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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 13, NWS Gray, ME

June 8, 20124 counties in Maine

NWS Gray, ME issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 8, 2012, 3:41 PM EDT for 4 counties in Maine. It was in force for 64 min. 1 report 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 8, 2012, 3:41 PM EDT (19:41 UTC)
Expired: Jun 8, 2012, 4:45 PM EDT
In force: 64 min
Issued by: NWS Gray, ME
Area: Storm-based polygon

Counties Androscoggin County, ME, Franklin County, ME, Kennebec County, ME, Oxford County, ME

The radar

The Portland,ME radar (KGYX), 68 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:44 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 8, 4:35 PM EDT	TSTM WND DMG	2 Ne Leeds, ME	OVER 600 POWER OUTAGES IN LEEDS TREES ON WIRES

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, 7.7 hours before the alert went out and 68 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-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

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: 0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL: 1038 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 29 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 41 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 47 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.0

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

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

064 
WUUS51 KGYX 081941
SVRGYX
MEC001-007-011-017-082045-
/O.NEW.KGYX.SV.W.0013.120608T1941Z-120608T2045Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAY ME
341 PM EDT FRI JUN 8 2012

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAY MAINE HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
  NORTHERN ANDROSCOGGIN COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST MAINE...
  WESTERN KENNEBEC COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL MAINE...
  EASTERN OXFORD COUNTY IN WESTERN MAINE...
  SOUTHEASTERN FRANKLIN COUNTY IN WESTERN MAINE...

* UNTIL 445 PM EDT...

* AT 340 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 NEAR
  WILTON...OR 11 MILES EAST OF RUMFORD...AND MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 25
  MPH.

* SOME LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
  WILTON...JAY AND LIVERMORE FALLS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

THIS IS A DANGEROUS STORM. IF YOU ARE IN ITS PATH...PREPARE
IMMEDIATELY FOR DAMAGING WINDS...DESTRUCTIVE HAIL...AND DEADLY CLOUD
TO GROUND LIGHTNING. PEOPLE OUTSIDE SHOULD MOVE TO A SHELTER...
PREFERABLY INSIDE A STRONG BUILDING BUT AWAY FROM WINDOWS.

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.

&&

LAT...LON 4450 6980 4426 7005 4454 7045 4467 7037
TIME...MOT...LOC 1941Z 298DEG 22KT 4455 7031

$$

MARINE

2 follow-up statements

675 
WWUS51 KGYX 082009
SVSGYX

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAY ME
409 PM EDT FRI JUN 8 2012

MEC001-007-011-017-082045-
/O.CON.KGYX.SV.W.0013.000000T0000Z-120608T2045Z/
ANDROSCOGGIN ME-KENNEBEC ME-OXFORD ME-FRANKLIN ME-
409 PM EDT FRI JUN 8 2012

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 445 PM EDT
FOR SOUTHEASTERN FRANKLIN...EXTREME EAST CENTRAL OXFORD...WEST
CENTRAL KENNEBEC AND NORTH CENTRAL ANDROSCOGGIN COUNTIES...

AT 405 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING QUARTER SIZE
HAIL...AND DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH.  THIS STORM WAS
LOCATED NEAR LIVERMORE FALLS...OR 13 MILES SOUTH OF FARMINGTON...
MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 25 MPH.

SOME LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
VIENNA...MOUNT VERNON...FAYETTE...WAYNE AND READFIELD.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

THIS IS A DANGEROUS STORM. IF YOU ARE IN ITS PATH...PREPARE
IMMEDIATELY FOR DAMAGING WINDS...DESTRUCTIVE HAIL...AND DEADLY CLOUD
TO GROUND LIGHTNING. PEOPLE OUTSIDE SHOULD MOVE TO A SHELTER...
PREFERABLY INSIDE A STRONG BUILDING BUT AWAY FROM WINDOWS.

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.

&&

LAT...LON 4453 7022 4462 7020 4450 6980 4426 7005
      4446 7034
TIME...MOT...LOC 2009Z 298DEG 22KT 4447 7010

$$

MARINE

316 
WWUS51 KGYX 082025
SVSGYX

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAY ME
425 PM EDT FRI JUN 8 2012

MEC007-017-082034-
/O.CAN.KGYX.SV.W.0013.000000T0000Z-120608T2045Z/
OXFORD ME-FRANKLIN ME-
425 PM EDT FRI JUN 8 2012

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN FRANKLIN AND
EXTREME EAST CENTRAL OXFORD COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...

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.

LAT...LON 4440 7023 4448 7005 4454 6996 4450 6980
      4426 7005
TIME...MOT...LOC 2024Z 298DEG 22KT 4443 6999

$$

MEC001-011-082045-
/O.CON.KGYX.SV.W.0013.000000T0000Z-120608T2045Z/
ANDROSCOGGIN ME-KENNEBEC ME-
425 PM EDT FRI JUN 8 2012

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 445 PM EDT
FOR WEST CENTRAL KENNEBEC AND NORTH CENTRAL ANDROSCOGGIN COUNTIES...

AT 422 PM EDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS REPORTED CAPABLE OF
PRODUCING QUARTER SIZE HAIL...AND DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH.
 THIS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR FAYETTE...OR 14 MILES NORTHWEST OF
AUGUSTA...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 25 MPH.

SOME LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
READFIELD.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

THIS IS A DANGEROUS STORM. IF YOU ARE IN ITS PATH...PREPARE
IMMEDIATELY FOR DAMAGING WINDS...DESTRUCTIVE HAIL...AND DEADLY CLOUD
TO GROUND LIGHTNING. PEOPLE OUTSIDE SHOULD MOVE TO A SHELTER...
PREFERABLY INSIDE A STRONG BUILDING BUT AWAY FROM WINDOWS.

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.

&&

LAT...LON 4440 7023 4448 7005 4454 6996 4450 6980
      4426 7005
TIME...MOT...LOC 2024Z 298DEG 22KT 4443 6999

$$

MARINE

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jun 8, 1:04 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	GYX	Franklin	41 min
Jun 8, 1:42 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	GYX	Franklin, Somerset	48 min
Jun 8, 2:29 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	GYX	Franklin, Oxford	46 min
Jun 8, 3:05 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GYX	Franklin, Oxford	40 min
Jun 8, 3:23 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	GYX	Oxford	52 min
Jun 8, 3:28 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	GYX	Oxford	47 min
Jun 8, 4:02 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GYX	Androscoggin, Cumberland, York	43 min
Jun 8, 4:45 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	GYX	Cumberland	45 min
Jun 8, 4:50 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	GYX	Kennebec	40 min
Jun 8, 5:35 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	GYX	York	25 min
Jun 8, 7:16 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	GYX	Franklin, Oxford, Somerset	59 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.