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River Flood Warning 32, NWS Gray, ME

May 28, 2011Coos County, New Hampshire

NWS Gray, ME issued this river flood warning at May 28, 2011, 4:44 AM EDT for Coos County, New Hampshire. It took effect at May 28, 2011, 7:29 AM EDT. It was in force for 4 days.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: May 28, 2011, 4:44 AM EDT (08:44 UTC)
In effect from: May 28, 2011, 7:29 AM EDT
Expired: Jun 1, 2011, 6:18 PM EDT
In force: 4 days
Issued by: NWS Gray, ME
Flood severity: Minor

County Coos County, NH

The radar

The Portland,ME radar (KGYX), 122 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:44 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.

The river

Written for the forecast point Androscoggin River at Gorham (GRMN3). The gauge peaked at 8.90 ft at May 30, 2011, 8:00 PM EDT.

Action stage: 7 ft
Minor stage: 8 ft
Moderate stage: 10 ft
Major stage: 12 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 01054000, one reading an hour, from a day before the product to a day after it ended. Flood stages are today's.

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this river flood 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 river flood warning went out at May 28, 3:40 AM EDT, 1 hour 4 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 28, 3:40 AM EDT, 1 hour 4 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, May 28, 3:56 AM EDT, 48 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAY ME
356 AM EDT SAT MAY 28 2011

MEZ007>009-NHZ001>004-290800-
NORTHERN OXFORD-NORTHERN FRANKLIN-CENTRAL SOMERSET-NORTHERN COOS-
SOUTHERN COOS-NORTHERN GRAFTON-NORTHERN CARROLL-
356 AM EDT SAT MAY 28 2011

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR WESTERN MAINE AND NORTHERN
NEW HAMPSHIRE.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

THERE IS A CHANCE FOR A FEW THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON AND
EVENING. THE PRIMARY THREAT WILL BE SMALL HAIL AND GUSTY WINDS.
LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL AND NUISANCE FLOODING IS POSSIBLE WITH ANY
THUNDERSTORM.

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

MEZ012>014-018>028-NHZ005>010-013-014-290800-
SOUTHERN OXFORD-SOUTHERN FRANKLIN-SOUTHERN SOMERSET-INTERIOR YORK-
INTERIOR CUMBERLAND-ANDROSCOGGIN-KENNEBEC-INTERIOR WALDO-
COASTAL YORK-COASTAL CUMBERLAND-SAGADAHOC-LINCOLN-KNOX-COASTAL WALDO-
SOUTHERN GRAFTON-SOUTHERN CARROLL-SULLIVAN-MERRIMACK-BELKNAP-
STRAFFORD-INTERIOR ROCKINGHAM-COASTAL ROCKINGHAM-
356 AM EDT SAT MAY 28 2011

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR WESTERN MAINE...CENTRAL NEW
HAMPSHIRE...NORTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE AND SOUTHEASTERN NEW HAMPSHIRE.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY.

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

ANZ150>154-290800-
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-
356 AM EDT SAT MAY 28 2011

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...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY.

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

In the hours before

Local storm report, May 27, 11:13 PM EDT, 5 hours 31 minutes before

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Special weather statement, May 28, 3:34 AM EDT, 1 hour 10 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAY ME
334 AM EDT SAT MAY 28 2011

NHZ005-007-280830-
SOUTHERN GRAFTON-SULLIVAN-
334 AM EDT SAT MAY 28 2011

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT SULLIVAN COUNTY AND GRAFTON
COUNTY THROUGH 430 AM EDT...

AT 333 AM EDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM CENTERED 2 MILES NORTHWEST OF CHARLESTOWN...OR
ABOUT 3 MILES SOUTH OF SPRINGFIELD...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH. THIS
STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT AREAS IN AND AROUND CHARLESTOWN...
WEST UNITY...UNITY...CLAREMONT...NEWPORT...PLAINFIELD...CORNISH...
CORNISH FLAT...CROYDON AND MERIDEN THROUGH 430 AM EDT.

SMALL HAIL...HEAVY DOWNPOURS...CLOUD-TO-GROUND LIGHTNING AND GUSTY
WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED.

LAT...LON 4323 7244 4325 7245 4331 7240 4333 7242
      4335 7240 4339 7242 4348 7239 4351 7240
      4380 7216 4371 7179 4313 7242 4317 7246

ES

Special weather statement, May 28, 4:06 AM EDT, 38 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAY ME
406 AM EDT SAT MAY 28 2011

NHZ001>009-280900-
BELKNAP-MERRIMACK-NORTHERN CARROLL-NORTHERN COOS-NORTHERN
GRAFTON-SOUTHERN CARROLL-SOUTHERN COOS-SOUTHERN GRAFTON-SULLIVAN-
406 AM EDT SAT MAY 28 2011

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT SULLIVAN COUNTY...BELKNAP
COUNTY...MERRIMACK COUNTY...COOS COUNTY...CARROLL COUNTY AND GRAFTON
COUNTY THROUGH 500 AM EDT...

AT 404 AM EDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
CLUSTER OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS CENTERED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM
10 MILES NORTHWEST OF GILMAN TO 2 MILES WEST OF GRANTHAM...OR ALONG
A LINE EXTENDING FROM 7 MILES NORTHEAST OF ST. JOHNSBURY TO 11 MILES
NORTHEAST OF CLAREMONT...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH. THESE
THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT AREAS IN AND AROUND
ENFIELD...LISBON...GRANTHAM...BATH...CANAAN...LAKE TARLETON STATE
PARK...LANDAFF CENTER...BENTON...WENTWORTH AND WARREN THROUGH 500 AM
EDT.

SMALL HAIL...HEAVY DOWNPOURS...CLOUD-TO-GROUND LIGHTNING AND GUSTY
WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED.

HEAVY RAIN MAY ALSO PRODUCE PONDING OF WATER AND LOCALIZED DRAINAGE
FLOODING.

LAT...LON 4435 7191 4436 7182 4441 7179 4443 7169
      4447 7165 4450 7159 4456 7161 4459 7154
      4466 7159 4485 7117 4362 7150 4347 7220

ES

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
May 27, 8:14 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GYX	Franklin, Oxford	46 min
May 27, 8:55 PM EDT	Areal Flood Warning	GYX	Franklin, Oxford, Somerset	4 hr
May 27, 8:56 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GYX	Androscoggin, Franklin, Oxford, Somerset	64 min
May 27, 9:37 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GYX	Franklin, Oxford, Somerset	53 min
May 28, 12:00 PM EDT	River Flood Warning	GYX	Somerset	48 hr
May 28, 3:34 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	GYX	Sullivan	56 min
May 28, 4:06 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	GYX	Coos, Grafton	54 min

Nearby

River Flood Warnings in New Hampshire, 2011 Every river flood warning in 2011

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; the gauge from the NWS water service and the USGS.