Alert archive / Maine / River Flood Warnings in 2013
River Flood Warning 12, NWS Gray, ME
NWS Gray, ME issued this river flood warning at May 26, 2013, 1:43 AM EDT for Kennebec County, Maine. It took effect at May 26, 2013, 6:00 AM EDT. It was in force for 38 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- May 26, 2013, 1:43 AM EDT (05:43 UTC)
- In effect from
- May 26, 2013, 6:00 AM EDT
- Expired
- May 27, 2013, 7:38 PM EDT
- In force
- 38 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Gray, ME
- Flood severity
- Minor
County Kennebec County, ME
The radar
The Portland,ME radar (KGYX), 70 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 05:42 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.
The river
Written for the forecast point Kennebec River at Augusta (ASTM1). The gauge peaked at 13.32 ft at May 27, 2013, 5:00 AM EDT.
- Action stage
- 10 ft
- Minor stage
- 12 ft
- Moderate stage
- 17 ft
- Major stage
- 25 ft
This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests
Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 01049320, one reading an hour, from a day before the product to a day after it ended. Flood stages are today's.
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this river flood warning 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 river flood warning went out at May 26, 12:03 AM EDT, 1 hour 40 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, May 26, 12:03 AM EDT, 1 hour 40 minutes before
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</html>Hazardous weather outlook, May 25, 10:24 PM EDT, 3 hours 19 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAY ME 1024 PM EDT SAT MAY 25 2013 MEZ023>028-NHZ014-270230- COASTAL YORK-COASTAL CUMBERLAND-SAGADAHOC-LINCOLN-KNOX-COASTAL WALDO- COASTAL ROCKINGHAM- 1024 PM EDT SAT MAY 25 2013 ...COASTAL FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM EDT SUNDAY... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR WESTERN MAINE AND SOUTHEASTERN NEW HAMPSHIRE. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. COASTAL FLOOD WARNING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. MEZ012>014-NHZ005-270230- SOUTHERN OXFORD-SOUTHERN FRANKLIN-SOUTHERN SOMERSET-SOUTHERN GRAFTON- 1024 PM EDT SAT MAY 25 2013 ...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EDT SUNDAY... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR WESTERN MAINE AND NORTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. FLOOD WATCH. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. FLOOD WATCH. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. MEZ018>022-NHZ006>010-013-270230- INTERIOR YORK-INTERIOR CUMBERLAND-ANDROSCOGGIN-KENNEBEC- INTERIOR WALDO-SOUTHERN CARROLL-SULLIVAN-MERRIMACK-BELKNAP-STRAFFORD- INTERIOR ROCKINGHAM- 1024 PM EDT SAT MAY 25 2013 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR WESTERN MAINE...CENTRAL NEW HAMPSHIRE...NORTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE AND SOUTHEASTERN NEW HAMPSHIRE. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. MEZ007>009-NHZ001>004-270230- NORTHERN OXFORD-NORTHERN FRANKLIN-CENTRAL SOMERSET-NORTHERN COOS- SOUTHERN COOS-NORTHERN GRAFTON-NORTHERN CARROLL- 1024 PM EDT SAT MAY 25 2013 ...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EDT SUNDAY... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR WESTERN MAINE AND NORTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. FLOOD WATCH. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. FLOOD WATCH. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. ANZ150>154-270230- 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- 1024 PM EDT SAT MAY 25 2013 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...TONIGHT. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
In the hours before
Special weather statement, May 25, 9:04 PM EDT, 4 hours 39 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAY ME 904 PM EDT SAT MAY 25 2013 MEZ007-NHZ001>003-260700- NORTHERN OXFORD-NORTHERN COOS-SOUTHERN COOS-NORTHERN GRAFTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ANDOVER...ROXBURY...UPTON... WILSONS MILLS...COLEBROOK...BERLIN...LANCASTER...LITTLETON 904 PM EDT SAT MAY 25 2013 ...LOCALLY SLIPPERY CONDITIONS AND SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES POSSIBLE OVERNIGHT INTO EARLY SUNDAY MORNING DUE TO A VERY LATE SEASON SNOW... LOW PRESSURE CONTINUES TO MEANDER AROUND JUST OFF THE MAINE COAST. OCCASIONAL PRECIPITATION CONTINUES TO WRAP BACK WESTWARD AROUND THE LOW AND INTO THE MOUNTAINS. THIS COMBINED WITH AN UNSEASONABLY COLD AIRMASS IN PLACE IS RESULTING IN LIGHT ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL GENERALLY ABOVE 1500 FEET ELEVATION IN NORTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE AND NORTHERN OXFORD COUNTY MAINE. SNOW LEVELS MAY OCCASIONALLY LOWER TO 800 FEET OR SO OVERNIGHT. HOWEVER...ABOVE THAT IS MAINLY WHERE WE EXPECT MINOR ACCUMULATIONS...PERHAPS UP TO 3 INCHES IN SOME SPOTS. THIS MAY RESULT IN LOCALLY SLIPPERY ROADWAYS AS WELL AS SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES DUE TO THE WEIGHT OF THE SNOW. MLE
Special weather statement, May 25, 11:15 PM EDT, 2 hours 28 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAY ME 1115 PM EDT SAT MAY 25 2013 MEZ012-NHZ004>009-260700- SOUTHERN OXFORD-NORTHERN CARROLL-SOUTHERN GRAFTON- SOUTHERN CARROLL-SULLIVAN-MERRIMACK-BELKNAP- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RUMFORD...NORWAY...FRYEBURG...OXFORD... NORTH CONWAY...LEBANON...HANOVER...PLYMOUTH...WOLFEBORO... OSSIPEE...CLAREMONT...NEWPORT...CHARLESTOWN...CONCORD... HOOKSETT...LACONIA...MEREDITH 1115 PM EDT SAT MAY 25 2013 ...WET SNOW WILL FALL TONIGHT OVER PARTS OF CENTRAL AND INTERIOR SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE... POCKETS OF HEAVY WET SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH 3 AM. WHILE THERE MAY BE LITTLE ACCUMULATION ON THE ROADS...IT WILL NOT TAKE MUCH ACCUMULATION TO TO START TO BRING DOWN TREE LIMBS AND BRANCHES...GIVEN PLENTY OF LEAVES ON THE TREES. THIS COULD LEAD TO POWER OUTAGES. SOME ACCUMULATION...UP TO AN INCH...IS POSSIBLE ON THE GROUND AND ROADS...ESPECIALLY ABOVE 1000 FEET. MJC
The office that day
Everything else NWS Gray, ME issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 25, 10:20 PM EDT | Coastal Flood Warning | GYX | Cumberland, Knox, Lincoln, Sagadahoc, Waldo, York | 4 hr |
| May 26, 3:13 AM EDT | Small Craft Advisory for Hazardous Seas | GYX | 24 hr | |
| May 26, 3:24 PM EDT | Frost Advisory | GYX | Androscoggin, Cumberland, Oxford, York | 14 hr |
| May 26, 3:32 PM EDT | Coastal Flood Advisory | GYX | Cumberland, Knox, Lincoln, Sagadahoc, Waldo, York | 11 hr |
| May 26, 4:00 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | GYX | Kennebec | 4 hr |
Nearby
River Flood Warnings in Maine, 2013Every river 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive; the gauge from the NWS water service and the USGS.