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Flash Flood Warning 21, NWS Gray, ME
NWS Gray, ME issued this flash flood warning at Jul 18, 2013, 8:44 PM EDT for 4 counties in Maine. It was in force for 4 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued.
The facts
- Issued
- Jul 18, 2013, 8:44 PM EDT (00:44 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 19, 2013, 12:45 AM EDT
- In force
- 4 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Gray, ME
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
Counties Franklin County, ME, Kennebec County, ME, Oxford County, ME, Somerset County, ME
The radar
The Portland,ME radar (KGYX), 86 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:44 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Gray, ME (KGYX), launched 00:00Z, 0.7 hours before the alert went out and 86 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
- 148 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -211 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1025 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 35 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 175 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 205 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.1
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
650 WGUS51 KGYX 190044 FFWGYX MEC007-011-017-025-190445- /O.NEW.KGYX.FF.W.0021.130719T0044Z-130719T0445Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED FLASH FLOOD WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAY ME 844 PM EDT THU JUL 18 2013 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAY MAINE HAS ISSUED A * FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR... SOUTHERN SOMERSET COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL MAINE... EASTERN OXFORD COUNTY IN WESTERN MAINE... SOUTHEASTERN FRANKLIN COUNTY IN WESTERN MAINE... CENTRAL KENNEBEC COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL MAINE... * UNTIL 1245 AM EDT * AT 835 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A TRAINING LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING RAINFALL RATES OF UP TO 2 TO 3 INCHES AN HOUR WITH THE HEAVIEST RAINFALL TO FALL OVER THE NEXT HOUR. THIS LINE OF STORMS IS MOVING OVER AN AREA THAT ALREADY RECEIVED 1 TO 2 INCHES EARLIER THIS EVENING AN AN ADDITIONAL 2 TO 3 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED. * LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO FARMINGTON PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE DANGERS OF FLOODING. IF FLASH FLOODING IS OBSERVED ACT QUICKLY. MOVE UP TO HIGHER GROUND TO ESCAPE FLOOD WATERS. DO NOT STAY IN AREAS SUBJECT TO FLOODING WHEN WATER BEGINS RISING. MOST FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. NEVER DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. FLOOD WATERS ARE USUALLY DEEPER THAN THEY APPEAR. JUST ONE FOOT OF FLOWING WATER IS POWERFUL ENOUGH TO SWEEP VEHICLES OFF THE ROAD. WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED ROADS MAKE THE SMART CHOICE...TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN. A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. IF YOU ARE IN THE WARNING AREA MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IMMEDIATELY. RESIDENTS LIVING ALONG STREAMS AND CREEKS SHOULD TAKE IMMEDIATE PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS SWIFTLY FLOWING WATERS OR WATERS OF UNKNOWN DEPTH BY FOOT OR BY AUTOMOBILE. && LAT...LON 4481 7030 4462 6956 4441 6969 4459 7043 $$ MPK
2 follow-up statements
215 WGUS71 KGYX 190153 FFSGYX FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAY ME 953 PM EDT THU JUL 18 2013 MEC007-011-017-025-190445- /O.CON.KGYX.FF.W.0021.000000T0000Z-130719T0445Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ SOMERSET ME-OXFORD ME-FRANKLIN ME-KENNEBEC ME- 953 PM EDT THU JUL 18 2013 ...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1245 AM EDT FOR CENTRAL KENNEBEC...SOUTHEASTERN FRANKLIN...EXTREME EAST CENTRAL OXFORD AND SOUTH CENTRAL SOMERSET COUNTIES... AT 945 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE MODERATE TO HEAVY RAINFALL IN THE AREA. AN ADDITIONAL HALF INCH TO AN INCH OF RAIN CAN BE EXPECTED WITH THE HEAVIEST RAIN FALLING WITHIN THE VICINITY CHESTERVILLE. RAIN WILL COME TO AN END OVER THE NEXT HOUR HOWEVER FLOODING COULD STILL OCCUR AFTER THE RAINFALL HAS STOPPED AS RUNOFF CONTINUES TO CAUSE SMALL STREAMS TO RISE. LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO FARMINGTON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE DANGERS OF FLOODING. IF FLASH FLOODING IS OBSERVED ACT QUICKLY. MOVE UP TO HIGHER GROUND TO ESCAPE FLOOD WATERS. DO NOT STAY IN AREAS SUBJECT TO FLOODING WHEN WATER BEGINS RISING. MOST FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. NEVER DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. FLOOD WATERS ARE USUALLY DEEPER THAN THEY APPEAR. JUST ONE FOOT OF FLOWING WATER IS POWERFUL ENOUGH TO SWEEP VEHICLES OFF THE ROAD. WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED ROADS MAKE THE SMART CHOICE...TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN. A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. IF YOU ARE IN THE WARNING AREA MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IMMEDIATELY. RESIDENTS LIVING ALONG STREAMS AND CREEKS SHOULD TAKE IMMEDIATE PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS SWIFTLY FLOWING WATERS OR WATERS OF UNKNOWN DEPTH BY FOOT OR BY AUTOMOBILE. && LAT...LON 4481 7030 4462 6956 4441 6969 4459 7043 $$ MPK
173 WGUS71 KGYX 190313 FFSGYX FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAY ME 1113 PM EDT THU JUL 18 2013 MEC007-011-017-025-190323- /O.CAN.KGYX.FF.W.0021.000000T0000Z-130719T0445Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ SOMERSET ME-OXFORD ME-FRANKLIN ME-KENNEBEC ME- 1113 PM EDT THU JUL 18 2013 ...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED FOR CENTRAL KENNEBEC... SOUTHEASTERN FRANKLIN...EXTREME EAST CENTRAL OXFORD AND SOUTH CENTRAL SOMERSET COUNTIES... THE HEAVY RAIN AND THUNDERSTORMS HAVE MOVED OUT OF THE AREA. LAT...LON 4481 7030 4462 6956 4441 6969 4459 7043 $$ !SJC
The office that day
Everything else NWS Gray, ME issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 18, 8:21 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GYX | Oxford | 24 min |
| Jul 19, 3:31 AM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | GYX | 35 hr | |
| Jul 19, 8:33 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GYX | Somerset | 57 min |
| Jul 19, 9:00 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GYX | Franklin, Somerset | 45 min |
| Jul 19, 5:45 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GYX | Franklin, Oxford, Somerset | 45 min |
| Jul 19, 6:26 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GYX | Somerset | 34 min |
| Jul 19, 6:39 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GYX | Franklin | 51 min |
| Jul 19, 6:46 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GYX | Franklin, Oxford, Somerset | 44 min |
| Jul 19, 7:28 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GYX | Franklin, Somerset | 47 min |
Nearby
Flash Flood Warnings in Maine, 2013Every flash flood warning in 2013
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.