Alert archive / Maine / High Wind Warnings in 2012
High Wind Warning 1, NWS Gray, ME
NWS Gray, ME issued this high wind warning at Oct 28, 2012, 3:14 PM EDT for 8 counties in New Hampshire; 11 counties in Maine. It took effect at Oct 29, 2012, 2:00 PM EDT. It was in force for 14 hr. 32 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Oct 28, 2012, 3:14 PM EDT (19:14 UTC)
- In effect from
- Oct 29, 2012, 2:00 PM EDT
- Expired
- Oct 30, 2012, 3:39 AM EDT
- In force
- 14 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Gray, ME
Counties Androscoggin County, ME, Cumberland County, ME, Franklin County, ME, Kennebec County, ME, Knox County, ME, Lincoln County, ME, Oxford County, ME, Sagadahoc County, ME, Somerset County, ME, Waldo County, ME, York County, ME, Belknap County, NH, Carroll County, NH, Coos County, NH, Grafton County, NH, Merrimack County, NH, Rockingham County, NH, Strafford County, NH, Sullivan County, NH
The radar
The Portland,ME radar (KGYX), 31 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:17 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 29, 2:42 PM EDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 62 | Londonderry, NH | |
| Oct 29, 3:15 PM EDT | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Hampstead, NH | TREE DOWN ACROSS EMERSON STREET AND POWER OUT ACROSS PARTS OF HAMPSTEAD...WINDHAM AND SALEM |
| Oct 29, 3:26 PM EDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 60 | Portsmouth Intl Airport, NH | |
| Oct 29, 4:09 PM EDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 59 | Saco, ME | |
| Oct 29, 4:27 PM EDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 58 | Portland Jetport, ME | |
| Oct 29, 4:30 PM EDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 60 | 4 Ene Meredith, NH | |
| Oct 29, 4:40 PM EDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 59 | Portsmouth Intl Airport, NH | |
| Oct 29, 5:00 PM EDT | NON-TSTM WND DMG | 1 Sse Henniker, NH | LARGE TREES DOWN ON DEPOT HILL ROAD AND JUNIPER RIDGE ROAD |
| Oct 29, 5:13 PM EDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 63 | Portland Jetport, ME | |
| Oct 29, 5:27 PM EDT | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Newton, NH | TREES AND WIRES DOWN ON HADLEY ROAD...ESTIMATED 55MPH GUSTS |
| Oct 29, 6:00 PM EDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 62 | 2 Ne Kennebunk, ME | |
| Oct 29, 6:37 PM EDT | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Rochester, NH | TREE ON PWR LINE WHITEHOUSE ROAD |
| Oct 29, 7:15 PM EDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 70 | Goshen, NH | |
| Oct 29, 7:20 PM EDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 58 | South Bristol, ME | |
| Oct 29, 7:20 PM EDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 76 | Bath, ME | |
| Oct 29, 7:50 PM EDT | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Hebron, ME | TREE ACROSS POWERLINES ON RTE 124 |
| Oct 29, 8:50 PM EDT | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Buxton, ME | TREE DOWN ON MOBILE HOME |
| Oct 29, 8:50 PM EDT | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Windham, ME | TREE DOWN ON HOUSE ON ROOSEVELT TRAIL |
| Oct 29, 8:52 PM EDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 58 | Portland Jetport, ME | |
| Oct 29, 10:00 PM EDT | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Jackson, NH | TREES DOWN ON THORNHILL ROAD. |
| Oct 29, 10:06 PM EDT | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Windham, ME | TREE BLOCKING ANDERSON ROAD |
| Oct 29, 10:19 PM EDT | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Windham, ME | FALMOUTH AND ALBION ROAD HAS TREE DOWN ON WIRES |
| Oct 29, 10:40 PM EDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 66 | Bath, ME | |
