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Special Weather Statement, NWS Gray, ME
NWS Gray, ME issued this special weather statement at Aug 2, 2011, 2:43 PM EDT for Somerset County, Maine. It was in force for 32 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued.
The facts
- Issued
- Aug 2, 2011, 2:43 PM EDT (18:43 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 2, 2011, 3:15 PM EDT
- In force
- 32 min
- Issued by
- NWS Gray, ME
County Somerset County, ME
The radar
The Portland,ME radar (KGYX), 166 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:45 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Gray, ME (KGYX), launched 12:00Z, 6.7 hours before the alert went out and 166 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
- 465 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -93 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1291 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 39 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -46 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -27 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- -0.1
- Supercell composite
- -1.6
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
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The local office's own words before this special weather statement 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 special weather statement went out at Aug 2, 12:46 PM EDT, 1 hour 57 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Aug 2, 12:46 PM EDT, 1 hour 57 minutes before
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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAY ME 237 PM EDT TUE AUG 2 2011 MEZ007>009-012>014-019>022-024>028-NHZ001>003-005-007-031845- 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- SOUTHERN GRAFTON-SULLIVAN- 237 PM EDT TUE AUG 2 2011 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR WESTERN MAINE...CENTRAL NEW HAMPSHIRE AND NORTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. MEZ018-023-NHZ004-006-008>010-013-014-031845- INTERIOR YORK-COASTAL YORK-NORTHERN CARROLL-SOUTHERN CARROLL- MERRIMACK-BELKNAP-STRAFFORD-INTERIOR ROCKINGHAM-COASTAL ROCKINGHAM- 237 PM EDT TUE AUG 2 2011 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 718 IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 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. SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. ANZ150>154-031845- 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- 237 PM EDT TUE AUG 2 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. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY. 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, Aug 2, 1:49 PM EDT, 54 minutes before
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</html>Local storm report, Aug 2, 2:30 PM EDT, 13 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAY ME
230 PM EDT TUE AUG 02 2011
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0125 PM HAIL EAST BOOTHBAY 43.87N 69.59W
08/02/2011 E0.75 INCH LINCOLN ME PUBLIC
PUBLIC REPORTED PENNY SIZED HAIL IN EAST BOOTHBAY.
&&
EVENT NUMBER GYX1100343
DSLocal storm report, Aug 2, 2:31 PM EDT, 12 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAY ME
231 PM EDT TUE AUG 02 2011
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0125 PM HAIL SOUTHPORT 43.84N 69.66W
08/02/2011 E0.88 INCH LINCOLN ME PUBLIC
PUBLIC REPORTED NICKEL SIZED HAIL IN SOUTHPORT.
&&
EVENT NUMBER GYX1100344
DSSpecial weather statement, Aug 2, 2:43 PM EDT, 0 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAY ME
243 PM EDT TUE AUG 2 2011
MEZ009-021915-
CENTRAL SOMERSET-
243 PM EDT TUE AUG 2 2011
...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT SOMERSET COUNTY THROUGH 315 PM
EDT...
AT 243 PM EDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM CENTERED 5 MILES NORTHWEST OF LAKE MOXIE...OR
ABOUT 18 MILES WEST OF GREENVILLE...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 20 MPH. THIS
STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT AREAS IN AND AROUND THE FORKS AND
LAKE MOXIE THROUGH 315 PM EDT.
HAIL UP TO THREE QUARTER INCH IN DIAMETER...HEAVY DOWNPOURS...
EXCESSIVE CLOUD-TO-GROUND LIGHTNING AND GUSTY WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH
CAN BE EXPECTED.
IF YOU ARE OUTDOORS AND STORMS APPROACH YOUR LOCATION...MOVE INDOORS
OR INSIDE A VEHICLE. REMEMBER...LIGHTNING CAN STRIKE MORE THAN 5
MILES AWAY FROM THE PARENT THUNDERSTORM.
LAT...LON 4551 6991 4531 6969 4523 6968 4515 6992
4543 7008
MARINEThe office that day
Everything else NWS Gray, ME issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 1, 8:41 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | GYX | Somerset | 2 hr |
| Aug 1, 10:10 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GYX | Kennebec | 35 min |
| Aug 1, 10:30 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GYX | Lincoln | 30 min |
| Aug 1, 10:42 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GYX | Kennebec | 33 min |
| Aug 1, 11:14 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GYX | Waldo | 46 min |
| Aug 2, 9:08 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GYX | Franklin | 52 min |
| Aug 2, 10:11 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GYX | Franklin | 34 min |
| Aug 2, 10:23 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GYX | Franklin | 37 min |
| Aug 2, 10:56 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GYX | Franklin, Kennebec, Somerset | 34 min |
| Aug 2, 11:28 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GYX | Kennebec | 32 min |
| Aug 2, 11:37 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GYX | Androscoggin | 23 min |
| Aug 2, 11:44 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GYX | Kennebec | 31 min |
| Aug 2, 12:04 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GYX | Androscoggin, Kennebec, Sagadahoc | 41 min |
| Aug 2, 12:19 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GYX | Waldo | 26 min |
| Aug 2, 12:29 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GYX | Cumberland | 31 min |
| Aug 2, 12:37 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GYX | Cumberland, Kennebec, Lincoln, Sagadahoc | 38 min |
| Aug 2, 12:50 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GYX | Somerset, Waldo | 40 min |
| Aug 2, 1:10 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GYX | Cumberland, Lincoln, Sagadahoc | 35 min |
| Aug 2, 1:21 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GYX | Cumberland | 24 min |
| Aug 2, 1:28 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GYX | Lincoln | 32 min |
| Aug 2, 1:36 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GYX | Waldo | 24 min |
| Aug 2, 3:19 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GYX | Franklin | 26 min |
| Aug 2, 4:09 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GYX | York | 36 min |
| Aug 2, 4:38 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | GYX | 67 min | |
| Aug 2, 4:39 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GYX | Androscoggin | 36 min |
| Aug 2, 4:45 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GYX | Androscoggin, Cumberland, Sagadahoc | 60 min |
| Aug 2, 5:02 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GYX | York | 58 min |
| Aug 2, 5:13 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GYX | Kennebec | 32 min |
| Aug 2, 5:15 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GYX | Waldo | 30 min |
| Aug 2, 5:51 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | GYX | 39 min | |
| Aug 2, 6:24 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GYX | Androscoggin | 51 min |
| Aug 2, 6:27 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | GYX | 33 min | |
| Aug 2, 9:52 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GYX | Coos | 23 min |
| Aug 2, 9:55 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GYX | Coos | 35 min |
| Aug 2, 10:28 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GYX | Coos | 32 min |
| Aug 2, 10:54 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GYX | Grafton | 36 min |
| Aug 2, 11:34 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GYX | Grafton | 26 min |
| Aug 2, 12:16 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GYX | Carroll | 29 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.