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Winter Storm Warning 1, NWS Gray, ME

January 1, 20146 counties in Maine; 7 counties in New Hampshire

NWS Gray, ME issued this winter storm warning at Jan 1, 2014, 3:20 PM EST for 6 counties in Maine; 7 counties in New Hampshire. It took effect at Jan 2, 2014, 4:00 AM EST. It was in force for 30 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jan 1, 2014, 3:20 PM EST (20:20 UTC)
In effect from
Jan 2, 2014, 4:00 AM EST
Expired
Jan 3, 2014, 9:55 AM EST
In force
30 hr
Issued by
NWS Gray, ME

Counties Cumberland County, ME, Knox County, ME, Lincoln County, ME, Sagadahoc County, ME, Waldo County, ME, York County, ME, Belknap County, NH, Carroll County, NH, Grafton County, NH, Merrimack County, NH, Rockingham County, NH, Strafford County, NH, Sullivan County, NH

The radar

The Portland,ME radar (KGYX), 42 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:25 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 forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this winter storm 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 winter storm warning went out at Jan 1, 10:39 AM EST, 4 hours 41 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jan 1, 10:39 AM EST, 4 hours 41 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Jan 1, 2:54 PM EST, 26 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAY ME
254 PM EST WED JAN 1 2014

MEZ025>028-022000-
SAGADAHOC-LINCOLN-KNOX-COASTAL WALDO-
254 PM EST WED JAN 1 2014

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THURSDAY TO 10 AM EST
FRIDAY...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR WESTERN MAINE.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER LOW AT THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY.

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   WINTER STORM WARNING.

THIS STORM SYSTEM SPREADING SNOW ACROSS THE AREA WILL ALSO
INCREASE WINDS LATE THURSDAY INTO FRIDAY. FOR A TIME ON THE
COAST IT WILL APPROACH BLIZZARD CONDITIONS...WITH GUSTY
WINDS...SHARPLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES...AND BITTER COLD.

ARCTIC AIR WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE AREA INTO THIS WEEKEND...WITH
THE COLDEST AIR YET TO ARRIVE FRIDAY INTO SATURDAY. MANY LOCATIONS
WILL SEE WELL BELOW NORMAL TEMPERATURES. THIS PROLONGED COLD MAY
LEAD TO FROZEN WATER PIPES...INCLUDING FIRE SPRINKLER
SYSTEMS...AND POTENTIAL PROPERTY DAMAGE. THIS MAY BE ESPECIALLY
TRUE IN BUILDINGS WHERE THE HEAT HAS BEEN TURNED DOWN TO CONSERVE
ENERGY DURING THIS HOLIDAY PERIOD.

IN ADDITION...PLEASE BE WARY OF PORTABLE HEATING DEVICES. THESE
CAN OVERHEAT IF NOT USED PROPERLY...INCREASING THE RISK OF FIRES.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

NHZ013-022000-
INTERIOR ROCKINGHAM-
254 PM EST WED JAN 1 2014

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM THURSDAY TO 10 AM EST
FRIDAY...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR 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.

   WINTER STORM WARNING.

THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER LOW AT THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY.

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   WINTER STORM WARNING.

THIS STORM SYSTEM SPREADING SNOW ACROSS THE AREA WILL ALSO
INCREASE WINDS LATE THURSDAY INTO FRIDAY. FOR A TIME ON THE
COAST IT WILL APPROACH BLIZZARD CONDITIONS...WITH GUSTY
WINDS...SHARPLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES...AND BITTER COLD.

ARCTIC AIR WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE AREA INTO THIS WEEKEND...WITH
THE COLDEST AIR YET TO ARRIVE FRIDAY INTO SATURDAY. MANY LOCATIONS
WILL SEE WELL BELOW NORMAL TEMPERATURES. THIS PROLONGED COLD MAY
LEAD TO FROZEN WATER PIPES...INCLUDING FIRE SPRINKLER
SYSTEMS...AND POTENTIAL PROPERTY DAMAGE. THIS MAY BE ESPECIALLY
TRUE IN BUILDINGS WHERE THE HEAT HAS BEEN TURNED DOWN TO CONSERVE
ENERGY DURING THIS HOLIDAY PERIOD.

IN ADDITION...PLEASE BE WARY OF PORTABLE HEATING DEVICES. THESE
CAN OVERHEAT IF NOT USED PROPERLY...INCREASING THE RISK OF FIRES.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

MEZ023-024-NHZ014-022000-
COASTAL YORK-COASTAL CUMBERLAND-COASTAL ROCKINGHAM-
254 PM EST WED JAN 1 2014

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM THURSDAY TO 10 AM EST
FRIDAY...
...COASTAL FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH
FRIDAY AFTERNOON...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR WESTERN MAINE 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.