| Oct 29, 10:45 PM EDT | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Prospect, ME | TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN. TIME IS ESTIMATED. |
| Oct 29, 11:00 PM EDT | COASTAL FLOOD | Kennebunk, ME | TWO CARS ARE FLOODED |
| Oct 29, 11:08 PM EDT | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Cumberland, ME | TREE ON WIRES ON FIRESIDE ROAD |
| Oct 29, 11:15 PM EDT | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Cumberland, ME | 3 DIAMETER TREE DOWN IN FRONT YARD |
| Oct 29, 11:17 PM EDT | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Windham, ME | TREE LEANING ON WIRES ON GRAY ROAD |
| Oct 30, 12:10 AM EDT | NON-TSTM WND DMG | 3 W Falmouth, ME | LARGE TREE THROUGH ROOF OF HOME ON PINE VIEW RD IN WEST FALMOUTH. |
| Oct 30, 2:18 AM EDT | FLASH FLOOD | 2 E Thornton, NH | BRIDGE OVER THE MAD RIVER CONNECTING RTE 49 TO RTE 175 HAS BEEN CLOSED DUE TO WATER ALMOST TO ROAD AND RISING RAPIDLY |
| Oct 30, 2:35 AM EDT | FLASH FLOOD | Gorham, NH | PEABODY AND MOOSE RIVERS ARE FLOODING AND EVACUATIONS ARE UNDERWAY. |
| Oct 30, 2:51 AM EDT | FLASH FLOOD | Gorham, NH | THE END OF SPRING ROAD IS WASHED OUT |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Gray, ME (KGYX), launched 12:00Z, 7.2 hours before the alert went out and 31 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
- 731 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 33 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 70 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 135 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
941 WWUS71 KGYX 281914 NPWGYX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAY ME 314 PM EDT SUN OCT 28 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING... MEZ012>014-018>028-NHZ003>010-013-014-290315- /O.UPG.KGYX.HW.A.0001.121029T1800Z-121030T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KGYX.HW.W.0001.121029T1800Z-121030T1200Z/ SOUTHERN OXFORD-SOUTHERN FRANKLIN-SOUTHERN SOMERSET-INTERIOR YORK- INTERIOR CUMBERLAND-ANDROSCOGGIN-KENNEBEC-INTERIOR WALDO- COASTAL YORK-COASTAL CUMBERLAND-SAGADAHOC-LINCOLN-KNOX- COASTAL WALDO-NORTHERN GRAFTON-NORTHERN CARROLL-SOUTHERN GRAFTON- SOUTHERN CARROLL-SULLIVAN-MERRIMACK-BELKNAP-STRAFFORD- INTERIOR ROCKINGHAM-COASTAL ROCKINGHAM- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RUMFORD...NORWAY...FRYEBURG...OXFORD... FARMINGTON...WILTON...MADISON...SKOWHEGAN...PITTSFIELD... SANFORD...BERWICK...NORTH WINDHAM...GORHAM...BRIDGTON... LEWISTON-AUBURN...LIVERMORE FALLS...AUGUSTA...WATERVILLE... WINTERPORT...UNITY...BIDDEFORD...SACO...OLD ORCHARD BEACH... KITTERY...PORTLAND...SOUTH PORTLAND...WESTBROOK...BATH... TOPSHAM...BOOTHBAY HARBOR...WISCASSET...WALDOBORO...CAMDEN... ROCKLAND...THOMASTON...BELFAST...LINCOLNVILLE...LITTLETON... NORTH CONWAY...LEBANON...HANOVER...PLYMOUTH...WOLFEBORO... OSSIPEE...CLAREMONT...NEWPORT...CHARLESTOWN...CONCORD... HOOKSETT...LACONIA...MEREDITH...ROCHESTER...DOVER...SALEM... DERRY...EXETER...PORTSMOUTH...HAMPTON 314 PM EDT SUN OCT 28 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM MONDAY TO 8 AM EDT TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAY HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM MONDAY TO 8 AM EDT TUESDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * WINDS...EAST 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH. * TIMING...STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR MONDAY AFTERNOON AND MONDAY NIGHT. * IMPACTS...WIDESPREAD POWER OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE FROM DOWNED TREES AND POWER LINES. NEAR THE COAST WHERE THE WINDS WILL BE STRONGEST...MINOR STRUCTURAL DAMAGE MAY ALSO BE POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO DOWNED TREES...POWER OUTAGES...AND STRUCTURAL DAMAGE. && $$ MEZ007>009-NHZ001-002-290315- /O.NEW.KGYX.HW.W.0001.121029T1800Z-121030T1200Z/ NORTHERN OXFORD-NORTHERN FRANKLIN-CENTRAL SOMERSET-NORTHERN COOS- SOUTHERN COOS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ANDOVER...ROXBURY...UPTON... WILSONS MILLS...COBURN GORE...RANGELEY...KINGFIELD...BINGHAM... JACKMAN...COLEBROOK...BERLIN...LANCASTER 314 PM EDT SUN OCT 28 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM MONDAY TO 8 AM EDT TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAY HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM MONDAY TO 8 AM EDT TUESDAY. * WINDS...EAST 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH. * TIMING...STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR MONDAY AFTERNOON AND MONDAY NIGHT. * IMPACTS...WIDESPREAD POWER OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE FROM DOWNED TREES AND POWER LINES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO DOWNED TREES...POWER OUTAGES...AND STRUCTURAL DAMAGE. && $$
6 follow-up statements
668 WWUS71 KGYX 282227 NPWGYX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAY ME 627 PM EDT SUN OCT 28 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING... MEZ007>009-012>014-018>028-NHZ001>010-013-014-291030- /O.CON.KGYX.HW.W.0001.121029T1800Z-121030T1200Z/ 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- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ANDOVER...ROXBURY...UPTON... WILSONS MILLS...COBURN GORE...RANGELEY...KINGFIELD...BINGHAM... JACKMAN...RUMFORD...NORWAY...FRYEBURG...OXFORD...FARMINGTON... WILTON...MADISON...SKOWHEGAN...PITTSFIELD...SANFORD...BERWICK... NORTH WINDHAM...GORHAM...BRIDGTON...LEWISTON-AUBURN... LIVERMORE FALLS...AUGUSTA...WATERVILLE...WINTERPORT...UNITY... BIDDEFORD...SACO...OLD ORCHARD BEACH...KITTERY...PORTLAND... SOUTH PORTLAND...WESTBROOK...BATH...TOPSHAM...BOOTHBAY HARBOR... WISCASSET...WALDOBORO...CAMDEN...ROCKLAND...THOMASTON...BELFAST... LINCOLNVILLE...COLEBROOK...BERLIN...LANCASTER...LITTLETON... NORTH CONWAY...LEBANON...HANOVER...PLYMOUTH...WOLFEBORO... OSSIPEE...CLAREMONT...NEWPORT...CHARLESTOWN...CONCORD... HOOKSETT...LACONIA...MEREDITH...ROCHESTER...DOVER...SALEM... DERRY...EXETER...PORTSMOUTH...HAMPTON 627 PM EDT SUN OCT 28 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM MONDAY TO 8 AM EDT TUESDAY... * WINDS...EAST 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH. * TIMING...STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR MONDAY AFTERNOON AND MONDAY NIGHT. * IMPACTS...WIDESPREAD POWER OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE FROM DOWNED TREES AND POWER LINES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO DOWNED TREES...POWER OUTAGES...AND STRUCTURAL DAMAGE. && $$
376 WWUS71 KGYX 290739 NPWGYX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAY ME 339 AM EDT MON OCT 29 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING... .HURRICANE SANDY IS EXPECTED TO MAKE LANDFALL IN NEW JERSEY LATE TODAY. THOUGH SANDY WILL MAKE LANDFALL HUNDREDS OF MILES TO THE SOUTH...AN EXPANSIVE WIND FIELD IS EXPECTED TO SPREAD STRONG WINDS ACROSS NEW HAMPSHIRE AND WESTERN MAINE BEGINNING THIS AFTERNOON. THE WINDOW FOR THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND INTO THE EVENING...ESPECIALLY ALONG AND NEAR THE COAST AS WELL AS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. DAMAGING WIND GUSTS AND POWER OUTAGES ARE EXPECTED DURING THIS TIME FRAME. MEZ007>009-012>014-018>028-NHZ001>010-013-014-291600- /O.CON.KGYX.HW.W.0001.121029T1800Z-121030T1200Z/ 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- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ANDOVER...ROXBURY...UPTON... WILSONS