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River Flood Warning 10, NWS Gray, ME
NWS Gray, ME issued this river flood warning at Sep 30, 2015, 2:47 PM EDT for Oxford County, Maine. It took effect at Sep 30, 2015, 6:01 PM EDT. It was in force for 9 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Sep 30, 2015, 2:47 PM EDT (18:47 UTC)
- In effect from
- Sep 30, 2015, 6:01 PM EDT
- Expired
- Oct 1, 2015, 2:54 AM EDT
- In force
- 9 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Gray, ME
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- 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 18:48 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 6.31 ft at Sep 30, 2015, 4:00 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 30, 1:02 PM EDT, 1 hour 45 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Sep 30, 1:02 PM EDT, 1 hour 45 minutes before
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</html>Hazardous weather outlook, Sep 30, 3:06 AM EDT, 11 hours 41 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAY ME 306 AM EDT WED SEP 30 2015 MEZ025>028-010715- SAGADAHOC-LINCOLN-KNOX-COASTAL WALDO- 306 AM EDT WED SEP 30 2015 ...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR WESTERN MAINE. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. FLOOD WATCH. .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. FLOOD WATCH. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO CALL OR RADIO IN SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES. MEZ023-024-NHZ014-010715- COASTAL YORK-COASTAL CUMBERLAND-COASTAL ROCKINGHAM- 306 AM EDT WED SEP 30 2015 ...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING... ...COASTAL FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM EDT THIS MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR WESTERN MAINE AND SOUTHEASTERN NEW HAMPSHIRE. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. FLOOD WATCH. COASTAL FLOOD WATCH. .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. FLOOD WATCH. COASTAL FLOOD WATCH. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO CALL OR RADIO IN SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES. MEZ007>009-012>014-018>022-NHZ001>013-015-010715- NORTHERN OXFORD-NORTHERN FRANKLIN-CENTRAL SOMERSET-SOUTHERN OXFORD- SOUTHERN FRANKLIN-SOUTHERN SOMERSET-INTERIOR YORK- INTERIOR CUMBERLAND-ANDROSCOGGIN-KENNEBEC-INTERIOR WALDO- NORTHERN COOS-SOUTHERN COOS-NORTHERN GRAFTON-NORTHERN CARROLL- SOUTHERN GRAFTON-SOUTHERN CARROLL-SULLIVAN-MERRIMACK-BELKNAP- STRAFFORD-CHESHIRE NH-EASTERN HILLSBOROUGH NH-INTERIOR ROCKINGHAM- WESTERN AND CENTRAL HILLSBOROUGH NH- 306 AM EDT WED SEP 30 2015 ...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR WESTERN MAINE...CENTRAL NEW HAMPSHIRE...NORTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE...SOUTHEASTERN NEW HAMPSHIRE AND SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. FLOOD WATCH. .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. FLOOD WATCH. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO CALL OR RADIO IN SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES. ANZ151-153-010715- PENOBSCOT BAY-CASCO BAY- 306 AM EDT WED SEP 30 2015 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CASCO BAY AND PENOBSCOT BAY. .DAY ONE...TODAY 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... SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO CALL OR RADIO IN SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES. ANZ150-152-154-010715- STONINGTON ME TO PORT CLYDE ME OUT TO 25 NM- PORT CLYDE ME TO CAPE ELIZABETH ME OUT TO 25 NM- CAPE ELIZABETH ME TO MERRIMACK RIVER MA OUT TO 25 NM- 306 AM EDT WED SEP 30 2015 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EDT THURSDAY... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR 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...TODAY AND TONIGHT. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. GALE WARNING. .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. GALE WARNING. .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 30, 11:43 AM EDT, 3 hours 4 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAY ME
1143 AM EDT WED SEP 30 2015
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1130 AM FLOOD GORHAM 43.68N 70.44W
09/30/2015 CUMBERLAND ME LAW ENFORCEMENT
