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Special Weather Statement, NWS Gray, ME

August 2, 2011Franklin County, Maine

NWS Gray, ME issued this special weather statement at Aug 2, 2011, 3:19 PM EDT for Franklin County, Maine. It was in force for 26 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, 3:19 PM EDT (19:19 UTC)
Expired
Aug 2, 2011, 3:45 PM EDT
In force
26 min
Issued by
NWS Gray, ME

County Franklin County, ME

The radar

The Portland,ME radar (KGYX), 148 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:19 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Gray, ME (KGYX), launched 12:00Z, 7.3 hours before the alert went out and 148 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Gray, ME at 12:00Z on 2011-08-02Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 465 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Gray, ME at 12:00Z on 2011-08-02The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -46 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
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

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The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

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What forecasters said that day

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, 2 hours 33 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Aug 2, 12:46 PM EDT, 2 hours 33 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Aug 2, 2:37 PM EDT, 42 minutes before
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, 1:57 PM EDT, 1 hour 22 minutes before
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Local storm report, Aug 2, 2:30 PM EDT, 49 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

DS
Local storm report, Aug 2, 2:31 PM EDT, 48 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

DS
Special weather statement, Aug 2, 2:43 PM EDT, 36 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

MARINE
Special weather statement, Aug 2, 3:19 PM EDT, 0 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAY ME
319 PM EDT TUE AUG 2 2011

MEZ008-009-013-014-021945-
CENTRAL SOMERSET-NORTHERN FRANKLIN-SOUTHERN FRANKLIN-SOUTHERN
SOMERSET-
319 PM EDT TUE AUG 2 2011

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT SOMERSET COUNTY AND FRANKLIN
COUNTY THROUGH 345 PM EDT...

AT 319 PM EDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
CLUSTER OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS CENTERED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM
18 MILES NORTH OF MAYFIELD TO 5 MILES WEST OF KINGFIELD...OR ALONG A
LINE EXTENDING FROM 13 MILES SOUTHWEST OF GREENVILLE TO 19 MILES
NORTH OF FARMINGTON...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 15 MPH. THIS CLUSTER OF
STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT AREAS IN AND AROUND KINGFIELD...
MAYFIELD...BINGHAM...NEW PORTLAND AND MOSCOW THROUGH 345 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 4537 6971 4528 6970 4514 6965 4480 7004
      4493 7029 4541 6981

MARINE

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Aug 1, 8:41 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningGYXSomerset2 hr
Aug 1, 10:10 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGYXKennebec35 min
Aug 1, 10:30 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGYXLincoln30 min
Aug 1, 10:42 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGYXKennebec33 min
Aug 1, 11:14 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGYXWaldo46 min
Aug 2, 9:08 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGYXFranklin52 min
Aug 2, 10:11 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGYXFranklin34 min
Aug 2, 10:23 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGYXFranklin37 min
Aug 2, 10:56 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGYXFranklin, Kennebec, Somerset34 min
Aug 2, 11:28 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGYXKennebec32 min
Aug 2, 11:37 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGYXAndroscoggin23 min
Aug 2, 11:44 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGYXKennebec31 min
Aug 2, 12:04 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGYXAndroscoggin, Kennebec, Sagadahoc41 min
Aug 2, 12:19 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGYXWaldo26 min
Aug 2, 12:29 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGYXCumberland31 min
Aug 2, 12:37 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGYXCumberland, Kennebec, Lincoln, Sagadahoc38 min
Aug 2, 12:50 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGYXSomerset, Waldo40 min
Aug 2, 1:10 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGYXCumberland, Lincoln, Sagadahoc35 min
Aug 2, 1:21 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGYXCumberland24 min
Aug 2, 1:28 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGYXLincoln32 min
Aug 2, 1:36 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGYXWaldo24 min
Aug 2, 2:43 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGYXSomerset32 min
Aug 2, 4:09 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGYXYork36 min
Aug 2, 4:38 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningGYX67 min
Aug 2, 4:39 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGYXAndroscoggin36 min
Aug 2, 4:45 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGYXAndroscoggin, Cumberland, Sagadahoc60 min
Aug 2, 5:02 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGYXYork58 min
Aug 2, 5:13 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGYXKennebec32 min
Aug 2, 5:15 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGYXWaldo30 min
Aug 2, 5:51 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningGYX39 min
Aug 2, 6:24 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGYXAndroscoggin51 min
Aug 2, 6:27 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningGYX33 min
Aug 2, 9:52 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGYXCoos23 min
Aug 2, 9:55 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGYXCoos35 min
Aug 2, 10:28 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGYXCoos32 min
Aug 2, 10:54 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGYXGrafton36 min
Aug 2, 11:34 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGYXGrafton26 min
Aug 2, 12:16 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGYXCarroll29 min

Nearby

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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.