MILLS...COBURN GORE...RANGELEY...KINGFIELD...BINGHAM... JACKMAN...RUMFORD...NORWAY...FRYEBURG...OXFORD...FARMINGTON... WILTON...MADISON...SKOWHEGAN...PITTSFIELD...SANFORD...BERWICK... NORTH WINDHAM...GORHAM...BRIDGTON...LEWISTON-AUBURN... LIVERMORE FALLS...AUGUSTA...WATERVILLE...WINTERPORT...UNITY... BIDDEFORD...SACO...OLD ORCHARD BEACH...KITTERY...PORTLAND... SOUTH PORTLAND...WESTBROOK...BATH...TOPSHAM...BOOTHBAY HARBOR... WISCASSET...WALDOBORO...CAMDEN...ROCKLAND...THOMASTON...BELFAST... LINCOLNVILLE...COLEBROOK...BERLIN...LANCASTER...LITTLETON... NORTH CONWAY...LEBANON...HANOVER...PLYMOUTH...WOLFEBORO... OSSIPEE...CLAREMONT...NEWPORT...CHARLESTOWN...CONCORD... HOOKSETT...LACONIA...MEREDITH...ROCHESTER...DOVER...SALEM... DERRY...EXETER...PORTSMOUTH...HAMPTON 339 AM EDT MON OCT 29 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 AM EDT TUESDAY... * WINDS...EAST 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH. * TIMING...STRONGEST WINDS WILL BEGIN THIS AFTERNOON LASTING INTO THE EVENING. * IMPACTS...WIDESPREAD POWER OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE FROM DOWNED TREES AND POWER LINES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO DOWNED TREES...POWER OUTAGES...AND STRUCTURAL DAMAGE. && $$ LEGRO
520 WWUS71 KGYX 291320 NPWGYX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAY ME 920 AM EDT MON OCT 29 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING... .HURRICANE SANDY IS EXPECTED TO MAKE LANDFALL IN NEW JERSEY LATE TODAY. THOUGH SANDY WILL MAKE LANDFALL HUNDREDS OF MILES TO THE SOUTH...AN EXPANSIVE WIND FIELD IS EXPECTED TO SPREAD STRONG WINDS ACROSS NEW HAMPSHIRE AND WESTERN MAINE BEGINNING THIS AFTERNOON. THE WINDOW FOR THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND INTO THE EVENING...ESPECIALLY ALONG AND NEAR THE COAST AS WELL AS ACROSS HIGHER ELEVATIONS. DAMAGING WIND GUSTS AND POWER OUTAGES ARE EXPECTED DURING THIS TIME FRAME. MEZ007>009-012>014-018>028-NHZ001>010-013-014-292130- /O.CON.KGYX.HW.W.0001.121029T1800Z-121030T1200Z/ 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- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ANDOVER...ROXBURY...UPTON... WILSONS MILLS...COBURN GORE...RANGELEY...KINGFIELD...BINGHAM... JACKMAN...RUMFORD...NORWAY...FRYEBURG...OXFORD...FARMINGTON... WILTON...MADISON...SKOWHEGAN...PITTSFIELD...SANFORD...BERWICK... NORTH WINDHAM...GORHAM...BRIDGTON...LEWISTON-AUBURN... LIVERMORE FALLS...AUGUSTA...WATERVILLE...WINTERPORT...UNITY... BIDDEFORD...SACO...OLD ORCHARD BEACH...KITTERY...PORTLAND... SOUTH PORTLAND...WESTBROOK...BATH...TOPSHAM...BOOTHBAY HARBOR... WISCASSET...WALDOBORO...CAMDEN...ROCKLAND...THOMASTON...BELFAST... LINCOLNVILLE...COLEBROOK...BERLIN...LANCASTER...LITTLETON... NORTH CONWAY...LEBANON...HANOVER...PLYMOUTH...WOLFEBORO... OSSIPEE...CLAREMONT...NEWPORT...CHARLESTOWN...CONCORD... HOOKSETT...LACONIA...MEREDITH...ROCHESTER...DOVER...SALEM... DERRY...EXETER...PORTSMOUTH...HAMPTON 920 AM EDT MON OCT 29 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 AM EDT TUESDAY... * WINDS...EAST INCREASING TO 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH. * TIMING...THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BEGIN THIS AFTERNOON LASTING INTO THE EVENING. * IMPACTS...WIDESPREAD POWER OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE FROM DOWNED TREES AND POWER LINES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO DOWNED TREES...POWER OUTAGES...AND STRUCTURAL DAMAGE. DURING EXTENDED POWER OUTAGES ONE OF THE GREATEST HAZARDS IS THE IMPROPER USE OF GENERATORS...AS WELL AS ALTERNATE HEATING AND COOKING SOURCES...THAT RESULT IN CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING. && $$ SCHWIBS
