Alert archive / Maine / Flash Flood Warnings in 2014
Flash Flood Warning 13, NWS Gray, ME
NWS Gray, ME issued this flash flood warning at Jul 15, 2014, 6:08 PM EDT for Franklin County, Somerset County, Maine. It was in force for 3 hr. 5 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Jul 15, 2014, 6:08 PM EDT (22:08 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 15, 2014, 9:15 PM EDT
- In force
- 3 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Gray, ME
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
Counties Franklin County, ME, Somerset County, ME
The radar
The Portland,ME radar (KGYX), 130 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:11 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.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 15, 6:16 PM EDT | FLASH FLOOD | Madison, ME | MAIN STREET IN MADISON FLOODED VIA TELEVISION REPORT. |
| Jul 15, 6:30 PM EDT | FLASH FLOOD | Starks, ME | LOCK HILL ROAD WASHED OUT |
| Jul 15, 6:35 PM EDT | FLASH FLOOD | Anson, ME | WIDESPREAD STREET FLOODING |
| Jul 15, 6:36 PM EDT | FLASH FLOOD | Madison, ME | POLICE STATION FLOODED |
| Jul 15, 6:41 PM EDT | FLASH FLOOD | Madison, ME | INTERSECTION OF NICHOLS AND OLD POINT ROAD FLOODED WITH AN ESTIMATED 6-12 OF WATER. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Gray, ME (KGYX), launched 12:00Z, 10.1 hours before the alert went out and 130 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
- 318 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -14 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 492 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 39 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 76 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 193 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 1.2
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
117
WGUS51 KGYX 152208
FFWGYX
MEC007-025-160115-
/O.NEW.KGYX.FF.W.0013.140715T2208Z-140716T0115Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAY ME
608 PM EDT TUE JUL 15 2014
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAY MAINE HAS ISSUED A
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
SOUTHEASTERN SOMERSET COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL MAINE...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF SKOWHEGAN...
EAST CENTRAL FRANKLIN COUNTY IN WESTERN MAINE...
* UNTIL 915 PM EDT
* AT 601 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
FLASH FLOODING FROM A THUNDERSTORM OVER THE WARNED AREA.
* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO NORTH
ANSON...SOLON...SAINT ALBANS...RIPLEY...NEW PORTLAND...HARTLAND...
HARMONY...EMBDEN...CAMBRIDGE...BRIGHTON AND ATHENS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL
CREEKS AND STREAMS...COUNTRY ROADS...AS WELL AS FARMLAND ALONG THE
BANKS OF CREEKS AND STREAMS.
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.
IN HILLY TERRAIN THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF LOW WATER CROSSINGS WHICH ARE
POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS IN HEAVY RAIN. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO TRAVEL ACROSS
FLOODED ROADS. FIND ALTERNATE ROUTES. IT TAKES ONLY A FEW INCHES OF
SWIFTLY FLOWING WATER TO CARRY VEHICLES AWAY.
&&
LAT...LON 4463 6998 4487 7023 4511 6965 4510 6964
4502 6961 4503 6953 4506 6949 4508 6939
4508 6936 4505 6934 4494 6931
$$
MBC2 follow-up statements
142
WGUS71 KGYX 152218
FFSGYX
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAY ME
618 PM EDT TUE JUL 15 2014
MEC007-025-160115-
/O.CON.KGYX.FF.W.0013.000000T0000Z-140716T0115Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
SOMERSET ME-FRANKLIN ME-
618 PM EDT TUE JUL 15 2014
...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 915 PM EDT FOR EAST
CENTRAL FRANKLIN AND SOUTHEASTERN SOMERSET COUNTIES...
AT 611 PM EDT...MEDIA REPORTED A THUNDERSTORM PRODUCING FLASH FLOODING
IN MADISON.
LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO CAMBRIDGE AND
BRIGHTON.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
MOST FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. NEVER DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO
AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. FLOOD WATERS ARE USUALLY
DEEPER THAN THEY APPEAR. JUST ONE FOOT OF FLOWING WATER IS POWERFUL
ENOUGH TO SWEEP VEHICLES OFF THE ROAD. WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED
ROADS MAKE THE SMART CHOICE...TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN.
&&
LAT...LON 4463 6998 4487 7023 4511 6965 4510 6964
4502 6961 4503 6953 4506 6949 4508 6939
4508 6936 4505 6934 4494 6931
$$
MBC451
WGUS71 KGYX 152321
FFSGYX
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAY ME
721 PM EDT TUE JUL 15 2014
MEC007-025-160115-
/O.CON.KGYX.FF.W.0013.000000T0000Z-140716T0115Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
SOMERSET ME-FRANKLIN ME-
721 PM EDT TUE JUL 15 2014
...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 915 PM EDT FOR EAST
CENTRAL FRANKLIN AND SOUTHEASTERN SOMERSET COUNTIES...
AT 713 PM EDT...HEAVY RAIN WAS COMING TO AN END OVER THE AREA...HOWEVER
THE FLASH FLOOD RISK REMAINS. LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS REPORTED
FLASH FLOODING OVER THE WARNED AREA.
LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO CAMBRIDGE AND
BRIGHTON.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
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 4463 6998 4487 7023 4511 6965 4510 6964
4502 6961 4503 6953 4506 6949 4508 6939
4508 6936 4505 6934 4494 6931
$$
MBCThe office that day
Everything else NWS Gray, ME issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 15, 9:10 AM EDT | Small Craft Advisory for Hazardous Seas | GYX | 42 hr | |
| Jul 15, 3:57 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GYX | York | 48 min |
| Jul 15, 3:58 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GYX | Cumberland | 47 min |
| Jul 15, 4:37 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GYX | Androscoggin, Cumberland, Oxford | 38 min |
| Jul 15, 4:42 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GYX | York | 48 min |
| Jul 15, 4:52 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GYX | York | 38 min |
| Jul 15, 5:03 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | GYX | 57 min | |
| Jul 15, 5:06 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | GYX | Franklin, Oxford | 3 hr |
| Jul 15, 5:11 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GYX | Cumberland | 49 min |
| Jul 15, 5:12 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | GYX | York | 3 hr |
| Jul 15, 5:13 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GYX | Franklin, Somerset | 47 min |
| Jul 15, 5:16 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | GYX | Franklin, Somerset | 44 min |
| Jul 15, 5:19 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GYX | York | 41 min |
| Jul 15, 5:23 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | GYX | Franklin, Oxford | 37 min |
| Jul 15, 5:31 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | GYX | Franklin, Oxford | 3 hr |
| Jul 15, 5:38 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | GYX | 67 min | |
| Jul 15, 5:56 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GYX | Franklin, Somerset | 34 min |
| Jul 15, 6:05 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | GYX | Franklin, Somerset | 40 min |
| Jul 15, 6:26 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GYX | Somerset | 34 min |
| Jul 15, 6:54 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GYX | Knox, Lincoln, Waldo | 51 min |
| Jul 15, 6:55 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | GYX | 65 min | |
| Jul 15, 7:29 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GYX | Knox | 31 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.