT... AT 311 PM EDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A CLUSTER OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS CENTERED 2 MILES SOUTH OF FRYEBURG... MOVING NORTHEAST AT 25 MPH. THIS CLUSTER OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT AREAS IN AND AROUND FRYEBURG...LOVELL...WEST BRIDGTON... SWEDEN...BRIDGTON AND HARRISON THROUGH 400 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. 13
Special weather statement, Jul 26, 4:17 PM EDT, 1 hour 35 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAY ME 417 PM EDT SUN JUL 26 2009 MEZ012-019-262100- INTERIOR CUMBERLAND-SOUTHERN OXFORD- 417 PM EDT SUN JUL 26 2009 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT OXFORD COUNTY AND CUMBERLAND COUNTY THROUGH 500 PM EDT... AT 417 PM EDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A CLUSTER OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS CENTERED 3 MILES NORTHWEST OF HIRAM...OR ABOUT 10 MILES SOUTHEAST OF FRYEBURG...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH. OTHER STRONG STORMS WERE LOCATED NEAR NAPLES AND SEBAGO LAKE STATE PARK. THIS CLUSTER OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT AREAS IN AND AROUND WEST BALDWIN...HIRAM...DENMARK...SEBAGO LAKE STATE PARK...NAPLES...BRIDGTON...HARRISON...CASCO...OXFORD AND OTISFIELD THROUGH 500 PM EDT. MOVE INSIDE IF STORMS APPROACH YOUR LOCATION. 13
Special weather statement, Jul 26, 5:13 PM EDT, 39 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 26, 3:35 PM EDT | Flash Flood Watch | GYX | York | 3 hr |
| Jul 26, 4:37 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GYX | Cumberland | 38 min |
| Jul 26, 4:42 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GYX | Androscoggin | 48 min |
| Jul 26, 5:23 PM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | GYX | 9 hr | |
| Jul 26, 5:43 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | GYX | 62 min |
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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.