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River Flood Warning 17, NWS Gray, ME
NWS Gray, ME issued this river flood warning at Sep 12, 2013, 8:19 PM EDT for Oxford County, Maine. It took effect at Sep 12, 2013, 9:28 PM EDT. It was in force for 3 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Sep 12, 2013, 8:19 PM EDT (00:19 UTC)
- In effect from
- Sep 12, 2013, 9:28 PM EDT
- Expired
- Sep 13, 2013, 12:07 AM EDT
- In force
- 3 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Gray, ME
- Flood severity
- Minor
County Oxford County, ME
The radar
The Portland,ME radar (KGYX), 79 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:21 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 Swift River at Roxbury (ROXM1). The gauge peaked at 7.97 ft at Sep 12, 2013, 9:00 PM EDT.
- Action stage
- 5 ft
- Minor stage
- 8 ft
- Moderate stage
- 9.5 ft
- Major stage
- 12 ft
This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests
Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 01055000, 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 Sep 12, 6:55 PM EDT, 1 hour 24 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Sep 12, 6:55 PM EDT, 1 hour 24 minutes before
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</html>Hazardous weather outlook, Sep 12, 3:09 PM EDT, 5 hours 10 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAY ME 309 PM EDT THU SEP 12 2013 MEZ007-NHZ001>003-131915- NORTHERN OXFORD-NORTHERN COOS-SOUTHERN COOS-NORTHERN GRAFTON- 309 PM EDT THU SEP 12 2013 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 524 IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EDT THIS EVENING... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR WESTERN MAINE AND NORTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO CALL OR RADIO IN SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES. MEZ013-014-131915- SOUTHERN FRANKLIN-SOUTHERN SOMERSET- 309 PM EDT THU SEP 12 2013 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR WESTERN MAINE. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. FLASH FLOOD WATCH. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO CALL OR RADIO IN SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES. MEZ012-018>028-NHZ004>010-013-014-131915- SOUTHERN OXFORD-INTERIOR YORK-INTERIOR CUMBERLAND-ANDROSCOGGIN- KENNEBEC-INTERIOR WALDO-COASTAL YORK-COASTAL CUMBERLAND-SAGADAHOC- LINCOLN-KNOX-COASTAL WALDO-NORTHERN CARROLL-SOUTHERN GRAFTON- SOUTHERN CARROLL-SULLIVAN-MERRIMACK-BELKNAP-STRAFFORD- INTERIOR ROCKINGHAM-COASTAL ROCKINGHAM- 309 PM EDT THU SEP 12 2013 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 524 IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EDT THIS EVENING... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR WESTERN MAINE...CENTRAL NEW HAMPSHIRE...NORTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE AND SOUTHEASTERN NEW HAMPSHIRE. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. FLASH FLOOD WATCH. SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO CALL OR RADIO IN SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES. MEZ008-009-131915- NORTHERN FRANKLIN-CENTRAL SOMERSET- 309 PM EDT THU SEP 12 2013 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR WESTERN MAINE. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WITH GUSTY WINDS AND HEAVY RAINFALL WILL BE POSSIBLE TONIGHT. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO CALL OR RADIO IN SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES. ANZ150>152-154-131915- STONINGTON ME TO PORT CLYDE ME OUT TO 25 NM-PENOBSCOT BAY- PORT CLYDE ME TO CAPE ELIZABETH ME OUT TO 25 NM- CAPE ELIZABETH ME TO MERRIMACK RIVER MA OUT TO 25 NM- 309 PM EDT THU SEP 12 2013 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR 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...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. THUNDERSTORMS WITH FREQUENT LIGHTNING AND GUSTY WINDS ARE LIKELY TONIGHT. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO CALL OR RADIO IN SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES. ANZ153-131915- CASCO BAY- 309 PM EDT THU SEP 12 2013 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 524 IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EDT THIS EVENING... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CASCO BAY. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO CALL OR RADIO IN SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES.
In the hours before
Local storm report, Sep 12, 4:33 PM EDT, 3 hours 46 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAY ME
433 PM EDT THU SEP 12 2013
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0353 PM TSTM WND DMG 4 E BARRINGTON 43.22N 70.97W
09/12/2013 STRAFFORD NH FIRE DEPT/RESCUE
POWER POLE SNAPPED AT HALL RD.
