Alert archive / Maine / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2011
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 31, NWS Gray, ME
NWS Gray, ME issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 1, 2011, 3:41 PM EDT for Franklin County, Somerset County, Maine. It was in force for 34 min. 2 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Jun 1, 2011, 3:41 PM EDT (19:41 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 1, 2011, 4:15 PM EDT
- In force
- 34 min
- Issued by
- NWS Gray, ME
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Franklin County, ME, Somerset County, ME
The radar
The Portland,ME radar (KGYX), 134 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:43 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.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 1, 3:50 PM EDT | HAIL 1 | Kingfield, ME | |
| Jun 1, 4:20 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | 4 E Solon, ME |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
Did it verify
Verified. The Iowa Environmental Mesonet's Cow matched one storm report to this severe thunderstorm warning; the first came 9 minutes after it went out.
Cow counts a report within 15 km of the polygon while the warning was in force: a tornado for a tornado warning; hail of 1 inch or more, a gust of 58 mph or more or wind damage for a severe thunderstorm warning; a flash flood report for a flash flood warning.
The watch it was issued in
The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 1, 2:37 PM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 5 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Gray, ME (KGYX), launched 12:00Z, 7.7 hours before the alert went out and 134 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
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1092 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 37 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 160 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 185 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
659
WUUS51 KGYX 011941
SVRGYX
MEC007-025-012015-
/O.NEW.KGYX.SV.W.0031.110601T1941Z-110601T2015Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAY ME
341 PM EDT WED JUN 1 2011
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAY MAINE HAS ISSUED A
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
SOUTHERN SOMERSET COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL MAINE...
EASTERN FRANKLIN COUNTY IN WESTERN MAINE...
* UNTIL 415 PM EDT
* AT 339 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING QUARTER SIZE HAIL...AND
DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED 8 MILES
WEST OF KINGFIELD...OR 16 MILES EAST OF RANGELEY...AND MOVING EAST
AT 85 MPH.
* SOME LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
BINGHAM.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
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.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM EDT WEDNESDAY EVENING
FOR SOUTHWESTERN MAINE AND NEW HAMPSHIRE. A TORNADO WATCH ALSO
REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM EDT WEDNESDAY EVENING FOR SOUTHWESTERN
MAINE.
&&
LAT...LON 4489 6930 4486 7033 4506 7038 4531 6970
4502 6962 4503 6954 4506 6949 4508 6935
4492 6930
TIME...MOT...LOC 1940Z 257DEG 73KT 4499 7015
$$
MARINEWhat 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 1, 3:05 PM EDT, 36 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jun 1, 3:05 PM EDT, 36 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAY ME 305 PM EDT WED JUN 1 2011 .SYNOPSIS... A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFFSHORE THIS EVENING WITH SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS AND EVEN THE POSSIBILITY OF A TORNADO OCCURRING AHEAD OF THE FRONT. LOW PRESSURE MOVES THROUGH THE MARITIMES AS HIGH PRESSURE APPROACHES FROM THE GREAT LAKES ON THURSDAY. LOW PRESSURE OVER THE MARITIMES WILL CIRCULATE CLOUDS INTO THE REGION FRIDAY. A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE FOLLOWS FOR SATURDAY. A SERIES OF WEAK DISTURBANCES WILL CROSS THE AREA SUNDAY THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK KEEPING THINGS UNSETTLED. && .NEAR TERM /UNTIL 6 AM THURSDAY MORNING/... TORNADO WATCH THRU 8 PM THIS EVENING. STRONG CD FNT MOVES THRU. LOTS OF INSTABILITY AND SHEAR AHEAD OF SYSTEM WITH SVR TSTMS AND ISOLD TORNADOES PSBL. ALREADY ISSUED WARNINGS THIS AFTERNOON. BEHIND THE FNT SKIES CLEAR AS CONVECTION MOVES OUT TO SEA. SHOULD SEE MUCH COOLER AND LESS HUMID WX MOVING IN TNGT ON BREEZY W OR NW WINDS. GENERALLY USED GFS40, HPC QPF AND BLEND OF MAV/MET MOS GUIDANCE. MAIN FOCUS HAS BEEN ON THE SVR WX. && .SHORT TERM /6 AM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT/... SFC LOW MOVES THRU THE MARITIMES AS HIGH PRES APPROACHES FROM THE GREAT LAKES ON THURSDAY. STRONG NW FLOW IN BETWEEN AS BUFKIT WIND SOUNDINGS SHOW POTENTIAL FOR