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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 54, NWS Gray, ME
NWS Gray, ME issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 3, 2013, 4:58 PM EDT for Androscoggin County, Franklin County, Kennebec County, Maine. It was in force for 47 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jul 3, 2013, 4:58 PM EDT (20:58 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 3, 2013, 5:45 PM EDT
- In force
- 47 min
- Issued by
- NWS Gray, ME
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Androscoggin County, ME, Franklin County, ME, Kennebec County, ME
The radar
The Portland,ME radar (KGYX), 70 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:58 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this severe thunderstorm 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 severe thunderstorm warning went out at Jul 3, 3:37 PM EDT, 1 hour 21 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jul 3, 3:37 PM EDT, 1 hour 21 minutes before
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</html>Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 3, 3:28 PM EDT, 1 hour 30 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAY ME 328 PM EDT WED JUL 3 2013 MEZ007>009-012>014-NHZ001>009-041930- NORTHERN OXFORD-NORTHERN FRANKLIN-CENTRAL SOMERSET-SOUTHERN OXFORD- SOUTHERN FRANKLIN-SOUTHERN SOMERSET-NORTHERN COOS-SOUTHERN COOS- NORTHERN GRAFTON-NORTHERN CARROLL-SOUTHERN GRAFTON-SOUTHERN CARROLL- SULLIVAN-MERRIMACK-BELKNAP- 328 PM EDT WED JUL 3 2013 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT TONIGHT... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR WESTERN MAINE...CENTRAL NEW HAMPSHIRE 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. FLASH FLOOD WATCH. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. MEZ018>028-NHZ010-013-014-041930- INTERIOR YORK-INTERIOR CUMBERLAND-ANDROSCOGGIN-KENNEBEC- INTERIOR WALDO-COASTAL YORK-COASTAL CUMBERLAND-SAGADAHOC-LINCOLN- KNOX-COASTAL WALDO-STRAFFORD-INTERIOR ROCKINGHAM-COASTAL ROCKINGHAM- 328 PM EDT WED JUL 3 2013 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR WESTERN MAINE...CENTRAL NEW HAMPSHIRE AND SOUTHEASTERN NEW HAMPSHIRE. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND STORMS COULD CAUSE HEAVY DOWNPOURS AND LOCALIZED FLOODING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. ANZ150>154-041930- 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- 328 PM EDT WED JUL 3 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...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
In the hours before
Local storm report, Jul 3, 12:49 PM EDT, 4 hours 9 minutes before
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</html>Special weather statement, Jul 3, 2:30 PM EDT, 2 hours 28 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAY ME 230 PM EDT WED JUL 3 2013 MEZ007>009-012-NHZ001>004-032200- NORTHERN OXFORD-NORTHERN FRANKLIN-CENTRAL SOMERSET- SOUTHERN OXFORD-NORTHERN COOS-SOUTHERN COOS-NORTHERN GRAFTON- NORTHERN CARROLL- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ANDOVER...ROXBURY...UPTON... WILSONS MILLS...COBURN GORE...RANGELEY...KINGFIELD...BINGHAM... JACKMAN...RUMFORD...NORWAY...FRYEBURG...OXFORD...COLEBROOK... BERLIN...LANCASTER...LITTLETON...NORTH CONWAY 230 PM EDT WED JUL 3 2013 ...THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAIN IN THE MOUNTAINS THIS AFTERNOON... SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL MOVE ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS OF NORTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE AND WESTERN THIS AFTERNOON. SOME OF THESE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS COULD PRODUCE GUSTY WINDS AND TORRENTIAL DOWNPOURS...CAPABLE OF PRODUCING AN INCH OF RAIN IN AN HOUR OR LESS. GIVEN THE ALREADY SATURATED GROUND...HIKERS AND CAMPERS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR FAST MOVING AND RAPIDLY RISING CREEKS AND STREAMS. DRIVERS SHOULD ALSO LOOK FOR POTENTIAL FLOODING OF ROADS. REMEMBER...WHETHER WALKING OR DRIVING...YOU SHOULD NOT CROSS FLOODED AREAS...TURN AROUND DONT DROWN. CEMPA
Special weather statement, Jul 3, 4:46 PM EDT, 12 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAY ME
446 PM EDT WED JUL 3 2013
MEZ012-013-020-021-032130-
ANDROSCOGGIN-KENNEBEC-SOUTHERN FRANKLIN-SOUTHERN OXFORD-
446 PM EDT WED JUL 3 2013
...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT ANDROSCOGGIN COUNTY...OXFORD
COUNTY...FRANKLIN COUNTY AND KENNEBEC COUNTY THROUGH 530 PM EDT...
AT 445 PM EDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM CENTERED 2 MILES NORTH OF JAY...OR ABOUT 10 MILES
SOUTH OF FARMINGTON...MOVING EAST AT 20 MPH. THIS STRONG THUNDERSTORM
WILL AFFECT AREAS IN AND AROUND WILTON...JAY...LIVERMORE
FALLS...CHESTERVILLE...VIENNA...ROME...READFIELD...MOUNT VERNON AND
FAYETTE THROUGH 530 PM EDT.
SMALL HAIL...HEAVY DOWNPOURS...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 4435 6989 4447 7034 4464 7028 4459 6981
4457 6980
CEMPAThe office that day
Everything else NWS Gray, ME issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 3, 9:54 AM EDT | Flash Flood Watch | GYX | Franklin, Oxford, Somerset | 10 hr |
| Jul 3, 1:56 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | GYX | Oxford | 109 min |
| Jul 3, 4:46 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GYX | Kennebec | 44 min |
| Jul 3, 5:17 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | GYX | Somerset | 3 hr |
| Jul 3, 5:41 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | GYX | Somerset | 2 hr |
| Jul 3, 5:52 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | GYX | Androscoggin, Oxford | 113 min |
| Jul 3, 6:09 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | GYX | Androscoggin, Kennebec, Oxford | 3 hr |
| Jul 3, 6:32 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GYX | Androscoggin | 43 min |
| Jul 3, 7:03 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | GYX | Androscoggin, Kennebec, Oxford, Sagadahoc | 87 min |
| Jul 2, 9:21 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | GYX | Merrimack, Sullivan | 114 min |
| Jul 2, 11:23 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | GYX | Merrimack, Sullivan | 3 hr |
| Jul 3, 3:38 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | GYX | Coos, Grafton | 82 min |
| Jul 3, 4:06 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | GYX | Coos | 114 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.