MULTIPLE ROADS FLOODED IN GORHAM WITH WATER OVER
RT35... SPILLER ROAD... NEW PORTLAND ROAD... WESTCOTT
ROAD ARE FEW OF THE ONES REPORTED
&&
EVENT NUMBER GYX1500306
MPKSpecial weather statement, Sep 30, 11:47 AM EDT, 3 hours before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAY ME 1147 AM EDT WED SEP 30 2015 MEZ007>009-012>014-018>028-NHZ001>015-010000- NORTHERN OXFORD-NORTHERN FRANKLIN-CENTRAL SOMERSET- SOUTHERN OXFORD-SOUTHERN FRANKLIN-SOUTHERN SOMERSET-INTERIOR YORK- INTERIOR CUMBERLAND-ANDROSCOGGIN-KENNEBEC-INTERIOR WALDO- COASTAL YORK-COASTAL CUMBERLAND-SAGADAHOC-LINCOLN-KNOX- COASTAL WALDO-NORTHERN COOS-SOUTHERN COOS-NORTHERN GRAFTON- NORTHERN CARROLL-SOUTHERN GRAFTON-SOUTHERN CARROLL-SULLIVAN- MERRIMACK-BELKNAP-STRAFFORD-CHESHIRE NH-EASTERN HILLSBOROUGH NH- INTERIOR ROCKINGHAM-COASTAL ROCKINGHAM- WESTERN AND CENTRAL HILLSBOROUGH NH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ANDOVER...ROXBURY...UPTON... WILSONS MILLS...COBURN GORE...RANGELEY...KINGFIELD...BINGHAM... JACKMAN...RUMFORD...NORWAY...FRYEBURG...OXFORD...FARMINGTON... WILTON...MADISON...SKOWHEGAN...PITTSFIELD...SANFORD...BERWICK... NORTH WINDHAM...GORHAM...BRIDGTON...LEWISTON...AUBURN... LIVERMORE FALLS...AUGUSTA...WATERVILLE...WINTERPORT...UNITY... BIDDEFORD...SACO...OLD ORCHARD BEACH...KITTERY...PORTLAND... SOUTH PORTLAND...WESTBROOK...BATH...TOPSHAM...BOOTHBAY HARBOR... WISCASSET...WALDOBORO...CAMDEN...ROCKLAND...THOMASTON...BELFAST... LINCOLNVILLE...COLEBROOK...BERLIN...LANCASTER...LITTLETON... NORTH CONWAY...LEBANON...HANOVER...PLYMOUTH...WOLFEBORO... OSSIPEE...CLAREMONT...NEWPORT...CHARLESTOWN...CONCORD... HOOKSETT...LACONIA...MEREDITH...ROCHESTER...DOVER...JAFFREY... KEENE...MANCHESTER...NASHUA...SALEM...DERRY...EXETER... PORTSMOUTH...HAMPTON...PETERBOROUGH...WEARE 1147 AM EDT WED SEP 30 2015 THE DRESDEN NWR TRANSMITTER AT BLINN HILL...HAS LOST POWER DUE TO A DOWNED TREE. TECHNICIANS ARE EN ROUTE AND THE TRANSMITTER WILL BE REPAIRED AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.
Local storm report, Sep 30, 11:48 AM EDT, 2 hours 59 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAY ME
1148 AM EDT WED SEP 30 2015
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1134 AM FLASH FLOOD PORTLAND 43.66N 70.26W
09/30/2015 CUMBERLAND ME BROADCAST MEDIA
FLOODING ON MARGINAL WAY AND DAY CARE CENTER ON FOREST
AVENUE FLOODED AND HAS BEEN CLOSED/EVACUATED.
&&
EVENT NUMBER GYX1500307
MPKLocal storm report, Sep 30, 12:27 PM EDT, 2 hours 20 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAY ME
1227 PM EDT WED SEP 30 2015
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1226 PM FLOOD LEWISTON 44.10N 70.22W
09/30/2015 ANDROSCOGGIN ME DEPT OF HIGHWAYS
SEVERAL ROADS REPORTED FLOODED WITH ABOUT 6 OF WATER ON
THEM...NO ROADS ARE CLOSED AT THIS TIME BUT A FEW SPOTS
DOWN TO ONE LANE DUE TO POOR DRAINAGE.
&&
EVENT NUMBER GYX1500308
MPKLocal storm report, Sep 30, 1:38 PM EDT, 1 hour 9 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 30, 2:48 AM EDT | Coastal Flood Statement | GYX | Cumberland, York | 8 hr |
| Sep 30, 8:15 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | GYX | Androscoggin, Cumberland, Franklin, Kennebec, Lincoln, Oxford and 3 more | 10 hr |
| Sep 30, 10:43 AM EDT | Coastal Flood Advisory | GYX | Cumberland, York | 98 min |
| Sep 30, 11:38 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | GYX | Androscoggin, Cumberland, Kennebec, Lincoln, Sagadahoc, York | 7 hr |
| Sep 30, 11:49 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | GYX | Cumberland, York | 116 min |
| Sep 30, 12:21 PM EDT | Coastal Flood Warning | GYX | Cumberland, York | 3 hr |
| Sep 30, 12:49 PM EDT | Coastal Flood Advisory | GYX | Knox, Lincoln, Sagadahoc, Waldo | 2 hr |
| Sep 30, 12:52 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | GYX | Cumberland | 14 hr |
| Sep 30, 3:41 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | GYX | Kennebec, Knox, Lincoln, Waldo | 3 hr |
| Sep 30, 7:50 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | GYX | Belknap, Cheshire, Grafton, Hillsborough, Merrimack, Sullivan | 4 hr |
| Sep 30, 11:29 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | GYX | Grafton | 19 hr |
Nearby
River Flood Warnings in Maine, 2015Every river flood warning in 2015
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.