   WINTER STORM WARNING.

THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER LOW AT THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY.

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   WINTER STORM WARNING.
   COASTAL FLOOD WATCH.

THIS STORM SYSTEM SPREADING SNOW ACROSS THE AREA WILL ALSO
INCREASE WINDS LATE THURSDAY INTO FRIDAY. FOR A TIME ON THE
COAST IT WILL APPROACH BLIZZARD CONDITIONS...WITH GUSTY
WINDS...SHARPLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES...AND BITTER COLD.

ARCTIC AIR WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE AREA INTO THIS WEEKEND...WITH
THE COLDEST AIR YET TO ARRIVE FRIDAY INTO SATURDAY. MANY LOCATIONS
WILL SEE WELL BELOW NORMAL TEMPERATURES. THIS PROLONGED COLD MAY
LEAD TO FROZEN WATER PIPES...INCLUDING FIRE SPRINKLER
SYSTEMS...AND POTENTIAL PROPERTY DAMAGE. THIS MAY BE ESPECIALLY
TRUE IN BUILDINGS WHERE THE HEAT HAS BEEN TURNED DOWN TO CONSERVE
ENERGY DURING THIS HOLIDAY PERIOD.

IN ADDITION...PLEASE BE WARY OF PORTABLE HEATING DEVICES. THESE
CAN OVERHEAT IF NOT USED PROPERLY...INCREASING THE RISK OF FIRES.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

MEZ019-NHZ002>006-022000-
INTERIOR CUMBERLAND-SOUTHERN COOS-NORTHERN GRAFTON-NORTHERN CARROLL-
SOUTHERN GRAFTON-SOUTHERN CARROLL-
254 PM EST WED JAN 1 2014

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM THURSDAY TO 10 AM EST
FRIDAY...

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.

   WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY.

THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER LOW AT THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY.

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY.

ARCTIC AIR WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE AREA INTO THIS WEEKEND...WITH
THE COLDEST AIR YET TO ARRIVE FRIDAY INTO SATURDAY. MANY LOCATIONS
WILL SEE WELL BELOW NORMAL TEMPERATURES. THIS PROLONGED COLD MAY
LEAD TO FROZEN WATER PIPES...INCLUDING FIRE SPRINKLER
SYSTEMS...AND POTENTIAL PROPERTY DAMAGE. THIS MAY BE ESPECIALLY
TRUE IN BUILDINGS WHERE THE HEAT HAS BEEN TURNED DOWN TO CONSERVE
ENERGY DURING THIS HOLIDAY PERIOD.

IN ADDITION...PLEASE BE WARY OF PORTABLE HEATING DEVICES. THESE
CAN OVERHEAT IF NOT USED PROPERLY...INCREASING THE RISK OF FIRES.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

MEZ018-NHZ007>010-022000-
INTERIOR YORK-SULLIVAN-MERRIMACK-BELKNAP-STRAFFORD-
254 PM EST WED JAN 1 2014

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM THURSDAY TO 10 AM EST
FRIDAY...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR WESTERN MAINE AND CENTRAL 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.

   WINTER STORM WARNING.

THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER LOW AT THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY.

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   WINTER STORM WARNING.

ARCTIC AIR WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE AREA INTO THIS WEEKEND...WITH
THE COLDEST AIR YET TO ARRIVE FRIDAY INTO SATURDAY. MANY LOCATIONS
WILL SEE WELL BELOW NORMAL TEMPERATURES. THIS PROLONGED COLD MAY
LEAD TO FROZEN WATER PIPES...INCLUDING FIRE SPRINKLER
SYSTEMS...AND POTENTIAL PROPERTY DAMAGE. THIS MAY BE ESPECIALLY
TRUE IN BUILDINGS WHERE THE HEAT HAS BEEN TURNED DOWN TO CONSERVE
ENERGY DURING THIS HOLIDAY PERIOD.

IN ADDITION...PLEASE BE WARY OF PORTABLE HEATING DEVICES. THESE
CAN OVERHEAT IF NOT USED PROPERLY...INCREASING THE RISK OF FIRES.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

MEZ013-014-021-022-022000-
SOUTHERN FRANKLIN-SOUTHERN SOMERSET-KENNEBEC-INTERIOR WALDO-
254 PM EST WED JAN 1 2014

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THURSDAY TO 10 AM EST
FRIDAY...
...WIND CHILL WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY
MORNING...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR WESTERN MAINE.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY.

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY.
   WIND CHILL WATCH.

