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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 54, NWS Gray, ME

July 3, 2013Androscoggin County, Franklin County, Kennebec County, Maine

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

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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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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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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

CEMPA

The office that day

Everything else NWS Gray, ME issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 3, 9:54 AM EDTFlash Flood WatchGYXFranklin, Oxford, Somerset10 hr
Jul 3, 1:56 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryGYXOxford109 min
Jul 3, 4:46 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGYXKennebec44 min
Jul 3, 5:17 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryGYXSomerset3 hr
Jul 3, 5:41 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningGYXSomerset2 hr
Jul 3, 5:52 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryGYXAndroscoggin, Oxford113 min
Jul 3, 6:09 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningGYXAndroscoggin, Kennebec, Oxford3 hr
Jul 3, 6:32 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGYXAndroscoggin43 min
Jul 3, 7:03 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryGYXAndroscoggin, Kennebec, Oxford, Sagadahoc87 min
Jul 2, 9:21 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryGYXMerrimack, Sullivan114 min
Jul 2, 11:23 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryGYXMerrimack, Sullivan3 hr
Jul 3, 3:38 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryGYXCoos, Grafton82 min
Jul 3, 4:06 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningGYXCoos114 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.