740 WWUS71 KGYX 291928 NPWGYX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAY ME 328 PM EDT MON OCT 29 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING... .HURRICANE SANDY IS EXPECTED TO MAKE LANDFALL IN NEW JERSEY LATE TODAY. THOUGH SANDY WILL MAKE LANDFALL HUNDREDS OF MILES TO THE SOUTH...AN EXPANSIVE WIND FIELD IS EXPECTED TO SPREAD STRONG WINDS ACROSS NEW HAMPSHIRE AND WESTERN MAINE BEGINNING THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THE WINDOW FOR THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND THIS EVENING...ESPECIALLY ALONG AND NEAR THE COAST AS WELL AS ACROSS HIGHER ELEVATIONS. DAMAGING WIND GUSTS AND POWER OUTAGES ARE EXPECTED DURING THIS TIME FRAME. MEZ007>009-012>014-018>028-NHZ001>010-013-014-301000- /O.CON.KGYX.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-121030T1200Z/ 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- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ANDOVER...ROXBURY...UPTON... WILSONS MILLS...COBURN GORE...RANGELEY...KINGFIELD...BINGHAM... JACKMAN...RUMFORD...NORWAY...FRYEBURG...OXFORD...FARMINGTON... WILTON...MADISON...SKOWHEGAN...PITTSFIELD...SANFORD...BERWICK... NORTH WINDHAM...GORHAM...BRIDGTON...LEWISTON-AUBURN... LIVERMORE FALLS...AUGUSTA...WATERVILLE...WINTERPORT...UNITY... BIDDEFORD...SACO...OLD ORCHARD BEACH...KITTERY...PORTLAND... SOUTH PORTLAND...WESTBROOK...BATH...TOPSHAM...BOOTHBAY HARBOR... WISCASSET...WALDOBORO...CAMDEN...ROCKLAND...THOMASTON...BELFAST... LINCOLNVILLE...COLEBROOK...BERLIN...LANCASTER...LITTLETON... NORTH CONWAY...LEBANON...HANOVER...PLYMOUTH...WOLFEBORO... OSSIPEE...CLAREMONT...NEWPORT...CHARLESTOWN...CONCORD... HOOKSETT...LACONIA...MEREDITH...ROCHESTER...DOVER...SALEM... DERRY...EXETER...PORTSMOUTH...HAMPTON 328 PM EDT MON OCT 29 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EDT TUESDAY... * WINDS...EAST INCREASING TO 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH. * TIMING...THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BEGIN LATE THIS AFTERNOON LASTING INTO THE EVENING. * IMPACTS...WIDESPREAD POWER OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE FROM DOWNED TREES AND POWER LINES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO DOWNED TREES...POWER OUTAGES...AND STRUCTURAL DAMAGE. DURING EXTENDED POWER OUTAGES ONE OF THE GREATEST HAZARDS IS THE IMPROPER USE OF GENERATORS...AS WELL AS ALTERNATE HEATING AND COOKING SOURCES...THAT RESULT IN CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING. && $$ ES
650 WWUS71 KGYX 300223 NPWGYX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAY ME 1023 PM EDT MON OCT 29 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING... .HURRICANE SANDY MADE LANDFALL IN NEW JERSEY EARLY THIS EVENING. THOUGH SANDY MADE LANDFALL HUNDREDS OF MILES TO THE SOUTH...AN EXPANSIVE WIND FIELD WILL CONTINUE TO SPREAD STRONG WINDS ACROSS NEW HAMPSHIRE AND WESTERN MAINE THROUGH THE REST OF THE NIGHT. THE WINDOW FOR THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE UNTIL MIDNIGHT...ESPECIALLY ALONG AND NEAR THE COAST AS WELL AS ACROSS HIGHER ELEVATIONS. DAMAGING WIND GUSTS AND POWER OUTAGES ARE EXPECTED DURING THIS TIME FRAME. MEZ007>009-012>014-018>028-NHZ001>010-013-014-301030- /O.CON.KGYX.