STRONG WIND GUSTS TO MIX DOWN. WITH MUCH COOLER AIR MOVING IN EXPECT INSTABILITY CLOUDS TO FORM. UPSLOPE NW FLOW WILL PRODUCE ISOLD TO SCT -SHRA N/MT AND POSSIBLY INTO FOOTHILL ZONES WHILE DOWNSLOPE NW FLOW KEEPS IT MOSTLY DRY ELSEWHERE. HIGH PRES GETS CLOSER THURSDAY NGT WITH SKIES IMPROVING AND WINDS LETTING UP. SHOULD BE A RATHER CHILLY NGT. MIN TEMPS INTO THE 30S N/MT ZONES WITH POTENTIAL FOR SOME FROST. GENERALLY USED GFS40 AND A BLEND OF MAV/MET MOS GUIDANCE. && .LONG TERM /FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY/... ECMWF/GFS ARE IN GENERAL AGREEMENT WITH UPPER PATTERN THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK THROUGH TIMING OF INDIVIDUAL IMPULSES DIFFERS. UPPER LOW INITIALLY OVER NEW ENGLAND WILL GRADUALLY LIFT OUT LEAVING AREA IN WESTERLY FLOW ON THE NORTHERN PERIPHERY OF THE UPPER HIGH OVER THE SOUTHERN UNITED STATES. EXPECT TEMPERATURES TO AVERAGE NEAR OR ABOVE NORMAL THIS PERIOD. UPPER LOW OVER THE MARITIMES WILL CIRCULATE CLOUDS...AND PERHAPS A FEW SHOWERS INTO NORTHERN SECTIONS ON FRIDAY. A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE FOLLOWS FOR SATURDAY. A SERIES OF WEAK DISTURBANCES WILL CROSS THE AREA SUNDAY THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK. && .AVIATION /19Z WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY/... SHORT TERM /THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT/...AFTER EVENING STRONG TO SVR TSTMS EXPECT VFR OVERNIGHT WITH MVFR CIG PSBL ON THURSDAY...THEN BACK TO VFR THURSDAY NGT. GUSTY NW WINDS ON THURSDAY. LONG TERM... SUN - MON...AREAS OF MVFR POSSIBLE IN SHOWERS. && .MARINE... SHORT TERM /TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT/...WILL CONT THE SCA THRU THURSDAY. S SW FLOW AHEAD OF THE FNT GUSTING UP TO 30 OR EVEN 35 KT AT TIMES WITH SEAS BUILDING AT OR ABOVE 5 FT. WINDS LET UP OVERNIGHT ONLY TO SEE GUSTS INCREASE FROM THE NW ON THURSDAY. SEAS SLOW TO EASE UP OVERNIGHT BUT SUBSIDE MORE ON THURSDAY. WINDS AND SEAS DROPPING BELOW SCA LEVELS THURSDAY NGT. LONG TERM... QUIET ON THE WATERS WITH WINDS AND SEAS LIKELY TO STAY BELOW SMALL CRAFT THRESHOLD. && .FIRE WEATHER... COOLER WX WITH FAIRLY HIGH HUMIDITY LEVELS FOR THE NEXT FEW DAYS ALONG WITH NEARLY FULL GREEN UP SHOULD KEEP ANY FIRE DANGER LOW. && .GYX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... ME...NONE. NH...NONE. MARINE...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY UNTIL 8 PM EDT THURSDAY FOR ANZ150>154. &&
Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 1, 2:39 PM EDT, 1 hour 2 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAY ME 239 PM EDT WED JUN 1 2011 MEZ007>009-012>014-018>028-NHZ001>010-013-014-021845- 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- 239 PM EDT WED JUN 1 2011 ...TORNADO WATCH 411 IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR WESTERN MAINE...CENTRAL NEW HAMPSHIRE...NORTHERN 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. TORNADO WATCH. THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP IN ADVANCE OF A COLD FRONT TODAY. SOME OF THESE STORMS COULD PRODUCE LARGE HAIL...DAMAGING WINDS... FREQUENT LIGHTNING...AND VERY HEAVY RAINFALL. THERE IS THE CHANCE OF AN ISOLATED TORNADO. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER NETWORK ACTIVATION IS REQUESTED. SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO CALL OR RADIO IN SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES. ANZ150>154-021845- 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- 239 PM EDT WED JUN 1 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...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP IN ADVANCE OF A COLD FRONT TODAY INTO THIS EVENING. SOME OF THESE STORMS COULD PRODUCE LARGE HAIL... DAMAGING WINDS...FREQUENT LIGHTNING...AND VERY HEAVY RAINFALL. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... MARINERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO CALL OR RADIO IN SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES.
In the hours before
Local storm report, Jun 1, 3:13 PM EDT, 28 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAY ME
313 PM EDT WED JUN 01 2011
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0309 PM HAIL NORTH SANDWICH 43.84N 71.39W
06/01/2011 E1.00 INCH CARROLL NH PUBLIC
&&
EVENT NUMBER GYX1100086
CURTISLocal storm report, Jun 1, 3:27 PM EDT, 14 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAY ME
327 PM EDT WED JUN 01 2011
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0327 PM HAIL RANGELEY 44.97N 70.64W
06/01/2011 E1.25 INCH FRANKLIN ME PARK SERVICE
&&
EVENT NUMBER GYX1100087
CURTISLocal storm report, Jun 1, 3:29 PM EDT, 12 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAY ME
329 PM EDT WED JUN 01 2011
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0230 PM TSTM WND DMG WHITEFIELD 44.17N 69.63W
06/01/2011 LINCOLN ME PUBLIC
TREES DOWN ON WIRES ROUTE 3. TRAFFIC STOPPED.