ARCTIC AIR WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE AREA INTO THIS WEEKEND...WITH
THE COLDEST AIR YET TO ARRIVE FRIDAY INTO SATURDAY. MANY LOCATIONS
WILL SEE WELL BELOW NORMAL TEMPERATURES. THIS PROLONGED COLD MAY
LEAD TO FROZEN WATER PIPES...INCLUDING FIRE SPRINKLER
SYSTEMS...AND POTENTIAL PROPERTY DAMAGE. THIS MAY BE ESPECIALLY
TRUE IN BUILDINGS WHERE THE HEAT HAS BEEN TURNED DOWN TO CONSERVE
ENERGY DURING THIS HOLIDAY PERIOD.

IN ADDITION...PLEASE BE WARY OF PORTABLE HEATING DEVICES. THESE
CAN OVERHEAT IF NOT USED PROPERLY...INCREASING THE RISK OF FIRES.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

MEZ012-020-022000-
SOUTHERN OXFORD-ANDROSCOGGIN-
254 PM EST WED JAN 1 2014

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM THURSDAY TO 10 AM EST
FRIDAY...
...WIND CHILL WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY
MORNING...

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.

   WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY.

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY.
   WIND CHILL WATCH.

ARCTIC AIR WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE AREA INTO THIS WEEKEND...WITH
THE COLDEST AIR YET TO ARRIVE FRIDAY INTO SATURDAY. MANY LOCATIONS
WILL SEE WELL BELOW NORMAL TEMPERATURES. THIS PROLONGED COLD MAY
LEAD TO FROZEN WATER PIPES...INCLUDING FIRE SPRINKLER
SYSTEMS...AND POTENTIAL PROPERTY DAMAGE. THIS MAY BE ESPECIALLY
TRUE IN BUILDINGS WHERE THE HEAT HAS BEEN TURNED DOWN TO CONSERVE
ENERGY DURING THIS HOLIDAY PERIOD.

IN ADDITION...PLEASE BE WARY OF PORTABLE HEATING DEVICES. THESE
CAN OVERHEAT IF NOT USED PROPERLY...INCREASING THE RISK OF FIRES.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

MEZ007>009-NHZ001-022000-
NORTHERN OXFORD-NORTHERN FRANKLIN-CENTRAL SOMERSET-NORTHERN COOS-
254 PM EST WED JAN 1 2014

...WIND CHILL WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY
MORNING...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR WESTERN MAINE AND NORTHERN
NEW HAMPSHIRE.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY.

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   WIND CHILL WATCH.

A LIGHT SNOW BEGINNING THURSDAY AND LASTING INTO FRIDAY MAY AMOUNT
TO 1 TO 3 INCHES FOR THE NORTH COUNTRY.

ARCTIC AIR WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE AREA INTO THIS WEEKEND...WITH
THE COLDEST AIR YET TO ARRIVE FRIDAY INTO SATURDAY. MANY LOCATIONS
WILL SEE WELL BELOW NORMAL TEMPERATURES. THIS PROLONGED COLD MAY
LEAD TO FROZEN WATER PIPES...INCLUDING FIRE SPRINKLER
SYSTEMS...AND POTENTIAL PROPERTY DAMAGE. THIS MAY BE ESPECIALLY
TRUE IN BUILDINGS WHERE THE HEAT HAS BEEN TURNED DOWN TO CONSERVE
ENERGY DURING THIS HOLIDAY PERIOD.

IN ADDITION...PLEASE BE WARY OF PORTABLE HEATING DEVICES. THESE
CAN OVERHEAT IF NOT USED PROPERLY...INCREASING THE RISK OF FIRES.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

ANZ150>154-022000-
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-
254 PM EST WED JAN 1 2014

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THURSDAY TO 7 PM EST FRIDAY...
...FREEZING SPRAY ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THURSDAY TO 7 PM EST
FRIDAY...

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.

THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER LOW AT THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY.

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   FREEZING SPRAY ADVISORY.
   GALE WARNING.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jan 1, 3:15 AM ESTGale WatchGYX12 hr
Jan 1, 3:31 AM ESTWinter Storm WatchGYXCumberland, York12 hr
Jan 1, 3:54 AM ESTCoastal Flood WatchGYXCumberland, York34 hr
Jan 1, 2:46 PM ESTGale WarningGYX48 hr
Jan 1, 2:46 PM ESTHeavy Freezing Spray AdvisoryGYX57 hr
Jan 1, 3:20 PM ESTWind Chill WatchGYXAndroscoggin, Franklin, Kennebec, Oxford, Somerset, Waldo12 hr
Jan 1, 3:20 PM ESTWinter Weather AdvisoryGYXAndroscoggin, Cumberland, Franklin, Kennebec, Oxford, Somerset and 1 more43 hr

Nearby

Winter Storm Warnings in New Hampshire, 2014Winter Storm Warnings in Maine, 2014Every winter storm warning in 2014

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.