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-121030T1200Z/ 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- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ANDOVER...ROXBURY...UPTON... WILSONS MILLS...COBURN GORE...RANGELEY...KINGFIELD...BINGHAM... JACKMAN...RUMFORD...NORWAY...FRYEBURG...OXFORD...FARMINGTON... WILTON...MADISON...SKOWHEGAN...PITTSFIELD...SANFORD...BERWICK... NORTH WINDHAM...GORHAM...BRIDGTON...LEWISTON-AUBURN... LIVERMORE FALLS...AUGUSTA...WATERVILLE...WINTERPORT...UNITY... BIDDEFORD...SACO...OLD ORCHARD BEACH...KITTERY...PORTLAND... SOUTH PORTLAND...WESTBROOK...BATH...TOPSHAM...BOOTHBAY HARBOR... WISCASSET...WALDOBORO...CAMDEN...ROCKLAND...THOMASTON...BELFAST... LINCOLNVILLE...COLEBROOK...BERLIN...LANCASTER...LITTLETON... NORTH CONWAY...LEBANON...HANOVER...PLYMOUTH...WOLFEBORO... OSSIPEE...CLAREMONT...NEWPORT...CHARLESTOWN...CONCORD... HOOKSETT...LACONIA...MEREDITH...ROCHESTER...DOVER...SALEM... DERRY...EXETER...PORTSMOUTH...HAMPTON 1023 PM EDT MON OCT 29 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EDT TUESDAY... * WINDS...EAST 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 65 MPH. * TIMING...THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE UNTIL MIDNIGHT BEFORE SLOWLY DIMINISHING. * IMPACTS...WIDESPREAD POWER OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE FROM DOWNED TREES AND POWER LINES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO DOWNED TREES...POWER OUTAGES...AND STRUCTURAL DAMAGE. DURING EXTENDED POWER OUTAGES ONE OF THE GREATEST HAZARDS IS THE IMPROPER USE OF GENERATORS...AS WELL AS ALTERNATE HEATING AND COOKING SOURCES...THAT RESULT IN CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING. && $$
104 WWUS71 KGYX 300739 NPWGYX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAY ME 339 AM EDT TUE OCT 30 2012 MEZ007>009-012>014-018>028-NHZ001>010-013-014-300845- /O.CAN.KGYX.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-121030T1200Z/ NORTHERN OXFORD-NORTHERN FRANKLIN-CENTRAL SOMERSET- SOUTHERN OXFORD-SOUTHERN FRANKLIN-SOUTHERN SOMERSET-INTERIOR YORK- INTERIOR CUMBERLAND-ANDROSCOGGIN-KENNEBEC-INTERIOR WALDO- COASTAL YORK-COASTAL CUMBERLAND-SAGADAHOC-LINCOLN-KNOX- COASTAL WALDO-NORTHERN COOS-SOUTHERN COOS-NORTHERN GRAFTON- NORTHERN CARROLL-SOUTHERN GRAFTON-SOUTHERN CARROLL-SULLIVAN- MERRIMACK-BELKNAP-STRAFFORD-INTERIOR ROCKINGHAM- COASTAL ROCKINGHAM- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ANDOVER...ROXBURY...UPTON... WILSONS MILLS...COBURN GORE...RANGELEY...KINGFIELD...BINGHAM... JACKMAN...RUMFORD...NORWAY...FRYEBURG...OXFORD...FARMINGTON... WILTON...MADISON...SKOWHEGAN...PITTSFIELD...SANFORD...BERWICK... NORTH WINDHAM...GORHAM...BRIDGTON...LEWISTON-AUBURN... LIVERMORE FALLS...AUGUSTA...WATERVILLE...WINTERPORT...UNITY... BIDDEFORD...SACO...OLD ORCHARD BEACH...KITTERY...PORTLAND... SOUTH PORTLAND...WESTBROOK...BATH...TOPSHAM...BOOTHBAY HARBOR... WISCASSET...WALDOBORO...CAMDEN...ROCKLAND...THOMASTON...BELFAST... LINCOLNVILLE...COLEBROOK...BERLIN...LANCASTER...LITTLETON... NORTH CONWAY...LEBANON...HANOVER...PLYMOUTH...WOLFEBORO... OSSIPEE...CLAREMONT...NEWPORT...CHARLESTOWN...CONCORD... HOOKSETT...LACONIA...MEREDITH...ROCHESTER...DOVER...SALEM... DERRY...EXETER...PORTSMOUTH...HAMPTON 339 AM EDT TUE OCT 30 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAY HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH WIND WARNING. WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO DECREASE AS SANDY MOVES INLAND. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH ARE EXPECTED FOR TUESDAY. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Gray, ME issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 28, 4:07 AM EDT | Coastal Flood Watch | GYX | Rockingham | 11 hr |
| Oct 28, 3:07 PM EDT | Flood Watch | GYX | Belknap, Carroll, Coos, Grafton, Merrimack, Rockingham and 2 more | 69 hr |
| Oct 28, 3:19 PM EDT | Coastal Flood Warning | GYX | Rockingham | 36 hr |
| Oct 28, 3:31 AM EDT | Storm Warning | GYX | 48 hr |
Nearby
High Wind Warnings in Maine, 2012High Wind Warnings in New Hampshire, 2012Every high wind warning in 2012
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.