&&
EVENT NUMBER GYX1300357
CEMPASpecial weather statement, Sep 12, 5:19 PM EDT, 3 hours before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAY ME
519 PM EDT THU SEP 12 2013
NHZ005-007>009-122215-
BELKNAP-MERRIMACK-SOUTHERN GRAFTON-SULLIVAN-
519 PM EDT THU SEP 12 2013
...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT SULLIVAN COUNTY...BELKNAP
COUNTY...MERRIMACK COUNTY AND GRAFTON COUNTY THROUGH 615 PM EDT...
AT 520 PM EDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM CENTERED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 2 MILES
NORTHWEST OF LYME TO 4 MILES WEST OF CLAREMONT...OR ALONG A LINE
EXTENDING FROM 13 MILES NORTH OF LEBANON TO 4 MILES WEST OF
CLAREMONT...MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH. THIS STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL
AFFECT AREAS IN AND AROUND LYME...LEBANON...CORNISH...WEST UNITY...
MERIDEN...CORNISH FLAT...CLAREMONT...UNITY...ENFIELD AND LEMPSTER
THROUGH 615 PM EDT.
HAIL UP TO THREE QUARTER INCH IN DIAMETER...HEAVY DOWNPOURS...
EXCESSIVE CLOUD-TO-GROUND LIGHTNING AND GUSTY WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH
CAN BE EXPECTED.
IF YOU ARE OUTDOORS AND STORMS APPROACH YOUR LOCATION...MOVE INDOORS
OR INSIDE A VEHICLE. REMEMBER...LIGHTNING CAN STRIKE MORE THAN 5
MILES AWAY FROM THE PARENT THUNDERSTORM.
LAT...LON 4327 7242 4330 7241 4334 7242 4335 7240
4337 7243 4383 7219 4383 7155 4319 7185
4324 7245 4326 7245
MLESpecial weather statement, Sep 12, 5:21 PM EDT, 2 hours 58 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAY ME
521 PM EDT THU SEP 12 2013
NHZ008-013-122145-
INTERIOR ROCKINGHAM-MERRIMACK-
521 PM EDT THU SEP 12 2013
...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT MERRIMACK COUNTY AND ROCKINGHAM
COUNTY THROUGH 545 PM EDT...
AT 521 PM EDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM CENTERED OVER DUNBARTON...OR ABOUT 9 MILES
SOUTHWEST OF CONCORD...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH. THIS STRONG
THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT AREAS IN AND AROUND HOPKINTON...DUNBARTON...
HOOKSETT...CONCORD...BOW...NORTH PEMBROKE...SUNCOOK...PEMBROKE...
ALLENSTOWN AND BEAR BROOK STATE PARK THROUGH 545 PM EDT.
GUSTY WINDS OF 45 TO 55 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED.
LAT...LON 4306 7153 4305 7164 4314 7167 4313 7173
4315 7174 4335 7136 4328 7124 4327 7125
4322 7116 4317 7111 4304 7149 4304 7151
KIMBLELocal storm report, Sep 12, 5:40 PM EDT, 2 hours 39 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAY ME
540 PM EDT THU SEP 12 2013
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0510 PM TSTM WND DMG 2 SE MONROE 44.22N 72.01W
09/12/2013 GRAFTON NH FIRE DEPT/RESCUE
TREES DOWN
&&
EVENT NUMBER GYX1300358
CEMPALocal storm report, Sep 12, 6:01 PM EDT, 2 hours 18 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAY ME
601 PM EDT THU SEP 12 2013
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0600 PM TSTM WND DMG 2 E BATH 44.17N 71.93W
09/12/2013 GRAFTON NH STATE POLICE
TREES DOWN
&&
EVENT NUMBER GYX1300359
CEMPASpecial weather statement, Sep 12, 6:24 PM EDT, 1 hour 55 minutes before
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</html>The office that day
Everything else NWS Gray, ME issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 13, 3:04 AM EDT | Small Craft Advisory for Hazardous Seas | GYX | 6 hr | |
| Sep 13, 4:00 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GYX | York | 45 min |
| Sep 13, 4:55 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GYX | York | 35 min |
| Sep 13, 5:37 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | GYX | Cumberland, York | 83 min |
| Sep 13, 2:31 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GYX | Rockingham | 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive; the gauge from the NWS water service and the USGS.