&&
EVENT NUMBER GYX1100088
CURTISLocal storm report, Jun 1, 3:30 PM EDT, 11 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAY ME
330 PM EDT WED JUN 01 2011
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0329 PM HAIL RANGELEY 44.97N 70.64W
06/01/2011 E1.00 INCH FRANKLIN ME CO-OP OBSERVER
&&
EVENT NUMBER GYX1100090
CURTISLocal storm report, Jun 1, 3:38 PM EDT, 3 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAY ME
338 PM EDT WED JUN 01 2011
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0835 AM HAIL HAMPSTEAD 42.87N 71.18W
06/01/2011 E1.00 INCH ROCKINGHAM NH PUBLIC
&&
EVENT NUMBER GYX1100092
ESLocal storm report, Jun 1, 3:39 PM EDT, 2 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAY ME
339 PM EDT WED JUN 01 2011
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0330 PM HAIL 2 S BRYANT POND 44.35N 70.65W
06/01/2011 E1.00 INCH OXFORD ME COUNTY OFFICIAL
&&
CORRECTED LOCATION
EVENT NUMBER GYX1100091
CURTISThe office that day
Everything else NWS Gray, ME issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 1, 8:27 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GYX | Oxford | 33 min |
| Jun 1, 8:28 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GYX | York | 62 min |
| Jun 1, 8:34 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | GYX | 86 min | |
| Jun 1, 8:35 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GYX | Franklin | 25 min |
| Jun 1, 8:44 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GYX | Androscoggin | 46 min |
| Jun 1, 8:50 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GYX | Androscoggin, Franklin, Kennebec, Oxford | 25 min |
| Jun 1, 9:00 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GYX | York | 45 min |
| Jun 1, 9:01 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GYX | Androscoggin, Cumberland, Oxford | 29 min |
| Jun 1, 9:06 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GYX | York | 24 min |
| Jun 1, 9:24 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GYX | Kennebec | 36 min |
| Jun 1, 9:42 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GYX | Kennebec, Knox, Lincoln | 33 min |
| Jun 1, 9:54 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | GYX | 96 min | |
| Jun 1, 9:56 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GYX | Lincoln, Sagadahoc | 49 min |
| Jun 1, 10:16 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GYX | Knox | 14 min |
| Jun 1, 2:57 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GYX | Franklin, Oxford | 33 min |
| Jun 1, 2:57 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GYX | Cumberland, Oxford | 33 min |
| Jun 1, 3:07 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GYX | Franklin, Somerset | 38 min |
| Jun 1, 3:13 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | GYX | Oxford | 32 min |
| Jun 1, 3:28 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GYX | Androscoggin, Cumberland, Oxford, York | 47 min |
| Jun 1, 3:42 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GYX | Androscoggin, Franklin, Kennebec, Oxford | 33 min |
| Jun 1, 3:49 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | GYX | Androscoggin, Kennebec, Oxford | 26 min |
| Jun 1, 4:04 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GYX | Franklin | 41 min |
| Jun 1, 4:11 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GYX | Androscoggin, Cumberland, Oxford, Sagadahoc | 34 min |
| Jun 1, 4:13 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GYX | Androscoggin, Kennebec, Oxford | 32 min |
| Jun 1, 4:13 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GYX | Somerset | 47 min |
| Jun 1, 4:27 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GYX | Franklin | 48 min |
| Jun 1, 4:44 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GYX | Androscoggin | 46 min |
| Jun 1, 4:58 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GYX | Androscoggin, Kennebec, Knox, Lincoln, Sagadahoc | 47 min |
| Jun 1, 5:07 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GYX | Franklin | 38 min |
| Jun 1, 5:15 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GYX | Franklin, Somerset | 45 min |
| Jun 1, 5:31 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | GYX | Franklin, Somerset | 29 min |
| Jun 1, 5:42 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GYX | Kennebec | 48 min |
| Jun 1, 5:59 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GYX | Somerset | 46 min |
| Jun 1, 6:06 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | GYX | Somerset | 24 min |
| Jun 1, 6:27 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GYX | Waldo | 33 min |
| Jun 1, 6:28 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GYX | 47 min | |
| Jun 1, 6:49 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | GYX | Franklin, Oxford, Somerset | 3 hr |
| Jun 1, 7:13 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GYX | Somerset | 32 min |
| Jun 1, 7:20 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GYX | Franklin | 40 min |
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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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.