Alert archive / Maine / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2012
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 21, NWS Gray, ME
NWS Gray, ME issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 22, 2012, 4:08 PM EDT for Kennebec County, Somerset County, Waldo County, Maine. It was in force for 67 min. 5 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 22, 2012, 4:08 PM EDT (20:08 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 22, 2012, 5:15 PM EDT
- In force
- 67 min
- Issued by
- NWS Gray, ME
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Kennebec County, ME, Somerset County, ME, Waldo County, ME
The radar
The Portland,ME radar (KGYX), 104 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:11 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 22, 4:15 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | Fairfield, ME | TREES DOWN AND WIRES DOWN ALL OVER FAIRFIELD. |
| Jun 22, 4:15 PM EDT | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Fairfield, ME | TREES DOWN AND WIRES DOWN ALL OVER FAIRFIELD. |
| Jun 22, 4:20 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | Oakland, ME | I95 AT STANDSTILL NEAR OAKLAND WITH TREE DEBRIS IN ROAD |
| Jun 22, 4:20 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | Waterville, ME | TREES SNAPPED AND DOWN ALL OVER TOWN. ABBOT STREET. |
| Jun 22, 4:30 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | Waterville, ME | HOME AND CAR DAMAGED BY TREE ON ABBOTT ST |
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, 8.1 hours before the alert went out and 104 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
- 240 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -105 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1162 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 31 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -10 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 64 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.1
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
617 WUUS51 KGYX 222008 SVRGYX MEC011-025-027-222115- /O.NEW.KGYX.SV.W.0021.120622T2008Z-120622T2115Z/ BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAY ME 408 PM EDT FRI JUN 22 2012 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAY MAINE HAS ISSUED A * SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR... NORTHEASTERN KENNEBEC COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL MAINE... SOUTHEASTERN SOMERSET COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL MAINE... WESTERN WALDO COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL MAINE... * UNTIL 515 PM EDT... * AT 403 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 WATERVILLE...AND MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH. * SOME LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO CLINTON...CHINA...UNITY AND THORNDIKE. 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. && LAT...LON 4464 6909 4438 6920 4454 6979 4469 6970 TIME...MOT...LOC 2008Z 280DEG 20KT 4457 6959 $$ KIMBLE
3 follow-up statements
371 WWUS51 KGYX 222034 SVSGYX SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAY ME 434 PM EDT FRI JUN 22 2012 MEC011-025-027-222115- /O.CON.KGYX.SV.W.0021.000000T0000Z-120622T2115Z/ KENNEBEC ME-SOMERSET ME-WALDO ME- 434 PM EDT FRI JUN 22 2012 ...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 515 PM EDT FOR WESTERN WALDO...EXTREME SOUTHEASTERN SOMERSET AND NORTHEASTERN KENNEBEC COUNTIES... AT 432 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING QUARTER SIZE HAIL...AND DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR ALBION...OR 6 MILES SOUTHEAST OF FAIRFIELD...MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH. SOME LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO ALBION...UNITY...FREEDOM...THORNDIKE...KNOX...MONTVILLE AND JACKSON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PLEASE REPORT HAIL OR STRONG WINDS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY CALLING TOLL FREE...1-877-633-6772...WHEN YOU CAN DO SO SAFELY. && LAT...LON 4468 6963 4464 6909 4438 6920 4454 6979 TIME...MOT...LOC 2034Z 280DEG 20KT 4454 6948 $$ KIMBLE
067
WWUS51 KGYX 222058
SVSGYX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAY ME
458 PM EDT FRI JUN 22 2012
MEC025-222107-
/O.CAN.KGYX.SV.W.0021.000000T0000Z-120622T2115Z/
SOMERSET ME-
458 PM EDT FRI JUN 22 2012
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR EXTREME SOUTHEASTERN SOMERSET
COUNTY 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 4468 6957 4468 6956 4459 6919 4440 6926
4449 6961
TIME...MOT...LOC 2057Z 277DEG 15KT 4454 6938
$$
MEC011-027-222115-
/O.CON.KGYX.SV.W.0021.000000T0000Z-120622T2115Z/
KENNEBEC ME-WALDO ME-
458 PM EDT FRI JUN 22 2012
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 515 PM EDT
FOR WEST CENTRAL WALDO AND NORTHEASTERN KENNEBEC COUNTIES...
AT 454 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DAMAGING WINDS
IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR ALBION...OR 7
MILES SOUTHWEST OF THORNDIKE...MOVING EAST AT 15 MPH.
SOME LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO UNITY...
FREEDOM...THORNDIKE...MONTVILLE AND KNOX.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
PLEASE REPORT HAIL OR STRONG WINDS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY
CALLING TOLL FREE...1-877-633-6772...WHEN YOU CAN DO SO SAFELY.
&&
LAT...LON 4468 6957 4468 6956 4459 6919 4440 6926
4449 6961
TIME...MOT...LOC 2057Z 277DEG 15KT 4454 6938
$$
KIMBLE829
WWUS51 KGYX 222114
SVSGYX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAY ME
514 PM EDT FRI JUN 22 2012
MEC011-027-222124-
/O.EXP.KGYX.SV.W.0021.000000T0000Z-120622T2115Z/
KENNEBEC ME-WALDO ME-
514 PM EDT FRI JUN 22 2012
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR WEST CENTRAL WALDO AND
NORTHEASTERN KENNEBEC COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 515 PM EDT...
HAIL UP TO ONE HALF INCH IN DIAMETER...HEAVY DOWNPOURS...
CLOUD-TO-GROUND LIGHTNING AND GUSTY WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH ARE STILL
POSSIBLE.
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 4468 6957 4468 6956 4459 6919 4440 6926
4449 6961
TIME...MOT...LOC 2114Z 277DEG 15KT 4453 6928
$$
KIMBLEThe office that day
Everything else NWS Gray, ME issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 22, 8:00 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GYX | Knox, Waldo | 45 min |
| Jun 22, 2:00 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GYX | Androscoggin | 45 min |
| Jun 22, 2:25 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GYX | Androscoggin | 35 min |
| Jun 22, 2:31 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GYX | Kennebec, Somerset, Waldo | 44 min |
| Jun 22, 2:41 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GYX | Androscoggin, Cumberland, Oxford | 34 min |
| Jun 22, 3:12 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GYX | Androscoggin, Cumberland, Sagadahoc | 33 min |
| Jun 22, 3:21 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GYX | Kennebec | 24 min |
| Jun 22, 3:32 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | GYX | Androscoggin, Cumberland, Oxford | 2 hr |
| Jun 22, 3:47 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GYX | Kennebec | 28 min |
| Jun 22, 3:50 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GYX | Cumberland | 40 min |
| Jun 22, 4:28 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | GYX | Kennebec, Somerset, Waldo | 80 min |
| Jun 22, 5:16 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GYX | Waldo | 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.